Round 6 · 6 August 1961
German Grand Prix
Nürburgring · Nürburg, Germany
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
41 drivers
After Round 5
1
Wolfgang von Trips
Ferrari
27
pts
2
Phil Hill
Ferrari
25
pts
3
Richie Ginther
Ferrari
16
pts
4
Stirling Moss
Ferguson
12
pts
5
Giancarlo Baghetti
Ferrari
9
pts
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6
Dan Gurney
Porsche
9
pts
7
Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax
8
pts
8
Jack Brabham
Cooper-Climax
4
pts
9
Innes Ireland
Lotus-Climax
3
pts
10
Olivier Gendebien
Ferrari
3
pts
11
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax
3
pts
12
Jo Bonnier
Porsche
2
pts
13
John Surtees
Cooper-Climax
2
pts
14
Graham Hill
BRM
1
pts
15
Roy Salvadori
Cooper-Climax
1
pts
-
Maurice Trintignant
Cooper-Maserati
0
pts
-
Cliff Allison
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Tony Brooks
BRM
0
pts
-
Hans Herrmann
Porsche
0
pts
-
Jackie Lewis
Cooper-Climax
0
pts
-
Masten Gregory
Cooper-Climax
0
pts
-
Henry Taylor
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Porsche
0
pts
-
Michael May
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Lorenzo Bandini
Cooper-Maserati
0
pts
-
Trevor Taylor
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Tony Maggs
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Ian Burgess
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Keith Greene
Gilby
0
pts
-
Wolfgang Seidel
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Willy Mairesse
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Lucien Bianchi
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Jack Fairman
Ferguson
0
pts
-
Giorgio Scarlatti
De Tomaso-Osca
0
pts
-
Tony Marsh
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Bernard Collomb
Cooper-Climax
0
pts
-
Tim Parnell
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Juan Manuel Bordeu
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Gerry Ashmore
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Massimo Natili
Cooper-Maserati
0
pts
-
Brian Naylor
JBW
0
pts
After the race
46 drivers
After Round 6
1
Wolfgang von Trips
Ferrari
—
33
+6
2
Phil Hill
Ferrari
—
29
+4
3
Stirling Moss
Ferguson
↑1
21
+9
4
Richie Ginther
Ferrari
↓1
16
+0
5
Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax
↑2
11
+3
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6
Giancarlo Baghetti
Ferrari
↓1
9
+0
7
Dan Gurney
Porsche
↓1
9
+0
8
Jack Brabham
Cooper-Climax
—
4
+0
9
John Surtees
Cooper-Climax
↑4
4
+2
10
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax
↑1
4
+1
11
Innes Ireland
Lotus-Climax
↓2
3
+0
12
Olivier Gendebien
Ferrari
↓2
3
+0
13
Jo Bonnier
Porsche
↓1
2
+0
14
Roy Salvadori
Cooper-Climax
↑1
1
+0
15
Graham Hill
BRM
↓1
1
+0
-
Maurice Trintignant
Cooper-Maserati
—
0
+0
-
Cliff Allison
Lotus-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Tony Brooks
BRM
—
0
+0
-
Jackie Lewis
Cooper-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Hans Herrmann
Porsche
—
0
+0
-
Masten Gregory
Cooper-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Henry Taylor
Lotus-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Tony Maggs
Lotus-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Porsche
—
0
+0
-
Michael May
Lotus-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Ian Burgess
Cooper-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Lorenzo Bandini
Cooper-Maserati
—
0
+0
-
Trevor Taylor
Lotus-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Tony Marsh
Lotus-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Keith Greene
Gilby
—
0
+0
-
Gerry Ashmore
Lotus-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Wolfgang Seidel
Lotus-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Willy Mairesse
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
Lucien Bianchi
Lotus-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Bernard Collomb
Cooper-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Jack Fairman
Ferguson
—
0
+0
-
Giorgio Scarlatti
De Tomaso-Osca
—
0
+0
-
Tim Parnell
Lotus-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Edgar Barth
Porsche
NEW
0
+0
-
Juan Manuel Bordeu
Lotus-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Massimo Natili
Cooper-Maserati
—
0
+0
-
Peter Monteverdi
MBM
NEW
0
+0
-
Brian Naylor
JBW
—
0
+0
-
Renato Pirocchi
Cooper-Climax
NEW
0
+0
-
Geoff Duke
Cooper-Climax
NEW
0
+0
-
John Campbell-Jones
Cooper-Climax
NEW
0
+0
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Race classification
33 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOS Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 3 | 2:18:12.400 | 9 |
| 2 | VON Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 5 | +21.400 | 6 |
| 3 | HIL Phil Hill | Ferrari | 1 | +22.500 | 4 |
| 4 | CLA Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 8 | +1:17.100 | 3 |
| 5 | SUR John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 10 | +1:53.100 | 2 |
| 6 | MCL Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 12 | +2:41.400 | 1 |
| 7 | GUR Dan Gurney | Porsche | 7 | +3:23.100 | 0 |
| 8 | GIN Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 14 | +5:23.100 | 0 |
| 9 | LEW Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax | 18 | +5:23.700 | 0 |
| 10 | SAL Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | 15 | +12:11.500 | 0 |
| 11 | MAG Tony Maggs | Lotus-Climax | 22 | 1L | 0 |
| 12 | BUR Ian Burgess | Cooper-Climax | 24 | 1L | 0 |
| 13 | HER Hans Herrmann | Porsche | 11 | 1L | 0 |
| 14 | DE Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 17 | 1L | 0 |
| 15 | MAR Tony Marsh | Lotus-Climax | 20 | 2L | 0 |
| 16 | ASH Gerry Ashmore | Lotus-Climax | 25 | 2L | 0 |
| R | MAI Willy Mairesse | Ferrari | 13 | — | 0 |
| R | TRI Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | COL Bernard Collomb | Cooper-Climax | 26 | — | 0 |
| R | BAN Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper-Maserati | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | BRO Tony Brooks | BRM | 9 | — | 0 |
| R | BON Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 4 | — | 0 |
| R | SEI Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | 23 | — | 0 |
| R | HIL Graham Hill | BRM | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | IRE Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | BRA Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 2 | — | 0 |
| W | BAR Edgar Barth | Porsche | Pit | — | 0 |
| W | GRE Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | Pit | — | 0 |
| W | MAY Michael May | Lotus-Climax | Pit | — | 0 |
| W | MON Peter Monteverdi | MBM | Pit | — | 0 |
| W | PIR Renato Pirocchi | Cooper-Climax | Pit | — | 0 |
| W | DUK Geoff Duke | Cooper-Climax | Pit | — | 0 |
| W | CAM John Campbell-Jones | Cooper-Climax | Pit | — | 0 |