1960 British Grand Prix
| Date | Saturday, 16 July 1960 |
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| Circuit | Silverstone, 77 laps |
| Round | 7 of 10 |
| Race numbers | The 1960 British Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 77 | 2hr 04m 24.600s | 8 | |
| 2 | +9 |  John Surtees | Lotus-Climax | 77 | +49.600s | 6 |
| 3 | +2 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 77 | +1m 29.600s | 4 |
| 4 | -1 |  Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 76 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +4 | Tony Brooks | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 76 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +1 |  Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 75 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +3 |  Phil Hill | Ferrari | 75 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | +8 | Henry Taylor | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 74 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | +3 |  Olivier Gendebien | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 74 | +3 laps | |
| 10 | -4 | Dan Gurney | BRM | 74 | +3 laps | |
| 11 | +10 |  Maurice Trintignant | Aston Martin | 72 | +5 laps | |
| 12 | +11 | David Piper | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 72 | +5 laps | |
| 13 | +5 | Brian Naylor | JBW-Maserati | 72 | +5 laps | |
| R | Graham Hill | BRM | 71 | DNF | ||
| 14 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 71 | +6 laps | ||
| 15 | +9 |  Gino Munaron | Cooper-Castellotti (privateer) | 68 | +9 laps | |
| 16 | -8 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 68 | +9 laps | |
| R | Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 60 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jo Bonnier | BRM | 59 | DNF | ||
| R | Chuck Daigh | Cooper-Climax | 56 | DNF | ||
| R | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 56 | DNF | ||
| R | Jack Fairman | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 44 | DNF | ||
| R | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin | 44 | DNF | ||
| R | Keith Greene | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 12 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Lance Reventlow | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | |||||
Notes
- Graham Hill ended lap 71 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:34.600
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax |
| 2 | Graham Hill | BRM |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 4 | Jo Bonnier | BRM |
| 5 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax |
| 6 | Dan Gurney | BRM |
| 7 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari |
| 8 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 9 | Tony Brooks | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 10 | Phil Hill | Ferrari |
| 11 | John Surtees | Lotus-Climax |
| 12 | Olivier Gendebien | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 13 | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin |
| 14 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
| 15 | Jack Fairman | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 16 | Henry Taylor | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 17 | Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 18 | Brian Naylor | JBW-Maserati |
| 19 | Chuck Daigh | Cooper-Climax |
| 20 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
| 21 | Maurice Trintignant | Aston Martin |
| 22 | Keith Greene | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
| 23 | David Piper | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 24 | Gino Munaron | Cooper-Castellotti (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1960 British Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Jack Brabham | 32 |
| 2 | Bruce McLaren | 27 |
| 3 | Stirling Moss | 11 |
| 4 | Innes Ireland | 11 |
| 5 | Olivier Gendebien | 10 |
| 6 | Jim Rathmann | 8 |
| 7 | Phil Hill | 7 |
| 8 | Cliff Allison | 6 |
| = | Rodger Ward | 6 |
| = | John Surtees | 6 |
| 11 | Tony Brooks | 5 |
| 12 | Wolfgang von Trips | 5 |
| 13 | Paul Goldsmith | 4 |
| = | Graham Hill | 4 |
| 15 | Jim Clark | 4 |
| 16 |  Carlos Menditeguy | 3 |
| = | Don Branson | 3 |
| = | Henry Taylor | 3 |
| 19 | Jo Bonnier | 2 |
| = | Johnny Thomson | 2 |
| 21 | Richie Ginther | 2 |
| 22 | Eddie Johnson | 1 |
| = | Lucien Bianchi | 1 |
| = | Ron Flockhart | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Cooper-Climax | 46 |
| 2 | Lotus-Climax | 25 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 16 |
| 4 | BRM | 6 |
| 5 | Cooper-Maserati | 3 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Keith Greene
- Last start
- David Piper
- World Champion
- 2nd and last title for Cooper (1st constructor to win two championships) NEW RECORD
- Wins
- 6th for Jack Brabham
- 12th for Cooper
- Podiums
- 9th for Jack Brabham, 2nd for Innes Ireland, 1st for John Surtees (72nd different podium finisher, 13th British driver; last podium until 1962; only podium for Lotus)
- 30th for Cooper (3rd constructor to score 30 podiums), 3rd & 4th for Lotus
- Poles
- 4th for Jack Brabham
- 9th for Cooper
- Fastest laps
- 1st for Graham Hill (29th different fastest lap setter, 5th British driver; last until 1962)
- 3rd for BRM
- Front row starts
- 14th for Jack Brabham, 3rd for Graham Hill, 3rd for Jo Bonnier (last for BRM), 1st for Bruce McLaren (53rd different front row starter, 1st New Zealander driver; last until 1962)
- Points finishes
- 1st for John Surtees (110th different point scorer, 21st British driver)
- Pole & win
- 4th for Jack Brabham (last until 1966; last Australian driver to win from pole until 1966; last for Cooper)