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 1 Grands Prix 2 Championship Standings 2.1 500cc Standings 2.2 350cc Standings 2.3 250cc Standings 2.4 125cc Standings

[edit] Grands Prix

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

[edit] Championship Standings

[edit] 500cc Standings

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

[edit] 350cc Standings

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

[edit] 250cc Standings

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

[edit] 125cc Standings

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