The 1960 German Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 31 July 1960 at Nürburgring. This was the 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.David Hayhoe, Formula 1: The Knowledge – 2nd Edition, 2021, page 35.
This race was also the fifth and final race of the 1960 Formula Two Constructors' Championship and Formula Two Drivers' Championship.
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
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