| Type: | F2 |
| Country: | West Germany |
| Grand Prix: | German |
| Date: | 31 July |
| Year: | 1960 |
| 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 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]
| 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 |
| 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 | ||