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Stirling Moss won the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix

Stirling Moss won the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix for Team Lotus, ahead of Richie Ginther and Phil Hill at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
Stirling Moss
Team
Team Lotus
Top listed
Stirling Moss, Richie Ginther, and Phil Hill
Race date
May 14, 1961
Pole
Stirling Moss
Fastest lap
Stirling Moss
Classified drivers
21
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

Stirling Moss finished first for Team Lotus. Richie Ginther is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Phil Hill 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Maurice Trintignant from P15 to P7 (+8), Cliff Allison from P14 to P8 (+6), and Dan Gurney from P10 to P5 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Stirling Moss started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 DNQ, 3 Finished, 2 +5 laps, 2 Engine, and 1 +11 laps. Stirling Moss holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:36.300 on lap 85. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Stirling MossTeam Lotus2:45:50.1009
2Richie GintherFerrari2:45:53.7006
3Phil HillFerrari2:46:31.4004
4Wolfgang von TripsFerrariAccident3
5Dan GurneyPorsche+2 laps2
6Bruce McLarenCooper+5 laps1
7Maurice TrintignantCooper+5 laps0
8Cliff AllisonTeam Lotus+7 laps0
9Hans HerrmannPorsche+9 laps0
10Jim ClarkTeam Lotus+11 laps0
11John SurteesCooperEngine0
12Jo BonnierPorscheInjection0
13Tony BrooksBRMEngine0
DNFMichael MayTeam LotusOil pipe0
DNFJack BrabhamCooperIgnition0
DNFGraham HillBRMFuel pump0
DNSInnes IrelandTeam LotusInjury in practice0
DNQHenry TaylorTeam LotusDNQ0
DNQMasten GregoryCooperDNQ0
DNQLucien BianchiEmerysonDNQ0