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Home / Seasons / 1961 F1 World Championship Season / 1961 German Grand Prix

1961 German Grand Prix

DateSunday, 6 August 1961
Winner
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling Moss
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Climax
Pole position
  • USA flag lazyload Phil Hill
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • USA flag lazyload Phil Hill
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
CircuitNurburgring, 15 laps
Round6 of 8
Race numbers

The 1961 German Grand Prix was the

  • 100th World Championship race
  • 9th World Championship German Grand Prix
  • 8th World Championship race at Nurburgring (first since 1958)
More 1961 season
More German Grands Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling MossLotus-Climax (privateer)152hr 18m 12.400s9
2+3Germany flag lazyload Wolfgang von TripsFerrari15+21.400s6
3-2USA flag lazyload Phil HillFerrari15+22.500s4
4+4United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim ClarkLotus-Climax15+1m 17.100s3
5+5United Kingdom flag lazyload John SurteesCooper-Climax (privateer)15+1m 53.100s2
6+6New Zealand flag lazyload Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax15+2m 41.400s1
7 USA flag lazyload Dan GurneyPorsche15+3m 22.600s 
8+6USA flag lazyload Richie GintherFerrari15+5m 23.100s 
9+9United Kingdom flag lazyload Jackie LewisCooper-Climax (privateer)15+5m 23.700s 
10+5United Kingdom flag lazyload Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax (privateer)15+12m 11.500s 
11+11South Africa flag lazyload Tony MaggsLotus-Climax (privateer)14+1 lap 
12+12United Kingdom flag lazyload Ian BurgessCooper-Climax (privateer)14+1 lap 
13-2Germany flag lazyload Hans HerrmannPorsche14+1 lap 
14+3Netherlands flag lazyload Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche (privateer)14+1 lap 
R Belgium flag lazyload Willy MairesseFerrari13DNF 
15+5United Kingdom flag lazyload Tony MarshLotus-Climax (privateer)13+2 laps 
16+9United Kingdom flag lazyload Gerry AshmoreLotus-Climax (privateer)13+2 laps 
R France flag lazyload Maurice TrintignantCooper-Maserati (privateer)12DNF 
NC France flag lazyload Bernard CollombCooper-Climax (privateer)11+4 laps 
R Italy flag lazyload Lorenzo BandiniCooper-Maserati (privateer)10DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Tony BrooksBRM-Climax6DNF 
R Sweden flag lazyload Jo BonnierPorsche5DNF 
R Germany flag lazyload Wolfgang SeidelLotus-Climax (privateer)3DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Innes IrelandLotus-Climax1DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham HillBRM-Climax1DNF 
R Australia flag lazyload Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax0DNF 
Did not start
  Switzerland flag Michael MayLotus-Climax (privateer)   

Starting grid

Pole time: 8:55.200

PosDriverConstructor
1USA flag lazyload Phil HillFerrari
2Australia flag lazyload Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax
3United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling MossLotus-Climax (privateer)
4Sweden flag lazyload Jo BonnierPorsche
5Germany flag lazyload Wolfgang von TripsFerrari
6United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham HillBRM-Climax
7USA flag lazyload Dan GurneyPorsche
8United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
9United Kingdom flag lazyload Tony BrooksBRM-Climax
10United Kingdom flag lazyload John SurteesCooper-Climax (privateer)
11Germany flag lazyload Hans HerrmannPorsche
12New Zealand flag lazyload Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
13Belgium flag lazyload Willy MairesseFerrari
14USA flag lazyload Richie GintherFerrari
15United Kingdom flag lazyload Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax (privateer)
16United Kingdom flag lazyload Innes IrelandLotus-Climax
17Netherlands flag lazyload Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche (privateer)
18United Kingdom flag lazyload Jackie LewisCooper-Climax (privateer)
19Italy flag lazyload Lorenzo BandiniCooper-Maserati (privateer)
20United Kingdom flag lazyload Tony MarshLotus-Climax (privateer)
21France flag lazyload Maurice TrintignantCooper-Maserati (privateer)
22South Africa flag lazyload Tony MaggsLotus-Climax (privateer)
23Germany flag lazyload Wolfgang SeidelLotus-Climax (privateer)
24United Kingdom flag lazyload Ian BurgessCooper-Climax (privateer)
25United Kingdom flag lazyload Gerry AshmoreLotus-Climax (privateer)
26France flag lazyload Bernard CollombCooper-Climax (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-1961 German Grand Prix.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Germany flag lazyload Wolfgang von Trips33
2USA flag lazyload Phil Hill29
3United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling Moss21
4USA flag lazyload Richie Ginther16
5United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim Clark11
6Italy flag lazyload Giancarlo Baghetti9
7USA flag lazyload Dan Gurney9
8Australia flag lazyload Jack Brabham4
9United Kingdom flag lazyload John Surtees4
10New Zealand flag lazyload Bruce McLaren4
11Belgium flag lazyload Olivier Gendebien3
=United Kingdom flag lazyload Innes Ireland3
13Sweden flag lazyload Jo Bonnier2
14United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham Hill1
=United Kingdom flag lazyload Roy Salvadori1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Italy flag lazyload Ferrari38
2United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Climax24
3Germany flag lazyload Porsche11
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Cooper-Climax10
5United Kingdom flag lazyload BRM-Climax1

Statistics & milestones

Last start
Hans Herrmann, Tony Marsh
Wins
16th and last for Stirling Moss
4th for Lotus
Podiums
24th and last for Stirling Moss, 12th for Phil Hill, 6th and last for Wolfgang von Trips (last German driver to finish on the podium until 1970)
122nd & 123rd for Ferrari, 11th for Lotus
Poles
6th and last for Phil Hill
37th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
6th and last for Phil Hill
34th for Ferrari
Front row starts
37th and last for Stirling Moss, 17th for Jack Brabham, 9th and last for Phil Hill, 5th and last for Jo Bonnier (last Swedish front row starter until 1972)
Points finishes
35th and last for Stirling Moss, 14th and last for Wolfgang von Trips

See also

  • German Grand Prix
  • Nurburgring circuit
  • 1961 World Championship season

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