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The 1961 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 2 July 1961 at Reims. It was race 4 of 8 in both the 1961 World Championship of Drivers and the 1961 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers .
1961 French Grand Prix: 4 2nd race 2nd race Juan Manuel Fangio: 1950 Monaco Grand Prix: Lee Wallard: 1951 Indianapolis 500 [N 1] 6 ... Niki Lauda: 6 1974 Dutch ...
This proved to be his last Grand Prix victory, as after announcing his impending retirement at the 1985 Austrian Grand Prix, he retired for good at the end of that season. [27] Lauda's final Formula One Grand Prix drive was the inaugural Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide, South Australia. After qualifying 16th, a steady drive saw him leading by ...
The Portuguese Grand Prix was dropped from the calendar. The British Grand Prix was moved from Silverstone to Aintree, in keeping with the event-sharing arrangement between the two circuits. The German Grand Prix returned to the Nürburgring after the 1959 round was run at the AVUS circuit and the 1960 round was run as a Formula Two race. [14]
It was the 53rd French Grand Prix and the third to be held at Paul Ricard. The race was held over 54 laps of the 5.8-kilometre (3.6 mi) circuit for a race distance of 313 kilometres (194 mi). The race was won from pole position by Austrian driver Niki Lauda, driving a Ferrari.
The French Grand Prix (French: Grand Prix de France), formerly known as the Grand Prix de l'ACF (Automobile Club de France), is an auto race held as part of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's annual Formula One World Championship. It is one of the oldest motor races in the world as well as the first "Grand Prix".
Nico Rosberg has the highest number of Grand Prix starts before winning his first title, a period of 206 Grands Prix between the 2006 Bahrain and the 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. [12] [13] Sebastian Vettel is the youngest winner of the World Drivers' Championship; he was 23 years and 134 days old when he won the 2010 championship. [14]
1956–1961: 1961 Italian Grand Prix: 1961 Italian Grand Prix: Lorenzo Bandini Italy: 1 42 1961–1967: 1966 French Grand Prix: 1966 French Grand Prix: Mike Parkes United Kingdom: 1 7 1959, 1966–1967: 1966 Italian Grand Prix: 1966 Italian Grand Prix: Peter Revson United States: 1 32 1964, 1971–1974: 1972 Canadian Grand Prix: 1972 Canadian ...