Race Result
| GP n. 100 - 06/08/1961 - Grand Prix of Germany Nürburgring |
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| Winner: | Stirling Moss / Lotus-Climax - 2:18'12.4 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Phill Hill / Ferrari - 8:55.2 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Phill Hill / Ferrari - 8:57.8 | ||||||
| Pos | Nş | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 7 |  Stirling Moss |
Lotus-Climax | 15 | 2:18'12.4 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 3 |  Wolfgang von Trips |
Ferrari | 15 | + 21.4 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 |  Phill Hill |
Ferrari | 15 | + 22.5 | 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 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | Richie Ginther |
Ferrari | 15 | + 5'23.1 | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | 28 | Jackie Lewis |
Cooper-Climax | 15 | + 5'23.7 | 18 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | Roy Salvadori |
Cooper-Climax | 15 | + 12'11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 11 | 33 |  Tony Maggs |
Lotus-Climax | 14 | + 1 lap | 22 | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | Ian Burgess |
Cooper-Climax | 14 | + 1 lap | 24 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | Hans Herrmann |
Porsche | 14 | + 1 lap | 11 | 0 |
| 14 | 31 |  Carel Godin de Beaufort |
Porsche | 14 | + 1 lap | 17 | 0 |
| 15 | 37 | Tony Marsh |
Lotus-Climax | 13 | + 2 laps | 20 | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | Gerry Ashmore |
Lotus-Climax | 13 | + 2 laps | 25 | 0 |
| Nc | 38 |  Bernard Collomb |
Cooper-Climax | 11 | not classified | 26 | 0 |
| Nc | 32 |  Lorenzo Bandini |
Cooper-Maserati | 10 | engine | 19 | 0 |
| Nc | 16 | Tony Brooks |
BRM-Climax | 6 | engine | 9 | 0 |
| Nc | 8 |  Jo Bonnier |
Porsche | 5 | engine | 4 | 0 |
| Nc | 26 | Wolfgang Seidel |
Lotus-Climax | 3 | handling | 23 | 0 |
| Nc | 17 | Graham Hill |
BRM-Climax | 1 | accident | 16 | 0 |
| Nc | 15 | Innes Ireland |
Lotus-Climax | 1 | fire | 6 | 0 |
| Nc | 1 |  Jack Brabham |
Cooper-Climax | 0 | accident | 2 | 0 |
| Ret | 6 |  Willy Mairesse |
Ferrari | 13 | accident | 13 | 0 |
| Ret | 20 | Maurice Trintignant |
Cooper-Maserati | 12 | engine | 21 | 0 |