1961 seasonR6 · 6 August 1961 · Nürburgring

German Grand Prix 1961

Stirling Moss won for Lotus. Started from P3.

Laps15PoleHillFastest lapHillDistance342.2 km
Start → finish · top ten3P1 Moss5P2 Von Trips1P3 HillP4 Clark10P5 Surtees12P6 McLaren7P7 Gurney14P8 Ginther18P9 LewisP10 Salvadori

Race results

01Stirling MossLotus2:18:12.4009
02Wolfgang von TripsFerrari+21.4006
03Phil Hillfastest lapFerrari+22.5004
04Jim ClarkLotus+1:17.1003
05John SurteesCooper+1:53.1002
06Bruce McLarenCooper+2:41.4001
07Dan GurneyPorsche+3:22.600
08Richie GintherFerrari+5:23.100
09Jackie LewisCooper+5:23.700
10Roy SalvadoriCooper+12:11.500
11Tony MaggsLotus+1 lap
12Ian BurgessCooper+1 lap
13Hans HerrmannPorsche+1 lap
14Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche+1 lap
15Tony MarshLotus+2 laps
16Gerry AshmoreLotus+2 laps
—Willy MairesseFerrariAccident
—Maurice TrintignantCooperEngine
—Bernard CollombCooperNot classified
—Lorenzo BandiniCooperEngine
—Tony BrooksBRMEngine
—Jo BonnierPorscheEngine
—Wolfgang SeidelLotusHandling
—Innes IrelandLotusFire
—Graham HillBRMAccident
—Jack BrabhamCooperAccident
—Michael MayLotusDid not start