1960 French Grand Prix

  1960 French Grand Prix

Race details
Race 6 of 10 in the 1960 Formula One season
Reims layout
Date	3 July 1960
Location	Reims circuit, 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 3 July 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

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Jack Brabham 24 1 2 Bruce McLaren 24 3 Stirling Moss 11 7 4 Olivier Gendebien 10 1 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

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.