Paris 1000 km race 1961

Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato

The third 1000 km race in Paris , also known as Paris 1000 Kilometers , took place on October 22, 1961 at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry . The race was the 13th round of the FIA GT Cup this year.

The race

The FIA GT Cup only had a short lifespan. Introduced in 1960 , the second season in 1961 was already the last. The championship was introduced to offer teams and drivers of GT vehicles a corresponding field of activity. In 1962 , the GT races were part of the World Sports Car Championship .

The 1000 km race of 1961 was the second in a row that was advertised exclusively for GT vehicles. After 6½ hours of racing time there was a close finish. The two Mexican brothers Pedro and Ricardo Rodríguez won with a margin of 31 seconds over the Belgians Willy Mairesse and Lucien Bianchi . Both teams started with a Ferrari 250 GT SWB .

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	GT + 1.6	5	North American Racing Team	Pedro Rodríguez Ricardo Rodríguez	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	129
2	GT + 1.6	3	Ecurie Francorchamps	Willy Mairesse Lucien Bianchi	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	129
3	GT + 1.6	1	Scuderia Serenissima di Venezia	Maurice Trintignant Nino Vaccarella	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	128
4th	GT + 1.6	11	Pierre Dumay	Pierre Dumay Jo Schlesser	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	127
5	GT + 1.6	18th	Scuderia Serenissima di Venezia	Carlo-Maria Abate Colin Davis	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	127
6th	GT + 1.6	15th	Essex Racing Team	Jim Clark Innes Ireland	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato	126
7th	GT + 1.6	9	André Simon	André Simon Georges Berger	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	126
8th	GT + 1.6	10	Jean Guichet	Jean Guichet Pierre Noblet	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	126
9	GT + 1.6	16	Essex Racing Team	Tony Maggs John Whitmore	Aston Martin DB4 GT	125
10	GT + 1.6	7th	Henri Oreiller	Henri Oreiller Bernard Consten	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	125
11	GT + 1.6	4th	Equipe Nationale Belge	Gustave Gosselin Robert Crevits	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	124
12	GT + 1.6	2	Scuderia Serenissima di Venezia	Graham Hill Joakim Bonnier	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	123
13	GT + 1.6	8th	Gérard Spinedi	Gérard Spinedi Roger Delageneste	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	121
14th	GT + 1.6	14th	Jean Kerguen	Jean Kerguen Jacques Dewez	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato	120
15th	GT 1.6	21st	Porsche System Engineering	Edgar Barth Huschke from Hanstein	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	118
16	GT 1.6	23	Robert Buchet	Fritz Hahnl Robert Buchet	Porsche 356B Carrera	116
17th	GT 1.6	22nd	Gerhard Koch	Herbert Linge Gerhard Koch	Porsche 356B Carrera	114
18th	GT 1.6	27	Richard Stoop	Richard Stoop Peter Riley	Porsche 356B Carrera	112
19th	GT 1.3	32	José Rosinski	José Rosinski Jean Rolland	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	109
20th	GT 1.0	46	Abarth	Teodoro Zeccoli Giancarlo Sala	Fiat-Abarth 1000	109
21st	GT 1.3	37	Equipe Nationale Belge	Georges Harris Georges Hacquin	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	105
22nd	GT 1.0	44	Abarth	Jean Vinatier René Richard	Fiat-Abarth 700	100
23	GT 1.0	45	Abarth	Ernst Prinoth Wolfgang Seidel	Fiat-Abarth 700	97
24	GT 1.0	48	Andrew Hedges	Andrew Hedges William McCowen	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	95
Failed
25th	GT 1.3	31	Virgilio Conrero	Gino Munaron Francesco de Leonibus	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Conrero	71
26th	GT 1.0	48	Gérard Langlois van Ophem	Gérard Langlois van Ophem Robert Bouharde	DB	70
27	GT 1.3	36	Elger	Henri Grandsire Bernard Boyer	Lotus Elite	60
28	GT 1.0	41	Gérard Laureau	Gérard Laureau Paul Armagnac	DB	58
29	GT 1.6	24	Pierre Monneret	Pierre Monneret Pierre Boutin	Porsche 356B Carrera	35
30th	GT 1.6	25th	Pierre Marx	Lucien Bonnet Pierre Marx	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	34
31	GT 1.0	42	Jacques Rey	Francois Richard Jacques Rey	DB	32
32	GT 1.0	47	Edgar Rollin	Edgar Rollin Jean-Claude Vidilles	DB	26th
33	GT + 1.6	17th	Scuderia Serenissima di Venezia	Ludovico Scarfiotti Gianni Balzarini	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	6th
34	GT 1.6	26th	Equipe Nationale Belge	Robert Darville Gérard Langlois van Ophem	Porsche 356B Carrera	2
Not started
35	GT + 1.6	6th	Equipe Nationale Belge	Léon Dernier Guy Ancez	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	1
36	GT 1.3	33	Team elite	Trevor Taylor Clive Hunt	Lotus Elite	2
37	GT 1.3	34	Les Leston	Les Leston Peter Jopp	Lotus Elite	3
38	GT 1.0	T	Abarth		Fiat-Abarth 1000	4th
39	GT + 1.6		Alan Markelson	Alan Markelson	Corvette C1 / Chevrolet Corvette	5

¹ not started ² engine failure during training ³ not trained ⁴ training car ⁵ not trained

Only in the entry list

Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis
40	GT 1.3	35	Gerard Crombac	Jean-François Malle Robin Carnegie	Lotus Elite
41	GT + 1.6		Georges Berger	Georges Berger	Ferrari 250 GT

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
GT + 1.6	Pedro Rodríguez	Ricardo Rodríguez	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	Overall victory
GT 1.6	Edgar Barth	Huschke von Hanstein	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	Rank 15
GT 1.3	José Rosinski	Jean Rolland	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Rank 19
GT 1.0	Teodoro Zeccoli	Giancarlo Sala	Fiat-Abarth 1000	Rank 20

Racing data

• Registered: 41
• Started: 34
• Valued: 24
• Race classes: 4
• Spectator: unknown
• Weather on race day: unknown
• Route length: 7.784 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 6:32: 15,200 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 129
• Total distance of the winning team: 1004.136 km
• Winner's average: 153.595 km / h
• Pole position: unknown
• Fastest race lap: Ricardo Rodriguez - Ferrari 250 GT SWB (# 5) - 2: 55,000 - 160.128 km / h
• Racing series: 13th round of the FIA GT Cup in 1961

literature

• Peter Higham: International Motor Racing - A Complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car . Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .

Web links

• Results at Racing Sports Cars