1961 24 Hours of Le Mans

WSC 1961· R1/1

10–11 Jun 1961Circuit de la Sarthecold, wind, rain

Overall winner

SEFAC Ferrari #10

O. Gendebien · P. Hill

Laps completed

333

≈ 4,483 km

Fastest lap

3:59.090

R. Rodríguez

Entries

22 finishers · 10 classes

Pos	Cls	No.	Class	Drivers · Team	Car	Laps	Gap	Status
1	1	10	S	O. Gendebien/P. Hill SEFAC Ferrari	Ferrari 250 TRI61	333	Winner	Finished
2	2	11	S	W. Mairesse/M. Parkes SEFAC Ferrari	Ferrari 250 TRI61	330	3 Laps	Finished
3	1	14	GT 3.0	P. Noblet/J. Guichet P. Noblet	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	317	16 Laps	Finished
4	3	7	S	A. Pabst/D. Thompson Briggs Cunningham	Maserati Tipo 63	311	22 Laps	Finished
5	1	33	S2000	M. Gregory/B. Holbert Porsche KG	Porsche RS61 Spyder	309	24 Laps	Finished
6	2	20	GT 3.0	B. Grossman/A. Pilette Equipe Nationale Belge	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	309	24 Laps	Finished
7	2	32	S2000	E. Barth/H. Herrmann Porsche KG	Porsche RS61 Coupé	306	27 Laps	Finished
8	3	24	S2000	B. Cunningham/B. Kimberly B.S. Cunningham	Maserati Tipo 60	303	30 Laps	Finished
9	4	27	S2000	P. Bolton/K. Ballisat Standard Triumph Ltd	Triumph TR4S	284	49 Laps	Finished
10	1	36	GT 1.6	H. Linge/B. Pon Porsche KG	Porsche 356 B Carrera GTL Abarth	284	49 Laps	Finished
11	5	26	S2000	L. Leston/R. Slotemaker Standard Triumph Ltd	Triumph TR4S	279	54 Laps	Finished
12	1	38	GT 1.3	T. Taylor/B. Allen Team Lotus Engineering	Lotus Elite	268	65 Laps	Finished
13	2	40	GT 1.3	B. Kosselek/P. Messenez Ecurie Edger	Lotus Elite	267	66 Laps	Finished
14	1	60	S 850	D. Hulme/A. Hyslop Abarth & Cie	Abarth 850S	263	70 Laps	Finished
15	6	25	S2000	M. Becquart/M. Rothschild Standard Triumph Ltd	Triumph TR4S	262	71 Laps	Finished
16	2	34	GT 1.6	P. Harper/P. Procter Sunbeam Talbot	Sunbeam Alpine Harrington	261	72 Laps	Finished
17	1	28	GT 2.0	J. Magne/G. Alexandrovitch Equipe Chardonnet	AC Ace	261	72 Laps	Finished
18	2	53	S 850	G. Laureau/R. Bouharde Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B. HBR-4 Spyder	257	76 Laps	Finished
19	3	45	S 850	A. Moynet/J. Vidilles Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B. HBR-5 Spyder	243	90 Laps	Finished
20	4	48	S 850	A. Guilhaudin/J. Jaeger Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B. HBR-4	243	90 Laps	Finished
21	5	47	S 850	E. Rollin/R. Bartholoni Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B. HBR-4	239	94 Laps	Finished
22	6	52	S 850	J. Caillaud/R. Mougin Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B. HBR-4 Rallye	237	96 Laps	Finished
DNF	—	17	S	P. Rodríguez/R. Rodríguez North American Racing Team	Ferrari 250 TRI61	305	28 Laps	engine
DNF	—	1	GT 4.0	J. Kerguen/Franc J. Kerguen	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato	286	47 Laps	battery
DNF	—	30	S2000	Jo Bonnier/D. Gurney Porsche KG	Porsche RS61 Coupé	262	71 Laps	engine
DNF	—	37	GT 1.6	P. Monneret/R. Buchet A. Veuillet	Porsche 356 B Carrera GTL Abarth	261	72 Laps	engine
DNF	—	55	S 850	P. Condrillier/K. Foitek Abarth & Cie	Abarth 700S	255	78 Laps	oil pipe
DNF	—	21	GT 3.0	J. Bekaert/Dickie Stoop Ecurie Chiltern	Austin-Healey 3000	254	79 Laps	engine
DNF	—	4	S	R. Salvadori/T. Maggs Essex Racing Team	Aston Martin DBR1/300	243	90 Laps	split oil tank
DNF	—	23	S 2.5	W. von Trips/R. Ginther SEFAC Ferrari	Ferrari 246 SP	231	102 Laps	out of fuel
DNF	—	54	S 850	R. Masson/P. Armagnac R. Masson	D.B. HBR-4	208	125 Laps	engine
DNF	—	39	GT 1.3	Mac Wyllie/D. Buxton Team Lotus Engineering	Lotus Elite	193	140 Laps	overheating
DNF	—	12	S	F. Tavano/G. Baghetti SEFAC Ferrari	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	163	170 Laps	engine
DNF	—	16	GT 3.0	M. Trintignant/C. Abate Scuderia Serenissima	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	162	171 Laps	transmission
DNF	—	5	S	J. Clark/R. Flockhart Border Reivers	Aston Martin DBR1/300	132	201 Laps	clutch
DSQ	—	35	GT 1.6	P. Jopp/P. Hopkirk Sunbeam Talbot	Sunbeam Alpine	130	203 Laps	premature refill
DNF	—	43	S 1.0	E. Hugus/D. Cunningham North American Racing Team	O.S.C.A. Sport 1000	125	208 Laps	clutch
DNF	—	8	S 850	P. Frescobaldi/R. Cammarota Scuderia Serenissima	Abarth 700 S Spider	124	209 Laps	suspension
DNF	—	18	GT 3.0	S. Moss/G. Hill North American Racing Team	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	121	212 Laps	water hose
DNF	—	29	GT 2.0	A. Wicky/E. Berney Ecurie Lausannoise	AC Ace	115	218 Laps	overheating
DNF	—	56	S 850	G. Sala/G. Rigamonti Abarth & Cie	Abarth 700S	111	222 Laps	dynamo
DNF	—	51	S 850	C. Allison/M. McKee UDT Laystall Racing Team	Lotus Elite	102	231 Laps	engine
DNF	—	41	GT 1.3	J. Malle/R. Carnegie Ecurie Los Amigos	Lotus Elite	86	247 Laps	out of fuel
DNF	—	50	S 850	J. Laroche/C. Davis Automobili OSCA	O.S.C.A. Sport 750	85	248 Laps	overheating
DNF	—	19	GT 3.0	G. Arents/G. Reed North American Racing Team	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	76	257 Laps	electrical
DNF	—	42	S 1.0	J. Colgate Jr./P. Hawkins Donald Healey Motor Company	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	64	269 Laps	engine
DNF	—	15	GT 3.0	L. Bianchi/G. Berger Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	60	273 Laps	clutch
DNF	—	9	S	L. Scarfiotti/N. Vaccarella Scuderia Serenissima	Maserati Tipo 63	53	280 Laps	engine
DNF	—	46	S 1.0	N. Sanderson/A. McKay Ecurie Ecosse	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	40	293 Laps	accident
DNF	—	22	S	T. Dickson/B. Halford Ecurie Ecosse	Cooper T57 ‘Monaco’	32	301 Laps	accident
DNF	—	6	S	W. Hansgen/B. McLaren B.S. Cunningham	Maserati Tipo 63	31	302 Laps	accident
DNF	—	3	GT 4.0	L. Davison/B. Stillwell Essex Racing Team	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato	25	308 Laps	engine
DNF	—	2	GT 4.0	J. Fairman/B. Consten Essex Racing Team	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato	22	311 Laps	engine
DNF	—	49	S 850	T. Zeccoli/J. Vinatier Abarth & Cie	Abarth 700 S Spider	15	318 Laps	accident
DNF	—	58	S2000	T. Lund/B. Olthoff T. Lund	MG MGA Twin Cam	14	319 Laps	engine

Overall winner · Scuderia Ferrari #10