The 15th Modena Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 3 September 1961 at Modena Autodrome, Italy. The race was run over 100 laps of the circuit, and was dominated by British driver Stirling Moss in a Lotus 18/21.The qualifying system for this event was very unusual in that despite over 30 entrants, the starting grid was restricted to only 14 cars.