1960 German Grand Prix

The 1960 German Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 1 August 1960 at Nürburgring. This was only year the German Grand Prix was run on the shorter Südschleife layout.

1960 German Grand Prix
Race details
Date 1 August 1960
Official name XXII Grosser Preis von Deutschland
Location Nürburgring
Nürburg, West Germany
Course Public road/Permanent racing facility
Course length 7.7 km (4.7 mi)
Distance 32 laps, 250.2 km (155.47 mi)
Weather Heavy Rain
Pole position
Driver
Porsche
Time 3:08.0
Fastest lap
Driver Jo Bonnier Porsche
Time 3:29.9
Podium
First
Porsche
Second
Porsche
Third
Cooper-Climax

Due to decreasing attendances after the departure of Mercedes-Benz, and the controversial 1959 race at AVUS, it was decided to race on the shorter layout to give spectators a better show (seeing the cars do more laps), and the race was run to Formula Two regulations, which were set to replace Formula One for 1961 anyway, since German manufacturer Porsche had a strong Formula Two car.[1]

This race was also the fifth and final race of the 1960 Formula Two Constructors' Championship and Formula Two Drivers' Championship.[2]

Classification

Starting grid
PosNoDriverConstructorTime
1 6 Jo Bonnier Porsche 3:08.0
2 9 Wolfgang von Trips Porsche 3:09.6
3 1 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 3:10.0
4 8 Graham Hill Porsche 3:10.2
5 14 Hans Herrmann Porsche 3:10.8
DNS 15 Masten Gregory Cooper-Maserati Unknown
7 7 Edgar Barth Porsche 3:13.5
8 21 Dan Gurney Lotus-Climax 3:13.9
9 2 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 3:14.3
10 11 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 3:14.2
11 3 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 3:15.3
12 27 Jack Lewis Cooper-Climax 3:17.8
13 29 George Lawton Cooper-Climax 3:18.7
14 25 Tony Marsh Cooper-Climax 3:19.0
15 20 Wolfgang Seidel Cooper-Climax 3:19.4
16 4 Olivier Gendebien Cooper-Climax 3:19.4
17 26 Gérard Laureau Cooper-Climax 3:22.1
18 22 Carel Godin de Beaufort Cooper-Climax 3:22.1
19 23 Lucien Bianchi Cooper-Climax 3:22.4
20 28 Jo Schlesser Cooper-Climax 3:23.5
21 24 Henry Taylor Laystall-Climax 3:28.0

Start featured a 4-3-4-3-4-3 layout, with Gregory's spot left vacant.

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGrid
1 6 Jo Bonnier Porsche 32 1:55:12.1 1
2 9 Wolfgang von Trips Porsche 32 1:55:13.4 2
3 1 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 32 1:57:15.1 3
4 8 Graham Hill Porsche 32 1:57:21.2 4
5 14 Hans Herrmann Porsche 32 1:57:29.2 5
6 7 Edgar Barth Porsche 32 1:57:32.3 7
7 11 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 31 +1 Lap 10
8 21 Dan Gurney Lotus-Climax 31 +1 Lap 8
9 2 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 31 +1 Lap 9
10 25 Tony Marsh Cooper-Climax 30 +2 Laps 14
11 20 Wolfgang Seidel Cooper-Climax 30 +2 Laps 15
12 26 Gérard Laureau Cooper-Climax 30 +2 Laps 17
13 24 Henry Taylor Laystall-Climax 29 +3 Laps 21
14 22 Carel Godin de Beaufort Cooper-Climax 29 +3 Laps 18
15 28 Jo Schlesser Cooper-Climax 27 +5 Laps 20
DNF 23 Lucien Bianchi Cooper-Climax 19 Main bearing cap 19
DNF 4 Olivier Gendebien Cooper-Climax 5 Clutch 16
DNF 3 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 5 Valve trouble 11
DNF 29 George Lawton Cooper-Climax 4 Engine 13
DSQ 27 Jack Lewis Cooper-Climax 0 Outside Assistance 12
DNS 15 Masten Gregory Cooper-Maserati 0 Accident in practice 6
Source:[1][3]

References
  1. Posthumus, Cyril (1966). The German Grand Prix. pp. 104–107.
  2. Autocourse Review of International Motorsport 1960 Part Two. 1961. pp. 120–122.
  3. "XXII Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1960". Formula Two Register. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
Grand Prix Race
1960 Grand Prix season
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1959 German Grand Prix		 German Grand Prix Next race:
1961 German Grand Prix
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