The 1960 German Grand Prix was a

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race held on 31 July 1960 at Nürburgring. This was only year the

German Grand Prix The German Grand Prix (german: Großer Preis von Deutschland) was a motor race that took place most years since 1926, with 75 races having been held. The race has been held at only three venues throughout its history; the Nürburgring in Rh ...

was run on the shorter Südschleife layout. Due to decreasing attendances after the departure of

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, and the controversial

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race at

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, 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

regulations, which were set to replace

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for

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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

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

Race

References

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1959 German Grand Prix The 1959 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Automobil-Verkehrs- und Übungs-Straße in West Berlin on 2 August 1959. It was race 6 of 9 in the 1959 World Championship of Drivers and race 5 of 8 in the 1959 International C ...

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1961 German Grand Prix The 1961 German Grand Prix was the 23rd time the German Grand Prix (or Grosser Preis von Deutschland) motor race was held. The race also held the honorary designation of the 21st European Grand Prix. It was run to Formula One regulations as race 6 ...

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