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1961 Germany Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Nürburgring circuit. Full information

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1961 Germany Grand Prix

1961 Germany Grand Prix is 100th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Nürburgring circuit. Phil Hill won the pole position, Stirling Moss won this race. Wolfgang Von Trips and Phil Hill also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 15 laps (342 km).

Previous race: 1961 Britain Grand Prix
Next race: 1961 Italy Grand Prix
Race Start: 6th August 1961

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1961 Germany Grand Prix

4th victory for the Lotus team
16th victory for the Stirling Moss
24th podium for the Stirling Moss
6th podium for the Wolfgang Von Trips
12th podium for the Phil Hill

1961 Germany Grand Prix

Lotus 18/21 #7 - 1961 Germany Grand Prix winner

1961 Germany Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Stirling Moss	Lotus 18/21, #7	9.00	2h 18m 12.4s ( 148.538 km/h )	15	RRC Walker Racing Team
2	Wolfgang Von Trips	Ferrari 156, #3	6.00	2h 18m 33.8s ( +21.3s )	15	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
3	Phil Hill	Ferrari 156, #4	4.00	2h 18m 34.9s ( +22.5s )	15	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
4	Jimmy Clark	Lotus 21, #14	3.00	2h 19m 29.5s ( +1m 17.1s )	15	Team Lotus
5	John Surtees	Cooper T53, #18	2.00	2h 20m 05.5s ( +1m 53.1s )	15	Yeoman Credit Racing Team
6	Bruce Mclaren	Cooper T55, #2	1.00	2h 20m 53.8s ( +2m 41.3s )	15	Cooper Car Company
7	Dan Gurney	Porsche 718, #9	0	2h 21m 35.0s ( +3m 22.6s )	15	Porsche System Engineering
8	Richie Ginther	Ferrari 156, #5	0	2h 23m 35.5s ( +5m 23.1s )	15	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
9	Jackie Lewis	Cooper T53, #28	0	2h 23m 36.1s ( +5m 23.6s )	15	H&L Motors
10	Roy Salvadori	Cooper T53, #19	0	2h 30m 23.9s ( +12m 11.5s )	15	Yeoman Credit Racing Team
11	Tony Maggs	Lotus 18, #33	0		14	Louise Bryden-Brown
12	Ian Burgess	Cooper T53, #30	0		14	Camoradi International
13	Hans Herrmann	Porsche 718, #11	0		14	Porsche System Engineering
14	Carel Godin De Beaufort	Porsche 718, #31	0		14	Ecurie Maarsbergen
15	Tony Marsh	Lotus 18, #37	0		13	Privé
16	Gerry Ashmore	Lotus 18, #27	0		13	Privé
ab	Willy Mairesse	Ferrari 156, #6	0	Accident	13	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
ab	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper T51, #20	0	Engine	12	Scuderia Serenissima
ab	Bernard Collomb	Cooper T53, #38	0	Engine	11	Privé
ab	Lorenzo Bandini	Cooper T53, #32	0	Engine	10	Scuderia Centro Sud
ab	Tony Brooks	BRM P48/57, #16	0	Engine	6	Owen Racing Organisation
ab	Jo Bonnier	Porsche 718, #8	0	Engine	5	Porsche System Engineering
ab	Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus 18, #26	0	Steering	3	Scuderia Colonia
ab	Graham Hill	BRM P48/57, #17	0	Accident	1	Owen Racing Organisation
ab	Innes Ireland	Lotus 21, #15	0	Fire	1	Team Lotus
f	Renato Pirocchi	Cooper T45, #34	0	Not present		Pescara Racing Team
f	Geoff Duke	Cooper T45, #35	0	Car unavailable		Fred Tuck Cars
f	John Campbell-Jones	Cooper T51, #39	0	Not present		Privé
f	Peter Monteverdi	MBM FJ, #29	0	Car unavailable		Privé
np	Michael May	Lotus 18, #25	0	Accident		Scuderia Colonia
f	Giorgio Scarlatti	De Tomaso F1, #21	0	Not present		Scuderia Serenissima
ab	Jack Brabham	Cooper T55, #1	0	Throttle	0	Cooper Car Company
f	Edgar Barth	Porsche 787, #10	0	Too slow		Porsche KG
f	Masten Gregory	Cooper T53, #12	0	Not present		Camoradi International

Qualifying Results for the 1961 Germany Grand Prix on the Nürburgring circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Phil Hill	Ferrari 156, #4	8'55''2	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
2	Jack Brabham	Cooper T55, #1	9'01''4	Cooper Car Company
3	Stirling Moss	Lotus 18/21, #7	9'01''7	RRC Walker Racing Team
4	Jo Bonnier	Porsche 718, #8	9'04''8	Porsche System Engineering
5	Wolfgang Von Trips	Ferrari 156, #3	9'05''5	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
6	Graham Hill	BRM P48/57, #17	9'06''4	Owen Racing Organisation
7	Dan Gurney	Porsche 718, #9	9'06''6	Porsche System Engineering
8	Jimmy Clark	Lotus 21, #14	9'08''1	Team Lotus
9	Tony Brooks	BRM P48/57, #16	9'09''3	Owen Racing Organisation
10	John Surtees	Cooper T53, #18	9'11''2	Yeoman Credit Racing Team
11	Hans Herrmann	Porsche 718, #11	9'12''7	Porsche System Engineering
12	Bruce Mclaren	Cooper T55, #2	9'13''0	Cooper Car Company
13	Willy Mairesse	Ferrari 156, #6	9'15''9	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
14	Richie Ginther	Ferrari 156, #5	9'16''6	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
15	Roy Salvadori	Cooper T53, #19	9'22''0	Yeoman Credit Racing Team
16	Innes Ireland	Lotus 21, #15	9'22''9	Team Lotus
17	Carel Godin De Beaufort	Porsche 718, #31	9'28''4	Ecurie Maarsbergen
18	Jackie Lewis	Cooper T53, #28	9'31''4	H&L Motors
19	Lorenzo Bandini	Cooper T53, #32	9'35''4	Scuderia Centro Sud
20	Tony Marsh	Lotus 18, #37	9'37''7	Privé
21	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper T51, #20	9'38''5	Scuderia Serenissima
22	Tony Maggs	Lotus 18, #33	9'45''5	Louise Bryden-Brown
23	Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus 18, #26	9'59''9	Scuderia Colonia
24	Ian Burgess	Cooper T53, #30	10'01''4	Camoradi International
25	Gerry Ashmore	Lotus 18, #27	10'06''0	Privé
26	Bernard Collomb	Cooper T53, #38	10'23''0	Privé
27	Michael May	Lotus 18, #25	10'37''5	Scuderia Colonia
0	Peter Monteverdi	MBM FJ, #29	0	Privé
0	John Campbell-Jones	Cooper T51, #39	0	Privé
0	Geoff Duke	Cooper T45, #35	0	Fred Tuck Cars
0	Renato Pirocchi	Cooper T45, #34	0	Pescara Racing Team
0	Giorgio Scarlatti	De Tomaso F1, #21	0	Scuderia Serenissima
0	Edgar Barth	Porsche 787, #10	0	Porsche KG
0	Masten Gregory	Cooper T53, #12	0	Camoradi International