Nürburgring · 6 August 1961
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotus-Climax Moss 9 + Clark 3 + Maggs 0 + Marsh 0 + Ashmore 0 + Seidel 0 + Ireland 0 + May 0 | Moss 9 + Clark 3 + Maggs 0 + Marsh 0 + Ashmore 0 + Seidel 0 + Ireland 0 + May 0 | 12 | |
| 2 | Ferrari Trips 6 + Hill 4 + Ginther 0 + Mairesse 0 | Trips 6 + Hill 4 + Ginther 0 + Mairesse 0 | 10 | |
| 3 | Cooper-Climax Surtees 2 + McLaren 1 + Lewis 0 + Salvadori 0 + Burgess 0 + Collomb 0 + Brabham 0 + Gregory 0 + Pirocchi 0 + Duke 0 + Campbell-Jones 0 | Surtees 2 + McLaren 1 + Lewis 0 + Salvadori 0 + Burgess 0 + Collomb 0 + Brabham 0 + Gregory 0 + Pirocchi 0 + Duke 0 + Campbell-Jones 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Porsche Gurney 0 + Herrmann 0 + Beaufort 0 + Bonnier 0 + Barth 0 | Gurney 0 + Herrmann 0 + Beaufort 0 + Bonnier 0 + Barth 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Cooper-Maserati Trintignant 0 + Bandini 0 | Trintignant 0 + Bandini 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | BRM Brooks 0 + Hill 0 | Brooks 0 + Hill 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MBM Monteverdi 0 | Monteverdi 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | 2:18:12.400 | 15 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari | Ferrari | +21.400s | 15 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Phil Hill Ferrari | Ferrari | +22.500s | 15 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Jim Clark Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +1:17.100 | 15 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | John Surtees Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +1:53.100 | 15 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +2:41.400 | 15 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Dan Gurney Porsche | Porsche | +3:23.100 | 15 | — | — | |
| 8 | Richie Ginther Ferrari | Ferrari | +5:23.100 | 15 | — | — | |
| 9 | Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +5:23.700 | 15 | — | — | |
| 10 | Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +12:11.500 | 15 | — | — | |
| 11 | Tony Maggs Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +1 Lap | 14 | — | — | |
| 12 | Ian Burgess Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +1 Lap | 14 | — | — | |
| 13 | Hans Herrmann Porsche | Porsche | +1 Lap | 14 | — | — | |
| 14 | Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche | Porsche | +1 Lap | 14 | — | — | |
| 15 | Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +2 Laps | 13 | — | — | |
| 16 | Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +2 Laps | 13 | — | — | |
| 17 | Willy Mairesse Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Accident | 13 | — | — | |
| 18 | Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati | Cooper-Maserati | DNF Engine | 12 | — | — | |
| 19 | Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNF Not classified | 11 | — | — | |
| 20 | Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati | Cooper-Maserati | DNF Engine | 10 | — | — | |
| 21 | Tony Brooks BRM | BRM | DNF Engine | 6 | — | — | |
| 22 | Jo Bonnier Porsche | Porsche | DNF Engine | 5 | — | — | |
| 23 | Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNF Handling | 3 | — | — | |
| 24 | Graham Hill BRM | BRM | DNF Accident | 1 | — | — | |
| 25 | Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNF Heat shield fire | 1 | — | — | |
| 26 | Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNF Accident | 0 | — | — | |
| 27 | Edgar Barth Porsche | Porsche | DNF Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| 28 | Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNF Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| 29 | Michael May Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNF Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| 30 | Peter Monteverdi MBM | MBM | DNF Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| 31 | Renato Pirocchi Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNF Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| 32 | Geoff Duke Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNF Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| 33 | John Campbell-Jones Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNF Withdrew | 0 | — | — |