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1961 season/Round 1

Monaco Grand Prix 1961

  • Monaco
  • Monte Carlo
  • 14 May 1961
  • 100 laps
  • 314.5 km
  • 3.145 km a lap
  1. P1Stirling MossLotus2:45:50.100
  2. P2Richie GintherFerrari+3.600
  3. P3Phil HillFerrari+41.300

Result

PosDriverNo.Team · engineGridLapsTime / reasonPoints
1Stirling Mossfastest lap20Lotus · Climax11002:45:50.1009
2Richie Gintherfastest lap36Ferrari2100+3.6006
3Phil Hill38Ferrari5100+41.3004
4Wolfgang von Trips40Ferrari698Accident3
5Dan Gurney4Porsche1098+2 laps2
6Bruce McLaren26Cooper · Climax795+5 laps1
7Maurice Trintignant42Cooper · Maserati1595+5 laps
8Cliff Allison32Lotus · Climax1493+7 laps
9Hans Herrmann6Porsche1291+9 laps
10Jim Clark28Lotus · Climax389+11 laps
11John Surtees22Cooper · Climax1168Engine
12Jo Bonnier2Porsche959Injection
13Tony Brooks16BRM · Climax854Engine
DNFMichael May8Lotus · Climax1342Oil pipe
DNFJack Brabham24Cooper · Climax1638Ignition
DNFGraham Hill18BRM · Climax411Fuel pump
DNSInnes Ireland30Lotus · Climax–Injury in practice
DNQHenry Taylor34Lotus · Climax–
DNQMasten Gregory14Cooper · Climax–
DNQLucien Bianchi10Emeryson · Maserati–
DNQOlivier Gendebien12Emeryson · Maserati–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap
1Stirling MossLotus1:39.100
2Richie GintherFerrari1:39.200+0.100
3Jim ClarkLotus1:39.600+0.500
4Graham HillBRM1:39.600+0.500
5Phil HillFerrari1:39.800+0.700
6Wolfgang von TripsFerrari1:39.800+0.700
7Bruce McLarenCooper1:39.800+0.700
8Tony BrooksBRM1:40.100+1.000
9Jo BonnierPorsche1:40.300+1.200
10Innes IrelandLotus1:40.500+1.400
11Dan GurneyPorsche1:40.600+1.500
12John SurteesCooper1:41.100+2.000
13Hans HerrmannPorsche1:41.100+2.000
14Michael MayLotus1:42.000+2.900
15Cliff AllisonLotus1:42.300+3.200
16Maurice TrintignantCooper1:42.400+3.300
17Henry TaylorLotus1:42.600+3.500
18Masten GregoryCooper1:42.700+3.600
19Lucien BianchiEmeryson1:42.900+3.800
20Olivier GendebienEmeryson1:43.700+4.600
21Jack BrabhamCooper1:44.000+4.900

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

PosDriverLapTimeGap
1Richie Ginther841:36.300
1Stirling Moss851:36.300

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 1. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season
Drivers' championship after round 1
PosDriverPointsChange
1Stirling Moss9
2Richie Ginther6
3Phil Hill4
4Wolfgang von Trips3
5Dan Gurney2
6Bruce McLaren1
Constructors' championship after round 1
PosTeamPointsChange
1Lotus8
2Ferrari6
3Porsche2
4Cooper1