1961 Monaco Grand Prix
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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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Report
Qualifying
The erratic yearly variations in Monaco's qualifying regulations saw grid places guaranteed for works teams and past winners in 1961.<ref name="LangVol1P180">Template:Cite book</ref> 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 in quick succession.<ref name="LangVol1P180"/> At quarter distance, Moss had an impressive 10 second lead (in the underpowered Lotus 18-Climax)<ref>Kettlewell, Mike. "Monaco: Road Racing on the Riviera", in Northey, Tom, editor. World of Automobiles (London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 12, p.1384.</ref> 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.<ref>Kettlewell, p.1384.</ref>
Classification
Qualifying
- Template:Color box Drivers that had to qualify on speed: only the five fastest (four before Ireland's injury) would race.
Race
Notes
- This was the third time Stirling Moss had won the Monaco Grand Prix, thereby breaking the old record of two Grand Prix wins set by Juan Manuel Fangio at the 1957 Monaco Grand Prix.
- This was the 50th race for Cooper.
Championship standings after the race
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- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
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| 1 | Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss | 9 | |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther | 6 | |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Phil Hill | 4 | |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Wolfgang von Trips | 3 | |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney | 2 | |
| Source: <ref name="Championship">Template:Cite web</ref> | |||
- Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Lotus-Climax | 8 | |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Ferrari | 6 | |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Porsche | 2 | |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Cooper-Climax | 1 | |
| Source: <ref name="Championship"/> | |||
- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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