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1960 German Grand Prix

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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 Porsche
Time 3:08.0
Fastest lap
Driver Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche
Time 3:29.9
Podium
First Porsche
Second Porsche
Third Cooper-Climax

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

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Starting grid

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Pos No Driver Constructor Time
1 6 Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche 3:08.0
2 9 West Germany Wolfgang von Trips Porsche 3:09.6
3 1 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 3:10.0
4 8 United Kingdom Graham Hill Porsche 3:10.2
5 14 West Germany Hans Herrmann Porsche 3:10.8
DNS 15 United States Masten Gregory Cooper-Maserati Unknown
7 7 West Germany Edgar Barth Porsche 3:13.5
8 21 United States Dan Gurney Lotus-Climax 3:13.9
9 2 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 3:14.3
10 11 United Kingdom Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 3:14.2
11 3 France Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 3:15.3
12 27 United Kingdom Jack Lewis Cooper-Climax 3:17.8
13 29 New Zealand George Lawton Cooper-Climax 3:18.7
14 25 United Kingdom Tony Marsh Cooper-Climax 3:19.0
15 20 West Germany Wolfgang Seidel Cooper-Climax 3:19.4
16 4 Belgium Olivier Gendebien Cooper-Climax 3:19.4
17 26 France Gérard Laureau Cooper-Climax 3:22.1
18 22 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Cooper-Climax 3:22.1
19 23 Belgium Lucien Bianchi Cooper-Climax 3:22.4
20 28 France Jo Schlesser Cooper-Climax 3:23.5
21 24 United Kingdom Henry Taylor Laystall-Climax 3:28.0

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

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 6 Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche 32 1:55:12.1 1
2 9 West Germany Wolfgang von Trips Porsche 32 1:55:13.4 2
3 1 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 32 1:57:15.1 3
4 8 United Kingdom Graham Hill Porsche 32 1:57:21.2 4
5 14 West Germany Hans Herrmann Porsche 32 1:57:29.2 5
6 7 West Germany Edgar Barth Porsche 32 1:57:32.3 7
7 11 United Kingdom Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 31 +1 Lap 10
8 21 United States Dan Gurney Lotus-Climax 31 +1 Lap 8
9 2 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 31 +1 Lap 9
10 25 United Kingdom Tony Marsh Cooper-Climax 30 +2 Laps 14
11 20 West Germany Wolfgang Seidel Cooper-Climax 30 +2 Laps 15
12 26 France Gérard Laureau Cooper-Climax 30 +2 Laps 17
13 24 United Kingdom Henry Taylor Laystall-Climax 29 +3 Laps 21
14 22 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Cooper-Climax 29 +3 Laps 18
15 28 France Jo Schlesser Cooper-Climax 27 +5 Laps 20
DNF 23 Belgium Lucien Bianchi Cooper-Climax 19 Main bearing cap 19
DNF 4 Belgium Olivier Gendebien Cooper-Climax 5 Clutch 16
DNF 3 France Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 5 Valve trouble 11
DNF 29 New Zealand George Lawton Cooper-Climax 4 Engine 13
DSQ 27 United Kingdom Jack Lewis Cooper-Climax 0 Outside Assistance 12
DNS 15 United States Masten Gregory Cooper-Maserati 0 Accident in practice 6
Source:[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Posthumus, Cyril (1966). The German Grand Prix. pp. 104–107.
  2. ^ David Hayhoe, Formula 1: The Knowledge – 2nd Edition, 2021, page 35.
  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.


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