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1960 Cape Grand Prix

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1960 Cape Grand Prix
Race details
Date 17 December 1960
Official name Cape Grand Prix
Location Killarney
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.060 km (3.315 miles)
Distance 72 laps, 238.68 km (148.32 miles)
Pole position
Driver
  • N/A
N/A
Fastest lap
Driver Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche
Time 1:31.1
Podium
First Porsche
Second Porsche
Third Lotus

The 1960 Cape Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula Libre rules, held on 17 December 1960 at Killarney in South Africa. The race was run over 72 laps of the circuit, and was just won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Porsche 718. Jo Bonnier came in second with the fastest lap. The German driver Wolfgang von Trips was third in a Lotus.

Results

Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired
1 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Porsche System Engineering Porsche 1h57m40.8, 121.68 km/h
2 Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche System Engineering Porsche 1h57m41.2
3 Germany Wolfgang von Trips Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 72 laps
4 South Africa Bruce Johnstone Bruce Johnstone Cooper-Alfa Romeo 72 laps
5 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Ecurie Maarsbergen Cooper-Climax 70 laps
6 South Africa Gene Bosman Scuderia Alfa Lotus-Alfa Romeo 70 laps
7 South Africa Syd van der Vyver Syd van der Vyver Lotus-Alfa Romeo 70 laps
8 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love John Love Cooper-Maserati 69 laps
9 South Africa Doug Serrurier Doug Serrurier Cooper-Alfa Romeo 67 laps
10 South Africa Bruce Jennings Bruce Jennings Porsche 67 laps
Ret South Africa Don Philp Don Philp Cooper-Climax Mechanical Problems
Ret South Africa J.Hanning J.Hanning Austin-Jaguar 66 laps
Ret South Africa G.Cannell G.Cannell Cooper-Chevrolet 64 laps
Ret Germany Wolfgang Seidel Wolfgang Seidel Cooper-Climax 62 laps
Ret South Africa Dawie Gous Dawie Gous Porsche-Spyder 48 laps
Ret Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Sam Tingle Sam Tingle Connaught[1]
Ret South Africa Fanie Viljoen Fanie Viljoen Maserati 200SI
Ret South Africa Clive Trundell Clive Trundell Austin-Riley
Ret South Africa Helmut Menzler Helmut Menzler Lotus-Borgward
Ret South Africa Tony Kotze Bond Cars Lotus
Ret South Africa Vic Proctor Vic Proctor Vic's Alfa Romeo

References