Round 6 · 6 August 1961
1961 German Grand Prix: results
Stirling Moss (Lotus-Climax) won the 1961 German Grand Prix, round 6 of the championship, held on 6 August 1961 at Nürburgring (Germany), starting from position 3. Wolfgang von Trips (Ferrari) and Phil Hill (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Phil Hill.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 3 | 2:18:12.400 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 5 | +21.399 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 1 | +22.500 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 8 | +77.100 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 10 | +113.100 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 12 | +161.400 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 7 | +203.100 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 14 | +323.100 s | — | Finished |
| 9 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax | 18 | +323.700 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | 15 | +731.500 s | — | Finished |
| 11 | Tony Maggs | Lotus-Climax | 22 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Climax | 24 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Hans Herrmann | Porsche | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Tony Marsh | Lotus-Climax | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 16 | Gerry Ashmore | Lotus-Climax | 25 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 17 | Willy Mairesse | Ferrari | 13 | — | — | Accident |
| 18 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati | 21 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Bernard Collomb | Cooper-Climax | 26 | — | — | Not classified |
| 20 | Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper-Maserati | 19 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 9 | — | — | Engine |
| 22 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 4 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | 23 | — | — | Handling |
| 24 | Graham Hill | BRM | 16 | — | — | Accident |
| 25 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 6 | — | — | Heat shield fire |
| 26 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 2 | — | — | Accident |
| 27 | Edgar Barth | Porsche | — | — | — | Withdrew |
| 28 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | — | — | — | Withdrew |
| 29 | Michael May | Lotus-Climax | — | — | — | Withdrew |
| 30 | Peter Monteverdi | MBM | — | — | — | Withdrew |