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 Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 16 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 2:16.8— 2 2 Phil Hill Ferrari 2:18.2 +1.4 3 12 Graham Hill BRM 2:18.4 +1.6 4 20 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 2:18.5 +1.7 5 6 Willy Mairesse Ferrari 2:19.3 +2.5 6 4 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 2:19.4 +2.6 7 10 Dan Gurney BRM 2:19.4 +2.6 8 22 Ron Flockhart Lotus-Climax 2:19.5 +2.7 9 18 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 2:19.6 +2.8 10 8 Jo Bonnier BRM 2:19.8 +3.0 11 44 Olivier Gendebien Cooper-Climax 2:20.1 +3.3 12 24 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 2:20.3 +3.5 13 46 Henry Taylor Cooper-Climax 2:22.8 +6.0 14 14 Tony Brooks Vanwall 2:23.3 +6.5 15 36 Lucien Bianchi Cooper-Climax 2:23.6 +6.8 16 48 Bruce Halford Cooper-Climax 2:23.6 +6.8 17 40 Masten Gregory Cooper-Maserati 2:24.3 +7.5 18 38 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati 2:24.7 +7.9 19 30 Gino Munaron Cooper-Castellotti 2:31.3 +14.5 20 28 Richie Ginther Scarab 2:31.4 +14.6 21 34 David Piper Lotus-Climax 2:32.0 +15.2 22 42 Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati 2:36.7 +19.9 23 26 Chuck Daigh Scarab 2:46.1 +29.3Source:
Race
Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 16 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 50 1:57:24.9 1 8 2 44 Olivier Gendebien Cooper-Climax 50 + 48.3 11 6 3 18 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 50 + 51.9 9 4 4 46 Henry Taylor Cooper-Climax 49 + 1 Lap 13 3 5 24 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 49 + 1 Lap 12 2 6 22 Ron Flockhart Lotus-Climax 49 + 1 Lap 8 1 7 20 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 43 + 7 Laps 4 8 48 Bruce Halford Cooper-Climax 40 Engine 16 9 40 Masten Gregory Cooper-Maserati 37 + 13 Laps 17 10 42 Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati 36 + 14 Laps 22 11 4 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 30 Transmission 6 12 2 Phil Hill Ferrari 29 Transmission 2 8 Jo Bonnier BRM 22 Engine 10 36 Lucien Bianchi Cooper-Climax 18 Transmission 15 10 Dan Gurney BRM 17 Engine 7 30 Gino Munaron Cooper-Castellotti 16 Transmission 19 6 Willy Mairesse Ferrari 14 Transmission 5 14 Tony Brooks Vanwall 7 Vibration 14 12 Graham Hill BRM 0 Accident 3 38 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati 0 Accident 18 28 Richie Ginther Scarab Engine 20 34 David Piper Lotus-Climax Engine 21 26 Chuck Daigh Scarab Engine 23
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 1 Jack Brabham 24 1 2 Bruce McLaren 24 3 Stirling Moss 11 7 4 Olivier Gendebien 10 1 5 Jim Rathmann 8Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Cooper-Climax38 2 Lotus-Climax19 3 Ferrari15 4 BRM6 5 Cooper-Maserati3Source:
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