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Monaco Grand Prix 1961

Round 1 of 8  · 14 May 1961  · Monaco  · 100 laps

Fastest Lap Richie Ginther 1:36.300 (lap 84)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 MOS Stirling Moss FL Lotus 1 2:45:50.100 9
2 GIN Richie Ginther FL Ferrari 2 +3.600 6
3 HIL Phil Hill Ferrari 5 +41.300 4
4 VON Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 6 Accident 3
5 GUR Dan Gurney Porsche 10 +2 laps 2
6 MCL Bruce McLaren Cooper 7 +5 laps 1
7 TRI Maurice Trintignant Cooper 15 +5 laps
8 ALL Cliff Allison Lotus 14 +7 laps
9 HER Hans Herrmann Porsche 12 +9 laps
10 CLA Jim Clark Lotus 3 +11 laps
11 SUR John Surtees Cooper 11 Engine
12 BON Jo Bonnier Porsche 9 Injection
13 BRO Tony Brooks BRM 8 Engine
DNF MAY Michael May Lotus 13 Oil pipe
DNF BRA Jack Brabham Cooper 16 Ignition
DNF HIL Graham Hill BRM 4 Fuel pump
DNS IRE Innes Ireland Lotus Injury in practice
DNQ TAY Henry Taylor Lotus
DNQ GRE Masten Gregory Cooper
DNQ BIA Lucien Bianchi Emeryson
DNQ GEN Olivier Gendebien Emeryson

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 MOS Stirling Moss Lotus 1:39.100
2 GIN Richie Ginther Ferrari 1:39.200
3 CLA Jim Clark Lotus 1:39.600
4 HIL Graham Hill BRM 1:39.600
5 HIL Phil Hill Ferrari 1:39.800
6 VON Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 1:39.800
7 MCL Bruce McLaren Cooper 1:39.800
8 BRO Tony Brooks BRM 1:40.100
9 BON Jo Bonnier Porsche 1:40.300
10 IRE Innes Ireland Lotus 1:40.500
11 GUR Dan Gurney Porsche 1:40.600
12 SUR John Surtees Cooper 1:41.100
13 HER Hans Herrmann Porsche 1:41.100
14 MAY Michael May Lotus 1:42.000
15 ALL Cliff Allison Lotus 1:42.300
16 TRI Maurice Trintignant Cooper 1:42.400
17 TAY Henry Taylor Lotus 1:42.600
18 GRE Masten Gregory Cooper 1:42.700
19 BIA Lucien Bianchi Emeryson 1:42.900
20 GEN Olivier Gendebien Emeryson 1:43.700
21 BRA Jack Brabham Cooper 1:44.000