Round 6 of 8 · Nürburg · 6 August 1961, Sunday
German Grand Prix
Key highlights
Hill
pole position
15
laps
16
finishers out of 26
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 2:18:12.4 | 9 |
| 2 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | +21.4 | 6 |
| 3 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | +22.5 | 4 |
| 4 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | +1:17.1 | 3 |
| 5 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | +1:53.1 | 2 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | +2:41.4 | 1 |
| 7 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | +3:23.1 | |
| 8 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | +5:23.1 | |
| 9 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax | +5:23.7 | |
| 10 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | +12:11.5 | |
| 11 | Tony Maggs | Lotus-Climax | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Climax | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | Hans Herrmann | Porsche | +1 Lap | |
| 14 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | +1 Lap | |
| 15 | Tony Marsh | Lotus-Climax | +2 Laps | |
| 16 | Gerry Ashmore | Lotus-Climax | +2 Laps | |
| DNF | Willy Mairesse | Ferrari | Accident | |
| DNF | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati | Engine | |
| NC | Bernard Collomb | Cooper-Climax | Not classified | |
| DNF | Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper-Maserati | Engine | |
| DNF | Tony Brooks | BRM | Engine | |
| DNF | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | Engine | |
| DNF | Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | Handling | |
| DNF | Graham Hill | BRM | Accident | |
| DNF | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | Heat shield fire | |
| DNF | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | Accident | |
| WD | Edgar Barth | Porsche | Withdrew | |
| WD | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | Withdrew | |
| WD | Michael May | Lotus-Climax | Withdrew | |
| WD | Peter Monteverdi | MBM | Withdrew | |
| WD | Renato Pirocchi | Cooper-Climax | Withdrew | |
| WD | Geoff Duke | Cooper-Climax | Withdrew | |
| WD | John Campbell-Jones | Cooper-Climax | Withdrew |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- NC
- Not classified
- WD
- Withdrew