The Monaco Grand Prix 1961 was the 1st round of the 1961 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte-Carlo, Monaco, on May 14th.

Stirling Moss won the race from the pole, followed by Richie Ginther, and Phil Hill completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
Stirling Moss
Lotus-Climax
2:45:50.1
Finished
2
-
Richie Ginther
Ferrari
+3.6
Finished
3
2
Phil Hill
Ferrari
+41.3
Finished
4
2
Wolfgang von Trips
Ferrari
Accident
5
6
Dan Gurney
Porsche
+2 Laps
6
1
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax
+5 Laps
7
9
Maurice Trintignant
Cooper-Maserati
+5 Laps
8
7
Cliff Allison
Lotus-Climax
+7 Laps
9
4
Hans Herrmann
Porsche
+9 Laps
10
7
Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax
+11 Laps
11
1
John Surtees
Cooper-Climax
Engine
12
3
Jo Bonnier
Porsche
Injection
13
5
Tony Brooks
BRM
Engine
14
-
Michael May
Lotus-Climax
Oil pipe
15
6
Jack Brabham
Cooper-Climax
Ignition
16
12
Graham Hill
BRM
Fuel pump
17
17
Innes Ireland
Lotus-Climax
Withdrew
18
18
Henry Taylor
Lotus-Climax
Did not qualify
19
19
Masten Gregory
Cooper-Climax
Did not qualify
20
20
BIA
Lucien Bianchi
Emeryson
Did not qualify
21
21
Olivier Gendebien
Emeryson
Did not qualify
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

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Strategy

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Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 13 drivers out of the original 21 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Wolfgang von Trips, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 98, John Surtees, and Tony Brooks, both suffered an engine malfunction, Jo Bonnier, who had an problem with the injection on lap 59, Michael May, who had problems with the oil pipe on lap 42, Jack Brabham, who had issues with the ignition on lap 38, Graham Hill, who had a fuel pump failure on lap 11, and Innes Ireland, who withdrew on lap 0.

Accident

  • Wolfgang von Trips
    Lap 98

Engine

  • John Surtees
    Lap 68
  • Tony Brooks
    Lap 54

Injection

  • Jo Bonnier
    Lap 59

Oil pipe

  • Michael May
    Lap 42

Ignition

  • Jack Brabham
    Lap 38

Fuel pump

  • Graham Hill
    Lap 11

Withdrew

  • Innes Ireland
    Lap 0

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.