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1960 British Grand Prix
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Race details
Date 16 July 1960
Official name 13th 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 Cooper-Climax
Time 1:34.6
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM
Time 1:34.4 on lap 56
Podium
First Cooper-Climax
Second Lotus-Climax
Third Lotus-Climax
Lap leaders

The 1960 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, England, on 16 July 1960. It was race 7 of 10 in the 1960 World Championship of Drivers and race 6 of 9 in the 1960 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. 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

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 1 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 1:34.6
2 4 United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM 1:35.6 +1.0
3 2 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 1:36.0 +1.4
4 6 Sweden Jo Bonnier BRM 1:36.2 +1.6
5 7 United Kingdom Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 1:36.2 +1.6
6 5 United States Dan Gurney BRM 1:36.6 +2.0
7 11 Germany Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 1:37.0 +2.4
8 8 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:37.0 +2.4
9 12 United Kingdom Tony Brooks Cooper-Climax 1:37.6 +3.0
10 10 United States Phil Hill Ferrari 1:37.8 +3.2
11 9 United Kingdom John Surtees Lotus-Climax 1:38.6 +4.0
12 14 Belgium Olivier Gendebien Cooper-Climax 1:39.2 +4.6
13 18 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Aston Martin 1:39.4 +4.8
14 16 United States Masten Gregory Cooper-Maserati 1:39.8 +5.2
15 23 United Kingdom Jack Fairman Cooper-Climax 1:39.8 +5.2
16 15 United Kingdom Henry Taylor Cooper-Climax 1:40.0 +5.4
17 24 Belgium Lucien Bianchi Cooper-Climax 1:40.2 +5.6
18 25 United Kingdom Brian Naylor JBW-Maserati 1:41.2 +6.6
19 3 United States Chuck Daigh Cooper-Climax 1:42.4 +7.8
20 17 United Kingdom Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati 1:42.6 +8.0
21 19 France Maurice Trintignant Aston Martin 1:43.8 +9.2
22 22 United Kingdom Keith Greene Cooper-Maserati 1:45.8 +11.2
23 3 United States Lance Reventlow Cooper-Climax 1:46.4 +11.8
24 26 United Kingdom David Piper Lotus-Climax 2:05.6 +31.0
25 21 Italy Gino Munaron Cooper-Castellotti
Source:[1]

Race

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

* 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.

Championship standings after the race

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

References

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  1. ^ "1960 British GP Qualification". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ^ "1960 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Britain 1960 - Championship • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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