1961 Monaco Grand Prix
- Date
- 14 May 1961
- Circuit
- Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
- Round
- 1 of 8
- Winner
- Stirling Moss (Lotus-Climax)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 100 | 2:45:50.1 | 9 | |
| 2 | 36 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 2 | 100 | +3.6 | 6 | |
| 3 | 38 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 5 | 100 | +41.3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 40 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 6 | 98 | Accident | 3 | |
| 5 | 4 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 11 | 98 | +2 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 26 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 7 | 95 | +5 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 42 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati | 16 | 95 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 32 | Cliff Allison | Lotus-Climax | 15 | 93 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 6 | Hans Herrmann | Porsche | 13 | 91 | +9 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 28 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 3 | 89 | +11 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 22 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 12 | 68 | Engine | 0 | |
| 12 | 2 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 9 | 59 | Injection | 0 | |
| 13 | 16 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 8 | 54 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Michael May | Lotus-Climax | 14 | 42 | Oil pipe | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 21 | 38 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Graham Hill | BRM | 4 | 11 | Fuel pump | 0 | |
| W | 30 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| F | 34 | Henry Taylor | Lotus-Climax | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 14 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 10 | Lucien Bianchi | Emeryson | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 12 | Olivier Gendebien | Emeryson | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Cliff Allison | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Hans Herrmann | Porsche | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 0 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Porsche | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | BRM | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Emeryson | 0 | 0 |