won the Index of Thermal Efficiiency, and the company promptly produced a short run of the “Harrington Le Mans” model to capitalise on its success. This was the last year of the Sportscar World Championship (in its current form) as the FIA had decreed that going forward, the Championship would be based around GT cars. Official results Finishers Results taken from Quentin Spurring's book, officially licensed by the ACO Class Winners are in Bold text. Did Not Finish Did Not Start Class Winners Index of Thermal Efficiency Index of Performance Note: Only the top ten positions are included in this set of standings. A score of 1.00 means meeting the minimum distance for the car, and a higher score is exceeding the nominal target distance. Statistics Taken from Quentin Spurring's book, officially licensed by the ACO Fastest Lap in practice – Ginther, #23 Ferrari 246 SP – 4m 02.8s; Fastest Lap – Ricardo Rodriguez, #17 Ferrari 250 TRI/61 – 3:59.5secs; Distance – Winner's Average Speed – FIA World Sportscar Championship: Post-race Standings Citations References Clarke, R.M. - editor (2009) Le Mans 'The Ferrari Years 1958-1965' Cobham, Surrey: Brooklands Books Clausager, Anders (1982) Le Mans London: Arthur Barker Ltd Laban, Brian (2001) Le Mans 24 Hours London: Virgin Books Moity, Christian (1974) The Le Mans 24 Hour Race 1949-1973 Radnor, Pennsylvania: Chilton Book Co Spurring, Quentin (2010) Le Mans 1960-69 Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing Wilkins, Gordon - editor (1961) Automobile Year #9 1961-62 Lausanne: Edita S.A. External links Racing Sports Cars – Le Mans 24 Hours 1961 entries, results, technical detail. Retrieved 21 November 2017 Le Mans History – Le Mans History, hour-by-hour (incl. pictures, YouTube links). Retrieved 21 November 2017 Sportscars.tv – race commentary. Retrieved 21 November 2017 World Sports Racing Prototypes – results, reserve entries & chassis numbers. Retrieved 21 November 2017 Team Dan – results & reserve entries, explaining driver listings. Retrieved 21 November 2017 Unique Cars & Parts – results & reserve entries. Retrieved 21 November 2017 Formula 2 – Le Mans 1961 results & reserve entries. Retrieved 10 August 2017 YouTube “Corvette at Le Mans” colour documentary by GM (35 mins). Retrieved 12 November 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans races Le Mans 1961 in French motorsport