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Event: 24 H du Mans, Championnat du Monde de la Voiture de SportDate: 11.6.1961
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.461 kmsOrganiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest

Le Mans 24 Hours
Weather:warm, dry
Start time:10/6 16:00
Grid:Le Mans start
Distance:24 hours
Attendance:unknown
Entered:65
Practiced:60
Qualified:55
Started:55
Finished:22
Classified:22
Classes:
Sports 3000
Sports 2500
Sports 2000
Sports 1000
Sports 850
Grand Touring 4000
Grand Touring 3000
Grand Touring 2000
Grand Touring 1600
Grand Touring 1300
Photo GalleryEntered CarsTechnical DataAppearanceRace ResultsQualifyingLap Times
Pre-race sessions:
2 practice sessions held for a total of 540 minutes on 7-8/6
Winners:
Overall:10Ferrari 250 TRI Fantuzzi Spyder 61Gendebien / Hill
Sports 2000:33Porsche 718 RS 61Holbert / Gregory
Sports 850:60Fiat-Abarth 850 SHulme / Hyslop
Grand Touring 3000:14Ferrari 250 GT SWBNoblet / Guichet
Grand Touring 2000:28AC Ace BristolAlexandrovitch / Magne
Grand Touring 1600:36Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTLLinge / Pon
Grand Touring 1300:38Lotus EliteAllen / Taylor
Fastest Laps:
Overall:17Ferrari 250 TRI Fantuzzi Spyder 61Ricardo Rodriguez (MEX)3:59.9000201.9990 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Ferrari (11), DB (6), Porsche (5), Lotus (5), Fiat-Abarth (5), Aston Martin (5)
Top engines by numbers:Ferrari (11), Climax (6), Panhard (6), Porsche (5), Fiat (5), Aston Martin (5)
Top car types by numbers:Ferrari 250 GT (7), DB HBR (6), Lotus Elite (5)
Driver nationalities:F (29), GB (27), USA (18), I (9), B (6), CH (3), D (3), AUS (3), NZ (3), MEX (2), NL (2), ZA (2)
Most used colours:red (24%), blue (22%), green (17%), white (14%), silver (13%)
Engine positions:front-engined (70%), mid-engined (20%), rear-engined (10%)
Average engine size:1933 cc
Oldest known drivers:Briggs Cunningham (54), Jack Fairman (48), Edgar Barth (44)
Youngest known drivers:Ricardo Rodriguez (19), Pedro Rodriguez (21), Graham Hill (22)

Official Race Programme:

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