1960 French motorcycle Grand Prix

  1960 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 7 races in the
1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date May 22, 1960
Location Clermont-Ferrand
Course Permanent racing facility
8.055 km (5.005 mi)
500 cc
Fastest lap
Rider John Surtees MV Agusta
Time 3:54.7
Podium
First John Surtees MV Agusta
Second Remo Venturi MV Agusta
Third Bob Brown Norton
350 cc
Fastest lap
Rider John Surtees MV Agusta
Time 3:58.7
Podium
First Gary Hocking MV Agusta
Second František Šťastný Jawa
Third John Surtees MV Agusta
Sidecars
Fastest lap
Rider Helmut Fath BMW
Passenger Alfred Wohlgemuth
Time 4:27.0
Podium
First Helmut Fath BMW
Alfred Wohlgemuth
Second Fritz Scheidegger BMW
Horst Burkhardt
Third Florian Camathias BMW
John Chisnall

The 1960 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on May 22, 1960 at the Clermont-Ferrand circuit.

Contents

500 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 John Surtees MV Agusta 25 1:39:21.6 8
2 Remo Venturi MV Agusta 25 +3:01.7 6
3 Bob Brown Norton 24 +1 lap 4
4 Paddy Driver Norton 24 +1 lap 3
5 Ladi Richter Norton 24 +1 lap 2
6 Fumio Ito BMW 24 +1 lap 1
7 Hugh Anderson Norton 24 +1 lap
8 Bob West Norton 24 +1 lap
9 John Hempleman Norton 24 +1 lap
10 Jacques Insermini Norton 24 +1 lap
11 Hans-Günter Jäger BMW 23 +2 laps
12 Jannie Stander Norton 23 +2 laps
13 Lothar John BMW 22 +3 laps
14 Jean-Pierre Bayle Norton 22 +3 laps
15 Fritz Kläger Horex 21 +4 laps
16 Antoine Paba Norton 20 +5 laps
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350 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Gary Hocking MV Agusta 19 1:20:46.7 8
2 František Šťastný Jawa 19 +34.3 6
3 John Surtees MV Agusta 19 +53.9 4
4 Bob Brown Norton 19 +1:35.9 3
5 Paddy Driver Norton 19 +1:39.3 2
6 Frank Perris Norton 19 +3:18.6 1
7 John Hempleman Norton 19
8 Rudi Thalhammer Norton 19
9 Willy van Leeuwen Norton 18 +1 lap
10 Bob West Norton 18 +1 lap
11 Jacques Insermini Norton 18 +1 lap
12 S. Robinson Norton 18 +1 lap
13 G. Smith Norton 18 +1 lap
14 Jean-Pierre Bayle Norton 17 +2 laps
15 "Marsaux" Norton 17 +2 laps
16 C. Packer AJS 17 +2 laps
17 "Bouillard" Norton 16 +3 laps
18 Fritz Kläger Horex 16 +3 laps
19 F. Schneider Norton 15 +4 laps
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Sidecar classification

Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Helmut Fath Alfred Wohlgemuth BMW 13 58:39.6 8
2 Fritz Scheidegger Horst Burkhardt BMW 13 +56.8 6
3 Florian Camathias John Chisnall BMW 13 +1:03.4 4
4 Max Deubel Horst Höhler BMW 13 +1:43.5 3
5 Edgar Strub Hilmar Cecco BMW 13 +4:15.8 2
6 Jo Rogliardo Marcel Godillot BMW 13 +4:40.7 1
7 Alwin Ritter Emil Hörner BMW 13
8 August Rohsiepe  ? BMW 13
9 Arsenius Butscher Alfred Schmidt BMW 12 +1 lap
10 Claude Lambert Rodolphe Rüfenacht BMW 12 +1 lap
11 Jackie Beeton Eddie Bulgin BMW 12 +1 lap
12 Otto Kölle Dieter Hess BMW 12 +1 lap
13 Bill Beevers  ? BMW 12 +1 lap
14 Ray Foster Estelle Foster Norton 12 +1 lap
15 Pip Harris Ray Campbell BMW 11 +2 laps
16 John Tickle Cathy Tickle Norton 11 +2 laps
17 "Lazard"  ? Norton 10 +3 laps
18 "Sauzerau"  ? Norton 10 +3 laps
19 "Weiermuller"  ? BMW 10 +3 laps
20 Marcel Beauvais  ? Norton 8 +5 laps
21 "Moulin"  ? Norton 7 +6 laps
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References

  1. ^ a b c Cook, R. A. B., ed. Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1961. Temple Press Ltd. p. 17. 
  2. ^ "1960 - Sidecars 500cc" (in French). Racing Memory. Archived from the original on December 8, 2011. http://racingmemo.free.fr/MOTO-GP-classements_60-SID.htm. Retrieved December 8, 2011. 
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