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.

1960 French Grand Prix
Reims-Gueux
Race details
Date 3 July 1960
Official name XLVI Grand Prix de l'ACF[1]
Location Reims-Gueux, Reims, France
Course Temporary road course
Course length 8.348 km (5.187 mi)
Distance 50 laps, 417.383 km (259.350 mi)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver
Cooper-Climax
Time 2:16.8
Fastest lap
Driver Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax
Time 2:17.5
Podium
First
Cooper-Climax
Second
Cooper-Climax
Third
Cooper-Climax

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.

Classification

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

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


Championship standings after the race
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1960". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  2. "France 1960 - Qualifications • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. "France 1960 - Result • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. "France 1960 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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