1960 French Grand Prix

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. This was the final race for inaugural Constructors' Champions Vanwall.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	16	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	2:16.8	—
2	2	Template:Flagicon Phil Hill	Ferrari	2:18.2	+1.4
3	12	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	BRM	2:18.4	+1.6
4	20	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	2:18.5	+1.7
5	6	Template:Flagicon Willy Mairesse	Ferrari	2:19.3	+2.5
6	4	Template:Flagicon Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	2:19.4	+2.6
7	10	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	BRM	2:19.4	+2.6
8	22	Template:Flagicon Ron Flockhart	Lotus-Climax	2:19.5	+2.7
9	18	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	2:19.6	+2.8
10	8	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	BRM	2:19.8	+3.0
11	44	Template:Flagicon Olivier Gendebien	Cooper-Climax	2:20.1	+3.3
12	24	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	2:20.3	+3.5
13	46	Template:Flagicon Henry Taylor	Cooper-Climax	2:22.8	+6.0
14	14	Template:Flagicon Tony Brooks	Vanwall	2:23.3	+6.5
15	36	Template:Flagicon Lucien Bianchi	Cooper-Climax	2:23.6	+6.8
16	48	Template:Flagicon Bruce Halford	Cooper-Climax	2:23.6	+6.8
17	40	Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory	Cooper-Maserati	2:24.3	+7.5
18	38	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Maserati	2:24.7	+7.9
19	30	Template:Flagicon Gino Munaron	Cooper-Castellotti	2:31.3	+14.5
20	28	Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther	Scarab	2:31.4	+14.6
21	34	Template:Flagicon David Piper	Lotus-Climax	2:32.0	+15.2
22	42	Template:Flagicon Ian Burgess	Cooper-Maserati	2:36.7	+19.9
23	26	Template:Flagicon Chuck Daigh	Scarab	2:46.1	+29.3
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	16	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	50	1:57:24.9	1	8
2	44	Template:Flagicon Olivier Gendebien	Cooper-Climax	50	+ 48.3	11	6
3	18	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	50	+ 51.9	9	4
4	46	Template:Flagicon Henry Taylor	Cooper-Climax	49	+ 1 Lap	13	3
5	24	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	49	+ 1 Lap	12	2
6	22	Template:Flagicon Ron Flockhart	Lotus-Climax	49	+ 1 Lap	8	1
7	20	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	43	+ 7 Laps	4
8	48	Template:Flagicon Bruce Halford	Cooper-Climax	40	Engine	16
9	40	Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory	Cooper-Maserati	37	+ 13 Laps	17
10	42	Template:Flagicon Ian Burgess	Cooper-Maserati	36	+ 14 Laps	22
11	4	Template:Flagicon Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	30	Transmission	6
12	2	Template:Flagicon Phil Hill	Ferrari	29	Transmission	2
Ret	8	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	BRM	22	Engine	10
Ret	36	Template:Flagicon Lucien Bianchi	Cooper-Climax	18	Transmission	15
Ret	10	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	BRM	17	Engine	7
Ret	30	Template:Flagicon Gino Munaron	Cooper-Castellotti	16	Transmission	19
Ret	6	Template:Flagicon Willy Mairesse	Ferrari	14	Transmission	5
Ret	14	Template:Flagicon Tony Brooks	Vanwall	7	Vibration	14
Ret	12	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	BRM	0	Accident	3
Ret	38	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Maserati	0	Accident	18
DNS	28	Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther	Scarab		Engine	20
DNS	34	Template:Flagicon David Piper	Lotus-Climax		Engine	21
DNS	26	Template:Flagicon Chuck Daigh	Scarab		Engine	23
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Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
File:1uparrow green.svg 1	1	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	24
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	2	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	24
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	3	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	11
File:1uparrow green.svg 7	4	Template:Flagicon Olivier Gendebien	10
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	5	Template:Flagicon Jim Rathmann	8
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Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Cooper-Climax	38
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	2	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Climax	19
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	3	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	15
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	4	Template:Flagicon BRM	6
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	5	Template:Flagicon Cooper-Maserati	3
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