1961 Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans
10-11 June - Circuit de la Sarthe: 4476.580 km (13.461 km x 333 laps)
Results:
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S 3.0 |
10 | Scuderia Ferrari | Olivier Gendebien Phil Hill |
Ferrari 250 TRI/61 | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 333 |
| 2 | S 3.0 |
11 | Scuderia Ferrari | Willy Mairesse Mike Parkes |
Ferrari 250 TRI/61 | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 330 |
| 3 | GT 3.0 |
14 | Pierre Noblet | Pierre Noblet Jean Guichet |
Ferrari 250GT SWB | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 317 |
| 4 | S 3.0 |
7 | Briggs Cunningham | Augie Pabst Richard Thompson |
Maserati Tipo 63 | Maserati 3.0L V12 | 311 |
| 5 | S 2.0 |
33 | Porsche System Engineering | Masten Gregory Bob Holbert |
Porsche 718/4 RS Spyder | Porsche 2.0L Flat-4 | 309 |
| 6 | GT 3.0 |
20 | North American Racing Team (NART) Equipe Nationale Belge |
Bob Grossman André Pilette |
Ferrari 250 GT SWB | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 309 |
| 7 | S 2.0 |
32 | Porsche System Engineering | Edgar Barth Hans Herrmann |
Porsche 718/4 RS Coupe | Porsche 1.6L Flat-4 | 306 |
| 8 | S 2.0 |
24 | Briggs Cunningham | Briggs Cunningham William Kimberley |
Maserati Tipo 60 | Maserati 2.0L I4 | 303 |
| 9 | S 2.0 |
26 | Standard Triumph | Peter Bolton Keith Ballisat |
Triumph TR4S | Triumph 2.0L I4 | 284 |
| 10 | S 1.6 |
36 | Porsche System Engineering | Herbert Linge Ben Pon |
Porsche 356B Abarth GTL | Porsche 1.6L Flat-4 | 284 |
| 11 | S 2.0 |
27 | Standard Triumph | Les Leston Rob Slotemaker |
Triumph TR4S | Triumph 2.0L I4 | 279 |
| 12 | GT 1.3 |
38 | Lotus Engineering | William E.J. Allen Trevor Taylor |
Lotus Elite Mk14 | Coventry Climax 1.2L I4 | 268 |
| 13 | GT 1.3 |
40 | Ecurie Edger | Bernard Kosselek Pierre Messenez |
Lotus Elite Mk14 | Coventry Climax 1.2L I4 | 267 |
| 14 | S 850 |
60 | Abarth & Cie | Denis Hulme Angus Hyslop |
Fiat-Abarth 850S | Fiat 0.8L I4 | 263 |
| 15 | S 2.0 |
25 | Standard Triumph | Marcel Becquart Michael Rotschild |
Triumph TR4S | Triumph 2.0L I4 | 262 |
| 16 | GT 1.6 |
34 | Sunbeam Talbot | Peter Harper Peter Procter |
Sunbeam Alpine Harrington | Sunbeam 1.6L I4 | 261 |
| 17 | GT 2.0 |
28 | Equipe Chardonnet | Jean-Claude Magne Georges Alexandrovitch |
AC Ace | Bristol 2.0L I6 | 261 |
| 18 | S 850 |
53 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet | Gérard Laureau Robert Bouharde |
DB HBR 4 | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 257 |
| 19 | S 850 |
45 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet | André Moynet Jean-Claude Vidilles |
DB HBR 5 Coupe | Panhard 0.8L Flat-2 | 243 |
| 20 | S 850 |
48 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet | André Guilhaudin Jean-François Jaeger |
DB HBR 5 | Panhard 0.8L Flat-2 | 243 |
| 21 | S 850 |
47 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet | Edgar Rollin René Bartholoni |
DB HBR 5 | Panhard 0.8L Flat-2 | 239 |
| 22 | S 850 |
52 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet | Jean-Claude Caillaud Robert Mougin |
DB HBR 5 | Panhard 0.8L Flat-2 | 237 |
Did Not Finish: |
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| 23 | GT 4.0 |
1 | Jean Kerguen | Jean Kerguen Jacques Dewes |
Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato | Aston Martin 3.7L I6 | 286 |
| 24 | S 850 |
55 | Abarth & Cie | Paul Condriller Carl Foitek |
Fiat-Abarth 700S | Fiat 0.7L I4 | 255 |
| 25 | S 3.0 |
17 | North American Racing Team (NART) | Pedro Rodríguez Ricardo Rodríguez |
Ferrari 250 TRI/61 | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 305 |
| 26 | S 2.0 |
30 | Porsche System Engineering | Jo Bonnier Dan Gurney |
Porsche 718/4 RS Coupe | Porsche 1.7L Flat-4 | 262 |
| 27 | S 1.6 |
37 | Auguste Veuillet | Pierre Monneret Robert Buchet |
Porsche 356B Abarth GTL | Porsche 1.6L Flat-4 | 261 |
| 28 | GT 3.0 |
21 | Ecurie Chiltern | John Bekaert Richard Stoop |
Austin-Healey 3000 | BMC 2.9L I6 | 254 |
| 29 | S 850 |
54 | Roger Masson | Roger Masson Paul Armagnac |
DB HBR 4 | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 208 |
| 30 | GT 1.3 |
39 | Lotus Engineering | John Wyllie David Buxton |
Lotus Elite Mk14 | Coventry Climax 1.2L I4 | 193 |
| 31 | S 3.0 |
4 | Essex Racing Stable | Roy Salvadori Tony Maggs |
Aston Martin DBR1/300 | Aston Martin 3.0L I6 | 243 |
| 32 | S 2.5 |
23 | Scuderia Ferrari | Wolfgang von Trips Richie Ginther |
Ferrari Dino 246SP | Ferrari 2.4L V6 | 231 |
| 33 | S 3.0 |
12 | Scuderia Ferrari | Fernand Tavano Giancarlo Baghetti |
Ferrari 250 GT/TR SWB | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 163 |
| 34 | GT 3.0 |
16 | Scuderia Serenissima | Maurice Trintignant Carlo Maria Abate |
Ferrari 250 GT SWB | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 162 |
| 35 | S 1.0 |
43 | North American Racing Team (NART) | David Cunningham Ed Hugus |
O.S.C.A. Sport 1000 | O.S.C.A. 1.0L I4 | 125 |
| 36 | S 850 |
56 | Abarth & Cie | Giorgio Bassi Giancarlo Rigamonti |
Fiat-Abarth 700S | Fiat 0.7L I4 | 111 |
| 37 | GT 1.3 |
35 | Sunbeam Talbot | Peter Jopp Paddy Hopkirk |
Sunbeam Alpine | Sunbeam 1.6L I4 | 130 |
| 38 | S 850 |
8 | Scuderia Serenissima | Piero Frescobaldi Raffaele Cammarota |
Fiat-Abarth 700S | Fiat 0.7L I4 | 124 |
| 39 | S 3.0 |
5 | Border Reivers | Jim Clark Ron Flockhart |
Aston Martin DBR1/300 | Aston Martin 3.0L I6 | 132 |
| 40 | GT 2.0 |
29 | Ecurie Lausannoise | André Wicky Edgar Berney |
AC Ace | Bristol 2.0L I6 | 115 |
| 41 | S 850 |
51 | UDT / Laystall Racing Team | Cliff Allison Mike McKee |
Lotus Elise Mk14 | Coventry Climax 0.7L I4 | 102 |
| 42 | GT 3.0 |
18 | North American Racing Team R.R.C. Walker Racing Team |
Stirling Moss Graham Hill |
Ferrari 250GT SWB | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 121 |
| 43 | GT 1.3 |
41 | Ecurie Los Amigos | Jean-François Malle Robin Carnegie |
Lotus Elite Mk14 | Coventry Climax 1.2L I4 | 86 |
| 44 | S 850 |
50 | Automobiles O.S.C.A. | Jean Laroche Colin Davis |
O.S.C.A. Sport 750 | O.S.C.A. 0.7L I4 | 85 |
| 45 | S 1.0 |
42 | Donald Healey Motor Company | John K. Colgate Jr. Paul Hawkins |
Austin-Healey Sprite Sebring | BMC 1.0L I4 | 64 |
| 46 | GT 3.0 |
19 | North American Racing Team (NART) | George Arents George Reed |
Ferrari 250 GT SWB | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 76 |
| 47 | GT 3.0 |
15 | Ecurie Francorchamps | Lucien Bianchi Georges Berger |
Ferrari 250 GT SWB | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 60 |
| 48 | S 3.0 |
9 | Scuderia Serenissima | Ludovico Scarfiotti Nino Vaccarella |
Maserati Tipo 63 | Maserati 3.0L V12 | 53 |
| 49 | S 1.0 |
46 | Ecurie Ecosse | Ninian Sanderson Alan McKay |
Austin-Healey Sprite Sebring | BMC 1.0L I4 | 40 |
| 50 | S 3.0 |
6 | Briggs Cunningham | Walt Hansgen Bruce McLaren |
Maserati Tipo 63 | Maserati 3.0L V12 | 31 |
| 51 | S 2.5 |
22 | Ecurie Ecosse | Tom Dickson Bruce Halford |
Cooper T57 Monaco Mk.II | Coventry Climax 3.0L I4 | 32 |
| 52 | GT 4.0 |
3 | Essex Racing Stable | Lex Davison Bib Stillwell |
Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato | Aston Martin 3.7L I6 | 25 |
| 53 | GT 4.0 |
2 | Essex Racing Stable | Jack Fairman Bernard Consten |
Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato | Aston Martin 3.7L I6 | 22 |
| 54 | S 2.0 |
58 | Ted Lund | Ted Lund Bob Olthoff |
MG MGA Coupé | MG 1.8L I4 | 14 |
| 55 | S 850 |
49 | Abarth & Cie | Teodoro Zeccoli Jean Vinatier |
Fiat-Abarth 700S Spyder | Fiat 0.7L I4 | 15 |
Class Winners:
| Index of Performance | Gerard Laureau / Robert Bouharde | D.B. Panhard |
| Index of Thermal Efficiency | Peter Harper / Peter Procter | Sunbeam Alpine |
| Sports Cars 2001 - 3000cc | Olivier Gendebien / Phil Hill | Ferrari 250 TR |
| Sports Cars 1601 - 2000cc | Masten Gregory / Bob Holbert | Porsche RS |
| Sports Cars 701 - 850cc | Denis Hulme / Angus Hyslop | Fiat Abarth |
| GT Cars 2001 - 3000cc | Pierre Noblet / Jean Guichet | Ferrari 250 GT |
| GT Cars 1601 - 2000cc | Jean-Claude Magne / Georges Alexandrovitch | AC Ace |
| GT Cars 1301 - 1600cc | Herbert Linge / Ben Pon | Porsche 695 GS |
| GT Cars 1001 - 1300cc | Bill Allen / Trevor Taylor | Lotus Elite |
