The 1961 German Grand Prix started August 6th, 1961 at 01:00 on Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany. Phil Hill started from pole position with Jack Brabham next to him. Stirling Moss started from third place.
After 2 hour, 18 minutes and 12 seconds Stirling Moss finished the race first. The podium was completed with Wolfgang von Trips in second and Phil Hill in third place.
After the 1961 German Grand Prix, Wolfgang von Trips is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 33 points. von Trips is 4 points ahead of Phil Hill.
After 2 hour, 18 minutes and 12 seconds Stirling Moss finished the race first. The podium was completed with Wolfgang von Trips in second and Phil Hill in third place.
After the 1961 German Grand Prix, Wolfgang von Trips is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 33 points. von Trips is 4 points ahead of Phil Hill.
Circuit
Location
Nürburg, Germany
Date
August 6th, 1961 at 01:00
Round
6/8
Winner
Stirling Moss
Winning time
2:18:12.4
Pole position
Phil Hill
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 2 | #7 Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 2:18:12.4 | 3 | 15 | 9 |
| 2 3 | #3 Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | +21.4 | 5 | 15 | 6 |
| 3 2 | #4 Phil Hill | Ferrari | +22.5 | 1 | 15 | 4 |
| 4 4 | #14 Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | +1:17.1 | 8 | 15 | 3 |
| 5 5 | #18 John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | +1:53.1 | 10 | 15 | 2 |
| 6 6 | #2 Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | +2:41.4 | 12 | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | #9 Dan Gurney | Porsche | +3:23.1 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| 8 6 | #5 Richie Ginther | Ferrari | +5:23.1 | 14 | 15 | 0 |
| 9 9 | #28 Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax | +5:23.7 | 18 | 15 | 0 |
| 10 5 | #19 Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | +12:11.5 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 11 11 | #33 Tony Maggs | Lotus-Climax | +1 Lap | 22 | 14 | 0 |
| 12 12 | #30 Ian Burgess | Cooper-Climax | +1 Lap | 24 | 14 | 0 |
| 13 2 | #11 Hans Herrmann | Porsche | +1 Lap | 11 | 14 | 0 |
| 14 3 | #31 Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | +1 Lap | 17 | 14 | 0 |
| 15 5 | #37 Tony Marsh | Lotus-Climax | +2 Laps | 20 | 13 | 0 |
| 16 9 | #27 Gerry Ashmore | Lotus-Climax | +2 Laps | 25 | 13 | 0 |
| - | #6 Willy Mairesse | Ferrari | DNF (Accident) | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| - | #20 Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati | DNF (Engine) | 21 | 12 | 0 |
| - | #38 Bernard Collomb | Cooper-Climax | Not classified | 26 | 11 | 0 |
| - | #32 Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper-Maserati | DNF (Engine) | 19 | 10 | 0 |
| - | #16 Tony Brooks | BRM | DNF (Engine) | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| - | #8 Jo Bonnier | Porsche | DNF (Engine) | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| - | #26 Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | DNF (Handling) | 23 | 3 | 0 |
| - | #17 Graham Hill | BRM | DNF (Accident) | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| - | #15 Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | DNF (Heat shield fire) | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| - | #1 Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | DNF (Accident) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #10 Edgar Barth | Porsche | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #12 Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #25 Michael May | Lotus-Climax | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #29 Peter Monteverdi | MBM | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #34 Renato Pirocchi | Cooper-Climax | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #35 Geoff Duke | Cooper-Climax | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #39 John Campbell-Jones | Cooper-Climax | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 2 | 4 | 33 | |
| 2 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 1 | 5 | 29 | -4 |
| 3 | Stirling Moss | Ferguson | 2 | 2 | 21 | -12 |
| 4 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 3 | 16 | -17 | |
| 5 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 2 | 11 | -22 | |
| 6 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari | 1 | 1 | 9 | -24 |
| 7 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 1 | 9 | -24 | |
| 8 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 4 | -29 | ||
| 9 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 4 | -29 | ||
| 10 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 4 | -29 | ||
| 11 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 3 | -30 | ||
| 12 | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 3 | -30 | ||
| 13 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 2 | -31 | ||
| 14 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | 1 | -32 | ||
| 15 | Graham Hill | BRM | 1 | -32 | ||
| 16 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -33 | ||
| 17 | Cliff Allison | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -33 | ||
| 18 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 0 | -33 | ||
| 19 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -33 | ||
| 20 | Hans Herrmann | Porsche | 0 | -33 | ||
| 21 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -33 | ||
| 22 | Henry Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -33 | ||
| 23 | Tony Maggs | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -33 | ||
| 24 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 0 | -33 | ||
| 25 | Michael May | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -33 | ||
| 26 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -33 | ||
| 27 | Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -33 | ||
| 28 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -33 | ||
| 29 | Tony Marsh | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -33 | ||
| 30 | Keith Greene | Gilby | 0 | -33 | ||
| 31 | Gerry Ashmore | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -33 | ||
| 32 | Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -33 | ||
| 33 | Willy Mairesse | Ferrari | 0 | -33 | ||
| 34 | Lucien Bianchi | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -33 | ||
| 35 | Bernard Collomb | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -33 | ||
| 36 | Giorgio Scarlatti | De Tomaso-Osca | 0 | -33 | ||
| 37 | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -33 | ||
| 38 | Edgar Barth | Porsche | 0 | -33 | ||
| 39 | Juan Manuel Bordeu | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -33 | ||
| 40 | Peter Monteverdi | MBM | 0 | -33 | ||
| 41 | Massimo Natili | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -33 | ||
| 42 | Brian Naylor | JBW | 0 | -33 | ||
| 43 | Renato Pirocchi | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -33 | ||
| 44 | Geoff Duke | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -33 | ||
| 45 | John Campbell-Jones | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -33 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 4 | 13 | 42 | |
| 2 | Lotus-Climax | 2 | 4 | 26 | -16 |
| 3 | Porsche | 1 | 11 | -31 | |
| 4 | Cooper-Climax | 10 | -32 | ||
| 5 | BRM | 1 | -41 | ||
| 6 | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -42 | ||
| 7 | Gilby | 0 | -42 | ||
| 8 | Emeryson | 0 | -42 | ||
| 9 | De Tomaso-Osca | 0 | -42 | ||
| 10 | MBM | 0 | -42 | ||
| 11 | JBW | 0 | -42 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #33 Max Verstappen | Sebastian Vettel | Daniil Kvyat | 1:16.645 - Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:15.545 - Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2016 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Daniel Ricciardo | Max Verstappen | 1:18.442 - Daniel Ricciardo | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | 1:19.908 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Räikkönen | Romain Grosjean | 1:33.468 - Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2012 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Jenson Button | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:18.725 - Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso |
| 2011 | #3 Lewis Hamilton | Fernando Alonso | Mark Webber | 1:34.302 - Lewis Hamilton | Mark Webber |
| 2010 | #8 Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | Sebastian Vettel | 1:15.824 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #14 Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel | Felipe Massa | 1:33.365 - Fernando Alonso | Mark Webber |
| 2008 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Felipe Massa | 1:15.987 - Nick Heidfeld | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Felipe Massa | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:16.357 - Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2005 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Juan Pablo Montoya | Jenson Button | 1:14.873 - Kimi Räikkönen | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Jenson Button | Fernando Alonso | 1:13.780 - Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher |
| 2003 | #3 Juan Pablo Montoya | David Coulthard | Jarno Trulli | Juan Pablo Montoya | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Ralf Schumacher | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2001 | #5 Ralf Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Jacques Villeneuve | Juan Pablo Montoya | |
| 2000 | #4 Rubens Barrichello | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | David Coulthard | |
| 1999 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Mika Salo | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Jacques Villeneuve | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1997 | #8 Gerhard Berger | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jean Alesi | Jacques Villeneuve | Damon Hill | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Gerhard Berger | Damon Hill | |
| 1994 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Olivier Panis | Éric Bernard | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Michael Schumacher | Mark Blundell | Alain Prost | |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna | Michael Schumacher | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Jean Alesi | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1990 | #27 Ayrton Senna | Alessandro Nannini | Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Stefan Johansson | Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1986 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | Keke Rosberg | |
| 1985 | #27 Michele Alboreto | Alain Prost | Jacques Laffite | Teo Fabi | |
| 1984 | #7 Alain Prost | Niki Lauda | Derek Warwick | Alain Prost | |
| 1983 | #28 René Arnoux | Andrea de Cesaris | Riccardo Patrese | Patrick Tambay | |
| 1982 | #27 Patrick Tambay | René Arnoux | Keke Rosberg | Didier Pironi | |
| 1981 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | Jacques Laffite | Alain Prost | |
| 1980 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Carlos Reutemann | Alan Jones | Alan Jones | |
| 1979 | #27 Alan Jones | Clay Regazzoni | Jacques Laffite | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | |
| 1978 | #5 Mario Andretti | Jody Scheckter | Jacques Laffite | Mario Andretti | |
| 1977 | #11 Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Jody Scheckter | |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Jody Scheckter | Jochen Mass | James Hunt | |
| 1975 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Jacques Laffite | Niki Lauda | Niki Lauda | |
| 1974 | #11 Clay Regazzoni | Jody Scheckter | Carlos Reutemann | Niki Lauda | |
| 1973 | #5 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Jacky Ickx | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1972 | #4 Jacky Ickx | Clay Regazzoni | Ronnie Peterson | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1971 | #2 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Clay Regazzoni | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1970 | #2 Jochen Rindt | Jacky Ickx | Denny Hulme | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1969 | #6 Jacky Ickx | Jackie Stewart | Bruce McLaren | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1968 | #6 Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | Jochen Rindt | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1967 | #2 Denny Hulme | Jack Brabham | Chris Amon | Jim Clark | |
| 1966 | #3 Jack Brabham | John Surtees | Jochen Rindt | Jim Clark | |
| 1965 | #1 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Dan Gurney | Jim Clark | |
| 1964 | #7 John Surtees | Graham Hill | Lorenzo Bandini | John Surtees | |
| 1963 | #7 John Surtees | Jim Clark | Richie Ginther | Jim Clark | |
| 1962 | #11 Graham Hill | John Surtees | Dan Gurney | Dan Gurney | |
| 1959 | #4 Tony Brooks | Dan Gurney | Phil Hill | Tony Brooks | |
| 1958 | #8 Tony Brooks | Roy Salvadori | Maurice Trintignant | Mike Hawthorn | |
| 1957 | #1 Juan Fangio | Mike Hawthorn | Peter Collins | Juan Fangio | |
| 1956 | #1 Juan Fangio | Stirling Moss | Jean Behra | Juan Fangio | |
| 1954 | #18 Juan Fangio | Mike Hawthorn | Maurice Trintignant | Juan Fangio | |
| 1953 | #12 Nino Farina | Juan Fangio | Mike Hawthorn | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1952 | #101 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Rudi Fischer | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1951 | #71 Alberto Ascari | Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Alberto Ascari |