1961 Monaco Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 14 May 1961 |
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| Circuit | Monte Carlo, 100 laps |
| Round | 1 of 8 |
| Race numbers | The 1961 Monaco Grand Prix was the
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| Previous race | 1960 United States Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 100 | 2hr 45m 50.100s | 9 | |
| 2 |  Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 100 | +3.600s | 6 | |
| 3 | +2 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 100 | +41.300s | 4 |
| 4 | +2 |  Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 98 | DNF | 3 |
| 5 | +5 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 98 | +2 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +1 |  Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 95 | +5 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +8 |  Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 95 | +5 laps | |
| 8 | +6 | Cliff Allison | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 93 | +7 laps | |
| 9 | +3 | Hans Herrmann | Porsche | 91 | +9 laps | |
| 10 | -7 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 89 | +11 laps | |
| 11 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 68 | DNF | ||
| 12 | -3 |  Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 59 | DNF | |
| 13 | -5 | Tony Brooks | BRM-Climax | 54 | DNF | |
| R |  Michael May | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 42 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 38 | DNF | ||
| R | Graham Hill | BRM-Climax | 11 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | |||||
Notes
- Wolfgang von Trips ended lap 98 in P4 before retiring the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:39.100
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 2 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari |
| 3 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 4 | Graham Hill | BRM-Climax |
| 5 | Phil Hill | Ferrari |
| 6 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari |
| 7 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 8 | Tony Brooks | BRM-Climax |
| 9 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche |
| 10 | Dan Gurney | Porsche |
| 11 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 12 | Hans Herrmann | Porsche |
| 13 | Michael May | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 14 | Cliff Allison | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 15 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
| 16 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax |
Non-qualifiers
| Driver | Constructor |
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| Henry Taylor | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
 Lucien Bianchi | Emeryson-Maserati (privateer) |
| Olivier Gendebien | Emeryson-Maserati (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1961 Monaco Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Stirling Moss | 9 |
| 2 | Richie Ginther | 6 |
| 3 | Phil Hill | 4 |
| 4 | Wolfgang von Trips | 3 |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | 2 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Lotus-Climax | 8 |
| 2 |  Ferrari | 6 |
| 3 | Porsche | 2 |
| 4 | Cooper-Climax | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Michael May (first Swiss driver to start a race since 1957)
- Last start
- Cliff Allison
- Wins
- 15th for Stirling Moss
- 3rd for Lotus
- Podiums
- 23rd for Stirling Moss, 8th for Phil Hill, 2nd for Richie Ginther
- 111th & 112th for Ferrari, 8th for Lotus
- Poles
- 16th and last for Stirling Moss
- 5th for Lotus
- Fastest laps
- 19th and last for Stirling Moss, 1st for Richie Ginther (31st different fastest lap setter, 10th American driver)
- 31st for Ferrari, 4th for Lotus
- Front row starts
- 36th for Stirling Moss, 2nd for Richie Ginther, 1st for Jim Clark (57th different front row starter, 11th British driver)
- Pole & win
- 8th and last for Stirling Moss
- Win & fastest lap
- 7th and last for Stirling Moss (first since 1959; only win and fastest lap for Lotus)
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 4th and last for Stirling Moss (first since 1959; only hat-trick for Lotus)