1961 German Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 6 of 8 in the 1961 Formula One season. | ||
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| Date | July 15, 1961 | |
| Official name | XXIII Grosser Preis von Deutschland | |
| Location | Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany |
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| Course | Public road/Permanent racing facility 14.173 mi / 22.810 km |
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| Distance | 15 laps, 212.602 mi / 342.150 km | |
| 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 |
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The 1961 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 6 August 1961 at Nürburgring.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 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 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} 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 |
[edit] Notes
- Pole position: Phil Hill - 8:55.2
- Fastest Lap: Phil Hill - 8:57.8
- Lap Leaders: Stirling Moss 15 laps (1-15).
| Previous race: 1961 British Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1961 season |
Next race: 1961 Italian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1959 German Grand Prix |
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