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1960 Belgian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSpa-Francorchamps, 36 laps
Round5 of 10
Race numbers

The 1960 Belgian Grand Prix was the:

  • 89th World Championship race
  • 9th World Championship Belgian Grand Prix
  • 9th World Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (AUS) Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax362hr 21m 37.300s8
2+11(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax36+1m 03.300s6
R (GBR) Graham HillBRM35DNF 
3+1(BEL) Olivier GendebienCooper-Climax (privateer)35+1 lap4
4 (USA) Phil HillFerrari35+1 lap3
5+4(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax34+2 laps2
6+8(BEL) Lucien BianchiCooper-Climax (privateer)28+8 laps1
R (GBR) Alan StaceyLotus-Climax24DNF 
R (BEL) Willy MairesseFerrari23DNF 
R (DEU) Wolfgang von TripsFerrari22DNF 
R (GBR) Chris BristowCooper-Climax (privateer)19DNF 
R (USA) Chuck DaighScarab16DNF 
R (SWE) Jo BonnierBRM14DNF 
R (GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-Climax13DNF 
R (USA) Dan GurneyBRM4DNF 
R (GBR) Tony BrooksCooper-Climax (privateer)2DNF 
R (USA) Lance ReventlowScarab1DNF 
Did not start
  (GBR) Stirling MossLotus-Climax (privateer)   
  (GBR) Mike TaylorLotus-Climax (privateer)   

Notes

  • Stirling Moss did not start after breaking both legs in an accident in practice.
  • Mike Taylor also did not start due to injuries sustained in practice.

Starting grid

Pole time: 3:50.000

PosDriverConstructor
1(AUS) Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax
2(GBR) Tony BrooksCooper-Climax (privateer)
3(USA) Phil HillFerrari
4(BEL) Olivier GendebienCooper-Climax (privateer)
5(GBR) Graham HillBRM
6(SWE) Jo BonnierBRM
7(GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-Climax
8(GBR) Chris BristowCooper-Climax (privateer)
9(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
10(DEU) Wolfgang von TripsFerrari
11(USA) Dan GurneyBRM
12(BEL) Willy MairesseFerrari
13(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
14(BEL) Lucien BianchiCooper-Climax (privateer)
15(USA) Lance ReventlowScarab
16(GBR) Alan StaceyLotus-Climax
17(USA) Chuck DaighScarab

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(NZL) Bruce McLaren20
2(AUS) Jack Brabham16
3(GBR) Stirling Moss11
4(USA) Jim Rathmann8
5(GBR) Innes Ireland7
6(USA) Phil Hill7
7(GBR) Cliff Allison6
=(USA) Rodger Ward6
9(USA) Paul Goldsmith4
=(GBR) Graham Hill4
=(BEL) Olivier Gendebien4
12(DEU) Wolfgang von Trips4
13(ARG) Carlos Menditeguy3
=(GBR) Tony Brooks3
=(USA) Don Branson3
16(SWE) Jo Bonnier2
=(USA) Johnny Thompson2
=(GBR) Jim Clark2
19(USA) Richie Ginther2
20(USA) Eddie Johnson1
=(BEL) Lucien Bianchi1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Cooper-Climax30
2Lotus-Climax17
3Ferrari15
4BRM6
5Cooper-Maserati3

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Lucien Bianchi
Chuck Daigh
Willy Mairesse
Lance Reventlow (only start)
Scarab
Last start
Chris Bristow
Alan Stacey
Wins
4th for Jack Brabham
10th for Cooper (3rd constructor to win ten races)
Race 1-2
3rd for Cooper
Podiums
7th for Jack Brabham
5th for Bruce McLaren
1st for Olivier Gendebien (71st different podium finisher, 2nd Belgian driver)
24th, 25th & 26th for Cooper
Poles
2nd for Jack Brabham
7th for Cooper
1-2 start
3rd and last for Cooper
Fastest laps
3rd for Phil Hill
2nd for Jack Brabham
1st and only for Innes Ireland (28th different fastest lap setter, 4th British driver)
29th for Ferrari
8th for Cooper
2nd for Lotus
Front row starts
12th for Jack Brabham
11th and last for Tony Brooks
2nd for Phil Hill
Points finishes
1st for Jim Clark (107th different point scorer, 19th British driver)
1st for Lucien Bianchi (108th different point scorer, 4th Belgian driver)
Pole & win
2nd for Jack Brabham
Win & fastest lap
2nd for Jack Brabham
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
1st for Jack Brabham (8th different driver to complete a hat-trick, 1st Australian driver; last Australian driver to complete a hat-trick until 1966)