Race Result
| GP n. 95 - 14/05/1961 - Grand Prix of Monaco Circuit de Monte Carlo |
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| Winner: | Stirling Moss / Lotus-Climax - 2:45'50.1 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Stirling Moss / Lotus-Climax - 1:39.1 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Richie Ginther / Ferrari - 1:36.3 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | 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 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 38 | Phill Hill |
Ferrari | 100 | + 41.3 | 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 | 0 |
| 8 | 32 | Cliff Allison |
Lotus-Climax | 93 | + 7 laps | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | Hans Herrmann |
Porsche | 91 | + 9 laps | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | 28 | Jim Clark |
Lotus-Climax | 89 | + 11 laps | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | John Surtees |
Cooper-Climax | 68 | engine | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 |  Jo Bonnier |
Porsche | 59 | injection | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | Tony Brooks |
BRM-Climax | 54 | engine | 8 | 0 |
| Ret | 8 |  Michael May |
Lotus-Climax | 42 | oil pipe | 13 | 0 |
| Ret | 24 |  Jack Brabham |
Cooper-Climax | 38 | ignition | 16 | 0 |
| Ret | 18 | Graham Hill |
BRM-Climax | 11 | fuel pump | 4 | 0 |
| Dnq | 14 | Masten Gregory |
Cooper-Climax | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Dnq | 10 |  Lucien Bianchi |
Emeryson-Maserati | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Dnq | 12 | Olivier Gendebien |
Emeryson-Maserati | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Dnq | 34 | Henry Taylor |
Lotus-Climax | did not qualify | 0 | ||