1960 French Grand Prix

  1960 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 6 of 10 in the 1960 Formula One season

Reims-Gueux layout
Date July 3, 1960
Location Reims-Gueux, Reims, France
Course Temporary road course
8.348 km (5.187 mi)
Distance 50 laps, 417.383 km (259.350 mi)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax
Time 2:16.8
Fastest lap
Driver Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax
Time 2:17.5
Podium
First Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax
Second Olivier Gendebien Cooper-Climax
Third Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax

The 1960 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims-Gueux on July 3, 1960.

Classification

Pos No Nat Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 16 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 50 1:57:24.9 1 8
2 44 Olivier Gendebien Cooper-Climax 50 + 48.3 9 6
3 18 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 50 + 51.9 7 4
4 46 Henry Taylor Cooper-Climax 49 + 1 Lap 12 3
5 24 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 49 + 1 Lap 10 2
6 22 Ron Flockhart Lotus-Climax 49 + 1 Lap 14 1
7 20 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 43 + 7 Laps 4  
8 48 Bruce Halford Cooper-Climax 40 Engine 15  
9 40 Masten Gregory Cooper-Maserati 37 + 13 Laps 17  
10 42 Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati 36 + 14 Laps 22  
11 4 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 30 Transmission 5  
12 2 Phil Hill Ferrari 29 Transmission 2  
Ret 8 Jo Bonnier BRM 22 Engine 8  
Ret 36 Lucien Bianchi Cooper-Climax 18 Transmission 15  
Ret 10 Dan Gurney BRM 17 Engine 6  
Ret 30 Gino Munaron Cooper-Castellotti 16 Transmission 19  
Ret 6 Willy Mairesse Ferrari 14 Transmission 11  
Ret 14 Tony Brooks Vanwall 7 Vibration 13  
Ret 12 Graham Hill BRM 0 Accident 3  
Ret 38 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati 0 Accident 18  
DNS 28 Richie Ginther Scarab Engine 20  
DNS 34 David Piper Lotus-Climax Engine 21  
DNS 26 Chuck Daigh Scarab Engine 23  

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Jack Brabham 24
2 Bruce McLaren 24
3 Stirling Moss 11
4 Olivier Gendebien 10
5 Jim Rathmann 8
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 Cooper-Climax 38
2 Lotus-Climax 19
3 Ferrari 15
4 BRM 6
5 Cooper-Maserati 3
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