24h of Le Mans 1961
29th edition
Date
10/11 Juin
Weather
Froid, vent, pluie
Race Director
Jacques Loste
Departure given by
M. Paul PANHARD, Président de la Chambre Syndicale des constructeurs
Track
13,461 km
Number of competitors
55
Pacecar
Ferrari 250 GTE ? Citroen DS cabriolet ?
Best Lap
Ricardo Rodriguez : 3'59''09 sur FERRARI TR61 (N° 17)
Moy. : 201,202 km/h
Moy. : 201,202 km/h
Class
S : Sport
GT : Grand Tourisme
GT : Grand Tourisme
| Pos | Number | Photo | Team | Car | Engine Tires Numberplate Chassis |
Class | Drivers | Laps Dist Avg. Best Lap |
Qualif Pos Best Lap Avg. Driver |
Stand stops Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 |
|
Scuderia Ferrari (I) | FERRARI TR/61 | Ferrari 2961 V12 à 60° Dunlop (Nbplate: PROVAM031) (N° 0794) |
S (1st) |
Olivier Gendebien (B) 'Phil' Hill (USA) |
333 laps 4476.580 km 186.520 km/h 4:01.100 |
5 4:09.000 194.610 km/h |
|
| 2nd | 11 | No photo | Scuderia Ferrari (I) | FERRARI TR/61 | Ferrari 2961 V12 à 60° Dunlop (Nbplate: PROVAM?) (N° 0780) |
S (2nd) |
Willy Mairesse (B) 'Mike' Parkes (GB) |
330 laps 4438.710 km 184.940 km/h 4:03.300 |
4 4:06.400 196.670 km/h |
|
| 3rd | 14 |
|
Pierre Noblet (B) | FERRARI 250 GT Berlinetta SWB | Ferrari 2953 V12 à 60° Dunlop (Nbplate: 66177MO) (N° 2689GT) |
GT (1st) |
Pierre Noblet (F) Jean Guichet (F) |
316 laps 4258.000 km 177.410 km/h 4:13.600 |
6 4:15.900 189.360 km/h |
|
| 4th | 7 | No photo | Briggs S. Cunningham (USA) | MASERATI Tipo 63 | Maserati 2989 V12 à 60° Dunlop (N° 63-002) |
S (3rd) |
'Augie' Pabst (USA) 'Dick' Thompson (USA) |
311 laps 4181.890 km 174.240 km/h 4:03.500 |
16 4:27.900 180.880 km/h |
|
| 5th | 33 |
|
Porsche System Engineering (D) | PORSCHE 718 RS61/4 Spyder | Porsche 1967 F4 Dunlop (N° 718/047) |
S (4th) |
Masten Gregory (USA) 'Bob' Holbert (USA) |
309 laps 4154.460 km 173.100 km/h 4:21.200 |
22 4:33.100 177.440 km/h |
|
| 6th | 20 | No photo | North American Racing Team (USA)/Equipe Nationale Belge (B) | FERRARI 250 GT Berlinetta SWB | Ferrari 2953 V12 à 60° Dunlop (N° 2731GT) |
GT (2nd) |
'Bob' Grossman (USA) André Pilette (B) |
308 laps 4150.300 km 172.920 km/h 4:17.200 |
17 4:27.900 180.880 km/h |
|
| 7th | 32 |
|
Porsche System Engineering (D) | PORSCHE 718 RS61/4 Coupé | Porsche 1606 F4 Dunlop (N° 718/045) |
S (5th) |
Edgar Barth (D) Hans Herrmann (D) |
305 laps 4112.290 km 171.340 km/h 4:25.900 |
21 4:32.700 177.700 km/h |
|
| 8th | 24 | No photo | Briggs S. Cunningham (USA) | MASERATI Tipo 60 | Maserati 1989 S4 Dunlop (N° 2468) |
S (6th) |
Briggs Cunningham (USA) 'Bill' Kimberly (USA) |
303 laps 4072.110 km 169.670 km/h 4:20.600 |
23 4:35.200 176.080 km/h |
|
| 9th | 27 | No photo | Standard Triumph (GB) | TRIUMPH TR4 S | Triumph 1985 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: 926HP) (N° 004) |
S (7th) |
Peter Bolton (GB) Keith Ballisat (GB) |
284 laps 3819.340 km 159.130 km/h 4:47.800 |
27 4:52.600 165.610 km/h |
|
| 10th | 36 |
|
Porsche System Engineering (D) | PORSCHE 356 B695 GS/4 Carrera Abarth GTL | Porsche 1588 F4 Dunlop (Nbplate: SAU893) (N° 1013) |
GT (3rd) |
Herbert Linge (D) 'Ben' Pon (NL) |
284 laps 3818.670 km 159.110 km/h 4:47.700 |
25 4:52.100 165.900 km/h |
|
| 11th | 26 | No photo | Standard Triumph (GB) | TRIUMPH TR4 S | Triumph 1985 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: 927HP) |
S (8th) |
'Leslie Leston' (GB) 'Rob' Slotemaker (NL) |
279 laps 3753.250 km 156.380 km/h 4:47.800 |
26 4:52.500 165.670 km/h |
|
| 12th | 38 | No photo | Lotus Engineering (GB) | LOTUS Elite MK XIV | Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4 Dunlop |
GT (4th) |
William E.J. 'Bill' Allen (GB) Trevor Taylor (GB) |
267 laps 3596.750 km 149.860 km/h 4:49.100 |
34 5:03.000 159.930 km/h |
|
| 13th | 40 | No photo | Ecurie Edger (F) | LOTUS Elite MK XIV | Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: 118LF75) (N° 1440) |
GT (5th) |
Bernard Kosellek (F) Pierre Massenez (F) |
267 laps 3590.590 km 149.600 km/h 5:02.300 |
40 5:19.200 151.810 km/h |
|
| 14th | 60 | No photo | Abarth & Cie (I) | FIAT Abarth 850 S | Fiat Abarth 847 S4 Michelin |
S (9th) |
Denis Hulme (NZ) Angus Hyslop (NZ) |
262 laps 3531.970 km 147.160 km/h 5:08.500 |
37 5:11.600 155.510 km/h |
|
| 15th | 25 | No photo | Standard Triumph (GB) | TRIUMPH TR4 S | Triumph 1985 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: 929HP) |
S (10th) |
Marcel Becquart (F) 'Mike' Rothschild (USA) |
262 laps 3524.250 km 146.840 km/h 4:46.900 |
28 4:53.500 165.100 km/h |
|
| 16th | 34 | No photo | Sunbeam Talbot (GB)/ Rootes Group Ltd (GB) | SUMBEAM Alpine Harrington | Sunbeam 1592 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: 3000RW) |
GT (6th) |
Peter Harper (GB) Peter Procter (GB) |
261 laps 3511.700 km 146.320 km/h 5:16.400 |
41 5:20.600 151.150 km/h |
|
| 17th | 28 | No photo | Equipe Chardonnet (F) | AC Ace | Bristol 1971 S6 Michelin (Nbplate: 966HL31) |
GT (7th) |
Jean-Claude Magne (F) Georges Alexandrovitch (F) |
261 laps 3507.280 km 146.130 km/h 5:00.000 |
32 5:00.800 161.100 km/h |
|
| 18th | 53 |
|
Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet (F) | D.B HBR 4 - Panhard | Panhard 702 F2 Dunlop (Nbplate: 1242W75) |
S (11th) |
Gérard Laureau (F) Robert Bouharde (F) |
257 laps 3457.170 km 144.040 km/h 5:21.700 |
54 5:40.400 142.360 km/h |
|
| 19th | 45 | No photo | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet (F) | D.B HBR 5 - Panhard Coupé | Panhard 848 F2 Michelin (Nbplate: 3273LE75) (N° 5117) |
S (12th) |
André Moynet (F) Jean-Claude Vidilles (F) |
243 laps 3268.970 km 136.200 km/h 5:20.100 |
48 5:35.100 144.610 km/h |
|
| 20th | 48 | No photo | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet (F) | D.B HBR 5 | Panhard 848 F2 Michelin (Nbplate: 717CC70) (N° 1110) |
S (13th) |
André Guilhaudin (F) Jean-François Jaeger (F) |
243 laps 3268.860 km 136.200 km/h 5:26.700 |
52 5:39.500 142.730 km/h |
|
| 21th | 47 | No photo | Edgar Rollin (F) | D.B HBR 5 - Panhard | Panhard 848 F2 Dunlop (N° 1283 (ex 1092)) |
S (14th) |
Edgar Rollin (F) René Bartholoni (F) |
239 laps 3215.100 km 133.960 km/h 5:24.100 |
50 5:36.600 143.960 km/h |
|
| 22th | 52 | No photo | Jean-Claude Caillaud (F) | D.B HBR 5 - Panhard | Panhard 848 F2 Michelin (N° 1236) |
S (15th) |
Jean-Claude Caillaud (F) Robert Mougin (F) [NP] Maurice van den Bruwaene (F) |
237 laps 3188.340 km 132.840 km/h 5:37.700 |
55 5:58.000 135.360 km/h |
|
| Retired | 1 | No photo | Jean Kerguen (F) | ASTON MARTIN DB4 GTZ | Aston Martin 3670 S6 Dunlop (N° 0180/L) |
GT |
Jean Kerguen (F) Jacques Dewez (F) |
286 laps 3849.840 km 4:21.300 |
13 4:25.500 182.520 km/h |
pb électrique (24eme heure) |
| Retired | 55 | No photo | Abarth & Cie (I) | FIAT Abarth 700 S | Fiat Abarth 701 S4 Michelin |
S |
Paul Condrillier (F) Karl Foitek (CH) |
255 laps 3432.550 km 5:20.200 |
45 5:24.000 149.560 km/h |
conduite huile (24eme heure) |
| Retired | 17 |
|
North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI TR/61 | Ferrari 2953 V12 à 60° Dunlop (N° 0792) |
S |
Ricardo Rodriguez (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) |
305 laps 4105.600 km 3:59.900 |
2 4:03.000 199.420 km/h |
Moteur (23eme heure) |
| Retired | 30 | No photo | Porsche System Engineering (D) | PORSCHE 718 RS61/4 Coupé | Porsche 1679 F4 Dunlop (Nbplate: SKP267) (N° 718/046) |
S |
'Jo' Bonnier (S) 'Dan' Gurney (USA) |
262 laps 3526.780 km 4:22.300 |
18 4:28.200 180.680 km/h |
moteur (23eme heure) |
| Retired | 37 | No photo | Auguste Veuillet (F) | PORSCHE 356 Abarth 4 | Porsche 1588 F4 Dunlop (Nbplate: 226DN86) (N° 1002) |
GT |
Pierre Monneret (F) Robert Buchet (F) |
261 laps 3513.320 km 4:44.800 |
30 4:55.900 163.770 km/h |
moteur (23eme heure) |
| Retired | 21 |
|
Ecurie Chiltern (GB) | AUSTIN HEALEY 3000 | Austin Healey 2912 S6 Dunlop (Nbplate: DD300) |
GT |
John Bekaert (GB) 'Dickie' Stoop (GB) |
254 laps 3419.090 km 4:47.700 |
31 4:56.400 163.490 km/h |
moteur (23eme heure) |
| Retired | 54 | No photo | Roger Masson (F) | D.B HBR 5 - Panhard | Panhard 702 F2 Dunlop (Nbplate: ?75) |
S |
Roger Masson (F) Paul Armagnac (F) |
208 laps 2799.880 km 5:23.800 |
49 5:35.700 144.350 km/h |
moteur (20eme heure) |
| Retired | 39 | No photo | Lotus Engineering (GB) | LOTUS Elite MK XIV | Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4 Dunlop |
GT |
'Mac' (Jesse) Wyllie (USA) Clive Hunt (GB) |
193 laps 2597.970 km 4:52.900 |
38 5:16.700 153.010 km/h |
Surchauffe (20eme heure) |
| Retired | 4 | No photo | Essex Racing Team/Stable (GB) | ASTON MARTIN DBR1/300 | Aston Martin 2993 S6 Dunlop (N° DBR1/4) |
S |
Roy Salvadori (GB) 'Tony' Maggs (ZA) |
243 laps 3271.020 km 4:08.800 |
14 4:25.600 182.450 km/h |
fuite réservoir (19eme heure) |
| Retired | 23 | No photo | Scuderia Ferrari (I ) | FERRARI Dino 246 SP | Ferrari 2417 V6 à 65° Dunlop (Nbplate: PROVAM036) (N° 0790) |
S |
Wolfgang Von Trips (D) 'Richie' Ginther (USA) |
231 laps 3109.490 km 4:01.300 |
1 4:02.800 199.580 km/h |
Panne sèche (17eme heure) |
| Retired | 12 |
|
Scuderia Ferrari (I) | FERRARI 250 GT/TR SWB Experimental | Ferrari 2953 V12 à 60° Dunlop (N° 2643GT) |
S |
Fernand Tavano (F) Giancarlo Baghetti (I) |
133 laps 1790.310 km 4:10.100 |
11 4:23.200 184.110 km/h |
moteur (13eme heure) |
| Retired | 16 | No photo | Scuderia Serenissima (I) | FERRARI 250 GT SWB | Ferrari 2953 V12 à 60° Dunlop (Nbplate: MO36) (N° 2733GT) |
GT |
Maurice Trintignant (F) Carlo Mario Abate (I) |
162 laps 2180.680 km 4:14.800 |
10 4:22.500 184.600 km/h |
transmission (13eme heure) |
| Retired | 43 | No photo | North American Racing Team (USA) | OSCA Sport 1000 | Osca 988 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: BO21081) (N° 1001) |
S |
David Cunningham (USA) 'Ed' Hugus (USA) |
125 laps 1682.620 km 5:01.500 |
33 5:01.100 160.940 km/h |
Embrayage à Arnage (13eme heure) |
| Retired | 56 | No photo | Abarth & Cie (I) | FIAT Abarth 700 S | Fiat Abarth 701 S4 Michelin |
S |
Giancarlo Sala (I) Giancarlo Rigamonti (I) |
111 laps 1494.170 km 5:23.200 |
47 5:29.500 147.070 km/h |
dynamo (13eme heure) |
| Retired | 35 | No photo | Sunbeam Talbot (GB)/ Rootes Group Ltd (GB ) | SUNBEAM Alpina | Sunbeam 1592 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: 3001RW) |
GT |
Peter Jopp (GB) 'Paddy' Hopkirk (GB) |
130 laps 1749.930 km 5:14.800 |
42 5:21.600 150.680 km/h |
hors course (12eme heure) |
| Retired | 8 | No photo | Scuderia Serenissima (I ?) | FIAT Abarth 700 S | Fiat Abarth 701 S4 Dunlop |
S |
Piero Frescobaldi (I) Raffaele Cammarota (I) |
124 laps 1669.160 km 5:28.700 |
53 5:40.000 142.520 km/h |
suspension (12eme heure) |
| Retired | 5 | No photo | Border Reivers (GB) | ASTON MARTIN DBR1/300 | Aston Martin 2993 S6 Dunlop (Nbplate: FSH3?) (N° DBR1/3) |
S |
'Jim' Clark (GB) 'Ron' Flockhart (GB) |
132 laps 1776.850 km 4:08.700 |
8 4:19.000 187.100 km/h |
embrayage (11eme heure) |
| Retired | 29 | No photo | Ecurie Lausannoise (F) | AC Ace | Bristol 1971 S6 Dunlop |
GT |
André Wicky (CH) Edgar 'Ficho' Berney (CH) |
115 laps 1548.010 km 5:09.200 |
36 5:09.800 156.420 km/h |
surchauffe (11eme heure) |
| Retired | 51 | No photo | UDT Laystall Racing Team (GB) | LOTUS Elite MK XIV | Coventry Climax FWE 747 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: 1245W75) |
S |
'Cliff' Allison (GB) 'Mike' McKee (GB) |
102 laps 1373.020 km 5:11.000 |
39 5:17.700 152.530 km/h |
Moteur (11eme heure) |
| Retired | 18 | No photo | North American Racing Team / R R C Walker Racing Team (USA/GB) | FERRARI 250 GT Berlinetta SWB | Ferrari 2953 V12 à 60° Dunlop (Nbplate: MO66178) (N° 2735GT) |
GT |
Stirling Moss (GB) Graham Hill (GB) |
121 laps 1628.780 km 4:08.600 |
7 4:16.100 189.220 km/h |
rupture durit (10eme heure) |
| Retired | 41 | No photo | Los Amigos (F) | LOTUS Elite MK XIV | Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4 Dunlop |
GT |
Jean-François Malle (F) 'Robin' Carnegie (GB) [NP] Jean Lucas (F) |
86 laps 1157.640 km 5:00.600 |
35 5:07.900 157.380 km/h |
Fuite carburant, panne d'essence (10eme heure) |
| Retired | 50 | No photo | Automobiles OSCA (I) | OSCA Sport 750 | Osca 746 S4 Michelin (Nbplate: 717CC78) |
S |
Jean Laroche (F) Colin Davis (GB) |
85 laps 1144.180 km 5:17.100 |
46 5:28.600 147.470 km/h |
refroidissement (10eme heure) |
| Retired | 42 | No photo | Donald Healey Motor Co Ltd (GB) | AUSTIN HEALEY Sebring Sprite | Austin Healey 994 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: 1411WD) |
S |
John K. Jr Colgate (USA) Paul Hawkins (AUS) |
64 laps 861.500 km 5:22.400 |
44 5:23.900 149.610 km/h |
soupape (8eme heure) |
| Retired | 19 | No photo | North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI 250 GT SWB | Ferrari 2953 V12 à 60° Dunlop (N° 2725GT) |
GT |
George Arents (USA) George Reed (USA) |
76 laps 1023.030 km 4:23.300 |
20 4:32.700 177.700 km/h |
court circuit (7eme heure) |
| Retired | 15 | No photo | Ecurie Francorchamps (B) | FERRARI 250 GT SWB | Ferrari 2953 V12 à 60° Dunlop (N° 2129GT) |
GT |
Lucien Bianchi (B-I) Georges Berger (B) |
60 laps 807.660 km 4:23.000 |
19 4:30.400 179.210 km/h |
embrayage (7eme heure) |
| Retired | 9 | No photo | Scuderia Serenissima (I) | MASERATI Tipo 63 | Maserati 2989 V12 à 60° Dunlop |
S |
Lodovico Scarfiotti (I) Nino Vaccarella (I) |
53 laps 713.430 km 4:10.600 |
9 4:22.500 184.600 km/h |
joint culasse (7eme heure) |
| Retired | 46 | No photo | Ecurie Ecosse (GB) | AUSTIN HEALEY Sebring Sprite | Austin Healey 994 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: 1413WD) (N° AN547402) |
S |
Ninian Sanderson (GB) 'Bill' MacKay (GB) |
40 laps 538.440 km 5:28.100 |
51 5:37.900 143.410 km/h |
accident (5eme heure) |
| Retired | 6 |
|
Briggs S. Cunningham (USA) | MASERATI Tipo 63 | Maserati 2989 V12 à 60° Dunlop (N° 63-010) |
S |
'Walt' Hansgen (USA) Bruce McLaren (NZ) |
31 laps 417.290 km 4:02.600 |
3 4:03.800 198.760 km/h |
sortie route (3eme heure) |
| Retired | 22 | No photo | Ecurie Ecosse (GB) | COOPER T57 Monaco Mk II | Coventry Climax 2495 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: DS288) |
S |
Tom Dickson (GB) Bruce Halford (GB) |
32 laps 430.750 km 4:09.500 |
24 4:36.500 175.260 km/h |
accident (3eme heure) |
| Retired | 3 | No photo | Essex Racing Stable/Team (GB) | ASTON MARTIN DB4 GTZ | Aston Martin 3670 S6 Dunlop (Nbplate: 2VEV) (N° 0183/R) |
GT |
'Lex' Davison (AUS) 'Bib' Stillwell (AUS) |
25 laps 336.520 km 4:21.900 |
12 4:25.400 182.590 km/h |
joint culasse (3eme heure) |
| Retired | 2 | No photo | Essex Racing Stable/Team (GB) | ASTON MARTIN DB4 GTZ | Aston Martin 3670 S6 Dunlop (Nbplate: 1VEV) (N° 0182/R) |
GT |
'Jack' Fairman (GB) Bernard Consten (F) |
22 laps 296.140 km 4:21.400 |
15 4:27.300 181.290 km/h |
joint culasse (3eme heure) |
| Retired | 58 | No photo | Ted Lund (GB) | MG A Coupé TwinCam | MG 1762 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: SRX210) |
S |
'Ted' Lund (GB) 'Bob' Olthoff (ZA) |
14 laps 188.450 km 4:56.200 |
29 4:55.500 163.990 km/h |
moteur (2eme heure) |
| Retired | 49 | No photo | Abarth & Cie (I) | FIAT Abarth 700 S Spyder | Fiat Abarth 705 S4 Michelin |
S |
Teodoro Zeccoli (I) Jean Vinatier 'Jr' (F) |
15 laps 201.910 km 5:15.100 |
43 5:23.200 149.930 km/h |
accident (1ere heure) |
| Not leaving | 44 | No photo | Equipe Nationale Belge (B) | FIAT Abarth 1000 | Fiat Abarth 982 S4 |
S |
Claude Dubois (B) Gérald Langlois Von Ophem (B) |
Moteur cassé aux essais |
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| Not qualified | 57 | No photo | R. Lageneste (F) | FERRARI 250 GT | Ferrari 2953 V12 à 60° (Nbplate: 66193MO) (N° 2729) |
GT |
Roger de Lageneste (F) Pierre 'Loustel' (Dumay) (F) |
56 | Forfait |
|
| Not qualified | 64 | No photo | Morgan Motor Co. Ltd (GB) | Morgan Plus 4SS | Triumph 1991 S4 (Nbplate: XRX1) (N° 4840) |
GT |
'Chris' Lawrence (GB) Richard Shepherd Barron (GB) |
Refusé au pesage |
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| Substitute | 61 | No photo | Cambridge Racing (GB) | AUSTIN HEALEY 3000 | Austin Healey 2912 S6 Dunlop (Nbplate: TON792) (N° RN4 22881) |
GT |
John M. Clark (GB) John Taylor (GB) |
Suppléante |
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| Substitute | 62 | No photo | Marc Porthault (F) | LOTUS Elite | Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: 4909DT78) (N° 1367) |
GT |
Marc Porthault (F) Jean Devos (F) |
Suppléante |
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| Substitute | 63 | No photo | Christian Faucher (F) | BMW 700S | BMW 697 F2 Kleber (Nbplate: 7676EZ76) |
S |
Claude Faucher (F) Jean-Jacques Petit (F) |
Suppléante |
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| Present on Racetrack | 52R | No photo | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet (F) | D.B HBR 5 - Panhard | Panhard 848 F2 (Nbplate: 860EA16) (N° 1271) |
S | . | Voiture accidenté aux essais, remplacé par le chassis 1236 |