1960 German Grand Prix
| 1960 German Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 |  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 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.[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 | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Australia_(converted).svg.png){kind=small} 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 | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} 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
- ^ a b 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.
