German Grand Prix
Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1961
Podium
VONFerrari
2
MOSLotus
1
HILFerrari
3
Key facts
WinnerMOS2:18:12.400 from P3
PoleHIL8:55.200
Fastest lapHIL8:57.800 on lap 10
Finishers16 / 27classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOSStirling Moss | Lotus | 3 | ▲2 | 15 | 2:18:12.400 | 9 | – |
| 2 | VONWolfgang Von Trips | Ferrari | 5 | ▲3 | 15 | +21.400s | 6 | – |
| 3 | HILPhil Hill | Ferrari | 1 | ▼2 | 15 | +22.500s | 4 | 8:57.800 |
| 4 | CLAJim Clark | Lotus | 8 | ▲4 | 15 | +77.100s | 3 | – |
| 5 | SURJohn Surtees | Cooper | 10 | ▲5 | 15 | +113.100s | 2 | – |
| 6 | MCLBruce McLaren | Cooper | 12 | ▲6 | 15 | +161.400s | 1 | – |
| 7 | GURDan Gurney | Porsche | 7 | – | 15 | +202.600s | – | |
| 8 | GINRichie Ginther | Ferrari | 14 | ▲6 | 15 | +323.100s | – | |
| 9 | LEWJackie Lewis | Cooper | 18 | ▲9 | 15 | +323.700s | – | |
| 10 | SALRoy Salvadori | Cooper | 15 | ▲5 | 15 | +731.500s | – | |
| 11 | MAGTony Maggs | Lotus | 22 | ▲11 | 14 | +1 lap | – | |
| 12 | BURIan Burgess | Cooper | 24 | ▲12 | 14 | +1 lap | – | |
| 13 | HERHans Herrmann | Porsche | 11 | ▼2 | 14 | +1 lap | – | |
| 14 | DEBCarel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 17 | ▲3 | 14 | +1 lap | – | |
| 15 | MARTony Marsh | Lotus | 20 | ▲5 | 13 | +2 laps | – | |
| 16 | ASHGerry Ashmore | Lotus | 25 | ▲9 | 13 | +2 laps | – | |
| DNF | MAIWilly Mairesse | Ferrari | 13 | 13 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | TRIMaurice Trintignant | Cooper | 21 | 12 | Engine | – | ||
| NC | COLBernard Collomb | Cooper | 26 | 11 | Not classified | – | ||
| DNF | BANLorenzo Bandini | Cooper | 19 | 10 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | BROTony Brooks | BRM | 9 | 6 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | BONJo Bonnier | Porsche | 4 | 5 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | SEIWolfgang Seidel | Lotus | 23 | 3 | Handling | – | ||
| DNF | IREInnes Ireland | Lotus | 16 | 1 | Fire | – | ||
| DNF | GHIGraham Hill | BRM | 6 | 1 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | BRAJack Brabham | Cooper | 2 | 0 | Accident | – | ||
| DNS | MAYMichael May | Lotus | – | 0 | Accident in practice | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HILPhil Hill | Ferrari | 8:55.200 | |
| 2 | BRAJack Brabham | Cooper | 9:01.400 | +6.200s |
| 3 | MOSStirling Moss | Lotus | 9:01.700 | +6.500s |
| 4 | BONJo Bonnier | Porsche | 9:04.800 | +9.600s |
| 5 | VONWolfgang Von Trips | Ferrari | 9:05.500 | +10.300s |
| 6 | GHIGraham Hill | BRM | 9:06.400 | +11.200s |
| 7 | GURDan Gurney | Porsche | 9:06.600 | +11.400s |
| 8 | CLAJim Clark | Lotus | 9:08.100 | +12.900s |
| 9 | BROTony Brooks | BRM | 9:09.300 | +14.100s |
| 10 | SURJohn Surtees | Cooper | 9:11.200 | +16.000s |
| 11 | HERHans Herrmann | Porsche | 9:12.700 | +17.500s |
| 12 | MCLBruce McLaren | Cooper | 9:13.000 | +17.800s |
| 13 | MAIWilly Mairesse | Ferrari | 9:15.900 | +20.700s |
| 14 | GINRichie Ginther | Ferrari | 9:16.600 | +21.400s |
| 15 | SALRoy Salvadori | Cooper | 9:22.000 | +26.800s |
| 16 | IREInnes Ireland | Lotus | 9:22.900 | +27.700s |
| 17 | DEBCarel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 9:28.400 | +33.200s |
| 18 | LEWJackie Lewis | Cooper | 9:31.400 | +36.200s |
| 19 | BANLorenzo Bandini | Cooper | 9:35.400 | +40.200s |
| 20 | MARTony Marsh | Lotus | 9:37.700 | +42.500s |
| 21 | TRIMaurice Trintignant | Cooper | 9:38.500 | +43.300s |
| 22 | MAGTony Maggs | Lotus | 9:45.500 | +50.300s |
| 23 | SEIWolfgang Seidel | Lotus | 9:59.900 | +64.700s |
| 24 | BURIan Burgess | Cooper | 10:01.400 | +66.200s |
| 25 | ASHGerry Ashmore | Lotus | 10:06.000 | +70.800s |
| 26 | COLBernard Collomb | Cooper | 10:23.000 | +87.800s |
| 27 | MAYMichael May | Lotus | 10:37.500 | +102.300s |
Nürburgring
Previous winners here
| 1958 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall |
| 1957 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati |
| 1956 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari |
| 1954 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes |
| 1953 | Nino Farina | Ferrari |
| 1952 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 1951 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
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