German Grand Prix
Round 6 · 6 August 1961 ·Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
von Trips
Ferrari
2
Moss
Lotus-Climax
1
Hill
Ferrari
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss |  British | Lotus-Climax | 15 | 2:18:12.4 | 9 |
| 2 | Wolfgang von Trips |  German | Ferrari | 15 | +21.4 | 6 |
| 3 | Phil Hill |  American | Ferrari | 15 | +22.5 | 4 |
| 4 | Jim Clark | British | Lotus-Climax | 15 | +1:17.1 | 3 |
| 5 | John Surtees | British | Cooper-Climax | 15 | +1:53.1 | 2 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren |  New Zealander | Cooper-Climax | 15 | +2:41.4 | 1 |
| 7 | Dan Gurney | American | Porsche | 15 | +3:23.1 | 0 |
| 8 | Richie Ginther | American | Ferrari | 15 | +5:23.1 | 0 |
| 9 | Jackie Lewis | British | Cooper-Climax | 15 | +5:23.7 | 0 |
| 10 | Roy Salvadori | British | Cooper-Climax | 15 | +12:11.5 | 0 |
| 11 | Tony Maggs |  South African | Lotus-Climax | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Ian Burgess | British | Cooper-Climax | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Hans Herrmann | German | Porsche | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Carel Godin de Beaufort |  Dutch | Porsche | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Tony Marsh | British | Lotus-Climax | 13 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Gerry Ashmore | British | Lotus-Climax | 13 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| R | Willy Mairesse |  Belgian | Ferrari | 13 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Maurice Trintignant |  French | Cooper-Maserati | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| N | Bernard Collomb | French | Cooper-Climax | 11 | Not classified | 0 |
| R | Lorenzo Bandini |  Italian | Cooper-Maserati | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Tony Brooks | British | BRM | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Jo Bonnier |  Swedish | Porsche | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Wolfgang Seidel | German | Lotus-Climax | 3 | Handling | 0 |
| R | Graham Hill | British | BRM | 1 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Innes Ireland | British | Lotus-Climax | 1 | Heat shield fire | 0 |
| R | Jack Brabham |  Australian | Cooper-Climax | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| W | Edgar Barth | German | Porsche | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| W | Masten Gregory | American | Cooper-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| W | Michael May |  Swiss | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| W | Peter Monteverdi | Swiss | MBM | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| W | Renato Pirocchi | Italian | Cooper-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| W | Geoff Duke | British | Cooper-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| W | John Campbell-Jones | British | Cooper-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- W
- Withdrew
- N
- Not classified