1961 Monaco Grand Prix

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1961 Monaco Grand Prix
Race 1 of 8 in the 1961 Formula One season
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Race details
Date 14 May 1961
Official name XIX Grand Prix de Monaco
Location Circuit de Monaco
Monte Carlo/La Condamine, Monaco
Course Street circuit
Course length 3.145 km (1.954 miles)
Distance 100 laps, 314.5 km (195.4 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver
  • Stirling Moss
Lotus-Climax
Time 1.39.1
Fastest lap
Drivers Richie Ginther (lap 84) Ferrari
Fastest lap Stirling Moss (lap 85) Lotus-Climax
Time 1.36.3
Podium
First
  • Stirling Moss
Lotus-Climax
Second
  • Richie Ginther
Ferrari
Third
  • Phil Hill
Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1961 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 14 May 1961 on the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was race 1 of 8 in both the 1961 World Championship of Drivers and the 1961 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was also the first World Championship race under the new 1.5 litre engine regulations.

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