Grand Prix motorcycle racing
1961 French Grand Prix
Charade Circuit · 21 May 1961
Classes identified in the source: 125cc, 250cc, 500cc, Sidecar.
The calendar date is a weekend anchor. Class-specific race dates and session times have not been inferred.
Recorded Grand Prix class results
Race-article classifications are preferred where available, with season-matrix fallback. Source coverage and official completeness remain explicit; missing fields are not invented.
| Class | Rider | Position / status | Grid | Laps | Time / retirement | Reported points | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500cc | Gary Hocking | 1 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Mike Hailwood | 2 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Antoine Paba | 3 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Gyula Marsovszky | 4 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Fritz Masserli | 5 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Roland Föll | 6 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Raphaël Orinel | 7 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Louis Bernagozzi | 8 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Rene Goetz | 9 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Georges Comy | 10 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Jacques Insermini | 11 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Bruno Hofmann | 12 | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Pierre James | Ret | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Bror-Erland Carlsson | Ret | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Toni Schmitz | Ret | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ | |
| 500cc | Hans Pesl | Ret | — | — | — | Pinned revision ↗ |
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