1960 Formula One season

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.

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Season summary

The last year of the 2.5 litre formula produced repeat victories for Jack Brabham and Cooper, and saw Lotus, Ferrari and BRM campaigning rear-engined cars. Lance Reventlow's Scarabs, like the Aston Martins, 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 Grands 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 the last World Drivers' Championship to include the Indianapolis 500, and the last season which saw a victory for a front-engined car in a World Drivers' Championship race.

Season review

Rnd Race Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Constructor Tyre Report
1 Argentine Grand Prix Oscar Gálvez February 7 Stirling Moss Stirling Moss Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax D Report
2 Monaco Grand Prix Monaco May 29 Stirling Moss Bruce McLaren Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax D Report
3 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis May 30 Eddie Sachs Jim Rathmann Jim Rathmann Watson-Offenhauser F Report
4 Dutch Grand Prix Zandvoort June 6 Stirling Moss Stirling Moss Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax D Report
5 Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps June 19 Jack Brabham Jack Brabham
Innes Ireland
Phil Hill		 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax D Report
6 French Grand Prix Reims July 3 Jack Brabham Jack Brabham Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax D Report
7 British Grand Prix Silverstone July 16 Jack Brabham Graham Hill Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax D Report
8 Portuguese Grand Prix Boavista August 14 John Surtees John Surtees Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax D Report
9 Italian Grand Prix Monza September 4 Phil Hill Phil Hill Phil Hill Ferrari D Report
10 United States Grand Prix Riverside November 20 Stirling Moss Jack Brabham Stirling Moss 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
Camoradi International Behra-Porsche RSK Porsche 547/6 1.5 F4 D Masten Gregory 1
Fred Gamble 9
Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper T51 Maserati 250S 2.5 L4 D Roberto Bonomi 1
Carlos Menditeguy 1
Masten Gregory 2, 4, 6–8
Ian Burgess 2, 6–7, 10
Maurice Trintignant 2, 4, 6, 10
Mário de Araújo Cabral 8
Alfonso Thiele 9
Wolfgang von Trips 10
Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D Giorgio Scarlatti 1
Nasif Estéfano Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D Nasif Estéfano 1
Antonio Creus Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D Antonio Creus 1
Gino Munaron Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D Gino Munaron 1
Cooper Car Company Cooper T51
T53		 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D Bruce McLaren 1–2, 4–8, 10
Jack Brabham 1–2, 4–8, 10
Chuck Daigh 7
Ron Flockhart 10
Team Lotus Lotus 18
16		 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D Innes Ireland 1–2, 4–8, 10
Alan Stacey 1–2, 4–5
Alberto Rodriguez Larreta 1
John Surtees 2, 7–8, 10
Jim Clark 4–8, 10
Ron Flockhart 6
Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 246 Ferrari 155 2.4 V6 D Cliff Allison 1–2
Phil Hill 1–2, 4–9
Wolfgang von Trips 1–2, 4–9
José Froilán González 1
Richie Ginther 2, 4, 9
Willy Mairesse 5–6, 9
Ecurie Bleue Cooper T51 Climax FPF 2.2 L4 D Harry Schell 1
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Cooper
Lotus		 T51
18		 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D Stirling Moss 1–2, 4–5, 8, 10
Maurice Trintignant 1
Lance Reventlow 7
Owen Racing Organisation BRM P25
P48		 BRM P25 2.5 L4 D Jo Bonnier 1–2, 4–8, 10
Graham Hill 1–2, 4–8, 10
Dan Gurney 2, 4–8, 10
Ettore Chimeri Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D Ettore Chimeri 1
Fred Tuck Cars Cooper T51 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D Bruce Halford 2
Lucien Bianchi 6–7
High Efficiency Motors Cooper T51 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D Roy Salvadori 2, 10
Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper T51 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D Chris Bristow 2, 4–5
Tony Brooks 2, 4–5, 7–8, 10
Henry Taylor 4, 6–8, 10
Olivier Gendebien 5–8, 10
Bruce Halford 6
Phil Hill 10
J.B. Naylor JBW 59 Maserati 250S 2.5 L4 D Brian Naylor 2, 7, 9–10
Scuderia Eugenio Castellotti Cooper T51 Castellotti 2.5 L4 D Gino Munaron 2, 6–7, 9
Giorgio Scarlatti 2, 9
Giulio Cabianca 9
Reventlow Automobiles Inc. Scarab F1 Scarab 2.5 L4 D Chuck Daigh 2, 4–6, 10
Lance Reventlow 2, 4–5
Richie Ginther 6
David Brown Corporation Aston Martin DBR4
DBR5		 Aston Martin RB6 2.5 L6 D Roy Salvadori 4, 7
Maurice Trintignant 7
Ecurie Maarsbergen Cooper T51 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D Carel Godin de Beaufort 4
Taylor-Crawley Racing Team Lotus 18 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D Mike Taylor 5
Equipe Nationale Belge Cooper T45 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D Lucien Bianchi 5
Vandervell Products Vanwall VW 11 Vanwall 254 2.5 L4 D Tony Brooks 6
Robert Bodle Ltd Lotus 16 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D David Piper 6–7
Gilby Engineering Cooper T45 Maserati 250S 2.5 L4 D Keith Greene 7
C.T. Atkins Cooper T51 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D Jack Fairman 7
Arthur Owen Cooper T45 Climax FPF 2.2 L4 D Arthur Owen 9
Wolfgang Seidel Cooper T45 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D Wolfgang Seidel 9
Scuderia Colonia Cooper T43 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D Piero Drogo 9
H.H. Gould Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D Horace Gould 9
Dr Ing F. Porsche KG
Porsche System Engineering		 Porsche 718/2 Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 D Edgar Barth 9
Hans Herrmann 9
Equipe Prideaux/Dick Gibson Cooper T43 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D Vic Wilson 9
Joe Lubin Maserati 250F Maserati 250S 2.5 L4 D Bob Drake 10
Jim Hall Lotus 18 Climax FPF 2.5 L4 D Jim Hall 10
Fred Armbruster Cooper T45 Ferrari 107 2.5 L4 D 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
 MON
 500
 NED
 BEL
 FRA
 GBR
 POR
 ITA
 USA
 Pts.[3]
1 Jack Brabham Ret DSQ 1 1 1 1 1 4 43
2 Bruce McLaren 1 2 Ret 2 3 4 2 3 34 (37)
3 Stirling Moss 3† / Ret 1 4 DNS DSQ 1 19
4 Innes Ireland 6 9 2 Ret 7 3 6 2 18
5 Phil Hill 8 3 Ret 4 12 7 Ret 1 6 16
6 Olivier Gendebien 3 2 9 7 12 10
7 Wolfgang von Trips 5 8 5 Ret 11 6 4 5 9 10
8 Jim Rathmann 1 8
9 Richie Ginther 6 6 Ret 2 8
10 Jim Clark Ret 5 5 16 3 16 8
11 Tony Brooks 4 Ret Ret Ret 5 5 Ret 7
12 John Surtees Ret 2 Ret Ret 6
13 Cliff Allison 2 DNQ 6
14 Rodger Ward 2 6
15 Graham Hill Ret 7 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 4
16 Willy Mairesse Ret Ret 3 4
17 Paul Goldsmith 3 4
18 Joakim Bonnier 7 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 4
19 Henry Taylor 7 4 8 14 3
20 Carlos Menditeguy 4 3
21 Don Branson 4 3
22 Giulio Cabianca 4 3
23 Johnny Thomson 5 2
24 Lucien Bianchi 6 Ret Ret 1
25 Ron Flockhart 6 Ret 1
26 Eddie Johnson 6 1
27 Hans Herrmann 6 1
— Maurice Trintignant 3† Ret Ret Ret 11 15 0
— Lloyd Ruby 7 0
— Edgar Barth 7 0
— Jim Hall 7 0
— Roy Salvadori Ret DNS Ret 8 0
— Bruce Halford DNQ 8 0
— Bob Veith 8 0
— Carel Godin de Beaufort 8 0
— Piero Drogo 8 0
— Masten Gregory 12 DNQ DNS 9 14 Ret 0
— Alberto Rodriguez Larreta 9 0
— Bud Tingelstad 9 0
— Wolfgang Seidel 9 0
— Dan Gurney NC Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 0
— Chuck Daigh DNQ DNS Ret Ret Ret 10 0
— Ian Burgess DNQ 10 Ret Ret 0
— José Froilán González 10 0
— Bob Christie 10 0
— Fred Gamble 10 0
— Roberto Bonomi 11 0
— Red Amick 11 0
— Pete Lovely 11 0
— David Piper Ret 12 0
— Duane Carter 12 0
— Gino Munaron 13 Ret 15 Ret 0
— Brian Naylor DNQ 13 Ret Ret 0
— Bill Homeier 13 0
— Nasif Estéfano 14 0
— Gene Hartley 14 0
— Chuck Stevenson 15 0
— Bobby Grim 16 0
— Alan Stacey Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
— Chris Bristow Ret Ret Ret 0
— Giorgio Scarlatti Ret DNQ Ret 0
— Lance Reventlow DNQ DNS Ret DNS 0
— Harry Schell Ret 0
— Ettore Chimeri Ret 0
— Antonio Creus Ret 0
— Shorty Templeman Ret 0
— Jim Hurtubise Ret 0
— Jimmy Bryan Ret 0
— Troy Ruttman Ret 0
— Eddie Sachs Ret 0
— Don Freeland Ret 0
— Tony Bettenhausen Ret 0
— Wayne Weiler Ret 0
— A. J. Foyt Ret 0
— Eddie Russo Ret 0
— Johnny Boyd Ret 0
— Gene Force Ret 0
— Jim McWithey Ret 0
— Len Sutton Ret 0
— Al Herman Ret 0
— Dempsey Wilson Ret 0
— Dick Rathmann Ret 0
— Mike Taylor DNS 0
— Jack Fairman Ret 0
— Keith Greene Ret 0
— Mario de Araujo Cabral Ret 0
— Alfonso Thiele Ret 0
— Vic Wilson Ret 0
— Arthur Owen Ret 0
Pos. Driver ARG
 MON
 500
 NED
 BEL
 FRA
 GBR
 POR
 ITA
 USA
 Pts.
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Friday test driver (TD)
(from 2003 onwards)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

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
 MON
 NED
 BEL
 FRA
 GBR
 POR
 ITA
 USA
 Pts.[3]
1 Cooper-Climax 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 8 3 48 (58)
2 Lotus-Climax 6 1 2 5 5 2 3 1 34 (37)
3 Ferrari 2 3 5 4 11 6 4 1 26 (27)
4 BRM 7 5 3 Ret Ret 10 Ret 5 8
5 Cooper-Maserati 4 Ret Ret 9 14 Ret Ret 9 3
6 Cooper-Castellotti DNQ Ret 15 4 11 3
7 Porsche 6 1
— Behra-Porsche-Porsche 12 10 0
— Scarab WD DNQ DNS Ret DNS 10 0
— Aston Martin DNS 11 0
— Maserati 13 DNS 13 0
— JBW-Maserati DNQ 13 Ret 0
— Vanwall Ret 0
Pos. Manufacturer ARG
 MON
 NED
 BEL
 FRA
 GBR
 POR
 ITA
 USA
 Pts.

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
VIII Glover Trophy Goodwood April 18 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax Report
XII BRDC International Trophy Silverstone May 14 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax Report
V Silver City Trophy Brands Hatch August 1 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax Report
I Lombank Trophy Snetterton September 17 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax Report
VII International Gold Cup Oulton Park September 24 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax Report

Notes and references

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

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