1960 German Grand Prix

1960 German Grand Prix
1960 German Grand Prix
Race details
Date	31 July 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 miles)
Distance	32 laps, 250.2 km (155.47 miles)
Weather	Heavy Rain
Pole position
Driver	Jo Bonnier;
Time	3:08.0
Fastest lap
Driver	Jo Bonnier
Time	3:29.9
Podium
First	Jo Bonnier;
Second	Wolfgang von Trips;
Third	Jack Brabham;

The 1960 German Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 31 July 1960 at Nürburgring. This was only year the German Grand Prix was run on the shorter Südschleife layout.

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][2]

This race was also the fifth and final race of the 1960 Formula Two Constructors' Championship and Formula Two Drivers' Championship.[3]

Classification

Starting grid

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time
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

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
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][4]

References

Posthumus, Cyril (1966). The German Grand Prix. pp. 104–107.
David Hayhoe, Formula 1: The Knowledge – 2nd Edition, 2021, page 35.
Autocourse Review of International Motorsport 1960 Part Two. 1961. pp. 120–122.
"XXII Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1960". Formula Two Register. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

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[Posthumus-1] Posthumus, Cyril (1966). The German Grand Prix. pp. 104–107.

[2] David Hayhoe, Formula 1: The Knowledge – 2nd Edition, 2021, page 35.

[Autocourse-3] Autocourse Review of International Motorsport 1960 Part Two. 1961. pp. 120–122.

[4] "XXII Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1960". Formula Two Register. Retrieved 5 February 2019.