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1961 Monaco Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Monaco circuit. Full information

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1961 Monaco Grand Prix

1961 Monaco Grand Prix is 95th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Monaco circuit. Stirling Moss won the pole position and this race. Richie Ginther and Phil Hill also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (315 km).

Previous race: 1960 USA Grand Prix
Next race: 1961 Netherlands Grand Prix
Race Start: 14th May 1961

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix

3rd victory for the Lotus team
15th victory for the Stirling Moss
23rd podium for the Stirling Moss
2nd podium for the Richie Ginther
8th podium for the Phil Hill

Stirling Moss - Winner of the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix

1961 Monaco Grand Prix

Lotus 18 #20 - 1961 Monaco Grand Prix winner

1961 Monaco Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Stirling Moss	Lotus 18, #20	9.00	2h 45m 50.1s ( 113.788 km/h )	100	RRC Walker Racing Team
2	Richie Ginther	Ferrari 156, #36	6.00	2h 45m 53.7s ( +03.6s )	100	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
3	Phil Hill	Ferrari 156, #38	4.00	2h 46m 31.4s ( +41.3s )	100	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
4	Wolfgang Von Trips	Ferrari 156, #40	3.00	Engine	98	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
5	Dan Gurney	Porsche 718, #4	2.00		98	Porsche System Engineering
6	Bruce Mclaren	Cooper T55, #26	1.00		95	Cooper Car Company
7	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper T51, #42	0		95	Scuderia Serenissima
8	Cliff Allison	Lotus 18, #32	0		93	UDT Laystall Racing Team
9	Hans Herrmann	Porsche 718, #6	0		91	Porsche System Engineering
10	Jimmy Clark	Lotus 21, #28	0		89	Team Lotus
11	John Surtees	Cooper T53, #22	0	Fuel pump	68	Yeoman Credit Racing Team
12	Jo Bonnier	Porsche 787, #2	0	Fuel pump	59	Porsche System Engineering
13	Tony Brooks	BRM P48/57, #16	0	Valve	54	Owen Racing Organisation
ab	Michael May	Lotus 18, #8	0	Gearbox	42	Scuderia Colonia
ab	Jack Brabham	Cooper T55, #24	0	Ignition	38	Cooper Car Company
ab	Graham Hill	BRM P48/57, #18	0	Fuel pump	11	Owen Racing Organisation
nq	Masten Gregory	Cooper T53, #14	0			Camoradi International
nq	Olivier Gendebien	Emeryson 61, #12	0			Equipe Nationale Belge
np	Innes Ireland	Lotus 21, #30	0	Accident		Team Lotus
nq	Henry Taylor	Lotus 18, #34	0			UDT Laystall Racing Team
nq	Lucien Bianchi	Emeryson 61, #10	0			Equipe Nationale Belge

Qualifying Results for the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix on the Monaco circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Stirling Moss	Lotus 18, #20	1'39''1	RRC Walker Racing Team
2	Richie Ginther	Ferrari 156, #36	1'39''3	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
3	Jimmy Clark	Lotus 21, #28	1'39''6	Team Lotus
4	Graham Hill	BRM P48/57, #18	1'39''6	Owen Racing Organisation
5	Phil Hill	Ferrari 156, #38	1'39''8	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
6	Wolfgang Von Trips	Ferrari 156, #40	1'39''8	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
7	Bruce Mclaren	Cooper T55, #26	1'39''8	Cooper Car Company
8	Tony Brooks	BRM P48/57, #16	1'40''1	Owen Racing Organisation
9	Jo Bonnier	Porsche 787, #2	1'40''3	Porsche System Engineering
10	Innes Ireland	Lotus 21, #30	1'40''5	Team Lotus
11	Dan Gurney	Porsche 718, #4	1'40''6	Porsche System Engineering
12	John Surtees	Cooper T53, #22	1'41''1	Yeoman Credit Racing Team
13	Hans Herrmann	Porsche 718, #6	1'41''1	Porsche System Engineering
14	Michael May	Lotus 18, #8	1'42''0	Scuderia Colonia
15	Cliff Allison	Lotus 18, #32	1'42''3	UDT Laystall Racing Team
16	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper T51, #42	1'42''4	Scuderia Serenissima
17	Jack Brabham	Cooper T55, #24	1'44''0	Cooper Car Company
18	Henry Taylor	Lotus 18, #34	1'42''6	UDT Laystall Racing Team
19	Masten Gregory	Cooper T53, #14	1'42''7	Camoradi International
20	Lucien Bianchi	Emeryson 61, #10	1'42''9	Equipe Nationale Belge
21	Olivier Gendebien	Emeryson 61, #12	1'43''7	Equipe Nationale Belge