# 1960 French Grand Prix

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.

## 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 | +29.3 |
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### 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 | |
| Ret | 8 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 22 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 36 | Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-Climax | 18 | Transmission | 15 | |
| Ret | 10 | Dan Gurney | BRM | 17 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 30 | Gino Munaron | Cooper-Castellotti | 16 | Transmission | 19 | |
| Ret | 6 | Willy Mairesse | Ferrari | 14 | Transmission | 5 | |
| Ret | 14 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall | 7 | Vibration | 14 | |
| Ret | 12 | Graham Hill | BRM | 0 | Accident | 3 | |
| Ret | 38 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | Accident | 18 | |
| DNS | 28 | Richie Ginther | Scarab | | Engine | 20 | |
| DNS | 34 | David Piper | Lotus-Climax | | Engine | 21 | |
| DNS | 26 | Chuck Daigh | Scarab | | Engine | 23 | |
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## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Jack Brabham | 24 |
| 1 | 2 | Bruce McLaren | 24 |
| | 3 | Stirling Moss | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | Olivier Gendebien | 10 |
| 1 | 5 | Jim Rathmann | 8 |
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| | Pos | Constructor | Points |
| | 1 | Cooper-Climax | 38 |
| | 2 | Lotus-Climax | 19 |
| | 3 | Ferrari | 15 |
| | 4 | BRM | 6 |
| | 5 | Cooper-Maserati | 3 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.