1961 German Grand Prix
- Round
- 6 of 1961
- Circuit
- Nurburgring Nordschleife
- Location
- Nurburg, Germany
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Sir Stirling Moss
- Constructor
- Team Lotus
- Entrant
- Lotus-Climax
- Pole position
- Phil Hill
- Fastest lap
- Phil Hill
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Stirling Moss | Team Lotus | 3 | 15 | 9 | — |
| 2 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 5 | 15 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 1 | 15 | 4 | — · fastest lap |
| 4 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | 8 | 15 | 3 | — |
| 5 | John Surtees | Cooper | 10 | 15 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 12 | 15 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 7 | 15 | — | — |
| 8 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 14 | 15 | — | — |
| 9 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper | 18 | 15 | — | — |
| 10 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper | 15 | 15 | — | — |
| 11 | Tony Maggs | Team Lotus | 22 | 14 | — | — |
| 12 | Ian Burgess | Cooper | 24 | 14 | — | — |
| 13 | Hans Herrmann | Porsche | 11 | 14 | — | — |
| 14 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 17 | 14 | — | — |
| 15 | Tony Marsh | Team Lotus | 20 | 13 | — | — |
| 16 | Gerry Ashmore | Team Lotus | 25 | 13 | — | — |
| DNS | Michael May | Team Lotus | — | — | — | Accident in practice |
| DNF | Sir Jack Brabham | Cooper | 2 | 0 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 4 | 5 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Graham Hill | BRM | 6 | 1 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Tony Brooks | BRM | 9 | 6 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Willy Mairesse | Ferrari | 13 | 13 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | 16 | 1 | — | Fire |
| DNF | Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper | 19 | 10 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper | 21 | 12 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Wolfgang Seidel | Team Lotus | 23 | 3 | — | Handling |
| NC | Bernard Collomb | Cooper | 26 | 11 | — | NC |