1960 British Grand Prix

1960 British Grand Prix
Race 7 of 10 in the 1960 Formula One season
Race details
Date	16 July 1960
Official name	XIII RAC British Grand Prix
Location	Silverstone Circuit, Northants., England
Course	Permanent road course
Course length	4.711 km (2.927 miles)
Distance	77 laps, 362.75 km (225.40 miles)
Weather	Dry, overcast.
Pole position
Driver	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax
Time	1:34.6
Fastest lap
Driver	Graham Hill	BRM
Time	1:34.4 on lap 56
Podium
First	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax
Second	John Surtees	Lotus-Climax
Third	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax

The 1960 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, England, on 16 July 1960. The race was the seventh round of the 1960 Formula One season, the final Formula One season run to the 2.5 litre maximum engine displacement rules which had been in place since 1954. The race was won by reigning World Champion Jack Brabham and Innes Ireland finished in third place. Between the two, multiple motorcycle Grand Prix World Champion John Surtees (in only his second ever Formula One Grand Prix) took second place.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	77	2:04:24.3	1	8
2	9	John Surtees	Lotus-Climax	77	+ 49.6	11	6
3	7	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	77	+ 1:29.6	5	4
4	2	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	76	+ 1 Lap	3	3
5	12	Tony Brooks	Cooper-Climax	76	+ 1 Lap	9	2
6	11	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	75	+ 2 Laps	7	1
7	10	Phil Hill	Ferrari	75	+ 2 Laps	10
8	15	Henry Taylor	Cooper-Climax	74	+ 3 Laps	16
9	14	Olivier Gendebien	Cooper-Climax	74	+ 3 Laps	12
10	5	Dan Gurney	BRM	74	+ 3 Laps	6
11	19	Maurice Trintignant	Aston Martin	72	+ 5 Laps	21
12	26	David Piper	Lotus-Climax	72	+ 5 Laps	24
13	25	Brian Naylor	JBW-Maserati	72	+ 5 Laps	18
14	16	Masten Gregory	Cooper-Maserati	71	+ 6 laps	14
15	21	Gino Munaron	Cooper-Castellotti	70	+ 7 Laps	25
16	8	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	70	+ 7 Laps	8
Ret	4	Graham Hill	BRM	71	Brakes	2
Ret	24	Lucien Bianchi	Cooper-Climax	62	Electrical	17
Ret	6	Jo Bonnier	BRM	59	Suspension	4
Ret	3	Chuck Daigh	Cooper-Climax	58	Overheating	19
Ret	17	Ian Burgess	Cooper-Maserati	58	Engine	20
Ret	18	Roy Salvadori	Aston Martin	46	Steering	13
Ret	23	Jack Fairman	Cooper-Climax	46	Fuel Pump	15
Ret	22	Keith Greene	Cooper-Maserati	12	Overheating	22
PO*	3	Lance Reventlow	Cooper-Climax		Withdrawn
Source:

* Lance Reventlow and Chuck Daigh were entered with the same vehicle following extensive damage to their Scarab cars at the preceding French Grand Prix. Daigh proved the faster during practice and so Reventlow was withdrawn.

Notes

• Pole position: Jack Brabham - 1:34.6
• Fastest Lap: Graham Hill - 1:34.4
• Cooper-Climax became the first team to win the Constructors' Championship with 3 races left
• First podium finish for John Surtees
• The injured Stirling Moss was the race starter
• Last race for Aston Martin

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Jack Brabham	32
	2	Bruce McLaren	27
	3	Stirling Moss	11
2	4	Innes Ireland	11
1	5	Olivier Gendebien	10

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Cooper-Climax	46
	2	Lotus-Climax	25
	3	Ferrari	16
	4	BRM	6
	5	Cooper-Maserati	3

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

External links

• "Motorcycle champion Surtees takes second place". Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "GRAND PRIX RESULTS: BRITISH GP, 1960". GrandPrix.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "1960 British GP". ChicaneF1.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) (Race results and statistics.)