1961 - Grand Prix of Germany

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1961 - Grand Prix of Germany

Race Name - Grand Prix of Germany
Date - 8/6/1961
Race Track - Nurburgring
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 15
Pole Winner Phil Hill
Average Race Speed - 148.546 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 1 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Stirling Moss
Race Number - 6

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	3	Stirling Moss	Rob Walker Racing Team	Lotus Mk18/21	Climax 1.5 L4
2	5	Wolfgang von Trips	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 178
3	1	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 178
4	8	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus 21	Climax 1.5 L4
5	10	John Surtees	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4
6	12	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T55	Climax 1.5 L4
7	7	Dan Gurney	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4
8	14	Richie Ginther	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 178
9	18	Jackie Lewis	HL Motors	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4
10	15	Roy Salvadori	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4
11	22	Tony Maggs	Louise BrydenBrown	Lotus Mk18	Climax 1.5 L4
12	24	Ian Burgess	Camoradi International	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4
13	11	Hans Herrmann	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4
14	17	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4
15	20	Tony Marsh	Tony Marsh	Lotus Mk18	Climax 1.5 L4
16	25	Gerry Ashmore	Gerry Ashmore	Lotus Mk18	Climax 1.5 L4
17	13	Willy Mairesse	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 178
18	21	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Serenissima	Cooper T51	Maserati 1.5 L4
19	26	Bernard Collomb	Bernard Collomb	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4
20	19	Lorenzo Bandini	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T53	Maserati 1.5 L4
21	9	Tony Brooks	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48/57	Climax 1.5 L4
22	4	Jo Bonnier	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4
23	23	Wolfgang Seidel	Scuderia Colonia	Lotus Mk18	Climax 1.5 L4
24	16	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48/57	Climax 1.5 L4
25	6	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus 21	Climax 1.5 L4
26	2	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T58	Climax 1.5 V8
27	27	Michael May	Scuderia Colonia	Lotus Mk18	Climax 1.5 L4