1960 British Grand Prix
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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 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 77 | 2hr 04m 24.600s | 8 | |
| 2 | +9 | (GBR) John Surtees | Lotus-Climax | 77 | +49.600s | 6 |
| 3 | +2 | (GBR) Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 77 | +1m 29.600s | 4 |
| 4 | -1 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 76 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +4 | (GBR) Tony Brooks | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 76 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +1 | (DEU) Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 75 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +3 | (USA) Phil Hill | Ferrari | 75 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | +8 | (GBR) Henry Taylor | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 74 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | +3 | (BEL) Olivier Gendebien | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 74 | +3 laps | |
| 10 | -4 | (USA) Dan Gurney | BRM | 74 | +3 laps | |
| 11 | +10 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Aston Martin | 72 | +5 laps | |
| 12 | +11 | (GBR) David Piper | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 72 | +5 laps | |
| 13 | +5 | (GBR) Brian Naylor | JBW-Maserati | 72 | +5 laps | |
| R | (GBR) Graham Hill | BRM | 71 | DNF | ||
| 14 | (USA) Masten Gregory | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 71 | +6 laps | ||
| 15 | +9 | (ITA) Gino Munaron | Cooper-Castellotti (privateer) | 68 | +9 laps | |
| 16 | -8 | (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 68 | +9 laps | |
| R | (BEL) Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 60 | DNF | ||
| R | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | BRM | 59 | DNF | ||
| R | (USA) Chuck Daigh | Cooper-Climax | 56 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 56 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Jack Fairman | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 44 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin | 44 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Keith Greene | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 12 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| (USA) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax |
| 2 | (GBR) Graham Hill | BRM |
| 3 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 4 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | BRM |
| 5 | (GBR) Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax |
| 6 | (USA) Dan Gurney | BRM |
| 7 | (DEU) Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari |
| 8 | (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 9 | (GBR) Tony Brooks | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 10 | (USA) Phil Hill | Ferrari |
| 11 | (GBR) John Surtees | Lotus-Climax |
| 12 | (BEL) Olivier Gendebien | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 13 | (GBR) Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin |
| 14 | (USA) Masten Gregory | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
| 15 | (GBR) Jack Fairman | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 16 | (GBR) Henry Taylor | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 17 | (BEL) Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 18 | (GBR) Brian Naylor | JBW-Maserati |
| 19 | (USA) Chuck Daigh | Cooper-Climax |
| 20 | (GBR) Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
| 21 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Aston Martin |
| 22 | (GBR) Keith Greene | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
| 23 | (GBR) David Piper | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 24 | (ITA) Gino Munaron | Cooper-Castellotti (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | 32 |
| 2 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | 27 |
| 3 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | 11 |
| 4 | (GBR) Innes Ireland | 11 |
| 5 | (BEL) Olivier Gendebien | 10 |
| 6 | (USA) Jim Rathmann | 8 |
| 7 | (USA) Phil Hill | 7 |
| 8 | (GBR) Cliff Allison | 6 |
| = | (USA) Rodger Ward | 6 |
| = | (GBR) John Surtees | 6 |
| 11 | (GBR) Tony Brooks | 5 |
| 12 | (DEU) Wolfgang von Trips | 5 |
| 13 | (USA) Paul Goldsmith | 4 |
| = | (GBR) Graham Hill | 4 |
| 15 | (GBR) Jim Clark | 4 |
| 16 | (ARG) Carlos Menditeguy | 3 |
| = | (USA) Don Branson | 3 |
| = | (GBR) Henry Taylor | 3 |
| 19 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | 2 |
| = | (USA) Johnny Thompson | 2 |
| 21 | (USA) Richie Ginther | 2 |
| 22 | (USA) Eddie Johnson | 1 |
| = | (BEL) Lucien Bianchi | 1 |
| = | (GBR) Ron Flockhart | 1 |
Stats & 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)