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1960 British Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSilverstone, 77 laps
Round7 of 10
Race numbers

The 1960 British Grand Prix was the:

  • 91st World Championship race
  • 11th World Championship British Grand Prix
  • 8th World Championship race at Silverstone (last until 1963)
  • 1960 Constructors’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (AUS) Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax772hr 04m 24.600s8
2+9(GBR) John SurteesLotus-Climax77+49.600s6
3+2(GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-Climax77+1m 29.600s4
4-1(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax76+1 lap3
5+4(GBR) Tony BrooksCooper-Climax (privateer)76+1 lap2
6+1(DEU) Wolfgang von TripsFerrari75+2 laps1
7+3(USA) Phil HillFerrari75+2 laps 
8+8(GBR) Henry TaylorCooper-Climax (privateer)74+3 laps 
9+3(BEL) Olivier GendebienCooper-Climax (privateer)74+3 laps 
10-4(USA) Dan GurneyBRM74+3 laps 
11+10(FRA) Maurice TrintignantAston Martin72+5 laps 
12+11(GBR) David PiperLotus-Climax (privateer)72+5 laps 
13+5(GBR) Brian NaylorJBW-Maserati72+5 laps 
R (GBR) Graham HillBRM71DNF 
14 (USA) Masten GregoryCooper-Maserati (privateer)71+6 laps 
15+9(ITA) Gino MunaronCooper-Castellotti (privateer)68+9 laps 
16-8(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax68+9 laps 
R (BEL) Lucien BianchiCooper-Climax (privateer)60DNF 
R (SWE) Jo BonnierBRM59DNF 
R (USA) Chuck DaighCooper-Climax56DNF 
R (GBR) Ian BurgessCooper-Maserati (privateer)56DNF 
R (GBR) Jack FairmanCooper-Climax (privateer)44DNF 
R (GBR) Roy SalvadoriAston Martin44DNF 
R (GBR) Keith GreeneCooper-Maserati (privateer)12DNF 
Did not start
  (USA) Lance ReventlowCooper-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

PosDriverConstructor
1(AUS) Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax
2(GBR) Graham HillBRM
3(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
4(SWE) Jo BonnierBRM
5(GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-Climax
6(USA) Dan GurneyBRM
7(DEU) Wolfgang von TripsFerrari
8(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
9(GBR) Tony BrooksCooper-Climax (privateer)
10(USA) Phil HillFerrari
11(GBR) John SurteesLotus-Climax
12(BEL) Olivier GendebienCooper-Climax (privateer)
13(GBR) Roy SalvadoriAston Martin
14(USA) Masten GregoryCooper-Maserati (privateer)
15(GBR) Jack FairmanCooper-Climax (privateer)
16(GBR) Henry TaylorCooper-Climax (privateer)
17(BEL) Lucien BianchiCooper-Climax (privateer)
18(GBR) Brian NaylorJBW-Maserati
19(USA) Chuck DaighCooper-Climax
20(GBR) Ian BurgessCooper-Maserati (privateer)
21(FRA) Maurice TrintignantAston Martin
22(GBR) Keith GreeneCooper-Maserati (privateer)
23(GBR) David PiperLotus-Climax (privateer)
24(ITA) Gino MunaronCooper-Castellotti (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUS) Jack Brabham32
2(NZL) Bruce McLaren27
3(GBR) Stirling Moss11
4(GBR) Innes Ireland11
5(BEL) Olivier Gendebien10
6(USA) Jim Rathmann8
7(USA) Phil Hill7
8(GBR) Cliff Allison6
=(USA) Rodger Ward6
=(GBR) John Surtees6
11(GBR) Tony Brooks5
12(DEU) Wolfgang von Trips5
13(USA) Paul Goldsmith4
=(GBR) Graham Hill4
15(GBR) Jim Clark4
16(ARG) Carlos Menditeguy3
=(USA) Don Branson3
=(GBR) Henry Taylor3
19(SWE) Jo Bonnier2
=(USA) Johnny Thompson2
21(USA) Richie Ginther2
22(USA) Eddie Johnson1
=(BEL) Lucien Bianchi1
=(GBR) Ron Flockhart1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Cooper-Climax46
2Lotus-Climax25
3Ferrari16
4BRM6
5Cooper-Maserati3

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)