1960 French Grand Prix
Appearance
1960 French Grand Prix | |||
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![]() Reims-Gueux | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 3 July 1960 | ||
Official name | XLVI Grand Prix de l'ACF[1] | ||
Location | Reims-Gueux, Reims, France | ||
Course | Temporary road course | ||
Course length | 8.348 km (5.187 miles) | ||
Distance | 50 laps, 417.383 km (259.350 miles) | ||
Weather | Dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Cooper-Climax | ||
Time | 2:16.8 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
![]() | Cooper-Climax | |
Time | 2:17.5 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Cooper-Climax | ||
Second | Cooper-Climax | ||
Third | Cooper-Climax |
The 1960 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims-Gueux on 3 July 1960. It was race 6 of 10 in the 1960 World Championship of Drivers and race 5 of 9 in the 1960 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
The 50-lap race was won from pole position by Australian driver Jack Brabham, driving a works Cooper-Climax. Belgian driver Olivier Gendebien finished second in a Cooper-Climax entered by the British Racing Partnership, while New Zealander Bruce McLaren was third in the other works Cooper-Climax.
Classification
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 16 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 50 | 1:57:24.9 | 1 | 8 |
2 | 44 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 50 | + 48.3 | 9 | 6 |
3 | 18 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 50 | + 51.9 | 7 | 4 |
4 | 46 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 49 | + 1 Lap | 12 | 3 |
5 | 24 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | 49 | + 1 Lap | 10 | 2 |
6 | 22 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | 49 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 1 |
7 | 20 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | 43 | + 7 Laps | 4 | |
8 | 48 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 40 | Engine | 16 | |
9 | 40 | ![]() |
Cooper-Maserati | 37 | + 13 Laps | 17 | |
10 | 42 | ![]() |
Cooper-Maserati | 36 | + 14 Laps | 22 | |
11 | 4 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 30 | Transmission | 5 | |
12 | 2 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 29 | Transmission | 2 | |
Ret | 8 | ![]() |
BRM | 22 | Engine | 8 | |
Ret | 36 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 18 | Transmission | 15 | |
Ret | 10 | ![]() |
BRM | 17 | Engine | 6 | |
Ret | 30 | ![]() |
Cooper-Castellotti | 16 | Transmission | 19 | |
Ret | 6 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 14 | Transmission | 11 | |
Ret | 14 | ![]() |
Vanwall | 7 | Vibration | 13 | |
Ret | 12 | ![]() |
BRM | 0 | Accident | 3 | |
Ret | 38 | ![]() |
Cooper-Maserati | 0 | Accident | 18 | |
DNS | 28 | ![]() |
Scarab | Engine | 20 | ||
DNS | 34 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | Engine | 21 | ||
DNS | 26 | ![]() |
Scarab | Engine | 23 | ||
Source:[2]
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Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1960". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "1960 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.