Stirling Moss won the Monaco Grand Prix 1961 at Circuit de Monaco on 14 May 1961, starting from pole position. Richie Ginther finished second for Ferrari, with Phil Hill completing the podium for Ferrari.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Stirling MossMOS | Lotus-Climax | 100 | 2:45:50.1 | 9 | |
| 2 | 2 | Richie GintherGIN | Ferrari | 100 | +3.6 | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | Phil HillHIL | Ferrari | 100 | +41.3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | Wolfgang von TripsVON | Ferrari | 98 | Accident | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | Dan GurneyGUR | Porsche | 98 | +2 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | Bruce McLarenMCL | Cooper-Climax | 95 | +5 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 16 | Maurice TrintignantTRI | Cooper-Maserati | 95 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 15 | Cliff AllisonALL | Lotus-Climax | 93 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 13 | Hans HerrmannHER | Porsche | 91 | +9 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 3 | Jim ClarkCLA | Lotus-Climax | 89 | +11 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 12 | John SurteesSUR | Cooper-Climax | 68 | Engine | 0 | |
| 12 | 9 | Jo BonnierBON | Porsche | 59 | Injection | 0 | |
| 13 | 8 | Tony BrooksBRO | BRM | 54 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Michael MayMAY | Lotus-Climax | 42 | Oil pipe | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Jack BrabhamBRA | Cooper-Climax | 38 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Graham HillHIL | BRM | 11 | Fuel pump | 0 | |
| W | 0 | Innes IrelandIRE | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| F | 0 | Henry TaylorTAY | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 0 | Masten GregoryGRE | Cooper-Climax | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 0 | Lucien BianchiBIA | Emeryson | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 0 | Olivier GendebienGEN | Emeryson | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |