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It was the first German Grand Prix victory for a rear-engined car since Bernd Rosemeyer's Auto Union Type C took victory in 1936. Moss finished just over 20 seconds ahead of Ferrari 156 drivers Wolfgang von Trips and Phil Hill , breaking a four-race consecutive run of Ferrari victories.
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 Rhineland-Palatinate, Hockenheimring in Baden-Württemberg and occasionally AVUS in Berlin.
In 1961, May made his debut in Formula One with Wolfgang Seidel's team Scuderia Colonia. Driving a Lotus 18, May qualified 13th for the Monaco Grand Prix but was forced to retire due to an oil leak. He finished his second race, the French Grand Prix, in eleventh place after starting from 22nd on the grid. He was also scheduled to take part in ...
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Stirling Moss in Rob Walker's Lotus 18 at the 1961 German Grand Prix The car took Lotus' first F1 victory, by Innes Ireland in the non-championship Glover Trophy , on 8 April 1960. [ 6 ] Its first World Championship win happened six weeks later, on 29 May, albeit by privateer Rob Walker , who leased the car from Chapman.
He had entered the car for the 1961 German Grand Prix but this entry was withdrawn after the accident. The other chassis was later exhibited in Monteverdi showrooms. [ 1 ] Some sports cars, the MBM Special, Tourismo , and MBM Sports were also built in very limited numbers before Monteverdi began building cars under his own name in 1967.
The German Grand Prix, held at the fearsome, twisty, very dangerous and extremely challenging 14.2 mile Nürburgring circuit for the first time since 1958 featured a huge field of cars with Ferrari turning up with four cars, Wolfgang Von Trips, Phil Hill and Ritchie Ginther being joined by Willy Mairesse, although the Belgian had an older ...
Wolfgang Alexander Albert Eduard Maximilian Reichsgraf Berghe von Trips (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ fɔn tʁɪps] ⓘ; 4 May 1928 – 10 September 1961), also known as Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips, [a] was a German racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1956 to 1961.