1960 Formula One season

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 7 February 1960 and ended on 20 November after ten races. Jack Brabham won his second consecutive title with his Cooper team defending its constructors' title.

Season summary 1
Season review 2
Teams and drivers 3
1960 Drivers' Championship final standings 4
1960 Constructors' Championship final standings 5
Non-Championship race results 6
Notes and references 7
External links 8

Season summary

The last year of the 2.5 litre formula produced repeat victories for Jack Brabham and Cooper, and saw Lotus, Porsche, 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.

Three drivers died in this season of Grand Prix racing. American Harry Schell in a non-championship race at Silverstone, and Britons Chris Bristow & Alan Stacey, both killed at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. Stirling Moss was severely injured in a practice accident at this event and did not compete for most of the season.

Season review

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor	Tyre	Report
1	Argentine Grand Prix	Buenos Aires	7 February	Stirling Moss	Stirling Moss	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	D	Report
2	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	29 May	Stirling Moss	Bruce McLaren	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax	D	Report
3	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	30 May	Eddie Sachs	Jim Rathmann	Jim Rathmann	Watson-Offenhauser	F	Report
4	Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort	6 June	Stirling Moss	Stirling Moss	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	D	Report
5	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	19 June	Jack Brabham	Jack Brabham Innes Ireland Phil Hill	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	D	Report
6	French Grand Prix	Reims	3 July	Jack Brabham	Jack Brabham	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	D	Report
7	British Grand Prix	Silverstone	16 July	Jack Brabham	Graham Hill	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	D	Report
8	Portuguese Grand Prix	Boavista	14 August	John Surtees	John Surtees	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	D	Report
9	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	4 September	Phil Hill	Phil Hill	Phil Hill	Ferrari	D	Report
10	United States Grand Prix	Riverside	20 November	Stirling Moss	Jack Brabham	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax	D	Report

The German Grand Prix was run as a Formula 2 race at the Nurburgring Sudschleife because the Formula One race, originally supposed to be held at the AVUS Berlin circuit, was cancelled after drivers complained about the extreme danger of the Berlin-located track. The Moroccan Grand Prix, originally scheduled for 1 October, was cancelled for another year for monetary reasons.^[3]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1960 FIA World Championship.

Australian Jack Brabham (pictured in 1966) won his 2nd of 3 driver's championships, driving for Cooper

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Camoradi International	Behra-Porsche-Porsche	RSK	Porsche 547/6 1.5 F4	D	Masten Gregory	1
Camoradi International	Behra-Porsche-Porsche	RSK	Porsche 547/6 1.5 F4	D	Fred Gamble	9
Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper-Maserati	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-Climax	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
					Lance Reventlow	7
					Ron Flockhart	10
Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	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	4, 9
					Willy Mairesse	5–6, 9
		246P	Ferrari 171 2.4 V6		Richie Ginther	2
Ecurie Bleue	Cooper-Climax	T51	Climax FPF 2.2 L4	D	Harry Schell	1
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	18	Climax FPF 2.5 L4	D	Stirling Moss	2, 4–5, 8, 10
	Cooper-Climax	T51			Stirling Moss	1
	Cooper-Climax	T51			Maurice Trintignant	1
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-Climax	T51	Climax FPF 2.5 L4	D	Bruce Halford	2
Fred Tuck Cars	Cooper-Climax	T51	Climax FPF 2.5 L4	D	Lucien Bianchi	6–7
High Efficiency Motors C.T. Atkins	Cooper-Climax	T51	Climax FPF 2.5 L4	D	Roy Salvadori	2, 10
High Efficiency Motors C.T. Atkins	Cooper-Climax	T51	Climax FPF 2.5 L4	D	Jack Fairman	7
Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper-Climax	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-Maserati	59	Maserati 250S 2.5 L4	D	Brian Naylor	2, 7, 9–10
Scuderia Eugenio Castellotti	Cooper-Castellotti	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
David Brown Corporation	Aston Martin	DBR4 DBR5	Aston Martin RB6 2.5 L6	D	Maurice Trintignant	7
Ecurie Maarsbergen	Cooper-Climax	T51	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Carel Godin de Beaufort	4
Taylor-Crawley Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	18	Climax FPF 2.5 L4	D	Mike Taylor	5
Equipe Nationale Belge	Cooper-Climax	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-Climax	16	Climax FPF 2.5 L4	D	David Piper	6–7
Gilby Engineering	Cooper-Maserati	T45	Maserati 250S 2.5 L4	D	Keith Greene	7
Arthur Owen	Cooper-Climax	T45	Climax FPF 2.2 L4	D	Arthur Owen	9
Wolfgang Seidel	Cooper-Climax	T45	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Wolfgang Seidel	9
Scuderia Colonia	Cooper-Climax	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
Dr Ing F. Porsche KG Porsche System Engineering	Porsche	718/2	Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4	D	Hans Herrmann	9
Equipe Prideaux/Dick Gibson	Cooper-Climax	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-Climax	18	Climax FPF 2.5 L4	D	Jim Hall	10
Fred Armbruster	Cooper-Ferrari	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.^[4]
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
—	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
—	Mike Taylor					DNS						0
—	Horace Gould									DNS		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
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)

† Position shared between more drivers of the same car – no points awarded
Italics indicate fastest lap
Bold indicates pole position

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 results from the nine races 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.^[4]
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.

Bold results counted to championship totals.

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

Notes and references

^ FIA Yearbook, 1974 page 119
^ FIA Yearbook, 1974 page 121
^ forums.autosport.com/topic/63822-grand-prix-cancelled/
^ ^a ^b Only the best 6 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

External links

1960 World Championship race results and images Retrieved from f1-facts.com on 1 October 2008

Formula One seasons

1960 Formula One season