French Grand Prix
Rouen-Les-Essarts
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 2 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax |
| 3 | John Surtees | Ferrari |
| 4 | Peter Arundell | Lotus-Climax |
| 5 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax |
| 6 | Graham Hill | BRM |
| 7 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 8 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari |
| 9 | Richie Ginther | BRM |
| 10 | Phil Hill | Cooper-Climax |
| 11 | Innes Ireland | BRP |
| 12 | Trevor Taylor | BRP |
| 13 | Mike Hailwood | Lotus-BRM |
| 14 | Chris Amon | Lotus-BRM |
| 15 | Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax |
| 16 | Maurice Trintignant | BRM |
| 17 | Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM |