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1960 FIA Formula One World Championship season
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The 1960 Formula One season featured the eleventh FIA World Championship of Drivers,[1] the third International Cup for F1 Manufacturers [2] and numerous non-championship Formula One races. The World Championship commenced on February 7, 1960 and ended on November 20 after ten races.

Season summary[]

The last year of the 2.5 litre formula produced another Brabham and Cooper victory, and saw Lotus, Ferrari and BRM campaigning rear-engined cars. Lance Reventlow's Scarabs, like the Astons, were front-engined and outclassed. Stirling Moss' Rob Walker Lotus gave Colin Chapman his first grand prix win at Monaco and followed it with victory in the USA. All other grand prix went to Cooper, except for the Italian which was boycotted by the British constructors since the Italians were using Monza's banked circuit.

The points-scoring system was changed with the point for fastest lap being dropped and a point given for sixth place. The best six scores counted towards the championship, increased from five from the previous season.

It was also the last Formula One season to feature a Indianapolis 500 Race, and the last season which saw a victory for a front-engined car in Formula One.

Season review[]

Rnd Race Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Constructor Tyre Report
1 25px Argentina Argentine Grand Prix Oscar Gálvez February 7 25px UK Stirling Moss 25px UK Stirling Moss 25px New Zealand Bruce McLaren 25px UK Cooper-Climax D Report
2 25px Monaco Monaco Grand Prix Monaco May 29 25px UK Stirling Moss 25px New Zealand Bruce McLaren 25px UK Stirling Moss 25px UK Lotus-Climax D Report
3 25px USA Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis May 30 25px USA Eddie Sachs 25px USA Jim Rathmann 25px USA Jim Rathmann 25px USA Watson-Offenhauser F Report
4 25px Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Zandvoort June 6 25px UK Stirling Moss 25px UK Stirling Moss 25px Australia Jack Brabham 25px UK Cooper-Climax D Report
5 25px Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Spa-
Francorchamps
June 19 25px Australia Jack Brabham 25px Australia Jack Brabham
25px Great Britain Innes Ireland
25px USAPhil Hill
25px Australia Jack Brabham 25px UK Cooper-Climax D Report
6 25px France French Grand Prix Reims July 3 25px Australia Jack Brabham 25px Australia Jack Brabham 25px Australia Jack Brabham 25px UK Cooper-Climax D Report
7 25px UK British Grand Prix Silverstone July 16 25px Australia Jack Brabham 25px UK Graham Hill 25px Australia Jack Brabham 25px UK Cooper-Climax D Report
8 25px The flag of Portugal Portuguese Grand Prix Boavista August 14 25px UK John Surtees 25px UK John Surtees 25px Australia Jack Brabham 25px UK Cooper-Climax D Report
9 25px Italy Italian Grand Prix Monza September 4 25px USA Phil Hill 25px USA Phil Hill 25px USA Phil Hill 25px Italy Ferrari D Report
10 25px USA United States Grand Prix Riverside November 20 25px UK Stirling Moss 25px Australia Jack Brabham 25px UK Stirling Moss 25px UK Lotus-Climax D Report

Teams and drivers[]

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1960 FIA World Championship.

Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre Driver Rounds
25px USA Camoradi International Behra-Porsche RSK Porsche 547/6 1.5 F4 D 25px USA Masten Gregory 1
25px USA Fred Gamble 9
25px Italy Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper T51 Maserati 250S 2.5 L4 D 25px Argentina Roberto Bonomi 1
25px Argentina Carlos Menditeguy 1
25px USA Masten Gregory 2, 4, 6–8
25px Great Britain Ian Burgess 2, 6–7, 10
25px France Maurice Trintignant 2, 4, 6, 10
25px Flag of Portugal Mário de Araújo Cabral 8
25px USA Alfonso Thiele 9
25px West Germany Wolfgang von Trips 10
25px Italy Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D 25px Italy Giorgio Scarlatti 1
25px Argentina Nasif Estéfano Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D 25px Argentina Nasif Estéfano 1
25px Spain Antonio Creus Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D 25px Spain Antonio Creus 1
25px Italy Gino Munaron Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D 25px Italy Gino Munaron 1
25px Great Britain Cooper Car Company Cooper T51
T53
Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D 25px New Zealand Bruce McLaren 1–2, 4–8, 10
25px Australia Jack Brabham 1–2, 4–8, 10
25px USA Chuck Daigh 7
25px USA Ron Flockhart 10
25px Great Britain Team Lotus Lotus 18
16
Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D 25px Great Britain Innes Ireland 1–2, 4–8, 10
25px Great Britain Alan Stacey 1–2, 4–5
25px Argentina Alberto Rodriguez Larreta 1
25px Great Britain John Surtees 2, 7–8, 10
25px Great Britain Jim Clark 4–8, 10
25px Great Britain Ron Flockhart 6
25px Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 246 Ferrari 155 2.4 V6 D 25px Great Britain Cliff Allison 1–2
25px USA Phil Hill 1–2, 4–9
25px West Germany Wolfgang von Trips 1–2, 4–9
25px Argentina José Froilán González 1
25px USA Richie Ginther 2, 4, 9
25px Belgium Willy Mairesse 5–6, 9
25px France Ecurie Bleue Cooper T51 Climax FPF 2.2 L4 D 25px USA Harry Schell 1
25px Great Britain R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Cooper
Lotus
T51
18
Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D 25px Great Britain Stirling Moss 1–2, 4–5, 8, 10
25px France Maurice Trintignant 1
25px USA Lance Reventlow 7
25px Great Britain Owen Racing Organisation BRM P25
P48
BRM P25 2.5 L4 D 25px Sweden Jo Bonnier 1–2, 4–8, 10
25px Great Britain Graham Hill 1–2, 4–8, 10
25px USA Dan Gurney 2, 4–8, 10
25px The flag of Venezuela Ettore Chimeri Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D 25px The flag of Venezuela Ettore Chimeri 1
25px Great Britain Fred Tuck Cars Cooper T51 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D 25px Great Britain Bruce Halford 2
25px Belgium Lucien Bianchi 6–7
25px Great Britain High Efficiency Motors Cooper T51 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D 25px Great Britain Roy Salvadori 2, 10
25px Great Britain Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper T51 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D 25px Great Britain Chris Bristow 2, 4–5
25px Great Britain Tony Brooks 2, 4–5, 7–8, 10
25px Great Britain Henry Taylor 4, 6–8, 10
25px Belgium Olivier Gendebien 5–8, 10
25px Great Britain Bruce Halford 6
25px USA Phil Hill 10
25px Great Britain J.B. Naylor JBW 59 Maserati 250S 2.5 L4 D 25px Great Britain Brian Naylor 2, 7, 9–10
25px Italy Scuderia Eugenio Castellotti Cooper T51 Castellotti 2.5 L4 D 25px Italy Gino Munaron 2, 6–7, 9
25px Italy Giorgio Scarlatti 2, 9
25px Italy Giulio Cabianca 9
25px USA Reventlow Automobiles Inc. Scarab F1 Scarab 2.5 L4 D 25px USA Chuck Daigh 2, 4–6, 10
25px USA Lance Reventlow 2, 4–5
25px USA Richie Ginther 6
25px Great Britain David Brown Corporation Aston Martin DBR4
DBR5
Aston Martin RB6 2.5 L6 D 25px Great Britain Roy Salvadori 4, 7
25px France Maurice Trintignant 7
25px Netherlands Ecurie Maarsbergen Cooper T51 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D 25px Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort 4
25px Great Britain Taylor-Crawley Racing Team Lotus 18 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D 25px Great Britain Mike Taylor 5
25px Belgium Equipe Nationale Belge Cooper T45 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D 25px Belgium Lucien Bianchi 5
25px Great Britain Vandervell Products Vanwall VW 11 Vanwall 254 2.5 L4 D 25px Great Britain Tony Brooks 6
25px Great Britain Robert Bodle Ltd Lotus 16 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D 25px Great Britain David Piper 6–7
25px Great Britain Gilby Engineering Cooper T45 Maserati 250S 2.5 L4 D 25px Great Britain Keith Greene 7
25px Great Britain C.T. Atkins Cooper T51 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D 25px Great Britain Jack Fairman 7
25px Great Britain Arthur Owen Cooper T45 Climax FPF 2.2 L4 D 25px Great Britain Arthur Owen 9
25px West Germany Wolfgang Seidel Cooper T45 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D 25px West Germany Wolfgang Seidel 9
25px West Germany Scuderia Colonia Cooper T43 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D 25px Italy Piero Drogo 9
25px Great Britain H.H. Gould Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D 25px Great Britain Horace Gould 9
25px West Germany Dr Ing F. Porsche KG
25px West Germany Porsche System Engineering
Porsche 718/2 Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 D 25px West Germany Edgar Barth 9
25px West Germany Hans Herrmann 9
25px Great Britain Equipe Prideaux/Dick Gibson Cooper T43 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D 25px Great Britain Vic Wilson 9
25px USA Joe Lubin Maserati 250F Maserati 250S 2.5 L4 D 25px USA Bob Drake 10
25px USA Jim Hall Lotus 18 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D 25px USA Jim Hall 10
25px USA Fred Armbruster Cooper T45 Ferrari 107 2.5 L4 D 25px USA Pete Lovely 10

1960 Drivers Championship final standings[]

Points were awarded on an 8–6–4–3–2–1 basis at each round, with only the best six round results retained.

Pos. Driver ARG
25px Argentina
MON
25px Monaco
500
25px USA
NED
25px Netherlands
BEL
25px Belgium
FRA
25px France
GBR
25px UK
POR
25px The flag of Portugal
ITA
25px Italy
USA
25px United States
Pts.[3]
1 25px Australia Jack Brabham Ret DSQ 1 1 1 1 1 4 43
2 25px New Zealand Bruce McLaren 1 2 Ret 2 3 4 2 3 34 (37)
3 25px UK Stirling Moss 3† / Ret 1 4 DNS DSQ 1 19
4 25px UK Innes Ireland 6 9 2 Ret 7 3 6 2 18
5 25px USA Phil Hill 8 3 Ret 4 12 7 Ret 1 6 16
6 25px Belgium Olivier Gendebien 3 2 9 7 12 10
7 25px Germany Wolfgang von Trips 5 8 5 Ret 11 6 4 5 9 10
8 25px USA Jim Rathmann 1 8
9 25px USA Richie Ginther 6 6 Ret 2 8
10 25px UK Jim Clark Ret 5 5 16 3 16 8
11 25px UK Tony Brooks 4 Ret Ret Ret 5 5 Ret 7
12 25px UK John Surtees Ret 2 Ret Ret 6
13 25px UK Cliff Allison 2 DNQ 6
14 25px USA Rodger Ward 2 6
15 25px UK Graham Hill Ret 7 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 4
16 25px Belgium Willy Mairesse Ret Ret 3 4
17 25px USA Paul Goldsmith 3 4
18 25px Sweden Jo Bonnier 7 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 4
19 25px UK Henry Taylor 7 4 8 14 3
20 25px Argentina Carlos Menditeguy 4 3
21 25px USA Don Branson 4 3
22 25px Italy Giulio Cabianca 4 3
23 25px USA Johnny Thomson 5 2
24 25px Belgium Lucien Bianchi 6 Ret Ret 1
25 25px UK Ron Flockhart 6 Ret 1
26 25px USA Eddie Johnson 6 1
27 25px Germany Hans Herrmann 6 1
25px France Maurice Trintignant 3† Ret Ret Ret 11 15 0
25px USA Lloyd Ruby 7 0
25px West Germany Edgar Barth 7 0
25px USA Jim Hall 7 0
25px UK Roy Salvadori Ret DNS Ret 8 0
25px UK Bruce Halford DNQ 8 0
25px USA Bob Veith 8 0
25px Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort 8 0
25px Italy Piero Drogo 8 0
25px USA Masten Gregory 12 DNQ DNS 9 14 Ret 0
25px Argentina Alberto Rodriguez Larreta 9 0
25px USA Bud Tingelstad 9 0
25px Germany Wolfgang Seidel 9 0
25px USA Dan Gurney NC Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 0
25px USA Chuck Daigh DNQ DNS Ret Ret Ret 10 0
25px UK Ian Burgess DNQ 10 Ret Ret 0
25px Argentina José Froilán González 10 0
25px USA Bob Christie 10 0
25px USA Fred Gamble 10 0
25px Argentina Roberto Bonomi 11 0
25px USA Red Amick 11 0
25px USA Pete Lovely 11 0
25px UK David Piper Ret 12 0
25px USA Duane Carter 12 0
25px Italy Gino Munaron 13 Ret 15 Ret 0
25px UK Brian Naylor DNQ 13 Ret Ret 0
25px USA Bill Homeier 13 0
25px Argentina Nasif Estéfano 14 0
25px USA Gene Hartley 14 0
25px USA Chuck Stevenson 15 0
25px USA Bobby Grim 16 0
25px UK Alan Stacey Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
25px UK Chris Bristow Ret Ret Ret 0
25px Italy Giorgio Scarlatti Ret DNQ Ret 0
25px USA Lance Reventlow DNQ DNS Ret DNS 0
25px USA Harry Schell Ret 0
25px Flag of Venezuela Ettore Chimeri Ret 0
25px Spain Antonio Creus Ret 0
25px USA Shorty Templeman Ret 0
25px USA Jim Hurtubise Ret 0
25px USA Jimmy Bryan Ret 0
25px USA Troy Ruttman Ret 0
25px USA Eddie Sachs Ret 0
25px USA Don Freeland Ret 0
25px USA Tony Bettenhausen Ret 0
25px USA Wayne Weiler Ret 0
25px USA A. J. Foyt Ret 0
25px USA Eddie Russo Ret 0
25px USA Johnny Boyd Ret 0
25px USA Gene Force Ret 0
25px USA Jim McWithey Ret 0
25px USA Len Sutton Ret 0
25px USA Al Herman Ret 0
25px USA Dempsey Wilson Ret 0
25px USA Dick Rathmann Ret 0
25px UK Mike Taylor DNS 0
25px UK Jack Fairman Ret 0
25px UK Keith Greene Ret 0
25px The flag of Portugal Mario de Araujo Cabral Ret 0
25px USA Alfonso Thiele Ret 0
25px UK Vic Wilson Ret 0
25px UK Arthur Owen Ret 0
Pos. Driver ARG
25px Argentina
MON
25px Monaco
500
25px USA
NED
25px Netherlands
BEL
25px Belgium
FRA
25px France
GBR
25px UK
POR
25px The flag of Portugal
ITA
25px Italy
USA
25px United States
Pts.
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish, inc. non-classified finish
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Friday test driver (TD) - 2003-2007 only
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Injured or ill (Inj)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)


  • † Position shared between more drivers of the same car – no points awarded
  • Italics indicate fastest lap
  • Bold indicates pole position

1960 Constructors Championship final standings[]

Points were awarded on an 8–6–4–3–2–1 basis at each round (excluding the Indianapolis 500), with only the best six round results retained. Only the best placed car from each manufacturer at each round was eligible to score points.

Pos. Manufacturer ARG
25px Argentina
MON
25px Monaco
NED
25px Netherlands
BEL
25px Belgium
FRA
25px France
GBR
25px UK
POR
25px The flag of Portugal
ITA
25px Italy
USA
25px USA
Pts.[3]
1 25px Great Britain Cooper-Climax 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 8 3 48 (58)
2 25px Great Britain Lotus-Climax 6 1 2 5 5 2 3 1 34 (37)
3 25px Italy Ferrari 2 3 5 4 11 6 4 1 26 (27)
4 25px Great Britain BRM 7 5 3 Ret Ret 10 Ret 5 8
5 25px Great Britain Cooper-Maserati 4 Ret Ret 9 14 Ret Ret 9 3
6 25px Great Britain Cooper-Castellotti DNQ Ret 15 4 11 3
7 25px West Germany Porsche 6 1
25px France Behra-Porsche-Porsche 12 10 0
25px USA Scarab WD DNQ DNS Ret DNS 10 0
25px Great Britain Aston Martin DNS 11 0
25px Italy Maserati 13 DNS 13 0
25px Great Britain JBW-Maserati DNQ 13 Ret 0
25px Great Britain Vanwall Ret 0
Pos. Manufacturer ARG
25px Argentina
MON
25px Monaco
NED
25px Netherlands
BEL
25px Belgium
FRA
25px France
GBR
25px UK
POR
25px The flag of Portugal
ITA
25px Italy
USA
25px USA
Pts.
  • Bold results counted to championship totals.

Non-Championship race results[]

Other Formula One races also held in 1960, which did not count towards the World Championship.

Race Name Circuit Date Winning driver Constructor Report
25px UK VIII Glover Trophy Goodwood April 18 25px UK Innes Ireland 25px UK Lotus-Climax Report
25px UK XII BRDC International Trophy Silverstone May 14 25px UK Innes Ireland 25px UK Lotus-Climax Report
25px UK V Silver City Trophy Brands Hatch August 1 25px Australia Jack Brabham 25px UK Cooper-Climax Report
25px UK I Lombank Trophy Snetterton September 17 25px UK Innes Ireland 25px UK Lotus-Climax Report
25px UK VII International Gold Cup Oulton Park September 24 25px UK Stirling Moss 25px UK Lotus-Climax Report

Notes and references[]

  1. FIA Yearbook, 1974 page 119
  2. FIA Yearbook, 1974 page 121
  3. 3.0 3.1 Only the best 6 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

External links[]

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