Monaco Grand Prix
1961 · Round 1 · Monte Carlo, Monaco · May 14, 1961Race summary
Victory went to Moss (from 1st on the grid), with a 3.600s margin. Trintignant made the biggest gain, from 16th on the grid to 7th (up 9 places). Clark had a difficult race, dropping from 3rd to 10th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 100 | 2:45:50.100 | 9 |
| 2 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 2 | 100 | +3.600 | 6 |
| 3 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 5 | 100 | +41.300 | 4 |
| 4 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 6 | 98 | Accident | 3 |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 11 | 98 | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 7 | 95 | +5 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati | 16 | 95 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Cliff Allison | Lotus-Climax | 15 | 93 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Hans Herrmann | Porsche | 13 | 91 | +9 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 3 | 89 | +11 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 12 | 68 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 9 | 59 | Injection | 0 |
| 13 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 8 | 54 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Michael May | Lotus-Climax | 14 | 42 | Oil pipe | 0 |
| – | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 21 | 38 | Ignition | 0 |
| – | Graham Hill | BRM | 4 | 11 | Fuel pump | 0 |
| – | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | – | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |