1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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The 1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 12th competitive motorcycle season, with seven Grands Prix and 4 classes, 500cc, 350cc, 250cc and 125cc.

Contents

[edit] Grands Prix

Round Grand Prix Circuit 125 winner 250 winner 350 winner 500 winner Report
1 France French Grand Prix Clermont-Ferrand Gary Hocking United Kingdom John Surtees Report
2 Isle of Man Isle of Man TT Isle of Man Italy Carlo Ubbiali Gary Hocking United Kingdom John Hartle United Kingdom John Surtees Report
3 Netherlands Dutch TT Assen Italy Carlo Ubbiali Italy Carlo Ubbiali United Kingdom John Surtees Italy Remo Venturi Report
4 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Spa Ernst Degner Italy Carlo Ubbiali United Kingdom John Surtees Report
5 Germany West German Grand Prix Solitude Circuit Gary Hocking United Kingdom John Surtees Report
6 Northern Ireland Ulster Grand Prix Dundrod Italy Carlo Ubbiali Italy Carlo Ubbiali United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom John Hartle Report
7 Italy Nations Grand Prix Monza Italy Carlo Ubbiali Italy Carlo Ubbiali Gary Hocking United Kingdom John Surtees Report

[edit] Championship Standings

[edit] 500cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom MV Agusta 46 5
2 Italy Remo Venturi Italy MV Agusta 26 1
3 United Kingdom John Hartle United Kingdom MV Agusta / Norton 16 1
4 Australia Bob Brown Australia Norton 15 0
5 Italy Emilio Mendogni Italy MV Agusta 15 0
6 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood United Kingdom Norton 13 0
7 Paddy Driver South Africa Norton 9 0
8 United Kingdom Dickie Dale United Kingdom Norton 6 0
9 Jim Redman Rhodesia Norton 5 0
10 Australia Tom Phillis Australia Norton 4 0
= United Kingdom Alan Shepherd United Kingdom Matchless 4 0
12 United Kingdom Ralph Rensen United Kingdom Norton 3 0
13 Germany Ladi Richter West Germany Norton 2 0
= New Zealand John Hempleman New Zealand Norton 2 0
15 Japan Fumio Ito Japan BMW 1 0
= Germany Rudolf Gläser West Germany Norton 1 0

[edit] 350cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom MV Agusta 22 2
2 Gary Hocking Rhodesia MV Agusta 22 2
3 United Kingdom John Hartle United Kingdom MV Agusta / Norton 18 1
4 Czechoslovakia Frantisek Stastny Czechoslovakia Jawa 12 0
5 United Kingdom Bob Anderson United Kingdom Norton 9 0
6 Australia Bob Brown Australia Norton 6 0
7 New Zealand Hugh Anderson New Zealand AJS 5 0
8 United Kingdom Dickie Dale United Kingdom Norton 5 0
9 Paddy Driver South Africa Norton 5 0
10 United Kingdom Bob McIntyre United Kingdom AJS 4 0
11 United Kingdom Derek Minter United Kingdom Norton 3 0
12 United Kingdom Ralph Rensen United Kingdom Norton 2 0
13 United Kingdom Frank Perris United Kingdom Norton 1 0
= New Zealand John Hempleman New Zealand Norton 1 0

[edit] 250cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Italy Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta 32 4
2 Gary Hocking Rhodesia MV Agusta 28 2
3 Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland MV Agusta 11 0
4 Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda 10 0
5 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood United Kingdom FB-Mondial 8 0
6 Australia Tom Phillis Australia Honda 6 0
7 Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi Japan Honda 6 0
8 East Germany Ernst Degner East Germany MZ 5 0
9 Italy Tarquinio Provini Italy Morini 4 0
= Japan Kenjiro Tanaka Japan Honda 4 0
11 Australia Bob Brown Australia Honda 3 0
= New Zealand John Hempleman New Zealand MZ 3 0
= United Kingdom Dickie Dale United Kingdom MZ 3 0
14 Japan Michio Kitano Japan Honda 2 0
= Italy Alberto Pagani Italy Aermacchi 2 0
= Italy Gilberto Milani Italy Honda 2 0
17 Japan Naomi Taniguchi Japan Honda 1 0
= Germany Günter Beer West Germany Adler 1 0
= Japan Yukio Satoh Japan Honda 1 0

[edit] 125cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Italy Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta 24 4
2 Gary Hocking Rhodesia MV Agusta 18 0
3 East Germany Ernst Degner East Germany MZ 16 1
4 Italy Bruno Spaggiari Italy MV Agusta 12 0
5 New Zealand John Hempleman New Zealand MZ 10 0
6 Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland MV Agusta 6 0
7 Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda 6 0
8 Italy Alberto Gandossi Italy MZ 4 0
9 United Kingdom Bob Anderson United Kingdom MZ 2 0
10 Japan Naomi Taniguchi Japan Honda 1 0
= Japan Giichi Suzuki Japan Honda 1 0
= United Kingdom Mike Hailwood United Kingdom Ducati 1 0
= Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi Japan Honda 1 0