The 7th South African Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula Libre rules, held on 27 December in East London. The race was run over 80 laps of the circuit, and was dominated by British driver Stirling Moss who took pole and came home in first place. Jo Bonnier finished second and also set the fastest lap of the race. The 1960 Formula One World Champion Jack Brabham finished third.
The race was the second South African Grand Prix to be held in 1960, with the 6th South African Grand Prix having been held on 1 January 1960.
Results Pos Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired 1 Stirling Moss Porsche 80 2:11:02 2 Jo Bonnier Porsche 80 +14 3 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 79 +1 Lap 4 Syd van der Vyver Lotus-Alfa Romeo 78 +2 Laps 5 Wolfgang Seidel Cooper-Climax 77 +3 Laps 6 Bruce Johnstone Cooper-Alfa Romeo 76 +4 Laps 7 Dick Gibson Cooper-Climax 75 +5 Laps 8 Dr. Dave Wright Cooper-Climax 75 +5 Laps 9 Doug Serrurier Cooper-Alfa Romeo 74 +6 Laps 10 Helmut Menzler Lotus-Borgward 73 +7 Laps 11 Sam Tingle Connaught 72 +8 Laps 12 John Hanning Austin-Jaguar 72 +8 Laps 13 Dawie Gous Porsche 71 +9 Laps 14 Fanie Viljoen Maserati 71 +9 Laps 15 Carel Godin de Beaufort Cooper-Climax 71 +9 Laps 16 George Cannell Cooper-Chevrolet 70 +10 Laps 17 Bill Jennings Jennings-Porsche 70 +10 Laps 18 N. Payne Lotus-Ford 69 +11 Laps Ret John Love Cooper-Maserati Ret Don Philp Cooper-Climax Ret Tony Kotze Lotus Ret Vic Procter Vic-Alfa Romeo Ret Ernie Pieterse Heron-Alfa Romeo Ret Wolfgang von Trips Lotus-Climax Ignition Ret Clive Trundell Austin-Riley Engine Sources:
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