43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E
1961 Monaco Grand Prix | ||||
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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 | Lotus-Climax | |||
Time | 1.39.1 | |||
Fastest lap | ||||
Drivers | Richie Ginther (lap 84) | Ferrari | ||
Stirling Moss (lap 85) | Lotus-Climax | |||
Time | 1.36.3 | |||
Podium | ||||
First | Lotus-Climax | |||
Second | Ferrari | |||
Third | 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.[1]