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1960 French Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Previous_round = 1960 Belgian Grand Prix

|Next_round = 1960 British Grand Prix

|Country = France

|Grand Prix = French

|Image = Circuit-Reims-1954.png

|Caption = Reims-Gueux

|Date = 3 July

|Year = 1960

|Official name = XLVI Grand Prix de l'ACF{{cite web|title=Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1960 |url=http://www.progcovers.com/motor/reims60.jpg |publisher=The Programme Covers Project |access-date=20 October 2017}}

|Location = Reims-Gueux, Reims, France

|Course = Temporary road course

|Course_mi = 5.187

|Course_km = 8.348

|Distance_laps = 50

|Distance_mi = 259.350

|Distance_km = 417.383

|Weather = Dry

|Pole_Driver = Jack Brabham

|Pole_Team = Cooper-Climax

|Pole_Time = 2:16.8

|Pole_Country = AUS

|Fast_Driver = Jack Brabham

|Fast_Team = Cooper-Climax

|Fast_Time = 2:17.5

|Fast_Lap =

|Fast_Country = AUS

|First_Driver = Jack Brabham

|First_Team = Cooper-Climax

|First_Country = AUS

|Second_Driver = Olivier Gendebien

|Second_Team = Cooper-Climax

|Second_Country= BEL

|Third_Driver = Bruce McLaren

|Third_Team = Cooper-Climax

|Third_Country = NZL

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1960|FRA}}

}}

The 1960 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims-Gueux on 3 July 1960. It was race 6 of 10 in the 1960 World Championship of Drivers and race 5 of 9 in the 1960 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

The 50-lap race was won from pole position by Australian driver Jack Brabham, driving a works Cooper-Climax. Belgian driver Olivier Gendebien finished second in a Cooper-Climax entered by the British Racing Partnership, while New Zealander Bruce McLaren was third in the other works Cooper-Climax. This was the final race for inaugural Constructors' Champions Vanwall.

Classification

= Qualifying =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
Pos

! No

! Driver

! Constructor

! Time

! Gap

1

| 16

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Brabham

| Cooper-Climax

| 2:16.8

| align="center" |—

2

| 2

| {{flagicon|USA|1959}} Phil Hill

| Ferrari

| 2:18.2

| +1.4

3

| 12

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Graham Hill

| BRM

| 2:18.4

| +1.6

4

| 20

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Innes Ireland

| Lotus-Climax

| 2:18.5

| +1.7

5

| 6

| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Willy Mairesse

| Ferrari

| 2:19.3

| +2.5

6

| 4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Wolfgang von Trips

| Ferrari

| 2:19.4

| +2.6

7

| 10

| {{flagicon|USA|1959}} Dan Gurney

| BRM

| 2:19.4

| +2.6

8

| 22

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ron Flockhart

| Lotus-Climax

| 2:19.5

| +2.7

9

| 18

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Bruce McLaren

| Cooper-Climax

| 2:19.6

| +2.8

10

| 8

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Jo Bonnier

| BRM

| 2:19.8

| +3.0

11

| 44

| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Olivier Gendebien

| Cooper-Climax

| 2:20.1

| +3.3

12

| 24

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jim Clark

| Lotus-Climax

| 2:20.3

| +3.5

13

| 46

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Henry Taylor

| Cooper-Climax

| 2:22.8

| +6.0

14

| 14

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tony Brooks

| Vanwall

| 2:23.3

| +6.5

15

| 36

| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Lucien Bianchi

| Cooper-Climax

| 2:23.6

| +6.8

16

| 48

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bruce Halford

| Cooper-Climax

| 2:23.6

| +6.8

17

| 40

| {{flagicon|USA|1959}} Masten Gregory

| Cooper-Maserati

| 2:24.3

| +7.5

18

| 38

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Maurice Trintignant

| Cooper-Maserati

| 2:24.7

| +7.9

19

| 30

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gino Munaron

| Cooper-Castellotti

| 2:31.3

| +14.5

20

| 28

| {{flagicon|USA|1959}} Richie Ginther

| Scarab

| 2:31.4

| +14.6

21

| 34

| {{flagicon|GBR}} David Piper

| Lotus-Climax

| 2:32.0

| +15.2

22

| 42

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ian Burgess

| Cooper-Maserati

| 2:36.7

| +19.9

23

| 26

| {{flagicon|USA|1959}} Chuck Daigh

| Scarab

| 2:46.1

| +29.3

colspan="6" |Source:{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1960/france/qualification.aspx|title=France 1960 - Qualifications • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=27 July 2020}}

= Race =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

! Pos

! No

! Driver

! Constructor

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 16

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Brabham

| Cooper-Climax

| 50

| 1:57:24.9

| 1

| 8

2

| 44

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Olivier Gendebien

| Cooper-Climax

| 50

| + 48.3

| 11

| 6

3

| 18

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Bruce McLaren

| Cooper-Climax

| 50

| + 51.9

| 9

| 4

4

| 46

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Henry Taylor

| Cooper-Climax

| 49

| + 1 Lap

| 13

| 3

5

| 24

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jim Clark

| Lotus-Climax

| 49

| + 1 Lap

| 12

| 2

6

| 22

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ron Flockhart

| Lotus-Climax

| 49

| + 1 Lap

| 8

| 1

7

| 20

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Innes Ireland

| Lotus-Climax

| 43

| + 7 Laps

| 4

|  

8

| 48

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bruce Halford

| Cooper-Climax

| 40

| Engine

| 16

|  

9

| 40

| {{flagicon|USA|1959}} Masten Gregory

| Cooper-Maserati

| 37

| + 13 Laps

| 17

|  

10

| 42

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ian Burgess

| Cooper-Maserati

| 36

| + 14 Laps

| 22

|  

11

| 4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Wolfgang von Trips

| Ferrari

| 30

| Transmission

| 6

|  

12

| 2

| {{flagicon|USA|1959}} Phil Hill

| Ferrari

| 29

| Transmission

| 2

|  

Ret

| 8

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Jo Bonnier

| BRM

| 22

| Engine

| 10

|  

Ret

| 36

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Lucien Bianchi

| Cooper-Climax

| 18

| Transmission

| 15

|  

Ret

| 10

| {{flagicon|USA|1959}} Dan Gurney

| BRM

| 17

| Engine

| 7

|  

Ret

| 30

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gino Munaron

| Cooper-Castellotti

| 16

| Transmission

| 19

|  

Ret

| 6

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Willy Mairesse

| Ferrari

| 14

| Transmission

| 5

|  

Ret

| 14

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tony Brooks

| Vanwall

| 7

| Vibration

| 14

|  

Ret

| 12

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Graham Hill

| BRM

| 0

| Accident

| 3

|  

Ret

| 38

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Maurice Trintignant

| Cooper-Maserati

| 0

| Accident

| 18

|  

DNS

| 28

| {{flagicon|USA|1959}} Richie Ginther

| Scarab

|

| Engine

| 20

|  

DNS

| 34

| {{flagicon|GBR}} David Piper

| Lotus-Climax

|

| Engine

| 21

|  

DNS

| 26

| {{flagicon|USA|1959}} Chuck Daigh

| Scarab

|

| Engine

| 23

|  

colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1960/france/classement.aspx|title=France 1960 - Result • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=27 July 2020}}}}

Championship standings after the race

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Pos

!Driver

!Points

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Brabham

|align=left| 24

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Bruce McLaren

|align=left| 24

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Stirling Moss

|align=left| 11

align="left"| 10px 7

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Olivier Gendebien

|align=left| 10

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|USA|1959}} Jim Rathmann

|align=left| 8

colspan=4|Source: {{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1960/france/championnat.aspx|title=France 1960 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=15 March 2019}}

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Constructor

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Cooper-Climax

|align=left|38

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lotus-Climax

|align=left|19

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

|align=left|15

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|GBR}} BRM

|align=left|6

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Cooper-Maserati

|align=left|3

colspan=4|Source:

{{col-end}}

  • {{small|Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.}}

References

{{reflist | 30em}}

{{F1 race report

| Name_of_race = French Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 1960

| Previous_race_in_season = 1960 Belgian Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 1960 British Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 1959 French Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 1961 French Grand Prix

}}

{{F1GP 60-69}}

French Grand Prix

Category:French Grand Prix

Category:1960 in French motorsport