1960 British Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 7 of 10 in the 1960 Formula One season. | ||
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| Date | July 16, 1960 | |
| Official name | XIII RAC British Grand Prix | |
| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northants., England | |
| Course | Permanent road course 2.927 mi / 4.711 km |
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| Distance | 77 laps, 225.40 mi / 362.75 km | |
| Weather | Dry, overcast. | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Jack Brabham |
Cooper-Climax |
| Time | 1:34.6 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Graham Hill |
BRM |
| Time | 1:34.4 on lap 56 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Jack Brabham |
Cooper-Climax |
| Second | John Surtees |
Lotus-Climax |
| Third | Innes Ireland |
Lotus-Climax |
The 1960 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, England, on 16 July 1960. The race was the seventh round of the 1960 Formula One season, the final Formula One season run to the 2.5 litre maximum engine displacement rules which had been in place since 1954. The race was won by reigning World Champion Jack Brabham and Innes Ireland finished in third place. Between the two, multiple motorcycle Grand Prix World Champion John Surtees (in only his second ever Formula One Grand Prix) took second place.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Nat | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | |
Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 77 | 2:04:24.3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 9 | |
John Surtees | Lotus-Climax | 77 | + 49.6 | 11 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | |
Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 77 | + 1:29.6 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 |  |
Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 76 | + 1 Lap | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | |
Tony Brooks | Cooper-Climax | 76 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 |  |
Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 75 | + 2 Laps | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 |  |
Phil Hill | Ferrari | 75 | + 2 Laps | 10 | |
| 8 | 15 | |
Henry Taylor | Cooper-Climax | 74 | + 3 Laps | 16 | |
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Olivier Gendebien | Cooper-Climax | 74 | + 3 Laps | 12 | |
| 10 | 5 | |
Dan Gurney | BRM | 74 | + 3 Laps | 6 | |
| 11 | 19 |  |
Maurice Trintignant | Aston Martin | 72 | + 5 Laps | 21 | |
| 12 | 26 | |
David Piper | Lotus-Climax | 72 | + 5 Laps | 24 | |
| 13 | 25 | |
Brian Naylor | JBW-Maserati | 72 | + 5 Laps | 18 | |
| 14 | 16 | |
Masten Gregory | Cooper-Maserati | 71 | + 6 laps | 14 | |
| 15 | 21 |  |
Gino Munaron | Cooper-Castellotti | 70 | + 7 Laps | 25 | |
| 16 | 8 | |
Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 70 | + 7 Laps | 8 | |
| Ret | 4 | |
Graham Hill | BRM | 71 | Spun Off | 2 | |
| Ret | 24 | |
Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-Climax | 62 | electrical | 17 | |
| Ret | 6 |  |
Jo Bonnier | BRM | 59 | Suspension | 4 | |
| Ret | 3 | |
Chuck Daigh | Cooper-Climax | 58 | Overheating | 19 | |
| Ret | 17 | |
Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati | 58 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 18 | |
Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin | 46 | Steering | 13 | |
| Ret | 23 | |
Jack Fairman | Cooper-Climax | 46 | Fuel Pump | 15 | |
| Ret | 22 | |
Keith Greene | Cooper-Maserati | 12 | Overheating | 22 | |
| PO* | 3 | |
Lance Reventlow | Cooper-Climax | Withdrawn |
* Lance Reventlow and Chuck Daigh were entered with the same vehicle following extensive damage to their Scarab cars at the preceding French Grand Prix. Daigh proved the faster during practice and so Reventlow was withdrawn.
[edit] Notes
- Pole position: Jack Brabham - 1:34.6
- Fastest Lap: Graham Hill - 1:34.4
- Cooper-Climax became the first team to win the Constructors' Championship with 3 races left
[edit] References
- Motorcycle champion Surtees takes second place. Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
- GRAND PRIX RESULTS: BRITISH GP, 1960. GrandPrix.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
- 1960 British GP. ChicaneF1.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-07. (Race results and statistics.)
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