Tests Day
24h of Le Mans 1961
Date
8 et 9 Avril
Weather
?
Race Director
Jacques Loste
Number of competitors
27
Track
13,461 km
Class
S : Sport
GT : Grand Tourisme
GT : Grand Tourisme
| Pos | Number | Photo | Team | Car | Engine Tires Numberplate Chassis |
Class | Drivers | Best lap Avg. Laps Driver |
Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 22 | No photo | Scuderia Ferrari (I ) | FERRARI Dino 246 SP | Ferrari 2417 V6 (N° 0796TR) |
S | Wolfgang Von Trips (D) 'Richie' Ginther (USA) 'Phil' Hill (USA) |
3:54.600 206.560 km/h Wolfgang Von Trips (D) |
|
| 2nd | 6 | No photo | Scuderia Ferrari (I) | FERRARI TRI/61 | Ferrari 2961 V12 (N° 0780TR) |
S | Wolfgang Von Trips (D) 'Richie' Ginther (USA) 'Phil' Hill (USA) Willy Mairesse (B) |
3:54.700 206.470 km/h 'Phil' Hill (USA) |
|
| 3rd | 20 | No photo | Scuderia Serenissima (I) | MASERATI Tipo 63 | Maserati 2989 V12 à 60° (N° 63-008) |
S | Giorgio Scarlatti (I) Gino Munaron (I) |
4:03.300 199.170 km/h |
|
| 4th | 18 | No photo | Briggs Cunningham (USA) | MASERATI Tipo 63 | Maserati 2900 S4 (N° 63-002) |
S | Carlo Mario Abate (I) | 4:04.900 197.870 km/h Carlo Mario Abate (I) |
|
| 5th | 19 | No photo | Scuderia Serenissima (I) | MASERATI Tipo 63 | Maserati 2900 S4 (N° 63-004) |
S | 'Walt' Hansgen (USA) | 4:05.500 197.390 km/h 'Walt' Hansgen (USA) |
|
| 6th | 8 | No photo | Scuderia Ferrari (I) | FERRARI 250 GT/TR SWB Experimental | Ferrari 2953 V12 (N° 2643GT) |
S | Fernand Tavano (F) 'Mike' Parkes (GB) 'Jo' Schlesser (F) |
4:10.200 193.680 km/h |
Sortie de piste pour Schlesser |
| 7th | 21 | No photo | Ecurie Ecosse (GB) | COOPER T57 Monaco Mk II | Coventry Climax 2495 S4 (Nbplate: DS288) |
S | 'Jackie' Lewis (GB) Bruce Halford (GB) |
4:13.300 191.310 km/h |
|
| 8th | 30 | No photo | Porsche System Engineering (D) | PORSCHE 718 RS61/4 Coupé | Porsche 1606 F4 (Nbplate: SLX600) (N° 718-045) |
S | Edgar Barth (D) Herbert Linge (D) |
4:22.500 184.600 km/h Edgar Barth (D) |
|
| 9th | 1 | No photo | Jean Kerguen (F) | ASTON MARTIN DB4 GTZ | Aston Martin 3670 S6 (N° 0180/L) |
GT | Jean Kerguen (F) | 4:30.800 178.940 km/h Jean Kerguen (F) |
|
| 10th | 2 | No photo | ? | ASTON MARTIN DB4 GTZ | Aston Martin 3670 S6 (N° 0183/R) |
GT | Claude Le Guezec (F) | 4:39.100 173.620 km/h |
|
| 11th | 25 | No photo | Standard Triumph (GB) | TRIUMPH TR4 S | Triumph 1985 S4 (N° X 657) |
S | Peter Bolton (GB) | 4:44.700 170.210 km/h Peter Bolton (GB) |
|
| 12th | 24 | No photo | Standard Triumph (GB) | TRIUMPH TR4 S | Triumph 1985 S4 (N° X 645) |
S | Keith Ballisat (GB) | 4:45.500 169.730 km/h Keith Ballisat (GB) |
|
| 13th | 48 | No photo | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet (F) ? | D.B Panhard | Panhard 1000 F? (Nbplate: 854HG75) (N° 1088) |
S | Gérard Laureau (F) | 4:48.300 168.080 km/h Gérard Laureau (F) |
|
| 14th | 52 | No photo | Abarth & Cie (I) | FIAT Abarth 1000 S | Fiat Abarth 1000 S4 |
S | Karl Foitek (CH) | 4:52.600 165.610 km/h Karl Foitek (CH) |
|
| 15th | 45 | No photo | Abarth & Cie (I) | FIAT Abarth 850 S | Fiat Abarth 847 S4 |
S | ? | 5:01.400 160.780 km/h |
|
| 16th | 62 | No photo | Abarth & Cie (I) | FIAT Abarth 700 S Spyder | Fiat Abarth 705 S4 |
S | Karl Foitek (CH) | 5:01.900 160.510 km/h |
|
| 17th | 40 | No photo | Ecurie Edger (F) | LOTUS Elite MK XIV | Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4 (Nbplate: 1045NF75) |
GT | ? | 5:06.300 158.210 km/h |
|
| 18th | 42 | No photo | Equipe Los Amigos (F) | LOTUS Elite MK XIV | Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4 |
GT | Jean-François Malle (F) 'Robin' Carnegie (GB) |
5:06.300 158.210 km/h |
|
| 19th | 33 | No photo | Rootes Group Ltd (GB) | SUMBEAM Alpine Harrington | Sunbeam 1592 S4 |
GT | Peter Harper (GB) 'Mike' Parkes (GB) |
5:16.500 153.110 km/h |
|
| 20th | 36 | No photo | Auguste Veuillet (F) | PORSCHE 356 Abarth 4 | Porsche 1588 F4 (N° 1002) |
GT | ? | 5:17.500 152.620 km/h |
|
| 21th | 27 | No photo | Equipe Chardonnet (F) | AC Ace | Bristol 1971 S6 (Nbplate: 926HP) |
GT | ? | 5:26.500 148.420 km/h |
|
| 22th | 50 | No photo | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet (F) | D.B Panhard | Panhard 848 F2 (Nbplate: 707CC75) (N° 1092) |
S | Edgar Rollin (F) | 5:34.500 144.870 km/h |
|
| 23th | 54 | No photo | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet (F) | D.B Panhard | Panhard 702 F2 (Nbplate: 6388JB75) (N° 1093) |
S | ? | 5:39.100 142.900 km/h |
|
| 24th | 51 | No photo | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet (F) | D.B Sport Panhard | Panhard 747 F2 (Nbplate: 1245W75) |
S | ? | 5:43.700 140.990 km/h |
|
| 25th | 56 | No photo | Abarth & Cie (I) | FIAT Abarth 700 S ? | Fiat Abarth 701 S4 ? |
S | ? | 6:13.000 129.910 km/h |
|
| 26th | 69 | No photo | Christian Faucher (F) | BMW 700S | BMW 697 |
S | ? | 6:35.800 122.430 km/h |
|
| 27th | 34 | No photo | Sunbeam Talbot (GB)/ Rootes Group Ltd (GB ) | SUMBEAM Alpine Harrington | Sunbeam 1592 S4 |
GT | ? | - 3 laps |