The 1960 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, England, on 16 July 1960. It was race 7 of 10 in the 1960 World Championship of Drivers and race 6 of 9 in the 1960 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by reigning World Champion Jack Brabham and Innes Ireland finished in third place. Between the two, multiple motorcycle Grand Prix World Champion John Surtees (in only his second ever Formula One Grand Prix) took second place.
Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap1 1 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 1:34.6—2 4 Graham Hill BRM 1:35.6 +1.03 2 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 1:36.0 +1.44 6 Jo Bonnier BRM 1:36.2 +1.65 7 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 1:36.2 +1.66 5 Dan Gurney BRM 1:36.6 +2.07 11 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 1:37.0 +2.48 8 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:37.0 +2.49 12 Tony Brooks Cooper-Climax 1:37.6 +3.010 10 Phil Hill Ferrari 1:37.8 +3.211 9 John Surtees Lotus-Climax 1:38.6 +4.012 14 Olivier Gendebien Cooper-Climax 1:39.2 +4.613 18 Roy Salvadori Aston Martin 1:39.4 +4.814 16 Masten Gregory Cooper-Maserati 1:39.8 +5.215 23 Jack Fairman Cooper-Climax 1:39.8 +5.216 15 Henry Taylor Cooper-Climax 1:40.0 +5.417 24 Lucien Bianchi Cooper-Climax 1:40.2 +5.618 25 Brian Naylor JBW-Maserati 1:41.2 +6.619 3 Chuck Daigh Cooper-Climax 1:42.4 +7.820 17 Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati 1:42.6 +8.021 19 Maurice Trintignant Aston Martin 1:43.8 +9.222 22 Keith Greene Cooper-Maserati 1:45.8 +11.223 3 Lance Reventlow Cooper-Climax 1:46.4 +11.824 26 David Piper Lotus-Climax 2:05.6 +31.025 21 Gino Munaron Cooper-Castellotti Source:
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 77 2:04:24.3 1 8 2 9 John Surtees Lotus-Climax 77 + 49.6 11 6 3 7 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 77 + 1:29.6 5 4 4 2 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 76 + 1 Lap 3 3 5 12 Tony Brooks Cooper-Climax 76 + 1 Lap 9 2 6 11 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 75 + 2 Laps 7 1 7 10 Phil Hill Ferrari 75 + 2 Laps 10 8 15 Henry Taylor Cooper-Climax 74 + 3 Laps 16 9 14 Olivier Gendebien Cooper-Climax 74 + 3 Laps 12 10 5 Dan Gurney BRM 74 + 3 Laps 6 11 19 Maurice Trintignant Aston Martin 72 + 5 Laps 21 12 26 David Piper Lotus-Climax 72 + 5 Laps 23 13 25 Brian Naylor JBW-Maserati 72 + 5 Laps 18 14 16 Masten Gregory Cooper-Maserati 71 + 6 laps 14 15 21 Gino Munaron Cooper-Castellotti 70 + 7 Laps 24 16 8 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 70 + 7 Laps 8 4 Graham Hill BRM 71 Brakes 2 24 Lucien Bianchi Cooper-Climax 62 Electrical 17 6 Jo Bonnier BRM 59 Suspension 4 3 Chuck Daigh Cooper-Climax 58 Overheating 19 17 Ian Burgess Cooper-Maserati 58 Engine 20 18 Roy Salvadori Aston Martin 46 Steering 13 23 Jack Fairman Cooper-Climax 46 Fuel Pump 15 22 Keith Greene Cooper-Maserati 12 Overheating 22 PO* 3 Lance Reventlow Cooper-Climax Withdrawn * Lance Reventlow and Chuck Daigh were entered with the same vehicle following extensive damage to their Scarab cars at the preceding French Grand Prix. Daigh proved the faster during practice and so Reventlow was withdrawn.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Jack Brabham 32 2 Bruce McLaren 27 3 Stirling Moss 11 2 4 Innes Ireland 11 1 5 Olivier Gendebien 10Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Cooper-Climax46 2 Lotus-Climax25 3 Ferrari16 4 BRM6 5 Cooper-Maserati3Source:
Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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(Race results and statistics.)