1960 British Grand Prix
Appearance
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 |
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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
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]Race
[edit]Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1 | Cooper-Climax | 77 | 2:04:24.3 | 1 | 8 | |
2 | 9 | Lotus-Climax | 77 | + 49.6 | 11 | 6 | |
3 | 7 | Lotus-Climax | 77 | + 1:29.6 | 5 | 4 | |
4 | 2 | Cooper-Climax | 76 | + 1 Lap | 3 | 3 | |
5 | 12 | Cooper-Climax | 76 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 2 | |
6 | 11 | Ferrari | 75 | + 2 Laps | 7 | 1 | |
7 | 10 | Ferrari | 75 | + 2 Laps | 10 | ||
8 | 15 | Cooper-Climax | 74 | + 3 Laps | 16 | ||
9 | 14 | Cooper-Climax | 74 | + 3 Laps | 12 | ||
10 | 5 | BRM | 74 | + 3 Laps | 6 | ||
11 | 19 | Aston Martin | 72 | + 5 Laps | 21 | ||
12 | 26 | Lotus-Climax | 72 | + 5 Laps | 23 | ||
13 | 25 | JBW-Maserati | 72 | + 5 Laps | 18 | ||
14 | 16 | Cooper-Maserati | 71 | + 6 laps | 14 | ||
15 | 21 | Cooper-Castellotti | 70 | + 7 Laps | 24 | ||
16 | 8 | Lotus-Climax | 70 | + 7 Laps | 8 | ||
Ret | 4 | BRM | 71 | Brakes | 2 | ||
Ret | 24 | Cooper-Climax | 62 | Electrical | 17 | ||
Ret | 6 | BRM | 59 | Suspension | 4 | ||
Ret | 3 | Cooper-Climax | 58 | Overheating | 19 | ||
Ret | 17 | Cooper-Maserati | 58 | Engine | 20 | ||
Ret | 18 | Aston Martin | 46 | Steering | 13 | ||
Ret | 23 | Cooper-Climax | 46 | Fuel Pump | 15 | ||
Ret | 22 | Cooper-Maserati | 12 | Overheating | 22 | ||
PO* | 3 | Cooper-Climax | Withdrawn | ||||
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* 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
[edit]- ^ "1960 British GP Qualification". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "1960 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Britain 1960 - Championship • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
External links
[edit]- "Motorcycle champion Surtees takes second place". Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
- "GRAND PRIX RESULTS: BRITISH GP, 1960". GrandPrix.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
- "1960 British GP". ChicaneF1.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2007. (Race results and statistics.)