▁third ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁F . I . A . ▁World ▁Sports ▁Car ▁Championship . ▁ ▁Report ▁ ▁Entry ▁ ▁A ▁massive ▁total ▁of ▁ 7 7 ▁racing ▁cars ▁were ▁registered ▁for ▁this ▁event , ▁of ▁which ▁ 6 8 ▁arrived ▁for ▁practice ▁and ▁started ▁the ▁long ▁distance ▁race ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 4 . 1 7 4 ▁mile ▁German ▁circuit . ▁David ▁Brown ▁who ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁event ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁sent ▁along ▁just ▁one ▁A ston ▁Martin ▁DB R 1 ▁over ▁from ▁England ▁for ▁St ir ling ▁M oss / Jack ▁Fair man . ▁As ▁for ▁championship ▁leaders , ▁Por sche , ▁this ▁was ▁their ▁home ▁event ▁and ▁they ▁arrived ▁with ▁two ▁different ▁cars ; ▁ 3 5 6 A ▁and ▁ 7 1 8 ▁R SK ▁for ▁their ▁squad ▁of ▁drivers ▁led ▁by ▁Wolfgang ▁von ▁Tri ps ▁and ▁Jo ▁Bonn ier . ▁ ▁Sc ud eria ▁Ferr ari ▁would ▁head ▁the ▁Italian ▁challenge . ▁Ferr ari ▁had ▁three ▁works ▁ 2 5 0 ▁TR ▁ 5 9 s ▁in ▁the ▁E if el ▁mountains , ▁Tony ▁Bro oks / Jean ▁Be h ra , ▁Phil ▁Hill / O liv ier ▁G ende b ien ▁and ▁Dan ▁G ur ney / Cl iff ▁All ison . ▁They ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁a ▁fleet ▁of ▁private er ▁drivers ▁in ▁their ▁Al fa ▁Rome os , ▁Por sche ▁ 3 5 6 A ▁Car rer as ▁O sc as ▁and ▁other ▁main line