Monaco Grand Prix
Round 1 · 14 May 1961 ·Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Ginther
Ferrari
2
Moss
Lotus-Climax
1
Hill
Ferrari
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss |  British | Lotus-Climax | 100 | 2:45:50.1 | 9 |
| 2 | Richie Ginther |  American | Ferrari | 100 | +3.6 | 6 |
| 3 | Phil Hill | American | Ferrari | 100 | +41.3 | 4 |
| 4 | Wolfgang von Trips |  German | Ferrari | 98 | Accident | 3 |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | American | Porsche | 98 | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren |  New Zealander | Cooper-Climax | 95 | +5 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Maurice Trintignant |  French | Cooper-Maserati | 95 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Cliff Allison | British | Lotus-Climax | 93 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Hans Herrmann | German | Porsche | 91 | +9 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jim Clark | British | Lotus-Climax | 89 | +11 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | John Surtees | British | Cooper-Climax | 68 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Jo Bonnier |  Swedish | Porsche | 59 | Injection | 0 |
| 13 | Tony Brooks | British | BRM | 54 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Michael May |  Swiss | Lotus-Climax | 42 | Oil pipe | 0 |
| R | Jack Brabham |  Australian | Cooper-Climax | 38 | Ignition | 0 |
| R | Graham Hill | British | BRM | 11 | Fuel pump | 0 |
| W | Innes Ireland | British | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| F | Henry Taylor | British | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
| F | Masten Gregory | American | Cooper-Climax | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
| F | Lucien Bianchi |  Belgian | Emeryson | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
| F | Olivier Gendebien | Belgian | Emeryson | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify
- W
- Withdrew