- Winner
- Stirling Moss
- Team
- Team Lotus
- Top listed
- Stirling Moss, Wolfgang von Trips, and Phil Hill
- Race date
- August 6, 1961
- Pole
- Phil Hill
- Fastest lap
- Phil Hill
- Classified drivers
- 27
- Circuit
- Nürburgring
The decisive result
Stirling Moss finished first for Team Lotus. Wolfgang von Trips is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Phil Hill 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Ian Burgess from P24 to P12 (+12), Tony Maggs from P22 to P11 (+11), and Jackie Lewis from P18 to P9 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Phil Hill started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 10 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 4 Engine, 3 Accident, and 2 +2 laps. Phil Hill holds the fastest-lap entry at 8:57.800 on lap 10. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.