1960 Silver City Trophy

1960 Silver City Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1960 Formula One season
Race details
Date	1 August 1960
Official name	V Silver City Trophy
Location	Brands Hatch
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.264 km (2.65 miles)
Distance	50 laps, 213.2 km (132.5 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:39.4
Fastest lap
Drivers	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax
Fastest lap	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:40.6
Podium
First	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax
Second	Graham Hill	BRM
Third	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax

The 5th Silver City Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 1 August 1960 at Brands Hatch Circuit. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by Australian driver Jack Brabham who led from start to finish in a Cooper T53.

Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	2	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	1.25:36.6	2
2	44	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	+ 4.4 s	4
3	4	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	+ 49.4 s	8
4	40	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	1:13.6 s	18
5	12	Henry Taylor	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper-Climax	49 laps	9
6	36	John Surtees	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	49 laps	6
7	8	Dan Gurney	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper-Climax	49 laps	10
8	10	Bruce Halford	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper-Climax	49 laps	12
9	42	Richie Ginther	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	48 laps	13
10	30	Ian Burgess	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper-Maserati	48 laps	16
11	46	Brian Naylor	J.B. Naylor	JBW-Maserati	47 laps	23
12	26	Keith Greene	Gilby Engineering	Cooper-Maserati	47 laps	15
13	22	Gino Munaron	Scuderia Eugenio Castellotti	Cooper-Ferrari	45 laps	19
14	24	Geoff Richardson	Geoff Richardson	Cooper-Connaught	45 laps	21
Ret	14	Roy Salvadori	C.T. Atkins / High Efficiency Motors	Cooper-Climax	Collision	7
Ret	38	David Piper	Robert Bodle Ltd	Lotus-Climax	Collision	17
Ret	28	Masten Gregory	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper-Maserati	Gearbox	22
Ret	34	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	Gearbox	1
Ret	6	Tony Brooks	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper-Climax	Overheating	5
Ret	32	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	Oil pressure	3
Ret	16	George Wicken	C.T. Atkins / High Efficiency Motors	Cooper-Climax	Clutch	11
Ret	18	Lucien Bianchi	Fred Tuck Cars	Cooper-Climax	Engine	14
Ret	20	Giorgio Scarlatti	Scuderia Eugenio Castellotti	Cooper-Ferrari	Gearbox	20
DNA	40	Willy Mairesse	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari		–

References

• "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
• "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.