# 1960 British Grand Prix

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 | Gap |
| 1 | 1 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 1:34.6 | — |
| 2 | 4 | Graham Hill | BRM | 1:35.6 | +1.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 1:36.0 | +1.4 |
| 4 | 6 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 1:36.2 | +1.6 |
| 5 | 7 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 1:36.2 | +1.6 |
| 6 | 5 | Dan Gurney | BRM | 1:36.6 | +2.0 |
| 7 | 11 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 1:37.0 | +2.4 |
| 8 | 8 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1:37.0 | +2.4 |
| 9 | 12 | Tony Brooks | Cooper-Climax | 1:37.6 | +3.0 |
| 10 | 10 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 1:37.8 | +3.2 |
| 11 | 9 | John Surtees | Lotus-Climax | 1:38.6 | +4.0 |
| 12 | 14 | Olivier Gendebien | Cooper-Climax | 1:39.2 | +4.6 |
| 13 | 18 | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin | 1:39.4 | +4.8 |
| 14 | 16 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Maserati | 1:39.8 | +5.2 |
| 15 | 23 | Jack Fairman | Cooper-Climax | 1:39.8 | +5.2 |
| 16 | 15 | Henry Taylor | Cooper-Climax | 1:40.0 | +5.4 |
| 17 | 24 | Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-Climax | 1:40.2 | +5.6 |
| 18 | 25 | Brian Naylor | JBW-Maserati | 1:41.2 | +6.6 |
| 19 | 3 | Chuck Daigh | Cooper-Climax | 1:42.4 | +7.8 |
| 20 | 17 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati | 1:42.6 | +8.0 |
| 21 | 19 | Maurice Trintignant | Aston Martin | 1:43.8 | +9.2 |
| 22 | 22 | Keith Greene | Cooper-Maserati | 1:45.8 | +11.2 |
| 23 | 3 | Lance Reventlow | Cooper-Climax | 1:46.4 | +11.8 |
| 24 | 26 | David Piper | Lotus-Climax | 2:05.6 | +31.0 |
| 25 | 21 | Gino Munaron | Cooper-Castellotti | | |
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### 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 | |
| Ret | 4 | Graham Hill | BRM | 71 | Brakes | 2 | |
| Ret | 24 | Lucien Bianchi | Cooper-Climax | 62 | Electrical | 17 | |
| Ret | 6 | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 59 | Suspension | 4 | |
| Ret | 3 | Chuck Daigh | Cooper-Climax | 58 | Overheating | 19 | |
| Ret | 17 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Maserati | 58 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 18 | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin | 46 | Steering | 13 | |
| Ret | 23 | Jack Fairman | Cooper-Climax | 46 | Fuel Pump | 15 | |
| Ret | 22 | Keith Greene | Cooper-Maserati | 12 | Overheating | 22 | |
| PO* | 3 | Lance Reventlow | Cooper-Climax | | Withdrawn | | |
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* 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

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Jack Brabham | 32 |
| | 2 | Bruce McLaren | 27 |
| | 3 | Stirling Moss | 11 |
| 2 | 4 | Innes Ireland | 11 |
| 1 | 5 | Olivier Gendebien | 10 |
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| | Pos | Constructor | Points |
| | 1 | Cooper-Climax | 46 |
| | 2 | Lotus-Climax | 25 |
| | 3 | Ferrari | 16 |
| | 4 | BRM | 6 |
| | 5 | Cooper-Maserati | 3 |
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* Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.