1961 German Grand Prix
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  1961 German Grand Prix

Race details
Race 6 of 8 in the 1961 Formula One season.
Date	July 15 1961
Official name	XXIII Grosser Preis von Deutschland
Location	Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany
Course	Public road/Permanent racing facility 22.810 km (14.173 mi)
Distance	15 laps, 342.150 km (212.602 mi)
Weather	Wet
Pole position
Driver	Phil Hill	Ferrari
Time	8.55.2
Fastest lap
Driver	Phil Hill	Ferrari
Time	8.57.8 on lap 10
Podium
First	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax
Second	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari
Third	Phil Hill	Ferrari

The 1961 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 6 August 1961 at Nürburgring.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	7	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax	15	2:18:12.4	3	9
2	3	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	15	+21.4 secs	5	6
3	4	Phil Hill	Ferrari	15	+22.5 secs	1	4
4	14	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	15	+1:17.1	8	3
5	18	John Surtees	Cooper-Climax	15	+1:53.1	10	2
6	2	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	15	+2:41.4	12	1
7	9	Dan Gurney	Porsche	15	+3:23.1	7
8	5	Richie Ginther	Ferrari	15	+5:23.1	14
9	28	Jackie Lewis	Cooper-Climax	15	+5:23.7	18
10	19	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	15	+12:11.5	15
11	33	Tony Maggs	Lotus-Climax	14	+1 Lap	22
12	30	Ian Burgess	Cooper-Climax	14	+1 Lap	24
13	11	Hans Herrmann	Porsche	14	+1 Lap	11
14	31	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	14	+1 Lap	17
15	37	Tony Marsh	Lotus-Climax	13	+2 Laps	20
16	27	Gerry Ashmore	Lotus-Climax	13	+2 Laps	25
Ret	6	Willy Mairesse	Ferrari	13	Accident	13
Ret	20	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Maserati	12	Engine	21
NC	38	Bernard Collomb	Cooper-Climax	11	Not Classified	26
Ret	32	Lorenzo Bandini	Cooper-Maserati	10	Engine	19
Ret	16	Tony Brooks	BRM-Climax	6	Engine	9
Ret	8	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	5	Engine	4
Ret	26	Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus-Climax	3	Handling	23
Ret	17	Graham Hill	BRM-Climax	1	Accident	16
Ret	15	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	1	Fire	6
Ret	1	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	0	Accident	2
WD	10	Edgar Barth	Porsche		Car unraceworthy
WD	12	Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax		Car raced by Burgess
WD	25	Michael May	Lotus-Climax		Practice accident
WD	29	Piero Monteverdi	MBM-Porsche
WD	34	Renato Pirocchi	Cooper-Climax
WD	35	Geoff Duke	Cooper-Climax		Car not ready
WD	39	John Campbell-Jones	Cooper-Climax

Notes

• Pole position: Phil Hill - 8:55.2
• Fastest Lap: Phil Hill - 8:57.8
• Lap Leaders: Stirling Moss 15 laps (1-15).