1960 Belgian Grand Prix

The 1960 Belgian Grand Prix was held on June 19, 1960. It was the fifth race of the 10 race season. The race was won by Jack Brabham as a major step to his second successive World Championship, but the weekend would be known as one of the darkest in the sport's history. During practice, Stirling Moss and Mike Taylor both suffered serious injuries, causing Taylor to retire from the sport, and during the race both Chris Bristow and Alan Stacey were fatally injured.
==Background==
==Entry List==
No.	Driver 	Entreat 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
2 	Jack Brabham 	Cooper Car Company 	 	T53 	 	FPF L4 2.5 	
4 	Bruce McLaren 	Cooper Car Company 	 	T53 	 	FPF L4 2.5 	
6 	Jo Bonnier 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	P48 	 	P25 L4 2.5 	
8 	Dan Gurney 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	P48 	 	P25 L4 2.5 	
10 	Graham Hill 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	P48 	 	P25 L4 2.5 	
12 	Stirling Moss 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team 	 	18 	 	FPF L4 2.5 	
14 	Innes Ireland 	Team Lotus 	 	18 	 	FPF L4 2.5 	
16 	Alan Stacey 	Team Lotus 	 	18 	 	FPF L4 2.5 	
18 	Jim Clark 	Team Lotus 	 	18 	 	FPF L4 2.5 	
20 	Mike Taylor 	Taylor-Crawley Racing Team	 	18 	 	FPF L4 2.5 	
22 	Willy Mairesse 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D246 	 	155 V6 2.4 	
24 	Phil Hill 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D246 	 	155 V6 2.4 	
26 	Wolfgang von Trips	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D246 	 	155 V6 2.4 	
28 	Lance Reventlow 	Reventlow Automobiles 	 	F1 	 	Scarab L4 2.5	
30 	Chuck Daigh 	Reventlow Automobiles 	 	F1 	 	Scarab L4 2.5	
32 	Lucien Bianchi 	Equipe Nationale Belge 	 	T45 	 	FPF L4 2.5 	
34 	Olivier Gendebien 	Yeoman Credit Racing Team 	 	T51 	 	FPF L4 2.5 	
36 	Chris Bristow 	Yeoman Credit Racing Team 	 	T51 	 	FPF L4 2.5 	
38 	Tony Brooks 	Yeoman Credit Racing Team 	 	T51 	 	FPF L4 2.5 	
===Non-Arrivals===
No.	Driver 	Entreat 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
40 	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	 	T51 	 	FPF L4 2.5	
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Report===
===Qualifying Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	2 	Jack Brabham 	 	3:50.0 	—
2 	38 	Tony Brooks 	 	3:52.5 	+2.5
3 	12 	Stirling Moss 	 	3:52.6 	+2.6
4 	24 	Phil Hill 	 	3:53.3 	+3.3
5 	34 	Olivier Gendebien 	 	3:53.5 	+3.5
6 	10 	Graham Hill 	 	3:54.2 	+4.2
7 	6 	Jo Bonnier 	 	3:54.8 	+4.8
8 	14 	Innes Ireland 	 	3:55.4 	+5.4
9 	36 	Chris Bristow 	 	3:56.3 	+6.3
10 	18 	Jim Clark 	 	3:57.5 	+7.5
11 	26 	Wolfgang von Trips 	 	3:57.8 	+7.8
12 	8 	Dan Gurney 	 	3:58.3 	+8.3
13 	22 	Willy Mairesse 	 	3:58.9 	+8.9
14 	4 	Bruce McLaren 	 	4:00.0 	+10.0
15 	32 	Lucien Bianchi 	 	4:00.6 	+10.6
16 	28 	Lance Reventlow 	 	4:09.7 	+19.7
17 	16 	Alan Stacey 	 	4:17.6 	+27.6
18 	30 	Chuck Daigh 	 	4:18.5 	+28.5
DNS 	20 	Mike Taylor 	 	Accident 	Accident
DNA 	40 	Carel Godin de Beaufort	 	Did not arrive	Did not arrive
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
Despite completing his 35th lap well before Gendebien, Graham Hill was not listed as a finisher because he did not push his car over the line after Brabham had received the checkered flag.
===Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid	Points
1 	2 	Jack Brabham 	 	36 	2:21:37.3 	1 	8
2 	4 	Bruce McLaren 	 	36 	+1:03.3 	13 	6
Ret 	10 	Graham Hill 	 	35 	Engine 	5 	
3 	34 	Olivier Gendebien 	 	35 	+1 lap 	4 	4
4 	24 	Phil Hill 	 	35 	+1 lap 	3 	3
5 	18 	Jim Clark 	 	34 	+2 laps 	9 	2
6 	32 	Lucien Bianchi 	 	28 	+8 laps 	14 	1
Ret 	16 	Alan Stacey 	 	24 	Fatal accident	16 	
Ret 	22 	Willy Mairesse 	 	23 	Transmission 	12 	
Ret 	26 	Wolfgang von Trips 	 	22 	Transmission 	10 	
Ret 	36 	Chris Bristow 	 	19 	Fatal accident	8 	
Ret 	30 	Chuck Daigh 	 	16 	Engine 	17 	
Ret 	6 	Jo Bonnier 	 	14 	Engine 	6 	
Ret 	14 	Innes Ireland 	 	13 	Spin 	7 	
Ret 	8 	Dan Gurney 	 	4 	Engine 	11 	
Ret 	38 	Tony Brooks 	 	2 	Gearbox 	2 	
Ret 	28 	Lance Reventlow 	 	1 	Engine 	15 	
DNS 	12 	Stirling Moss 	 	 	 	 	
DNS 	20 	Mike Taylor 	 	 	 	 	
DNA 	40 	Carel Godin de Beaufort	 	 	 	 	
==Milestones==
* First career podium for Olivier Gendebien
* Two fatal accidents (Chris Bristow, Alan Stacey) in the race.
* Mike Taylor suffered injuries in practice that ended his career.
* Stirling Moss suffered injuries in practice that would keep him out of racing for more than two months.
* Only time that a car actually ran in a race.
==Standings==
==External Links==
Category:Grand Prix articles
Category:Belgian Grand Prix
Category:1960 Grands Prix
Category:Formula One races in Belgium