1960 German Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F2

|Country = West Germany

|Grand Prix = German

|Date = 31 July

|Year = 1960

|Image = Circuit_Nürburgring-1927-Südschleife.svg

|Official name = XXII Grosser Preis von Deutschland

|Location = Nürburgring
Nürburg, West Germany

|Course = Public road/Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 4.7

|Course_km = 7.7

|Distance_laps = 32

|Distance_mi = 155.47

|Distance_km = 250.2

|Weather = Heavy Rain

|Pole_Driver = Jo Bonnier

|Pole_Country = Sweden

|Pole_Team = Porsche

|Pole_Time = 3:08.0

|Fast_Driver = Jo Bonnier

|Fast_Team = Porsche

|Fast_Time = 3:29.9

|Fast_Country = Sweden

|First_Driver = Jo Bonnier

|First_Country = Sweden

|First_Team = Porsche

|Second_Driver = Wolfgang von Trips

|Second_Country = West Germany

|Second_Team = Porsche

|Third_Driver = Jack Brabham

|Third_Country = Australia

|Third_Team = 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.{{cite book |last1=Posthumus |first1=Cyril |title=The German Grand Prix |date=1966 |pages=104–107}}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.{{cite book |title=Autocourse Review of International Motorsport 1960 Part Two |date=1961 |pages=120–122}}

Classification

=Starting grid=

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

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Pos

Driver

Constructor

Time

| 6

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Jo Bonnier

| Porsche

| 3:08.0

| 9

| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Wolfgang von Trips

| Porsche

| 3:09.6

| 1

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Jack Brabham

1960 German Grand Prix

Classification

=Starting grid=

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