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1960 United States Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitRiverside, 75 laps
Round10 of 10
Race numbers

The 1960 United States Grand Prix was the:

  • 94th World Championship race
  • 2nd World Championship United States Grand Prix
  • 1st and only World Championship race at Riverside
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) Stirling MossLotus-Climax (privateer)752hr 28m 52.200s8
2+5(GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-Climax75+38.000s6
3+7(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax75+1m 22.000s4
4-2(AUS) Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax74+1 lap3
5-1(SWE) Jo BonnierBRM74+1 lap2
6+7(USA) Phil HillCooper-Climax (privateer)74+1 lap1
7+5(USA) Jim HallLotus-Climax (privateer)73+2 laps 
8+7(GBR) Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax (privateer)73+2 laps 
9+7(DEU) Wolfgang von TripsCooper-Maserati (privateer)72+3 laps 
10+8(USA) Chuck DaighScarab70+5 laps 
11+9(USA) Pete LovelyCooper-Ferrari (privateer)69+6 laps 
12-4(BEL) Olivier GendebienCooper-Climax (privateer)69+6 laps 
13+9(USA) Bob DrakeMaserati (privateer)68+7 laps 
14 (GBR) Henry TaylorCooper-Climax (privateer)68+7 laps 
15+4(FRA) Maurice TrintignantCooper-Maserati (privateer)66+9 laps 
16-11(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax61+14 laps 
R (GBR) Graham HillBRM34DNF 
R (GBR) Ian BurgessCooper-Maserati (privateer)29DNF 
R (GBR) Brian NaylorJBW-Maserati20DNF 
R (USA) Dan GurneyBRM18DNF 
R (GBR) Ron FlockhartCooper-Climax11DNF 
R (GBR) Tony BrooksCooper-Climax (privateer)6DNF 
R (GBR) John SurteesLotus-Climax3DNF 

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:54.400

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Stirling MossLotus-Climax (privateer)
2(AUS) Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax
3(USA) Dan GurneyBRM
4(SWE) Jo BonnierBRM
5(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
6(GBR) John SurteesLotus-Climax
7(GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-Climax
8(BEL) Olivier GendebienCooper-Climax (privateer)
9(GBR) Tony BrooksCooper-Climax (privateer)
10(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
11(GBR) Graham HillBRM
12(USA) Jim HallLotus-Climax (privateer)
13(USA) Phil HillCooper-Climax (privateer)
14(GBR) Henry TaylorCooper-Climax (privateer)
15(GBR) Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax (privateer)
16(DEU) Wolfgang von TripsCooper-Maserati (privateer)
17(GBR) Brian NaylorJBW-Maserati
18(USA) Chuck DaighScarab
19(FRA) Maurice TrintignantCooper-Maserati (privateer)
20(USA) Pete LovelyCooper-Ferrari (privateer)
21(GBR) Ron FlockhartCooper-Climax
22(USA) Bob DrakeMaserati (privateer)
23(GBR) Ian BurgessCooper-Maserati (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUS) Jack Brabham43
2(NZL) Bruce McLaren34
3(GBR) Stirling Moss19
4(GBR) Innes Ireland18
5(USA) Phil Hill16
6(BEL) Olivier Gendebien10
7(DEU) Wolfgang von Trips10
8(USA) Jim Rathmann8
9(USA) Richie Ginther8
10(GBR) Jim Clark8
11(GBR) Tony Brooks7
12(GBR) Cliff Allison6
=(USA) Rodger Ward6
=(GBR) John Surtees6
15(USA) Paul Goldsmith4
=(GBR) Graham Hill4
=(BEL) Willy Mairesse4
18(SWE) Jo Bonnier4
19(ARG) Carlos Menditeguy3
=(USA) Don Branson3
=(GBR) Henry Taylor3
=(ITA) Giulio Cabianca3
23(USA) Johnny Thompson2
24(USA) Eddie Johnson1
=(BEL) Lucien Bianchi1
=(GBR) Ron Flockhart1
=(DEU) Hans Herrmann1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Cooper-Climax48
2Lotus-Climax34
3Ferrari26
4BRM8
5Cooper-Maserati3
6Cooper-Castellotti3
7Porsche1

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Bob Drake (only start)
Jim Hall
Pete Lovely
Last start
Chuck Daigh
Ron Flockhart
Maserati
Scarab
Wins
14th for Stirling Moss
2nd for Lotus
Race 1-2
1st for Lotus (9th different constructor to finish 1-2)
Podiums
22nd for Stirling Moss
8th for Bruce McLaren
3rd for Innes Ireland
33rd for Cooper
6th & 7th for Lotus
Poles
15th for Stirling Moss
4th for Lotus
Fastest laps
4th for Jack Brabham
10th for Cooper (4th constructor to set ten fastest laps)
Front row starts
35th for Stirling Moss
16th for Jack Brabham
3rd for Dan Gurney (last until 1962)
Pole & win
7th for Stirling Moss