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1961 Le Mans 24 Hours

1961 Le Mans 24 Hours is 29th Le Mans 24 Hours race. Passed at the Le Mans circuit. Olivier Gendebien, Phil Hill won this race. Mike Parkes, Willy Mairesse and Pierre Noblet, Jean Guichet also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 333 laps (4,477 km).

Previous race: 1960 Le Mans 24 Hours
Next race: 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours
Race Start: 11th June 1961

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1961 Le Mans 24 Hours

1st victory for the S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari team
3rd victory for the Olivier Gendebien
2nd victory for the Phil Hill
4th podium for the Olivier Gendebien
2nd podium for the Phil Hill
1st podium for the Mike Parkes
1st podium for the Willy Mairesse
1st podium for the Pierre Noblet
1st podium for the Jean Guichet

1961 Le Mans 24 Hours

Ferrari 250 TRI /61 #10 - 1961 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S3.0)

OSCA S1000 - 1961 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

OSCA S1000 #43 - 1961 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S1.0)

Ferrari Dino 246 SP - 1961 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Ferrari Dino 246 SP #23 - 1961 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S2.5)

Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato - 1961 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato #1 - 1961 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT4.0)

Ferrari 250 GT SWB - 1961 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Ferrari 250 GT SWB #14 - 1961 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT3.0)

Porsche 718 RS 61 - 1961 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Porsche 718 RS 61 #33 - 1961 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S2.0)

Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL - 1961 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL #36 - 1961 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT1.6)

Lotus Elite - 1961 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Lotus Elite #38 - 1961 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT1.3)

Fiat-Abarth 850 S - 1961 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Fiat-Abarth 850 S #60 - 1961 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S850)

AC Ace #28 - 1961 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT2.0)

1961 Le Mans 24 Hours results

Position	Name	Car	Result	Lap	Team	Class	Class position
1	Olivier Gendebien, Phil Hill	Ferrari 250 TRI /61, #10	4476.580 kms	333	S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari	S3.0	1
2	Mike Parkes, Willy Mairesse	Ferrari 250 TRI /61, #11	4438.718 kms	330	S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari	S3.0	2
3	Pierre Noblet, Jean Guichet	Ferrari 250 GT SWB, #14	4258.009 kms	317	Pierre Noblet	GT3.0	1
4	Dick Thompson, Augie Pabst	Maserati Tipo 63, #7	4181.897 kms	311	Briggs Cunningham	S3.0	3
5	Bob Holbert, Masten Gregory	Porsche 718 RS 61, #33	4154.460 kms	309	Porsche System Engineering	S2.0	1
6	Bob Grossman, André Pilette	Ferrari 250 GT SWB, #20	4150.302 kms	309	Equipe Nationale Belge	GT3.0	2
7	Hans Herrmann, Edgar Barth	Porsche 718 RS 61 Coupé, #32	4112.290 kms	306	Porsche System Engineering	S2.0	2
8	Briggs Cunningham, William Kimberly	Maserati Tipo 60, #24	4072.116 kms	303	Briggs Cunningham	S2.0	3
9	Peter Bolton, Keith Ballisat	Triumph TRS, #27	3819.348 kms	284	Standard Triumph	S2.0	4
10	Herbert Linge, Ben Pon	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL, #36	3818.677 kms	284	Porsche System Engineering	GT1.6	1
11	Les Leston, Rob Slotemaker	Triumph TRS, #26	3753.254 kms	279	Standard Triumph	S2.0	5
12	Bill Allen, Trevor Taylor	Lotus Elite, #38	3596.757 kms	268	Lotus Engineering	GT1.3	1
13	Bernard Kosselek, Pierre Massenez	Lotus Elite, #40	3590.599 kms	267	Ecurie Edger	GT1.3	2
14	Denny Hulme, Angus Hyslop	Fiat-Abarth 850 S, #60	3531.974 kms	263	Abarth & Cie	S850	1
15	Marcel Becquart, Mike Rothschild	Triumph TRS, #25	3524.251 kms	262	Standard Triumph	S2.0	6
16	Peter Harper, Peter Procter	Sunbeam Alpine Harrington, #34	3511.709 kms	261	Sunbeam Talbot	GT1.6	2
17	Georges Alexandrovitch, Jean-Claude Magne	AC Ace, #28	3507.282 kms	261	Equipe Chardonnet	GT2.0	1
18	Gerard Laureau, Robert Bouharde	D.B. Barquette, #53	3457.172 kms	257	Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet	S850	2
19	André Moynet, Jean-Claude Vidilles	D.B. , #45	3268.976 kms	243	Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet	S850	3
20	André Guilhaudin, Jacques Grelley	D.B. HBR5, #48	3268.860 kms	243	Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet	S850	4
21	Edgar Rollin, René Bartholoni	D.B. Coupe, #47	3215.100 kms	239	Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet	S850	5
22	Jean-Claude Caillaud, Robert Mougin	D.B. HBR5 Super Rallye, #52	3188.348 kms	237	Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet	S850	6
DNF	Pedro Rodriguez, Ricardo Rodriguez	Ferrari 250 TRI /61, #17	Engine	305	North American Racing Team	S3.0	4
DNF	"Franc", Jean Kerguen	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato, #1	Electrics	286	Jean Kerguen	GT4.0	1
DNF	Jo Bonnier, Dan Gurney	Porsche 718 RS 61 Coupé, #30	Engine	262	Porsche System Engineering	S2.0	7
DNF	Robert Buchet, Pierre Monneret	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL, #37	Engine	261	Auguste Veuillet	GT1.6	3
DNF	Paul Condrillier, Karl Foitek	Fiat-Abarth 700 S, #55	Oil leak	255	Abarth & Cie	S850	7
DNF	Dickie Stoop, John Bekaert	Austin Healey 3000, #21	Engine	254	Ecurie Chiltern	GT3.0	3
DNF	Roy Salvadori, Tony Maggs	Aston Martin DBR1 /300, #4	Fuel leak	243	Essex Racing Team	S3.0	5
DNF	Richie Ginther, Wolfgang Von Trips	Ferrari Dino 246 SP, #23	Out of fuel	231	S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari	S2.5	1
DNF	Roger Masson, Paul Armagnac	D.B. Barquette, #54	Engine	208	Roger Masson	S850	8
DNF	M. R. J. Wyllie, David Buxton	Lotus Elite, #39	Overheating	193	Lotus Engineering	GT1.3	3
DNF	Fernand Tavano, Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari 250 GT SWB EXP, #12	Borken piston	163	S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari	S3.0	6
DNF	Maurice Trintignant, Carlo Mario Abate	Ferrari 250 GT SWB, #16	Differential	162	Scuderia Serenissima	GT3.0	4
DNF	Jimmy Clark, Ron Flockhart	Aston Martin DBR1 /300, #5	Clutch	132	Border Reivers	S3.0	7
DNF	Paddy Hopkirk, Peter Jopp	Sunbeam Alpine, #35	DQ: oil replenishment	130	Sunbeam Talbot	GT1.6	4
DNF	David Cunningham, Ed Hugus	OSCA S1000, #43	Clutch	125	North American Racing Team	S1.0	1
DNF	Piero Frescobaldi, Raffaele Cammarota	Fiat-Abarth 700 S Spider, #8	Suspension	124	Scuderia Serenissima	S850	9
DNF	Stirling Moss, Graham Hill	Ferrari 250 GT SWB, #18	Water leak	121	North American Racing Team	GT3.0	5
DNF	André Wicky, Edgar Berney	AC Ace, #29	Overheating	115	Ecurie Lausannoise	GT2.0	2
DNF	Giorgio Bassi, Giancarlo Rigamonti	Fiat-Abarth 700 S, #56	Dynamo	111	Abarth & Cie	S850	10
DNF	Cliff Allison, Mike McKee	Lotus Elite, #51	Carburettor	102	UDT/Laystall Racing Team	S850	11
DNF	Jean-François Malle, Robin Carnegie	Lotus Elite, #41	Split fuel tank	86	Equipe Los Amigos	GT1.3	4
DNF	Jean Laroche, Colin Davis	OSCA S750, #50	Cooling system	85	Automobiles Osca	S850	12
DNF	George Reed, George Arents	Ferrari 250 GT SWB, #19	Short-circuit	76	North American Racing Team	GT3.0	6
DNF	Paul Hawkins, John Colgate	Austin Healey Sebring Sprite, #42	Valve	64	Donald Healey Motor Co. Ltd.	S1.0	2
DNF	Lucien Bianchi, Georges Berger	Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta, #15	Clutch	60	Ecurie Francorchamps	GT3.0	7
DNF	Ludovico Scarfiotti, Nino Vaccarella	Maserati Tipo 63, #9	Head gasket	53	Scuderia Serenissima	S3.0	8
DNF	Ninian Sanderson, William MacKay	Austin Healey Sebring Sprite, #46	Accident	40	Ecurie Ecosse	S1.0	3
DNF	Tom Dickson, Bruce Halford	Cooper Monaco T57, #22	Accident	32	Ecurie Ecosse	S2.5	2
DNF	Walt Hansgen, Bruce Mclaren	Maserati Tipo 63, #6	Accident	31	Briggs Cunningham	S3.0	9
DNF	Lex Davison, Bib Stillwell	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato, #3	Head gasket	25	Essex Racing Stable	GT4.0	2
DNF	Jack Fairman, Bernard Consten	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato, #2	Head gasket	22	Essex Racing Stable	GT4.0	3
DNF	Jean Vinatier, Teodoro Zeccoli	Fiat-Abarth 700 S Spider, #49	Accident	15	Abarth & Cie	S850	13
DNF	Ted Lund, Bob Olthoff	MG A Twin Cam, #58	Engine	14	Ted Lund	S2.0	8
DNS	Claude Dubois, Gérald Langlois van Ophem	Fiat-Abarth 1000 S, #44	Engine	0	Equipe Nationale Belge	S1.0	4
DNS	Roger Delageneste, Pierre Dumay	Ferrari 250 GT SWB, #57	Did not start	0	Roger Delageneste	GT3.0	8
DNS	Jimmy Clark, Trevor Taylor	Austin Healey 3000, #61	Did not start	0	Cambridge Racing	GT3.0	9
DNS	Maurice Porthault, Jean Devos	Lotus Elite, #62	Did not start	0	Maurice Porthault	GT1.3	5
DNS	Christian Faucher, J. J. Petit	BMW 700 S, #63	Did not start	0	Christian Faucher	S850	14

Qualifying Results for the 1961 Le Mans 24 Hours on the Le Mans circuit

Name	Car	Team
Olivier Gendebien, Phil Hill	Ferrari 250 TRI /61, #10	S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari
Mike Parkes, Willy Mairesse	Ferrari 250 TRI /61, #11	S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari
Pierre Noblet, Jean Guichet	Ferrari 250 GT SWB, #14	Pierre Noblet
Dick Thompson, Augie Pabst	Maserati Tipo 63, #7	Briggs Cunningham
Bob Holbert, Masten Gregory	Porsche 718 RS 61, #33	Porsche System Engineering
Bob Grossman, André Pilette	Ferrari 250 GT SWB, #20	Equipe Nationale Belge
Hans Herrmann, Edgar Barth	Porsche 718 RS 61 Coupé, #32	Porsche System Engineering
Briggs Cunningham, William Kimberly	Maserati Tipo 60, #24	Briggs Cunningham
Peter Bolton, Keith Ballisat	Triumph TRS, #27	Standard Triumph
Herbert Linge, Ben Pon	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL, #36	Porsche System Engineering
Les Leston, Rob Slotemaker	Triumph TRS, #26	Standard Triumph
Bill Allen, Trevor Taylor	Lotus Elite, #38	Lotus Engineering
Bernard Kosselek, Pierre Massenez	Lotus Elite, #40	Ecurie Edger
Denny Hulme, Angus Hyslop	Fiat-Abarth 850 S, #60	Abarth & Cie
Marcel Becquart, Mike Rothschild	Triumph TRS, #25	Standard Triumph
Peter Harper, Peter Procter	Sunbeam Alpine Harrington, #34	Sunbeam Talbot
Georges Alexandrovitch, Jean-Claude Magne	AC Ace, #28	Equipe Chardonnet
Gerard Laureau, Robert Bouharde	D.B. Barquette, #53	Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet
André Moynet, Jean-Claude Vidilles	D.B. , #45	Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet
André Guilhaudin, Jacques Grelley	D.B. HBR5, #48	Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet
Edgar Rollin, René Bartholoni	D.B. Coupe, #47	Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet
Jean-Claude Caillaud, Robert Mougin	D.B. HBR5 Super Rallye, #52	Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet
Pedro Rodriguez, Ricardo Rodriguez	Ferrari 250 TRI /61, #17	North American Racing Team
"Franc", Jean Kerguen	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato, #1	Jean Kerguen
Jo Bonnier, Dan Gurney	Porsche 718 RS 61 Coupé, #30	Porsche System Engineering
Robert Buchet, Pierre Monneret	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL, #37	Auguste Veuillet
Paul Condrillier, Karl Foitek	Fiat-Abarth 700 S, #55	Abarth & Cie
Dickie Stoop, John Bekaert	Austin Healey 3000, #21	Ecurie Chiltern
Roy Salvadori, Tony Maggs	Aston Martin DBR1 /300, #4	Essex Racing Team
Richie Ginther, Wolfgang Von Trips	Ferrari Dino 246 SP, #23	S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari
Roger Masson, Paul Armagnac	D.B. Barquette, #54	Roger Masson
M. R. J. Wyllie, David Buxton	Lotus Elite, #39	Lotus Engineering
Fernand Tavano, Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari 250 GT SWB EXP, #12	S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari
Maurice Trintignant, Carlo Mario Abate	Ferrari 250 GT SWB, #16	Scuderia Serenissima
Jimmy Clark, Ron Flockhart	Aston Martin DBR1 /300, #5	Border Reivers
Paddy Hopkirk, Peter Jopp	Sunbeam Alpine, #35	Sunbeam Talbot
David Cunningham, Ed Hugus	OSCA S1000, #43	North American Racing Team
Piero Frescobaldi, Raffaele Cammarota	Fiat-Abarth 700 S Spider, #8	Scuderia Serenissima
Stirling Moss, Graham Hill	Ferrari 250 GT SWB, #18	North American Racing Team
André Wicky, Edgar Berney	AC Ace, #29	Ecurie Lausannoise
Giorgio Bassi, Giancarlo Rigamonti	Fiat-Abarth 700 S, #56	Abarth & Cie
Cliff Allison, Mike McKee	Lotus Elite, #51	UDT/Laystall Racing Team
Jean-François Malle, Robin Carnegie	Lotus Elite, #41	Equipe Los Amigos
Jean Laroche, Colin Davis	OSCA S750, #50	Automobiles Osca
George Reed, George Arents	Ferrari 250 GT SWB, #19	North American Racing Team
Paul Hawkins, John Colgate	Austin Healey Sebring Sprite, #42	Donald Healey Motor Co. Ltd.
Lucien Bianchi, Georges Berger	Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta, #15	Ecurie Francorchamps
Ludovico Scarfiotti, Nino Vaccarella	Maserati Tipo 63, #9	Scuderia Serenissima
Ninian Sanderson, William MacKay	Austin Healey Sebring Sprite, #46	Ecurie Ecosse
Tom Dickson, Bruce Halford	Cooper Monaco T57, #22	Ecurie Ecosse
Walt Hansgen, Bruce Mclaren	Maserati Tipo 63, #6	Briggs Cunningham
Lex Davison, Bib Stillwell	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato, #3	Essex Racing Stable
Jack Fairman, Bernard Consten	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato, #2	Essex Racing Stable
Jean Vinatier, Teodoro Zeccoli	Fiat-Abarth 700 S Spider, #49	Abarth & Cie
Ted Lund, Bob Olthoff	MG A Twin Cam, #58	Ted Lund
Claude Dubois, Gérald Langlois van Ophem	Fiat-Abarth 1000 S, #44	Equipe Nationale Belge
Roger Delageneste, Pierre Dumay	Ferrari 250 GT SWB, #57	Roger Delageneste
Jimmy Clark, Trevor Taylor	Austin Healey 3000, #61	Cambridge Racing
Maurice Porthault, Jean Devos	Lotus Elite, #62	Maurice Porthault
Christian Faucher, J. J. Petit	BMW 700 S, #63	Christian Faucher