1960 German motorcycle Grand Prix

  1960 German Grand Prix
Race details
Race 5 of 7 races in the
1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date23–24 July 1960
LocationSolitude
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 11.409 km (7.089 mi)
500cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider John Surtees MV Agusta
Time 4:30.9
Podium
First John Surtees MV Agusta
Second Remo Venturi MV Agusta
Third Emilio Mendogni MV Agusta
250cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Gary Hocking MV Agusta
Time 4:29.8
Podium
First Gary Hocking MV Agusta
Second Carlo Ubbialia MV Agusta
Third Kenjirō Tanaka Honda
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Helmut Fath BMW
Time 5:10.5
Podium
First Helmut Fath BMW
Second Florian Camathias BMW
Third Fritz Scheidegger BMW

The 1960 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 23–24 July 1960 at the Solitude circuit.

500 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 John Surtees MV Agusta 18 1:22:32.1 8
2 Remo Venturi MV Agusta 18 +18.7 6
3 Emilio Mendogni MV Agusta 18 +1:35.1 4
4 Dickie Dale Norton 18 +2:45.5 3
5 John Hempleman Norton 18 +2:56.2 2
6 Rudolf Gläser Norton 18 +3:29.9 1
7 Paddy Driver Norton 18
8 Hans-Günter Jäger BMW 18
9 Bert Schneider Norton 18
10 Jacques Insermini Norton 17 +1 lap
11 Alois Huber BMW 17 +1 lap
12 Jack Findlay Norton 17 +1 lap
13 Allen Krupa Norton 17 +1 lap
14 Raymond Bogaerdt Norton 17 +1 lap
15 Raymond Hanset Norton 17 +1 lap
[1]

250 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Gary Hocking MV Agusta 13 1:01:07.0 8
2 Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 13 +30.4 6
3 Kenjirō Tanaka Honda 13 +50.7 4
4 Dickie Dale MZ 13 +51.8 3
5 Luigi Taveri MV Agusta 14 +1:06.5 2
6 Kunimitsu Takahashi Honda 14 +2:37.6 1
7 Yukio Satō Honda 14
8 Heiner Butz NSU 14
9 Günter Beer Adler 13 +1 lap
10 Jack Murgatroyd NSU 13 +1 lap
11 Michael Schneider NSU 13 +1 lap
12 Walter Reichert NSU 13 +1 lap
13 Xaver Heiss NSU 13 +1 lap
14 Fritz Kläger NSU 13 +1 lap
15 Martin Sicheneder Adler 13 +1 lap
[1]

Sidecar classification

Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Helmut Fath Alfred Wohlgemuth BMW 9 47:40.4 8
2 Florian Camathias Gottfried Rüfenacht BMW 9 +8.6 6
3 Fritz Scheidegger Horst Burkhardt BMW 9 +52.1 4
4 Max Deubel Horst Höhler BMW 9 +1:10.8 3
5 Otto Kölle Dieter Hess BMW 9 +4:13.8 2
6 Alwin Ritter Emil Hörner BMW 9 +4:15.1 1
7 Arsenius Butscher Alfred Schmidt BMW 9
8 Ray Foster Estelle Foster Norton 8 +1 lap
9 August Rohsiepe  ? BMW 8 +1 lap
10 Bill Beevers John Chisnall BMW 8 +1 lap
[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1961. Temple Press Ltd. p. 18.
  2. ^ "1960 - Sidecars 500cc". Racing Memory (in French). Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2011.


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