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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