1960 British Grand Prix

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

Qualifying

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

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

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	32
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	2	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	27
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	3	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	11
File:1uparrow green.svg 2	4	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	11
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	5	Template:Flagicon Olivier Gendebien	10
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Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Cooper-Climax	46
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	2	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Climax	25
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	3	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	16
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	4	Template:Flagicon BRM	6
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	5	Template:Flagicon Cooper-Maserati	3
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• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

External links

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