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

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 a 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
					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
					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				1
					Maurice Trintignant	1
					Lance Reventlow	7
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
					Lucien Bianchi	6–7
High Efficiency Motors C.T. Atkins	Cooper-Climax	T51	Climax FPF 2.5 L4	D	Roy Salvadori	2, 10
					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
					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
					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.[lower-alpha 1] 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 Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) 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.[lower-alpha 1]
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

References

External links

• 1960 World Championship race results and images at f1-facts.com