Round 6 · 1961
German Grand Prix
WinnerMSSTeam Lotus · from P3
PoleHIL
Fastest lap8:57.800Hill · L10
Biggest gain+12Burgess P24→P12
Retirements10of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss MSS | Team Lotus | 3 | +2 | 15 | 2:18:12.400 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 5 | +3 | 15 | +21.400 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Phil Hill HIL | Ferrari | 1 | -2 | 15 | +22.500 FL | — | 4 |
| 4 | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 8 | +4 | 15 | +1:17.100 | — | 3 |
| 5 | John Surtees SUE | Cooper | 10 | +5 | 15 | +1:53.100 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren MCL | Cooper | 12 | +6 | 15 | +2:41.400 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Dan Gurney GUR | Porsche | 7 | 0 | 15 | +3:23.100 | — | |
| 8 | Richie Ginther GIN | Ferrari | 14 | +6 | 15 | +5:23.100 | — | |
| 9 | Jackie Lewis LEW | Cooper | 18 | +9 | 15 | +5:23.700 | — | |
| 10 | Roy Salvadori SAV | Cooper | 15 | +5 | 15 | +12:11.500 | — | |
| 11 | Tony Maggs MGG | Team Lotus | 22 | +11 | 14 | +1 lap | — | |
| 12 | Ian Burgess BUR | Cooper | 24 | +12 | 14 | +1 lap | — | |
| 13 | Hans Herrmann HEM | Porsche | 11 | -2 | 14 | +1 lap | — | |
| 14 | Porsche | 17 | +3 | 14 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 15 | Tony Marsh MAR | Team Lotus | 20 | +5 | 13 | +2 laps | — | |
| 16 | Gerry Ashmore ASM | Team Lotus | 25 | +9 | 13 | +2 laps | — | |
| — | Innes Ireland IRE | Team Lotus | 16 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | Cooper | 21 | 12 | DNF · L12 | — | |||
| — | Wolfgang Seidel SEI | Team Lotus | 23 | 3 | DNF · L3 | — | ||
| — | Jack Brabham BRB | Cooper | 2 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Tony Brooks BRK | BRM | 9 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | ||
| — | Jo Bonnier BON | Porsche | 4 | 5 | DNF · L5 | — | ||
| — | Graham Hill HIG | BRM | 6 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | Willy Mairesse MAW | Ferrari | 13 | 13 | DNF · L13 | — | ||
| — | Michael May MAM | Team Lotus | — | 0 | DNS | — | ||
| — | Lorenzo Bandini BAO | Cooper | 19 | 10 | DNF · L10 | — | ||
| — | Bernard Collomb COA | Cooper | 26 | 11 | NC · L11 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Recent winners at Nürburgring
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | German Grand Prix | Tony Brooks BRK | Vanwall | 2 |
| 1957 | German Grand Prix | Maserati | 1 | |
| 1956 | German Grand Prix | — | — | |
| 1954 | German Grand Prix | Mercedes (1954–55) | 1 | |
| 1953 | German Grand Prix | Nino Farina FAR | Ferrari | 3 |
| 1952 | German Grand Prix | Alberto Ascari ASC | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1951 | German Grand Prix | Alberto Ascari ASC | Ferrari | 1 |