1960 VII South African Grand Prix

The 7th South African Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula Libre rules, held on 27 December in East London.[1] The race was run over 80 laps of the circuit, and was dominated by British driver Stirling Moss who took pole and came home in first place. Jo Bonnier finished second and also set the fastest lap of the race. The 1960 Formula One World Champion Jack Brabham finished third.

1960 (VII) South African Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1960 Formula One season
Race details
Date 27 December 1960
Official name VII South African Grand Prix
Location Prince George Circuit, East London, South Africa
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.926 km (2.440 mi)
Distance 80 laps, 314.08 km (195.20 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Porsche
Time 1:38.0
Fastest lap
Driver Jo Bonnier Porsche
Time 1:35.7
Podium
First
Porsche
Second
Porsche
Third
Cooper-Climax

The race was the second South African Grand Prix to be held in 1960, with the 6th South African Grand Prix having been held on 1 January 1960.[1]

Results
PosDriverConstructorLapsTime/Retired
1 Stirling Moss Porsche 80 2:11:02
2 Jo Bonnier Porsche 80 +14
3 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 79 +1 Lap
4 Syd van der Vyver Lotus-Alfa Romeo 78 +2 Laps
5 Wolfgang Seidel Cooper-Climax 77 +3 Laps
6 Bruce Johnstone Cooper-Alfa Romeo 76 +4 Laps
7 Dick Gibson Cooper-Climax 75 +5 Laps
8 Dr. Dave Wright Cooper-Climax 75 +5 Laps
9 Doug Serrurier Cooper-Alfa Romeo 74 +6 Laps
10 Helmut Menzler Lotus-Borgward 73 +7 Laps
11 Sam Tingle Connaught 72 +8 Laps
12 John Hanning Austin-Jaguar 72 +8 Laps
13 Dawie Gous Porsche 71 +9 Laps
14 Fanie Viljoen Maserati 71 +9 Laps
15 Carel Godin de Beaufort Cooper-Climax 71 +9 Laps
16 George Cannell Cooper-Chevrolet 70 +10 Laps
17 Bill Jennings Jennings-Porsche 70 +10 Laps
18 N. Payne Lotus-Ford 69 +11 Laps
Ret John Love Cooper-Maserati
Ret Don Philp Cooper-Climax
Ret Tony Kotze Lotus
Ret Vic Procter Vic-Alfa Romeo
Ret Ernie Pieterse Heron-Alfa Romeo
Ret Wolfgang von Trips Lotus-Climax Ignition
Ret Clive Trundell Austin-Riley Engine
Sources:[2][1]

References
  1. "1960 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. "1960 South African GP - ChicaneF1.com". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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