Tour de France for automobiles 1961

The 1961 Tour de France for automobiles was held as a stage race for automobiles from September 14th to 22nd in France .

The race

In contrast to the event of the last two years, the Tour Auto 1961 again took place exclusively on French territory. The tour traditionally started in Nice and led back to Nice via Clermont-Ferrand , Reims , Rouen , and Bagnères-de-Luchon . Of the 116 starters, 47 reached the finish on the Côte d'Azur after 5860 km . The 16 special stages included, circuit races at the Circuit d'Auvergne , in Reims , Rouen , Le Mans and Pau as well as hill climbs on the Col du Tourmalet and Mont Ventoux .

Once again there was a tough duel between the factory Ferrari teams Mairesse / Berger and Gendebien / Bianchi in the sports car class , which ended with a victory for Mairesse / Berger, as in the previous year. It was the sixth win in a row for a Ferrari 250 GT . The touring car class was won by Bernard Consten and Jack Renel in a Jaguar Mark II . The women’s ranking went to Ferrier / Derolland ( Porsche 356B S90  - victory in the sports car class and sixth in the final classification) and Vanson / Kissel ( Citroën ID19  - victory in the touring car class and also sixth in the final classification).

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Travel time
1	GT + 1.6	149	Ecurie Francorchamps	Willy Mairesse Georges Berger	Ferrari 250 GT SWB
2	GT + 1.6	145	Ecurie Francorchamps	Olivier Gendebien Lucien Bianchi	Ferrari 250 GT SWB
3	GT + 1.6	141	Scuderia Serenissima	Maurice Trintignant Pierre Noblet	Ferrari 250 GT SWB
4th	GT + 1.6	151	Edgar Berney	Edgar Berney Jean Gretener	Ferrari 250 GT SWB
5	GT 1.6	129		Robert Darville Gérard Langlois van Ophem	Porsche 356 Carrera
6th	GT 1.6	125		Nadege Ferrier Ginette Derolland	Porsche 356 Super 90
7th	GT 1.0	101		René Richard Jean Vinatier	Fiat-Abarth 700
8th	GT 1.6			Jean Lemmonier Joessel	Porsche 356 Super 90
9	GT 1.3			Laurent Roux "Sugar"	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SS
10	GT 1.3			"Gordon" Delabuxière	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce
11	GT 1.0	111		Pierre Lelong Jean-Pierre Rousseau	DB HBR5
12	GT + 1.6	136		Annie Soisbault Mme. Cancre	Facel Vega Facellia
13	GT 1.3			Max Krauth Boivieux	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SS
14th	GT 1.0			Lucien Dejardin Fernand Ancelin	DB
15th	T	85		Bernard Consten Jack Renel	Jaguar 3.8 Mk.II
16	T	86		Peter Jopp Gawaine Baillie	Jaguar 3.8 Mk.II
17th	T	88		Robert Dutoit Jean Estager	Jaguar 3.8 Mk.II
18th	T	87		Pierre Orsini De Maria	Jaguar 3.8 Mk.II
19th	T	71		Lionel Raudet Yoliana Pare	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI
20th	T	80		Mme. Vanson Mme. Kissel	Citroën ID19
21st	T	78		Barbe Prouzet	Citroën ID19
22nd	T	79		Guy Verrier Jacques Baehr	Citroën ID19
23	T	79		Bert "Salso"	Peugeot 404
24	T	63		S. Rousseau Peurey	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI
25th	T			Louis Chardin Bernard Pasquier	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI
26th	T	23		Jean Laroche Rémy Radix	BMW 700
27	T	82		Henri Marang Jacques Badoche	Citroën DS19
28	T			Raymond Quilico Joseph Dieu	BMW 700S
29	T	30th		Federico Karrer Andrew Hedges	BMW 700S
30th	T	70		Gérard Sevaux "Gauls"	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI
31	T			Jean-Georges branch Viazzi	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI
32	T			Daniel Benoit Thilin	Renault Dauphine
33	T			Maurice Martin Paour	Panhard PL17
34	T			Pierre Massenez Michael Gauvin	BMW 700S
35	T	65		Louisette Texier Marie-Louise Mermod	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI
36	T			Johnny Rives Gentaud	BMW 700S
36	T			Jouanneaux Coquillet	Panhard L1
37	T			Sans Parpazian	Renault Dauphine
38	T			Claude Laurent Jacky Cool	DKW Junior
39	T			Roger Blain René Peyron	Renault Dauphine
40	T			Grosgogeat Andres	BMW 700S
41	T			Laurent Idrac Saurin	Simca Aronde Montlhéry
42	T			Le Foll Sagot	NSU Prinz 40
43	T			Chaux Albisson	Panhard L4
44	T	89		Claude Lego Berges	Jaguar 3.8 Mk.II
45	T			Houssa Lemarié	BMW 700
46	T			Sandinha "Perloup"	Auto Union 1000S
Failed
47				Pierre Orsini Luiggi
48			Les Leston	Les Leston	Lotus Elite
49	T			Paddy Hopkirk	Sunbeam rapier
50				Campazon Martial Delalande
51				Bernard de Saint-Auban Antonio Roque
52				José Rosinski
53				Jean-Claude Magne Banville	AC
54	T			René Trautmann	Citroën DS19
55	T			Georges Harris Buggenhout	BMW 700
55	GT			Henri Greder	Alpine A106
56				Paul Justamond	DB
57				Gérard Laureau Edgar Rollin	DB
58	T	11		Paul Condrillier Cazou	BMW 700
58	T	34		Guy Clarou Pierre Gelé	DKW Junior
59	T	75		Vic Heylen	Sunbeam rapier
60	GT	131		Hans-Joachim Walter Paul-Ernst Straehle	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL
61	GT	134		Emile-Claude Clemens "Franz"	Porsche 356 Carrera Abarth
62	GT	144	Roger Delageneste	Roger Delageneste Burglin	Ferrari 250 GT SWB
63	GT	146	Scuderia Serenissima	Fernand Tavano Martin	Ferrari 250 GT SWB
64	GT	147	Henri Oreiller	Henri Oreiller Fernand Masoero	Ferrari 250 GT SWB
65	GT	148	André Simon	André Simon Maurice Dupeyron	Ferrari 250 GT SWB
66	GT	154	Gérard Spinedi	Gérard Spinedi Aghdass Spinedi	Ferrari 250 GT SWB
67				André Guilhaudin	DB
68				Reynes Lucien Campion	DKW Junior
69				Cohade Pau	BMW 700S
70				Paul Guiraud	Peugeot 404 GT
71	GT			Robert Buchet Aury	Porsche
72	T	2		Michel Billiards Benveniste	NSU Prinz 90
73	T	45		Sterckx Mauro Bianchi	Fiat-Abarth 850
74	T	62		Georges Hacquin Beekmans	Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI
75	T	74		Peter Harper Peter Procter	Sunbeam rapier
76	GT	106		Paul Armagnac Roger Masson	DB HBR
77	GT	110		Gerald Langlois Regine Langlois	DB HBR5
78	GT	118		Jean Rolland Gabriel Augias	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ
79	GT	127		Louis Morand	Porsche 356B
80			XXX	XXX
81			XXX	XXX
82			XXX	XXX
83			XXX	XXX
84			XXX	XXX
85			XXX	XXX
86			XXX	XXX
87			XXX	XXX
88			XXX	XXX
89			XXX	XXX
90			XXX	XXX
91			XXX	XXX
92			XXX	XXX
93			XXX	XXX
94			XXX	XXX
95			XXX	XXX
96			XXX	XXX
97			XXX	XXX
98			XXX	XXX
99			XXX	XXX
100			XXX	XXX
101			XXX	XXX
102			XXX	XXX
103			XXX	XXX
104			XXX	XXX
105			XXX	XXX
106			XXX	XXX
107			XXX	XXX
108			XXX	XXX
109			XXX	XXX
110			XXX	XXX
111			XXX	XXX
112			XXX	XXX
113			XXX	XXX
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114	GT	143	Scuderia Serenissima	Carlo-Maria Abate Gianni Balzarini	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	1
115	GT	150	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	Sergio Bettoja Alfonso Thiele	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	2
116	GT	152	RRC Walker	Stirling Moss Solomon	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	3

¹ Accident in training ² not started ³ not started

XXX in the table stands for participant unknown

Only in the entry list

No further reports are known for this race.

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
GT + 1.6	Willy Mairesse	Georges Berger	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	Overall victory
GT 1.6	Robert Darville	Gérard Langlois van Ophem	Porsche 356 Carrera	Rank 5
GT 1.3	Laurent Roux	Sugar	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SS	Rank 9
GT 1.0	Pierre Lelong	Jean-Pierre Rousseau	DB HBR5	Rank 11
T	Bernard Consten	Jack Renel	Jaguar 3.8 Mk.II	Rank 15

Racing data

• Registered: 116
• Started: 113
• Rated: 46
• Race classes: 5
• Spectator: unknown
• Weather on race day: unknown
• Route length: unknown
• Driving time of the winning team: unknown
• Overall laps of the winning team: none
• Total distance of the winning team: unknown
• Winner's average: unknown
• Pole position: none
• Fastest race lap: none
• Racing series: did not belong to any racing series

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