1961 German Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 6 August 1961
Winner:	Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax
Pole position:	Phil Hill Ferrari
Fastest lap:	Phil Hill Ferrari
Circuit:	Nurburgring, 15 laps
Round:	6 of 8

Race Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+2	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax (P)	15	2hr 18m 12.400s	9
2	+3	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	15	+21.400s	6
3	-2	Phil Hill	Ferrari	15	+22.500s	4
4	+4	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	15	+1m 17.100s	3
5	+5	John Surtees	Cooper-Climax (P)	15	+1m 53.100s	2
6	+6	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	15	+2m 41.400s	1
7		Dan Gurney	Porsche	15	+3m 22.600s
8	+6	Richie Ginther	Ferrari	15	+5m 23.100s
9	+9	Jackie Lewis	Cooper-Climax (P)	15	+5m 23.700s
10	+5	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax (P)	15	+12m 11.500s
11	+11	Tony Maggs	Lotus-Climax (P)	14	+1 lap
12	+12	Ian Burgess	Cooper-Climax (P)	14	+1 lap
13	-2	Hans Herrmann	Porsche	14	+1 lap
14	+3	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	14	+1 lap
R		Willy Mairesse	Ferrari	13	DNF
15	+5	Tony Marsh	Lotus-Climax (P)	13	+2 laps
16	+9	Gerry Ashmore	Lotus-Climax (P)	13	+2 laps
R		Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Maserati (P)	12	DNF
NC		Bernard Collomb	Cooper-Climax (P)	11	+4 laps
R		Lorenzo Bandini	Cooper-Maserati (P)	10	DNF
R		Tony Brooks	BRM-Climax	6	DNF
R		Jo Bonnier	Porsche	5	DNF
R		Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus-Climax (P)	3	DNF
R		Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	1	DNF
R		Graham Hill	BRM-Climax	1	DNF
R		Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	0	DNF
Did not start
		Michael May	Lotus-Climax (P)

Starting Grid

• Highlight: race winner
• Highlight: second place
• Highlight: third place
• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Phil Hill	Ferrari	8:55.200
2	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax
3	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax (P)
4	Jo Bonnier	Porsche
5	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari
6	Graham Hill	BRM-Climax
7	Dan Gurney	Porsche
8	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
9	Tony Brooks	BRM-Climax
10	John Surtees	Cooper-Climax (P)
11	Hans Herrmann	Porsche
12	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax
13	Willy Mairesse	Ferrari
14	Richie Ginther	Ferrari
15	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax (P)
16	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax
17	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche
18	Jackie Lewis	Cooper-Climax (P)
19	Lorenzo Bandini	Cooper-Maserati (P)
20	Tony Marsh	Lotus-Climax (P)
21	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Maserati (P)
22	Tony Maggs	Lotus-Climax (P)
23	Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus-Climax (P)
24	Ian Burgess	Cooper-Climax (P)
25	Gerry Ashmore	Lotus-Climax (P)
26	Bernard Collomb	Cooper-Climax (P)

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

• Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1961

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Wolfgang von Trips	33
2	Phil Hill	29
3	Stirling Moss	21
4	Richie Ginther	16
5	Jim Clark	11
6	Giancarlo Baghetti	9
7	Dan Gurney	9
8	Jack Brabham	4
9	John Surtees	4
10	Bruce McLaren	4
11	Olivier Gendebien	3
=	Innes Ireland	3
13	Jo Bonnier	2
14	Graham Hill	1
=	Roy Salvadori	1

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Ferrari	38
2	Lotus-Climax	24
3	Porsche	11
4	Cooper-Climax	10
5	BRM-Climax	1

Statistics & Milestones

Last start

Driver: Hans Herrmann, Tony Marsh

Wins

Driver: 16th and last for Stirling Moss

Constructor: 4th for Lotus

Podiums

Driver: 24th and last for Stirling Moss, 12th for Phil Hill, 6th and last for Wolfgang von Trips

Constructor: 122nd & 123rd for Ferrari, 11th for Lotus

Poles

Driver: 6th and last for Phil Hill

Constructor: 37th for Ferrari

Fastest laps

Driver: 6th and last for Phil Hill

Constructor: 34th for Ferrari

Front row starts

Driver: 37th and last for Stirling Moss, 17th for Jack Brabham, 9th and last for Phil Hill, 5th and last for Jo Bonnier

Points finishes

Driver: 35th and last for Stirling Moss, 14th and last for Wolfgang von Trips

See also

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