| GP of Germany Nurburgring 06-08-1961, 15 laps of 22.810 m, Total distance 342.150 | |||||
| Pos | No | Driver | Team-engine | Diff | Reason |
| 1 | - | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 2:18:12.4 | - |
| 2 | - | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | -11.4 | - |
| 3 | - | Phil Hill | Ferrari | -22.5 | - |
| 4 | 28 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | -1:17.1 | - |
| 5 | - | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | -1:53.1 | - |
| 6 | - | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | -2:41.4 | - |
| 7 | - | Dan Gurney | Porsche | -3:20.6 | - |
| 8 | - | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | -5:23.1 | - |
| 9 | - | Jack Lewis | Cooper-Climax | -5:23.2 | - |
| 10 | - | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | -12:11.5 | - |
| 11 | - | Tony Maggs | Lotus-Climax | -1 lap | - |
| 12 | - | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Climax | -1 lap | - |
| 13 | - | Hans Herrmann | Porsche | -1 lap | - |
| 14 | - | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | -1 lap | - |
| 15 | - | Tony Marsh | Lotus-Climax | -2 laps | - |
| 16 | - | Gerry Ashmore | Lotus-Climax | -2 laps | - |
| 17 | - | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | -3 laps | Out of race |
| 18 | - | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 0 laps | Collision |
| 19 | 18 | Graham Hill | BRM-Climax | 1 lap | Collision |
| 20 | - | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 1 lap | Fire |
| 21 | - | Wolfgang Seidel | Porsche | 3 laps | Steering |
| 22 | - | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 5 laps | Engine |
| 23 | - | Tony Brooks | BRM-Climax | 6 laps | Engine |
| 24 | - | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 10 laps | Engine |
| 25 | - | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Climax | 12 laps | Engine |
| 26 | - | Bernard Collomb | Cooper-Climax | 12 laps | Engine |
| 27 | - | Willy Mairesse | Ferrari | 13 laps | Collision |
| 28 | - | Michael May | Lotus-Climax | DNS | Car damaged |
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