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1961 Monaco Grand Prix

The Rob Walker Racing Lotus 18 which Stirling Moss drove to victory in the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix.
The Rob Walker Racing Lotus 18 which Stirling Moss drove to victory in the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix.

The 1961 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on May 14, 1961 on the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the first round of the 1961 World Championship of Drivers, and the first World Championship race under the new 1.5 litre engine regulations.[1]

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Qualifying

The erratic yearly variations in Monaco's qualifying regulations saw grid places guaranteed for works teams and past winners in 1961.[2] Therefore the five works teams were awarded two places each on the grid, while Stirling Moss and Maurice Trintignant earned spots. This left nine drivers to fight over four remaining slots. A fifth opened up when Innes Ireland crashed during the final practice session, breaking his leg. Moss took pole position from Richie Ginther and Jim Clark, with Graham Hill and Phil Hill on the second row.

Race

Ginther led Clark and Moss into the first corner but Clark quickly ran into trouble with a faulty fuel pump. Ginther dropped to third on lap 14, when Moss and Bonnier passed him at almost the same time. At quarter distance, Moss had an impressive 10 second lead (in the underpowered Lotus 18-Climax)[3] but the Ferraris of Hill and then Ginther found their way around Bonnier and began to close the gap. At half distance, Moss' lead was 8 seconds, and down to 3 seconds on lap 60. Ginther moved into second on lap 75 and tried to close the gap, but Moss proved able to match his lap times, despite the 156's horsepower advantage.[4]

Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 20 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 100 2:45:50.1 1 9
2 36 Richie Ginther Ferrari 100 +3.6 secs 2 6
3 38 Phil Hill Ferrari 100 +41.3 secs 5 4
4 40 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 98 Accident 6 3
5 4 Dan Gurney Porsche 98 +2 Laps 10 2
6 26 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 95 +5 Laps 7 1
7 42 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati 95 +5 Laps 15
8 32 Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax 93 +7 Laps 14
9 6 Hans Herrmann Porsche 91 +9 Laps 12
10 28 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 89 +11 Laps 3
11 22 John Surtees Cooper-Climax 68 Engine 11
12 2 Jo Bonnier Porsche 59 Injection 9
13 16 Tony Brooks BRM-Climax 54 Engine 8
Ret 8 Michael May Lotus-Climax 42 Oil Pipe 13
Ret 24 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 38 Ignition 16
Ret 18 Graham Hill BRM-Climax 11 Fuel Pump 4
DNS 30 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax Injury in Practice
DNQ 34 Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax
DNQ 14 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax
DNQ 10 Lucien Bianchi Emeryson-Maserati
DNQ 12 Olivier Gendebien Emeryson-Maserati

Notes

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Stirling Moss 9
2 Richie Ginther 6
3 Phil Hill 4
4 Wolfgang von Trips 3
5 Dan Gurney 2

Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 Lotus-Climax 8
2 Ferrari 6
3 Porsche 2
4 Cooper-Climax 1

  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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