Pit Lane F1
1961 Season - Round 6 - 1961-08-06
Stirling Moss won the 1961 German Grand Prix for Lotus-Climax, with Wolfgang von Trips (Ferrari) second and Phil Hill (Ferrari) third. The win came from P3 on the grid.
Ian Burgess (Cooper-Climax) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P24 on the grid to P12 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 14 drivers failing to finish.
30 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1961 German Grand Prix, completing round 6 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 3 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 1 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Jim Clark |
| Lotus-Climax |
| 8 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 10 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 12 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 7 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 14 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax | 18 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | 15 | Finished | 0 |
| 11 | Tony Maggs | Lotus-Climax | 22 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Climax | 24 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Hans Herrmann | Porsche | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Tony Marsh | Lotus-Climax | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Gerry Ashmore | Lotus-Climax | 25 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Willy Mairesse | Ferrari | 13 | Accident | 0 |
| 18 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Bernard Collomb | Cooper-Climax | 26 | Not classified | 0 |
| 20 | Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper-Maserati | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | 23 | Handling | 0 |
| 24 | Graham Hill | BRM | 16 | Accident | 0 |
| 25 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 6 | Heat shield fire | 0 |
| 26 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 2 | Accident | 0 |
| 27 | Edgar Barth | Porsche | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 28 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 29 | Michael May | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 30 | Peter Monteverdi | MBM | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
