1961 Grand Prix of Germany
6 August - Nurburgring: 342.150 km (22.810 km x 15 laps)


Pole position: Phil Hill, Ferrari, 8:55.2
Fastest Lap: Phil Hill, Ferrari, 8:57.8 = 152.566 km/h

Results:

1  Stirling Moss              Lotus-Climax         2:18:12.4 = 148.538 km/h
2  Wolfgang von Trips         Ferrari              - 11.4
3  Phil Hill                  Ferrari              - 22.5
4  Jim Clark                  Lotus-Climax         - 1:17.1
5  John Surtees               Cooper-Climax        - 1:53.1
6  Bruce McLaren              Cooper-Climax        - 2:41.4
7  Dan Gurney                 Porsche              - 3:20.6
8  Richie Ginther             Ferrari              - 5:23.1
9  Jackie Lewis               Cooper-Climax        - 5:23.2
10 Roy Salvadori              Cooper-Climax        - 12:11.5
11 Tony Maggs                 Lotus-Climax         - 1 lap
12 Ian Burgess                Cooper-Climax        - 1 lap
13 Hans Herrmann              Porsche              - 1 lap
14 Carel Godin de Beaufort    Porsche              - 1 lap
15 Tony Marsh                 Lotus-Climax         - 2 laps
16 Gerry Ashmore              Lotus-Climax         - 2 laps
17 Maurice Trintignant        Cooper-Climax        - 3 laps (not running at finish)

Retired:

   Jack Brabham               Cooper-Climax           0 lap     Accident
   Graham Hill                BRM-Climax              1 lap     Accident
   Innes Ireland              Lotus-Climax            1 lap     Fire
   Wolfgang Seidel            Porsche                 3 laps    Steering
   Jo Bonnier                 Porsche                 5 laps    Engine
   Tony Brooks                BRM-Climax              6 laps    Engine
   Lorenzo Bandini            Ferrari                10 laps    Engine
   Maurice Trintignant        Cooper-Climax          12 laps    Engine
   Bernard Collomb            Cooper-Climax          12 laps    Engine
   Willy Mairesse             Ferrari                13 laps    Accident

Did Not Start:
   Michael May                Lotus-Climax           Car damaged in practice

Qualifying Times:

1 4    Phil Hill       Ferrari          8'55.2
2 1    Jack Brabham    Cooper/Climax    9'01.4
3 7    Stirling Moss   Lotus/Climax     9'01.7
4 8    Jo Bonnier      Porsche          9'04.8
5 3    W.von Trips     Ferrari          9'05.5
6 17   Graham Hill     BRM/Climax       9'06.4
7 9    Dan Gurney      Porsche          9'06.6
8 14   Jim Clark       Lotus/Climax     9'08.1
9 16   Tony Brooks     BRM/Climax       9'09.3
10 18  John Surtees    Cooper/Climax    9'11.2
11 11  Hans Herrmann   Porsche          9'12.7
12 2   Bruce McLaren   Cooper/Climax    9'13.0
13 6   Willy Mairesse  Ferrari          9'15.9
14 5   Richie Ginther  Ferrari          9'16.6
15 19  Roy Salvadori   Cooper/Climax    9'22.0
16 15  Innes Ireland   Lotus/Climax     9'22.9
17 31  C.G.de Beaufort Porsche          9'28.4
18 28  Jackie Lewis    Cooper/Climax    9'31.4
19 32  Lorenzo Bandini Cooper/Maserati  9'35.4
20 37  Tony Marsh      Lotus/Climax     9'37.7
21 20  M.Trintignant   Cooper/Maserati  9'38.5
22 33  Tony Maggs      Lotus/Climax     9'45.5
23 26  Wolfgang Seidel Lotus/Climax     9'59.9
24 30  Ian Burgess     Cooper/Climax   10'01.4
25 27  Gerry Ashmore   Lotus/Climax    10'06.0
26 38  Bernard Collomb Cooper/Climax   10'23.0
 Not present 
27 25  Michel May      Lotus/Climax    10'37.5