1960 1000 km Nürburgring

The VI. Internationales ADAC 1000 Kilometer Rennen took place on 22 May, on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, (West Germany). It was the fourth round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship. This was also the third round of the FIA GT Cup.

Nürburgring Nordschleife

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A massive total of 85 racing cars were registered for this event, of which 73 arrived for practice and 67 started the long distance race on the 14.174 mile German circuit. David Brown won the event in 1957 and again in 1958 and 1959 but had withdrawn from Sports Car racing, leaving its lead driver, Stirling Moss without a works drive. He hope to complete his hat-trick of race wins on the Nordschleife, laid with the American outfit, Camoradi USA with their Maserati Tipo 61. As for championship leaders, Porsche, this was their home event arrived with two different cars; 356A and 718 RS 60 for their squad of drivers led by Olivier Gendebien and Jo Bonnier.^[1]

Scuderia Ferrari would head the Italian challenge. Ferrari had four works 250 TR 59/60s in the Eifel mountains, Cliff Allison, Willy Mairesse, Phil Hill and Wolfgang von Trips were amongst the squad of drivers. They were joined a fleet of privateer drivers in their Alfa Romeos, Porsche 356A Carreras Oscas and other mainline sports and GT cars.^[2]

Race[]

Maserati Tipo 61, similar to that driven by Moss and Gurney to victory

With each lap 14.189 miles in length, the race covered a total of 44 laps, or 1,004.739 km (624.316 mi), the Nordschleife was a fearsome thing to behold. A crowd of approximately 250,000 in attendance came to witness the race, despite a day of rain.^[3]

As for the race, victory went to the Maserati Tipo 61 of Moss and Gurney, gaining the Englishman his third win in a row in the mountains. The winning partnership, won in a time of 7hr 31:40.5 mins., averaging a speed of 82.843 mph. The margin of triumph over the Porsche of Bonnier/Gendebein was 2 mins 52secs.^[4][5][6]

Official Classification[]

Class Winners are in Bold text.

Pos	No	Class	Driver		Entrant	Chassis	Laps	Reason Out
1st	5	S3.0	Stirling Moss	Dan Gurney	Camoradi/USA Racing Team	Maserati Tipo 61	7hr 31:40.5, 44
2nd	21	S2.0	Jo Bonnier	Olivier Gendebien	Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche KG.	Porsche 718 RS 60	7hr 34:32.9, 44
3rd	2	S3.0	Cliff Allison Phil Hill	Willy Mairesse	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 250 TR 59/60	7hr 35:44.1, 44
4th	23	S2.0	Hans Herrmann	Maurice Trintignant	Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche KG	Porsche 718 RS 60	7hr 37:57.7, 44
5th	6	S3.0	Masten Gregory	Gino Munaron	Camoradi/USA Racing Team	Maserati Tipo 61	43
6th	36	S1.6	Heini Walter		Heinrich Walter	Porsche 718 RSK	42
7th	31	S1.6		Herbert Linge	Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche KG.	Porsche 356 B Carrera GTL Abarth	41
8th	77	GT+2.0	Carlo Maria Abate	Colin Davis	Scuderia Serenissima	Ferrari 250 GT LWB	41
9th	34	S1.6	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Paul Frère	Ian Frazer-Jones	Porsche 718 RS 60	40
10th	83	GT2.0			Paul-Ernst Strähle	Porsche 356 B Carrera GTL Abarth	40
11th	72	GT+2.0	Lucien Bianchi	Jo Schlesser	Jo Schlesser	Ferrari 250 GT LWB Interim	40
12th	84	GT2.0			Karl Braun	Porsche 356 B Carrera	40
13th	85	GT2.0			Scuderia Colonia	Porsche 356 B Carrera GTL Abarth	40
14th	82	GT2.0			Camoradi/USA Racing Team	Porsche 356 B Carrera	40
15th	11	S3.0			Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	40
16th	89	GT2.0	Heinz Schiller		Ecurie Leman	Porsche 356 B Carrera	40
17th	53	S1.15		Peter Ashdown	Charles Vögele	Lola-Climax Mk.1	40
18th	24	S2.0	Keith Greene		Taylor and Crawley Racing Team	Lotus-Climax 15	40
19th	32	S1.6			Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche KG.	Porsche 356 B Super 90	39
20th	117	GT1.3	Alan Stacey		Team Elite	Lotus Elite	39
21st	115	GT1.3	Peter Lumsden		Peter J. S. Lumsden	Lotus Elite	39
22nd	9	S3.0			Major I. B. Bailie	Aston Martin DBR1/300	39
23rd	17	GT2.0			Scuderia Serenissima	Ferrari 250 GT LWB	38
24th	55	S1.15		Chris Lawrence	R. W. de Selincourt	Lola-Climax Mk.1	38
25th	52	S1.15			David Hitches	Lola-Climax Mk.1	38
26th	86	GT2.0			Heinrich Hülbüsch, Jr.	Porsche 356 B Carrera	38
27th	25	S2.0	Mike Taylor		Taylor and Crawley Racing Team	Lotus-Climax 15	38
28th	101	GT1.3	Karl Stangl		Karl Stangl	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale	37
29th	54	S1.15	Eric Broadley		D. McNab Bertram	Lola-Climax 15	37
30th	51	S1.15			Automobile D.B. Deutsche Bonnet	D.B.-Panhard HBR5	37
31st	111	GT1.3	Georges Berger		Ecurie Azur	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato	37
32nd	121	GT1.3	George Kreisel		George R. Kreisel, Jr.	Lotus Elite	36
33rd	93	GT2.0			Rudd's Racing Team Ltd.	AC Ace	36
34th	109	GT1.3			Georges Hacqiun	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce	36
35th	74	GT+2.0			Hans-Günther John	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	36
36th	62	S850		Jean Vinatier	Automobile D.B. Deutsche Bonnet	D.B.-Panhard HBR5	36
37th	88	GT2.0			Hullmuth Gerhards	Porsche 356 B Super 90	35
38th	57	S1.15		Paul Hawkins	Team 221	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	35
DNF	1	S3.0	Wolfgang von Trips	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 250 TRI/60	34	Engine
39th	61	S850			Automobile D.B. Deutsche Bonnet	D.B.-Panhard HBR5	33
40th	122	GT1.3			Bernard Consten	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce	33
41st	63	S850			Scuderia Sant'Ambroeus	Fiat-Abarth 850	32
DNF	27	S2.0	Ricardo Rodríguez	Pedro Rodríguez	P. u. R. Rodríguez	Dino 196 S	31	Engine
DNF	30	S1.6	Edgar Barth	Graham Hill	Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche KG	Porsche 718 RS 60	28	Accident
DNF	119	GT1.3	Mike Parkes	Gawaine Baillie	Sir Gawaine Baille	Lotus Elite	28	Accident
DNF	116	GT1.3			Team Elite	Lotus Elite	26	Accident
DNF	95	GT2.0			Robert van der Borght	MG A	24	Accident
DNF	92	GT2.0			Ecurie Lausannoise	AC Ace	15	did not finish
DNF	4	S3.0	Giorgio Scarlatti	Giulio Cabianca	Scuderia Ferrari	Dino 246 S	14	Pit fire
DNF	112	GT1.3			Ecurie Azur	Lotus Elite	14	did not finish
DNF	3	S3.0	Richie Ginther	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Scuderia Ferrari	Dino 246 S	13	Oil pressure
DNF	16	S3.0		Alfonso Thiele	Scuderia Serenissima	Ferrari 250 GT California LWB	7	Spin
DNF	7	S3.0	Graham Whitehead	Henry Taylor	A. Graham Whitehead	Aston Martin DBR1	7	Universal joint
DNF	8	S3.0	Jim Clark	Roy Salvadori	Border Reivers	Aston Martin DBR1/300	6	Valves
DNF	87	GT2.0			Hans Otto Kreft	Porsche 356 B	4	Accident
DNF	103	GT1.3			Scuderia Alfa Romeo Suecia	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	4	did not finish
DNF	110	GT1.3			Rudolf Wilhelm Moser	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce	4	Engine
DNF	107	GT1.3			Ewald Bandmann	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce	4	did not finish
DNF	71	GT+2.0		Fred Gamble	Camoradi/USA Racing Team	Chevrolet Corvette C1		Front wheel bearing
DNF	26	S2.0			Equipe Lausannoise	Maserati 200S I		did not finish
DNF	94	GT2.0			Johnny Nova	Triumph TR3		Accident damage
DNF	91	GT2.0			Werner Lindermann	Porsche 356 B		did not finish
DNF	108	GT1.3			Antionio Gentil de Herédia	Alfa Romeo Giulietta		did not finish
DNF	120	GT1.3		Robin Carnegie	Jean-François Malle	Lotus Elite		did not finish
DNF	123	GT1.3	John Campbell-Jones	John Horridge	John Campbell-Jones	Lotus Elite		did not finish
DNF	90	GT2.0			Bruno Runte	Porsche 356 B		did not finish
DNF	37	S1.6			Elva Cars Ltd.	Elva Courier		did not finish
DNS	12	S3.0			Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 250 TR
DNS	73	GT+2.0	Karl Stangl		Karl Stangl	Ferrari 250 GT		Accident
DISQ	75	GT+2.0			Taylor and Crawley Racing Team	Aston Martin DB4 GT		Non-homologated
DNS	78	GT+2.0			Scuderia Serenissima	Ferrari 250 GT California LWB		Accident
DNS	118	GT1.3			Paul Deetens	Lotus Elite		Accident
DNS	22T	S2.0	Hans Herrmann		Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche KG.	Porsche 718 RS 60		T-car

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• Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss, 9:37.0secs (88.431 mph) ^[9][10]

Class Winners[]

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Standings after the race[]

FIA World Sportscar Championship[]

Pos	Championship	Points
1	Porsche	22 (26)
2	Ferrari	18 (22)
3	Maserati	11

• Note: Only the top five positions are included in this set of standings.
  Championship points were awarded for the first six places in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by additional cars. Only the best 3 results out of the 5 races could be retained by each manufacturer. Points earned but not counted towards the championship totals are listed within brackets in the above table.

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