| Grand Prix: | German |
| Flag: | West Germany |
| Location: | Solitude |
| Course Mi: | 7.809 |
| Course Km: | 11.409 |
| Race No: | 5 |
| Season No: | 7 |
| Date: | 23–24 July |
| Year: | 1960 |
| Fast Rider 500: | John Surtees |
| Fast Rider 500 Country: | UK |
| Fast Rider 500 Bike: | MV Agusta |
| Fast Time 500: | 4:30.9 |
| First Rider 500: | John Surtees |
| First Rider 500 Country: | UK |
| First Rider 500 Bike: | MV Agusta |
| Second Rider 500: | Remo Venturi |
| Second Rider 500 Country: | Italy |
| Second Rider 500 Bike: | MV Agusta |
| Third Rider 500: | Emilio Mendogni |
| Third Rider 500 Country: | Italy |
| Third Rider 500 Bike: | MV Agusta |
| Fast Rider 250: | Gary Hocking |
| Fast Rider 250 Country: | Rhodesia and Nyasaland |
| Fast Rider 250 Bike: | MV Agusta |
| Fast Time 250: | 4:29.8 |
| First Rider 250: | Gary Hocking |
| First Rider 250 Country: | Rhodesia and Nyasaland |
| First Rider 250 Bike: | MV Agusta |
| Second Rider 250: | Carlo Ubbialia |
| Second Rider 250 Country: | Italy |
| Second Rider 250 Bike: | MV Agusta |
| Third Rider 250: | Kenjirō Tanaka |
| Third Rider 250 Country: | Japan |
| Third Rider 250 Bike: | Honda |
| Fast Rider Sidecar: | Helmut Fath |
| Fast Rider Sidecar Country: | West Germany |
| Fast Rider Sidecar Bike: | BMW |
| Fast Passenger Sidecar: | Alfred Wohlgemuth |
| Fast Passenger Sidecar Country: | West Germany |
| Fast Time Sidecar: | 5:10.5 |
| First Rider Sidecar: | Helmut Fath |
| First Rider Sidecar Country: | West Germany |
| First Passenger Sidecar: | Alfred Wohlgemuth |
| First Passenger Sidecar Country: | West Germany |
| First Rider Sidecar Bike: | BMW |
| Second Rider Sidecar: | Florian Camathias |
| Second Rider Sidecar Country: | Switzerland |
| Second Passenger Sidecar: | Gottfried Rüfenacht |
| Second Passenger Sidecar Country: | Switzerland |
| Second Rider Sidecar Bike: | BMW |
| Third Rider Sidecar: | Fritz Scheidegger |
| Third Rider Sidecar Country: | Switzerland |
| Third Passenger Sidecar: | Horst Burkhardt |
| Third Passenger Sidecar Country: | West Germany |
| Third Rider Sidecar Bike: | 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 |  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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
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