The 1961 Monaco Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 1961 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held on the streets of Monte Carlo on Sunday, 14 May 1961. Stirling Moss started on pole position in a Lotus Climax and was the race winner.
1961 Monaco Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Stirling Moss | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 100 | 2:45:50.100 | 2:45:50.100 | - | - | 1:36.300 | 85 | 113.800 | 9 |
| 2 | 36 | Richie Ginther | United States | Ferrari | Dunlop | 100 | +3.600 | 2:45:53.700 | +3.600 | +3.600 | 1:36.300 | 84 | 113.700 | 6 |
| 3 | 38 | Phil Hill | United States | Ferrari | Dunlop | 100 | +41.300 | 2:46:31.400 | +41.300 | +37.700 | 1:37.800 | 81 | 113.300 | 4 |
| 4 | 40 | Wolfgang von Trips | Germany | Ferrari | Dunlop | 98 | DNF | 2 laps | 2 laps | 1:38.900 | 59 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Dan Gurney | United States | Porsche | Dunlop | 98 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:40.000 | 70 | 2 | |||
| 6 | 26 | Bruce McLaren | New Zealand | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 95 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 3 laps | 1:38.300 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 42 | Maurice Trintignant | France | Cooper Maserati | Dunlop | 95 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 1:43.000 | 79 | ||||
| 8 | 32 | Cliff Allison | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 93 | +7 laps | 7 laps | 2 laps | 1:43.200 | 68 | |||
| 9 | 6 | Hans Herrmann | Germany | Porsche | Dunlop | 91 | +9 laps | 9 laps | 2 laps | 1:41.300 | 47 | |||
| 10 | 28 | Jim Clark | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 89 | +11 laps | 11 laps | 2 laps | 1:39.400 | 72 | |||
| 11 | 22 | John Surtees | Great Britain | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 68 | DNF | 32 laps | 21 laps | 1:37.100 | 41 | |||
| 12 | 2 | Jo Bonnier | Sweden | Porsche | Dunlop | 59 | DNF | 41 laps | 9 laps | 1:38.600 | 48 | |||
| 13 | 16 | Tony Brooks | Great Britain | BRM Climax | Dunlop | 54 | DNF | 46 laps | 5 laps | 1:40.500 | 52 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Michael May | Switzerland | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 42 | DNF | 1:45.100 | 22 | |||||
| DNF | 24 | Jack Brabham | Australia | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 38 | DNF | 1:41.600 | 38 | |||||
| DNF | 18 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | BRM Climax | Dunlop | 11 | DNF | 1:42.100 | 10 |