The 1960 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 29 May 1960. It was race 2 of 10 in the 1960 World Championship of Drivers and race 2 of 9 in the 1960 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
The race was won by Stirling Moss in a Lotus 18 entered by the R.R.C Walker Racing Team. It was the first World Championship F1 victory and pole position for the marque.
Classification
Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 28 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 1:36.3— 2 8 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 1:37.3 +1.0 3 18 Tony Brooks Cooper-Climax 1:37.7 +1.4 4 16 Chris Bristow Cooper-Climax 1:37.7 +1.4 5 2 Jo Bonnier BRM 1:37.7 +1.4 6 6 Graham Hill BRM 1:38.0 +1.7 7 22 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 1:38.2 +1.9 8 38 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 1:38.3 +2.0 9 34 Richie Ginther Ferrari 1:38.6 +2.3 10 36 Phil Hill Ferrari 1:38.6 +2.3 11 10 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 1:38.6 +2.3 12 14 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 1:38.7 +2.4 13 24 Alan Stacey Lotus-Climax 1:38.9 +2.6 14 4 Dan Gurney BRM 1:38.9 +2.6 15 26 John Surtees Lotus-Climax 1:39.0 +2.7 16 44 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati 1:39.1 +2.8 12 Bruce Halford Cooper-Climax 1:39.6 +3.3 32 Cliff Allison Ferrari 1:39.7 +3.4 20 Brian Naylor JBW-Maserati 1:40.3 +4.0 40 Masten Gregory Cooper-Maserati 1:41.6 +5.3 46 Chuck Daigh Scarab 1:47.0 +10.7 30 Giorgio Scarlatti Cooper-Castellotti 1:47.4 +11.1 48 Lance Reventlow Scarab 1:48.5 +12.2 42 Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati 1:49.1 +12.8Source:
Race
Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 28 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 100 2:53:45.5 1 8 2 10 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 100 + 52.1 11 6 3 36 Phil Hill Ferrari 100 + 1:01.9 10 4 4 18 Tony Brooks Cooper-Climax 99 + 1 Lap 3 3 5 2 Jo Bonnier BRM 83 + 17 Laps 5 2 6 34 Richie Ginther Ferrari 70 + 30 Laps 9 1 7 6 Graham Hill BRM 66 Spun Off 6 8 38 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 61 Clutch 8 9 22 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 56 + 44 Laps 7 4 Dan Gurney BRM 44 Suspension 14 8 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 40 Outside assistance 2 14 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 29 Overheating 12 24 Alan Stacey Lotus-Climax 23 Chassis 13 16 Chris Bristow Cooper-Climax 17 Gearbox 4 26 John Surtees Lotus-Climax 17 Transmission 15 44 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati 4 Gearbox 16 12 Bruce Halford Cooper-Climax 32 Cliff Allison Ferrari 20 Brian Naylor JBW-Maserati 40 Masten Gregory Cooper-Maserati 46 Chuck Daigh Scarab 30 Giorgio Scarlatti Cooper-Castellotti 48 Lance Reventlow Scarab 42 Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati
Notes
This was the Formula One World Championship debut race for Lance Reventlow, future Formula One Grand Prix winner Richie Ginther and seven-time Grand Prix motorcycle World Champion and future Formula One World Champion John Surtees. It was also the first Formula One World Championship pole position and Grand Prix win for Lotus. Secondly, Scarab made its debut in Formula One in this race as both a constructor and engine supplier. Italian engine supplier Castellotti made its debut as well in the Formula One World Championship. This was the third Monaco Grand Prix win for a Coventry Climax-powered car. It therefore broke the previous record set by Maserati at the 1957 Monaco Grand Prix.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Bruce McLaren 14 4 2 Stirling Moss 8 1 3 Cliff Allison 6 5 4 Phil Hill 4 2 5 Carlos Menditeguy 3Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Cooper-Climax14 2 Ferrari10 1 3 Lotus-Climax9 1 4 Cooper-Maserati3 5 BRM2Source:
Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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