1961 German Grand Prix

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1961 German Grand Prix
Circuit Nurburgring-1927-Nordschleife.svg
Race details
Date6 August 1961
Official name XXIII Grosser Preis von Deutschland
Location Nürburgring
Nürburg, West Germany
Course Public road/Permanent racing facility
Course length 22.810 km (14.173 miles)
Distance 15 laps, 342.150 km (212.602 miles)
Weather Wet
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 8.55.2
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United States.svg Phil Hill Ferrari
Time 8.57.8 on lap 10
Podium
First Lotus-Climax
Second Ferrari
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 1961 German Grand Prix
Stirling Moss in his winning Lotus-Climax MossLotusClimax19610806.jpg
Stirling Moss in his winning Lotus-Climax

The 1961 German Grand Prix was the 23rd time the German Grand Prix (or Grosser Preis von Deutschland) motor race was held. The race also held the honorary designation of the 21st European Grand Prix. It was run to Formula One regulations as race 6 of 8 in both the 1961 World Championship of Drivers and the 1961 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers It was held on 6 August 1961 over 15 laps of the giant 14.2 mile Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit for a race distance of almost 213 miles. The race also celebrated the 100th race since the establishment of the World Championship in 1950.

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The race was won by British driver Stirling Moss, driving a Lotus 18/21 for privateer outfit the Rob Walker Racing Team; it proved to be his 16th and last Grand Prix victory. Moss started from the second row of the grid and led every lap of the race. It was the first German Grand Prix victory for a rear-engined car since Bernd Rosemeyer's Auto Union Type C took victory in 1936. Moss finished just over 20 seconds ahead of Ferrari 156 drivers Wolfgang von Trips and Phil Hill, breaking a four-race consecutive run of Ferrari victories. The result pushed Moss into third place in the championship points race, becoming the only driver outside Ferrari's trio of von Trips, Hill and Richie Ginther still in contention to become the 1961 World Champion with two races left.

Jack Brabham's Cooper took full advantage of the new Coventry-Climax V-8 in qualifying. Brabham qualified second, and shot to the lead by the first corner. However, Brabham crashed before the end of the first lap due to a sticking throttle. It was the last home country appearance for points leader von Trips before his death at the Italian Grand Prix five weeks later. His second-place finish saw Ferrari secure the constructors' championship. The remaining championship points scorers were all from British racing teams. Scottish driver Jim Clark (Lotus 21) was fourth for Team Lotus; former motorcycle World Champion John Surtees (Cooper T53) was fifth for Yeoman Credit Racing and young New Zealander Bruce McLaren was sixth in his factory-run Cooper T58.

Of the race's 26 starters, 17 finished the race with 16 of them classified finishers. Bernard Collomb (Cooper T53) did not complete the 75% race distance in order to be classified as a finisher.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQualifying timesGap
Q1Q2Q3
14 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Hill Ferrari 9:10.28:55.29:07.9
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 9:10.69:10.69:01.4+6.2
37 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 9:10.59:11.49:01.7+6.5
48 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Porsche 9:06.69:04.89:11.3+9.6
53 Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 9:23.5No time9:05.5+10.3
617 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill BRM-Climax 9:18.69:13.59:06.4+11.2
79 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney Porsche 9:13.39:06.69:16.9+11.4
814 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 9:20.99:08.19:37.9+12.9
916 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Brooks BRM-Climax 9:50.29:10.59:09.3+14.1
1018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Cooper-Climax 9:39.99:11.29:19.8+16.0
1111 Flag of Germany.svg Hans Herrmann Porsche 9:19.29:12.79:24.6+17.5
122 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 9:22.49:13.09:14.4+17.8
136 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Willy Mairesse Ferrari 9:32.79:15.99:23.5+20.7
145 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Ginther Ferrari 9:23.89:16.69:20.1+21.4
1519 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 9:41.19:22.09:25.2+26.8
1615 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 9:22.99:38.19:23.2+27.7
1731 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 9:39.89:28.49:29.7+33.2
1828 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax 9:42.39:35.09:31.4+36.2
1932 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati 9:43.29:35.49:40.9+40.2
2037 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax 9:52.39:37.7No time+42.5
2120 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati 10:08.610:04.69:38.5+43.3
2233 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Tony Maggs Lotus-Climax 16:21.910:04.49:45.5+50.3
2326 Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 9:59.9No timeNo time+1:04.7
2430 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Burgess Cooper-Climax 11:00.710:22.610:01.4+1:06.2
2527 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax 10:37.910:18.210:06.0+1:10.8
2638 Flag of France.svg Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax 10:41.810:23.010:30.8+1:27.8
2725 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michael May Lotus-Climax 17:00.9No time10:37.5+1:42.3
Source: [1]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 152:18:12.439
23 Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 15+21.4 secs56
34 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Hill Ferrari 15+22.5 secs14
414 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 15+1:17.183
518 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Cooper-Climax 15+1:53.1102
62 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 15+2:41.4121
79 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney Porsche 15+3:23.17
85 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Ginther Ferrari 15+5:23.114
928 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax 15+5:23.718
1019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 15+12:11.515
1133 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Tony Maggs Lotus-Climax 14+1 Lap22
1230 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Burgess Cooper-Climax 14+1 Lap24
1311 Flag of Germany.svg Hans Herrmann Porsche 14+1 Lap11
1431 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 14+1 Lap17
1537 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax 13+2 Laps20
1627 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax 13+2 Laps25
Ret6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Willy Mairesse Ferrari 13Accident13
Ret20 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati 12Engine21
NC38 Flag of France.svg Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax 11Not classified26
Ret32 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati 10Engine19
Ret16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Brooks BRM-Climax 6Engine9
Ret8 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Porsche 5Engine4
Ret26 Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 3Handling23
Ret17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill BRM-Climax 1Accident16
Ret15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 1Fire6
Ret1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 0Accident2
DNS25 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michael May Lotus-Climax Practice accident
WD10 Flag of Germany.svg Edgar Barth Porsche Car unraceworthy
DNA12 Flag of the United States.svg Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax Left the team
DNA21 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Scarlatti De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo Car not ready
DNA29 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Piero Monteverdi MBM-Porsche Car destroyed
DNA34 Flag of Italy.svg Renato Pirocchi Cooper-Climax Team withdrawal
DNA35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Duke Cooper-Climax Car not ready
DNA39 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Campbell-Jones Cooper-Climax Not present
Source: [2]

Championship standings after the race

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