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| |title=<center>1961 Monaco Grand Prix</center>
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| |imagecaption=Stirling Moss on route to victory.
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| |status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
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| The '''''1961 Monaco Grand Prix''''' was the inaugural race of the 1961 Formula One Season. Occurring on 14th May at the Circuit de Monaco, the race was ultimately won by Stirling Moss in a Rob Walker-owned Lotus-Climax, after fending off the Ferraris in the first World Championship event that mandated engines be of 1.5 litres. The event was also the first to be televised by CBS.
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| ==Background==
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| The ''1961 Monaco Grand Prix'' was the eighth running of the event as part of Formula One following its debut on the calendar in 1950.<ref name="history">[https://f1chronicle.com/the-history-of-the-monaco-grand-prix/ ''F1 Chronicle detailing the history of the Monaco Grand Prix''.] Retrieved 21st Sep '22</ref> It was also the 19th in Grand Prix history.<ref>[https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/winners/&race=monaco_grand_prix ''Ultimate Car Page'' providing a list of Monaco Grand Prix.] Retrieved 21st Sep '22</ref><ref name="history"/> Lasting 100 laps,<ref name="results">[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1961_Grand_Prix_of_Monaco/F/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the qualifying and race results of the event.] Retrieved 21st Sep '22</ref> the Monaco Grand Prix remains an integral event of the Formula One calendar, including being prestigious enough to be classified as part of the Triple Crown of Motorsport, alongside the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Indianapolis 500.<ref name="history"/><ref>[https://www.topendsports.com/events/motorsports/triple-crown.htm ''Topend Sports'' detailing the Triple Crown of Motorsport.] Retrieved 21st Sep '22</ref>
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| The race was to mark the first of the 1.5 litre engine era.<ref name="espn">[http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/42945.htm ''ESPN'' summarising the race.] Retrieved 21st Sep '22</ref><ref name="engines">[https://theparcferme.com/then-and-now-engine-changes-in-1961/ ''The Parc Ferme'' detailing the change from 2.5 to 1.5 litre engines, and the resistance against this regulation change.] Retrieved 21st Sep '22</ref><ref name="grand">[https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr095.html ''Grand Prix'' summarising the event.] Retrieved 21st Sep '22</ref><ref name="magazine">[https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-1961/11/xix-grand-prix-of-monaco-what-a-race ''Motor Sport'' providing a detailed race report.] Retrieved 21st Sep '22</ref> Some, including many of the British teams, were unhappy with the reduction from 2.5 to 1.5 litres, deeming the change to have been abrupt and potentially reducing the sport's entertainment value.<ref name="espn"/><ref name="engines"/><ref name="magazine"/> Whereas the British teams were combatting the change, Ferrari were embracing it, developing the "shark-nose" 156 with a V6 engine fine-tuned for the new regulations.<ref name="espn"/><ref name="engines"/><ref name="magazine"/> With an unchanged line-up consisting of Phil Hill, Wolfgang von Trips, and Richie Ginther, Ferrari appeared the favourites to achieve pole position for the event.<ref name="espn"/><ref name="magazine"/> However, after fine-tuning his less powerful Walker Lotus 18, it was Moss who took pole, with a time of 1:39.1.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="results"/> Ginther took second, while Lotus-Climax's Jim Clark posted the third fastest time.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/> Most factory teams were given two automatic spots for the 16-car race, with Moss and Cooper-Maserati's Maurice Trintignant also granted automatic entry to the event.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/> Hence, the third drivers of factory teams and the remaining privateer entries battled it out to decide the final four spaces in the race, in addition to ensuring a good starting position for the race.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/> Among them was Ginther, whose second place easily ensured qualification, unlike the five drivers that ultimately failed to make the 20-car grid, including Lotus-Climax's Cliff Allison.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/>
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| Clark's time of 1:39.6 occurred during the first session, significantly faster than any other driver at the time.<ref name="magazine"/> However, he suffered a major accident after losing control at the Sainte Devote Corner.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/> While he escaped injury, the young Scot was forced to wait until the race as his Lotus was rebuilt.<ref name="magazine"/> His teammate Innes Ireland suffered a more serious crash after a poor gear change caused him to spin in the tunnel.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/> The resulting impact at over 100 mph destroyed his Lotus, and ejected him from his car.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/> He suffered a broken leg, forcing him out of the event.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> Years later, he recalled the accident, stating "Ah, yes, '61 - that was the year when I came out of the fucking tunnel without the fucking car."<ref name="espn"/> As a spot was now available for the 16-car event, Allison was allowed to compete, having been the fastest of the original non-qualifiers.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/><ref name="grand"/>
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| ==The Race==
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| With the starting order decided, the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix commenced on 14th May.<ref name="results"/> Before the race began, Moss removed his Lotus' side panels and doused himself with water to ensure adequate cooling.<ref name="espn"/><ref name="magazine"/> Both Ginther and Clark made strong starts, the pair running 1-2 as the cars exited the hairpin, Moss now down to third.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> Moss moved ahead of Clark a lap later, as the Scot suffered issues with a trapped wire under his car's fuel tank, forcing a pitstop.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/> Moss was already five seconds behind Ginther by lap 3, but would reduce the gap to 1.5 by lap 8, while Porsche's Jo Bonnier was not far behind in third.<ref name="magazine"/> By lap 14, the Lotus and Porsche had closed up to the Ferrari, with Moss and Bonnier overtaking Ginther.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="results"/> Moss built up a six second lead over Bonnier by lap 20, while Ginther was dropping back, facing challenges from his Ferrari teammates.<ref name="magazine"/> On lap 24, Hill passed Ginther, but all three Ferraris had caught up to Bonnier, Hill achieving an overtake two laps later while von Trips passed Ginther.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/> However, the American would re-pass the German on lap 32.<ref name="magazine"/> Moss remained ahead of Hill by 10 seconds, but unable to increase the gap.<ref name="magazine"/>
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| This gap remained by lap 40, with Ginther suddenly becoming more competitive by overtaking Bonnier on lap 41 thanks to superior acceleration, before closing in on Hill.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/> As he chased his teammate, he began to dictate the pace between Hill, himself, and Bonnier, reducing Moss' lead to around seven seconds.<ref name="magazine"/> On lap 55, Moss saw his lead distance cut by more than half, forcing him to find ways of maintaining his lead.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/> On lap 60, Bonnier retired following a seeming injection pump failure, although neither the Swede nor his team discovered until later that the issue was resolvable by simply cooling the system.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="results"/> Elsewhere, Moss continued to lead by five seconds, primarily by lapping slower cars that forced the Ferraris to waste time and distance to do the same.<ref name="magazine"/> Hill by contrast was struggling with the intense heat, and his slow pace enabled Moss to increase the gap by 1.4 seconds.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/> Ginther, frustrated with his teammate's slow speed, roughly overtook his fellow American on lap 75, and by lap 82, had reduced the gap to Moss to four seconds.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/>
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| Both drivers were setting lap times below 1:37, with their performance praised by the crowd and publications like ''Motor Sport''.<ref name="magazine"/> On lap 91, after seeing Moss maintain a five-second lead, Ginther attempted one last push.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/> This was not necessarily to overtake the Brit, but to try and force a mistake or mechanical failure.<ref name="magazine"/> Despite reducing the gap to 3.6 seconds, Ginther was unable to trouble Moss, who crossed the line to take his third Monaco Grand Prix victory and eight points in the Drivers' Championship.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> Considering how Moss held off a trio of new Ferraris in an older Lotus, it led to ''ESPN'' and ''Grand Prix'' deeming the race as one of Moss' greatest ever drives.<ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/> Ginther finished second, while Hill took third.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="results"/> Hill would drive von Trips back to the pits after the latter crashed out on the final lap, although the German was still classified in fourth.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="results"/> Porsche's Dan Gurney and Cooper-Climax's Bruce McLaren claimed the final points positions of fifth and sixth respectively.<ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/><ref name="magazine"/>
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| ==Availability==
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| The race was the first Formula One event to receive television coverage from CBS.<ref name="time">[https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,895401,00.html ''TIME'' listing the CBS broadcast of the race.] Retrieved 21st Sep '22</ref><ref name="broadcasts">[https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?cid=8D94CC199E340254&resid=8D94CC199E340254!149 List of Formula One television broadcasts noting several organisations provided live coverage of the race, in addition to CBS' taped broadcast.] Retrieved 21st Sep '22</ref> On 15th June 1961, CBS aired a one hour report on the event, hosted by Budd Palmer.<ref name="time"/><ref name="broadcasts"/> The CBS coverage is publicly available on YouTube, along with a BP-sponsored colour documentary called "Two Laps of Honour". However, other television broadcasts remain missing.<ref name="broadcasts"/> Among these include full live coverage of the event by RAI and ORTF, with the BBC providing partial live coverage.<ref name="genome">[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_television_service/1961-05-14#at-14.30 BBC Genome archive of ''Radio Times'' issues detailing the BBC's coverage of the race.] Retrieved 21st Sep '22</ref><ref name="broadcasts"/> According to Issue 1,957 of ''Radio Times'', 35 minutes of BBC coverage was dedicated to the race start, while some live footage of the final laps was also aired following a 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Czechoslovakia and Scotland.<ref name="genome"/>
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| ==Gallery==
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| ===Videos===
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| {{Video|perrow =4
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| |service1 =youtube
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| |id1 =VT8Zl0qtWg8
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| |description1 =Remastered CBS coverage of the race.
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| |service2 =youtube
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| |id2 =ryx3Hle3oME
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| |description2 =Remastered colour footage of the race from a documentary.
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| |service3 =youtube
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| |id3 =CzoFICFZosc
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| |description3 ="Two Laps of Honour" film.
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| |service4 =youtube
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| |id4 =24iOa8LS5ww
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| |description4 =Silent amateur footage of the event.
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| }}
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| ===Images===
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| <gallery mode=packed heights=250px>
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| 1961monacograndprix2.jpg|Programme for the race.
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| 1961monacograndprix3.jpg|Clark ahead of Moss in the early stages of the race.
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| 1961monacograndprix4.jpg|Moss during the race.
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| 1961monacograndprix5.jpg|Moss with the trophy.
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| </gallery>
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[1953 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1953)]]
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| *[[1953 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1953)]]
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| *[[1954 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1954)]]
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| *[[1954 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1954)]]
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| *[[1955 Dutch Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1955)]]
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| *[[1955 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1955)]]
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| *[[1955 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1955)]]
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| *[[1956 Belgian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
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| *[[1956 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
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| *[[1956 French Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
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| *[[1956 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
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| *[[1956 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
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| *[[1957 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1957)]]
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| *[[1957 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1957)]]
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| *[[1958 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1958)]]
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| *[[1958 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1958)]]
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| *[[1958 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1958)]]
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| *[[1959 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1959)]]
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| *[[1959 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1959)]]
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| *[[1959 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1959)]]
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| *[[1959 Portuguese Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1959)]]
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| *[[1960 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1960)]]
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| *[[1960 French Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1960)]]
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| *[[1960 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1960)]]
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| *[[1960 Portuguese Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1960)]]
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| *[[2005 San Marino Grand Prix (partially found ITV advert break during final laps of Formula One race; 2005)]]
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| *[[Advanced Driving with Graham Hill (lost ITV motoring series; 1974)]]
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| *[[Donkey Does F1 (partially found photos of Shrek character inflatable at Formula One races; 2004)]]
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| *[[F-1 World Grand Prix III (lost build of cancelled Nintendo 64 Formula One racing game; 2000-2001)]]
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| *[[F1 2000 (lost pre-release builds of Formula One game; 2000)]]
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| *[[F1 2010 (lost pre-alpha build of Formula One game; 2010)]]
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| *[[F1 Racing Championship 2 (lost build of cancelled PC/PlayStation 2 Formula One game; 2001)]]
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| *[[Fernando Alonso's 2015 testing accident (lost footage of Formula One test session crash; 2015)]]
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| *[[Grand Prix 3 (lost build of cancelled Dreamcast port of PC Formula One racing game; 2001)]]
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| *[[Grand Prix 4 (lost build of cancelled Xbox port of PC Formula One racing game sequel; 2002)]]
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| *[[McLaren MP4-18 (lost footage of unraced Formula One car; 2003)]]
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| *[[Racing Arrows (partially found Formula One TV series; 2001)]]
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| *[[Robert Kubica's 2010 Japanese Grand Prix Q3 lap (lost audio of Formula One qualifying lap; 2010)]]
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| *[[Williams FW15C (partially found footage and lap time information of unraced CVT Formula One car; 1993)]]
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| [[Category:Lost recordings of real incidents]]
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| [[Category:Lost TV]]
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| [[Category:Partially found media]]
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| [[Category:Historic]]
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