1960 Silver City Trophy

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = NC

|Country = UK

|Flag_suffix =

|Grand Prix = Silver City Trophy

|GP_Suffix =

|Official name = V Silver City Trophy

|Location = Brands Hatch

|Image = File:Brands Hatch 1960-1975.svg

|Date = 1 August

|Year = 1960

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 2.65

|Course_km = 4.264

|Distance_laps = 50

|Distance_mi = 132.5

|Distance_km = 213.2

|Weather =

|Pole_Driver = Jim Clark

|Pole_Country = UK

|Pole_Team = Lotus-Climax

|Pole_Time = 1:39.4

|Fast_Driver = Jack Brabham

|Fast_Team = Cooper-Climax

|Fast_Time = 1:40.6

|Fast_Country = AUS

|Fast_Driver2 = Jim Clark

|Fast_Team2 = Lotus-Climax

|Fast_Country2 = UK

|First_Driver = Jack Brabham

|First_Country = AUS

|First_Team = Cooper-Climax

|Second_Driver = Graham Hill

|Second_Country = UK

|Second_Team = BRM

|Third_Driver = Bruce McLaren

|Third_Country = NZ

|Third_Team = Cooper-Climax

}}

The 5th Silver City Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 1 August 1960 at Brands Hatch Circuit. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by Australian driver Jack Brabham who led from start to finish in a Cooper T53.{{cite web|url=http://www.formula2.net/F160_16.htm |title=V Silver City Trophy |accessdate=11 July 2012 |publisher=F2 Register}}

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Results

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNo.DriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid
1

| 2

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Jack Brabham

| Cooper Car Company

| Cooper-Climax

| 1.25:36.6

|style="text-align:center"| 2

2

| 44

| {{flagicon|UK}} Graham Hill

| Owen Racing Organisation

| BRM

| + 4.4 s

|style="text-align:center"| 4

3

| 4

| {{flagicon|NZ}} Bruce McLaren

| Cooper Car Company

| Cooper-Climax

| + 49.4 s

|style="text-align:center"| 8

4

| 40

| {{flagicon|USA}} Phil Hill

| Scuderia Ferrari

| Ferrari

| 1:13.6 s

|style="text-align:center"| 18

5

| 12

| {{flagicon|UK}} Henry Taylor

| Yeoman Credit Racing Team

| Cooper-Climax

| 49 laps

|style="text-align:center"| 9

6

| 36

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Surtees

| Team Lotus

| Lotus-Climax

| 49 laps

|style="text-align:center"| 6

7

| 8

| {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Gurney

| Yeoman Credit Racing Team

| Cooper-Climax

| 49 laps

|style="text-align:center"| 10

8

| 10

| {{flagicon|UK}} Bruce Halford

| Yeoman Credit Racing Team

| Cooper-Climax

| 49 laps

|style="text-align:center"| 12

9

| 42

| {{flagicon|USA}} Richie Ginther

| Scuderia Ferrari

| Ferrari

| 48 laps

|style="text-align:center"| 13

10

| 30

| {{flagicon|UK}} Ian Burgess

| Scuderia Centro Sud

| Cooper-Maserati

| 48 laps

|style="text-align:center"| 16

11

| 46

| {{flagicon|UK}} Brian Naylor

| J.B. Naylor

| JBW-Maserati

| 47 laps

|style="text-align:center"| 23

12

| 26

| {{flagicon|UK}} Keith Greene

| Gilby Engineering

| Cooper-Maserati

| 47 laps

|style="text-align:center"| 15

13

| 22

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gino Munaron

| Scuderia Eugenio Castellotti

| Cooper-Ferrari

| 45 laps

|style="text-align:center"| 19

14

| 24

| {{flagicon|UK}} Geoff Richardson

| Geoff Richardson

| Cooper-Connaught

| 45 laps

|style="text-align:center"| 21

Ret

| 14

| {{flagicon|UK}} Roy Salvadori

| C.T. Atkins / High Efficiency Motors

| Cooper-Climax

| Collision

|style="text-align:center"| 7

Ret

| 38

| {{flagicon|UK}} David Piper

| Robert Bodle Ltd

| Lotus-Climax

| Collision

|style="text-align:center"| 17

Ret

| 28

| {{flagicon|USA}} Masten Gregory

| Scuderia Centro Sud

| Cooper-Maserati

| Gearbox

|style="text-align:center"| 22

Ret

| 34

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jim Clark

| Team Lotus

| Lotus-Climax

| Gearbox

|style="text-align:center"| 1

Ret

| 6

| {{flagicon|UK}} Tony Brooks

| Yeoman Credit Racing Team

| Cooper-Climax

| Overheating

|style="text-align:center"| 5

Ret

| 32

| {{flagicon|UK}} Innes Ireland

| Team Lotus

| Lotus-Climax

| Oil pressure

|style="text-align:center"| 3

Ret

| 16

| {{flagicon|UK}} George Wicken

| C.T. Atkins / High Efficiency Motors

| Cooper-Climax

| Clutch

|style="text-align:center"| 11

Ret

| 18

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Lucien Bianchi

| Fred Tuck Cars

| Cooper-Climax

| Engine

|style="text-align:center"| 14

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Scarlatti

| Scuderia Eugenio Castellotti

| Cooper-Ferrari

| Gearbox

|style="text-align:center"| 20

DNA

| 40

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Willy Mairesse

| Scuderia Ferrari

| Ferrari

|

|style="text-align:center"| –

References

{{reflist}}

  • "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
  • "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.

{{F1 NC race report

| Name_of_race = Silver City Trophy

| Year_of_race = 1960

| Previous_race_in_season = 1960 BRDC International Trophy

| Next_race_in_season = 1960 Lombank Trophy

| Previous_year's_race = 1959 Silver City Trophy

| Next_year's_race = 1961 Silver City Trophy

}}

Category:Silver City Trophy

Silver City Trophy