1960 German motorcycle Grand Prix

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Date23–24 July 1960
LocationSolitude
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 11.409 km (7.089 mi)
West Germany  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 United Kingdom John Surtees MV Agusta
Time 4:30.9
Podium
First United Kingdom John Surtees MV Agusta
Second Italy Remo Venturi MV Agusta
Third Italy Emilio Mendogni MV Agusta
250cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking MV Agusta
Time 4:29.8
Podium
First Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking MV Agusta
Second Italy Carlo Ubbialia MV Agusta
Third Japan Kenjirō Tanaka Honda
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider West Germany Helmut Fath BMW
Time 5:10.5
Podium
First West Germany Helmut Fath BMW
Second Switzerland Florian Camathias BMW
Third Switzerland 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.

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 United Kingdom John Surtees MV Agusta 18 1:22:32.1 8
2 Italy Remo Venturi MV Agusta 18 +18.7 6
3 Italy Emilio Mendogni MV Agusta 18 +1:35.1 4
4 United Kingdom Dickie Dale Norton 18 +2:45.5 3
5 New Zealand John Hempleman Norton 18 +2:56.2 2
6 West Germany Rudolf Gläser Norton 18 +3:29.9 1
7 South Africa Paddy Driver Norton 18
8 West Germany Hans-Günter Jäger BMW 18
9 Austria Bert Schneider Norton 18
10 France Jacques Insermini Norton 17 +1 lap
11 Germany Alois Huber BMW 17 +1 lap
12 Australia Jack Findlay Norton 17 +1 lap
13 United States Allen Krupa Norton 17 +1 lap
14 Belgium Raymond Bogaerdt Norton 17 +1 lap
15 Belgium Raymond Hanset Norton 17 +1 lap
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250 cc classification

Sidecar classification

References

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