1960 Indianapolis 500
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| Winner |
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| Pole position |
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| Fastest lap |
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| Circuit | Indianapolis, 200 laps |
| Round | 3 of 10 |
| Race numbers | 87th World Championship race |
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | (USA) Jim Rathmann | Watson-Offenhauser | 200 | 3hr 36m 11.360s | 8 |
| 2 | +1 | (USA) Rodger Ward | Watson-Offenhauser | 200 | +12.749s | 6 |
| 3 | +23 | (USA) Paul Goldsmith | Epperly-Offenhauser | 200 | 4 | |
| 4 | +4 | (USA) Don Branson | Phillips-Offenhauser | 200 | 3 | |
| 5 | +12 | (USA) Johnny Thomson | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 200 | 2 | |
| 6 | +1 | (USA) Eddie Johnson | Trevis-Offenhauser | 200 | 1 | |
| 7 | +5 | (USA) Lloyd Ruby | Watson-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 8 | +17 | (USA) Bob Veith | Meskowski-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 9 | +19 | (USA) Bud Tingelstad | Trevis-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 10 | +4 | (USA) Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 11 | +11 | (USA) Red Amick | Epperly-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 12 | +15 | (USA) Duane Carter | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 13 | +18 | (USA) Bill Homeier | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 14 | +10 | (USA) Gene Hartley | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 196 | +4 laps | |
| 15 | -6 | (USA) Chuck Stevenson | Watson-Offenhauser | 196 | +4 laps | |
| 16 | +5 | (USA) Bobby Grim | Meskowski-Offenhauser | 194 | +6 laps | |
| 17 | +2 | (USA) Shorty Templeman | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 191 | +9 laps | |
| 18 | +5 | (USA) Jim Hurtubise | Christensen-Offenhauser | 185 | DNF | |
| 19 | -9 | (USA) Jimmy Bryan | Epperly-Offenhauser | 152 | DNF | |
| 20 | -14 | (USA) Troy Ruttman | Watson-Offenhauser | 134 | DNF | |
| 21 | -20 | (USA) Eddie Sachs | Ewing-Offenhauser | 132 | DNF | |
| 22 | -11 | (USA) Don Freeland | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 129 | DNF | |
| 23 | -5 | (USA) Tony Bettenhausen | Watson-Offenhauser | 125 | DNF | |
| 24 | -9 | (USA) Wayne Weiler | Epperly-Offenhauser | 103 | DNF | |
| 25 | -9 | (USA) AJ Foyt | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 90 | DNF | |
| 26 | +3 | (USA) Eddie Russo | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 84 | DNF | |
| 27 | -14 | (USA) Johnny Boyd | Epperly-Offenhauser | 77 | DNF | |
| 28 | -8 | (USA) Gene Force | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 74 | DNF | |
| 29 | +3 | (USA) Jim McWithey | Epperly-Offenhauser | 60 | DNF | |
| 30 | -25 | (USA) Len Sutton | Watson-Offenhauser | 47 | DNF | |
| 31 | -27 | (USA) Dick Rathmann | Watson-Offenhauser | 42 | DNF | |
| 32 | -2 | (USA) Al Herman | Ewing-Offenhauser | 34 | DNF | |
| 33 | (USA) Dempsey Wilson | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 11 | DNF | ||
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | 14 |
| 2 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | 8 |
| = | (USA) Jim Rathmann | 8 |
| 4 | (GBR) Cliff Allison | 6 |
| = | (USA) Rodger Ward | 6 |
| 6 | (USA) Phil Hill | 4 |
| = | (USA) Paul Goldsmith | 4 |
| 8 | (ARG) Carlos Menditeguy | 3 |
| = | (GBR) Tony Brooks | 3 |
| = | (USA) Don Branson | 3 |
| 11 | (DEU) Wolfgang von Trips | 2 |
| = | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | 2 |
| = | (USA) Johnny Thompson | 2 |
| 14 | (GBR) Innes Ireland | 1 |
| = | (USA) Richie Ginther | 1 |
| = | (USA) Eddie Johnson | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Jim Hurtubise (only start)
- Lloyd Ruby
- Bud Tingelstad (only start)
- Wayne Weiler (only start)
- Meskowski (only start)
- Last start
- Red Amick
- Tony Bettenhausen
- Johnny Boyd
- Don Branson
- Jimmy Bryan
- Duane Carter
- Bob Christie
- Gene Force
- AJ Foyt
- Don Freeland
- Paul Goldsmith
- Bobby Grim
- Gene Hartley
- Al Herman
- Bill Homeier
- Eddie Johnson
- Jim McWithey
- Dick Rathmann
- Jim Rathmann
- Eddie Russo
- Troy Ruttman
- Eddie Sachs
- Chuck Stevenson
- Len Sutton
- Shorty Templeman
- Johnny Thomson
- Bob Veith
- Dempsey Wilson
- Christensen
- Epperly
- Ewing
- Kurtis Kraft
- Kuzma
- Lesovsky
- Phillips
- Trevis
- Watson
- Wins
- 1st and only for Jim Rathmann (25th different winner, 10th American driver)
- 3rd and last for Watson
- Race 1-2
- 2nd and last for Watson
- Podiums
- 4th and last for Jim Rathmann
- 2nd and last for Rodger Ward
- 1st and only for Paul Goldsmith (68th different podium finisher, 29th American driver)
- 5th and last for Epperly
- 4th, 5th and last for Watson
- Poles
- 1st and only for Eddie Sachs (22nd different polesitter, 11th American driver)
- 1st and only for Ewing (14th different polesitter)
- Fastest laps
- 2nd and last for Jim Rathmann (only fastest lap for Watson)
- 1st and only for Watson (13th different fastest lap setter)
- Front row starts
- 3rd and last for Eddie Sachs (only front row start for Ewing)
- 3rd and last for Jim Rathmann
- 1st and only for Rodger Ward (52nd different front row starter, 26th American driver)
- Points finishes
- 5th and last for Jim Rathmann
- 3rd and last for Johnny Thomson
- 2nd and last for Rodger Ward & Paul Goldsmith
- 1st and only for Don Branson & Eddie Johnson (104th & 105th different point scorers, 39th & 40th American drivers)
- Win & fastest lap
- 1st and only for Jim Rathmann (13th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 4th American driver)