# 1960 French motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1960 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 22 May 1960 at the Clermont-Ferrand circuit.

## 500 cc classification

| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
| 1 | John Surtees | MV Agusta | 25 | 1:39:21.6 | 8 |
| 2 | Remo Venturi | MV Agusta | 25 | +3:01.7 | 6 |
| 3 | Bob Brown | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | Paddy Driver | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Ladi Richter | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Fumio Ito | BMW | 24 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Hugh Anderson | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | Bob West | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | John Hempleman | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | Jacques Insermini | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | Hans-Günter Jäger | BMW | 23 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | Jannie Stander | Norton | 23 | +2 laps | |
| 13 | Lothar John | BMW | 22 | +3 laps | |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Bayle | Norton | 22 | +3 laps | |
| 15 | Fritz Kläger | Horex | 21 | +4 laps | |
| 16 | Antoine Paba | Norton | 20 | +5 laps | |

## 350 cc classification

| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
| 1 | Gary Hocking | MV Agusta | 19 | 1:20:46.7 | 8 |
| 2 | František Šťastný | Jawa | 19 | +34.3 | 6 |
| 3 | John Surtees | MV Agusta | 19 | +53.9 | 4 |
| 4 | Bob Brown | Norton | 19 | +1:35.9 | 3 |
| 5 | Paddy Driver | Norton | 19 | +1:39.3 | 2 |
| 6 | Frank Perris | Norton | 19 | +3:18.6 | 1 |
| 7 | John Hempleman | Norton | 19 | | |
| 8 | Rudi Thalhammer | Norton | 19 | | |
| 9 | Willy van Leeuwen | Norton | 18 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | Bob West | Norton | 18 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | Jacques Insermini | Norton | 18 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | Shaun Robinson | Norton | 18 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | G. Smith | Norton | 18 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Bayle | Norton | 17 | +2 laps | |
| 15 | Philippe Marsaux | Norton | 17 | +2 laps | |
| 16 | C. Packer | AJS | 17 | +2 laps | |
| 17 | Bouillard | Norton | 16 | +3 laps | |
| 18 | Fritz Kläger | Horex | 16 | +3 laps | |
| 19 | F. Schneider | Norton | 15 | +4 laps | |

## Sidecar classification

| Pos | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
| 1 | Helmut Fath | Alfred Wohlgemuth | BMW | 13 | 58:39.6 | 8 |
| 2 | Fritz Scheidegger | Horst Burkhardt | BMW | 13 | +56.8 | 6 |
| 3 | Florian Camathias | John Chisnall | BMW | 13 | +1:03.4 | 4 |
| 4 | Max Deubel | Horst Höhler | BMW | 13 | +1:43.5 | 3 |
| 5 | Edgar Strub | Hilmar Cecco | BMW | 13 | +4:15.8 | 2 |
| 6 | Jo Rogliardo | Marcel Godillot | BMW | 13 | +4:40.7 | 1 |
| 7 | Alwin Ritter | Emil Hörner | BMW | 13 | | |
| 8 | August Rohsiepe | ? | BMW | 13 | | |
| 9 | Arsenius Butscher | Alfred Schmidt | BMW | 12 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | Claude Lambert | Rodolphe Rüfenacht | BMW | 12 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | Jackie Beeton | Eddie Bulgin | BMW | 12 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | Otto Kölle | Dieter Hess | BMW | 12 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | Bill Beevers | ? | BMW | 12 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | Ray Foster | Estelle Foster | Norton | 12 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | Pip Harris | Ray Campbell | BMW | 11 | +2 laps | |
| 16 | John Tickle | Cathy Tickle | Norton | 11 | +2 laps | |
| 17 | Maurice Lazard | ? | Norton | 10 | +3 laps | |
| 18 | Sauzerau | ? | Norton | 10 | +3 laps | |
| 19 | Weiermuller | ? | BMW | 10 | +3 laps | |
| 20 | Marcel Beauvais | ? | Norton | 8 | +5 laps | |
| 21 | François Moulin | ? | Norton | 7 | +6 laps | |