1960 Monaco GP

## Track Facts

* Name – Monaco
* Location – Monte Carlo
* Corners – 12
* Laps – 100
* Base (Worst) Lap Time – 2:30.000
* Lap Record (Real Life) – 1:36.200 (Bruce McLaren)
* Lap Record (F1R) – 1:32.585 (Giuseppe Farina – W Hoeksta)
* Pit Lane Length – 35 seconds\*
* Fuel Consumption – Very Low
* Tyre Wear – Low

\*Note that this season pit-stops will last longer than in previous seasons; this number represents the time it takes to travel down the pit-lane not including the time you will spend stationary.

## Qualifying & Grid

Monaco is a hugely different track from Buenos Aires, where the previous round was held - and it's therefore maybe no surprise that the BRM, which looked under-powered and lightweight last time around suddenly looks agile and spritely here! Phil Hill takes full advantage to claim his 1st ever Pole Position and only the 4th for BRM ever (moving them up to 5th for Most Poles in F1R history). His team-mates also set themselves up for a good race on Sunday, with Gregory in 3rd and Graham Hill in 7th position.

Ferrari are typically on the pace again, with von Trips in 2nd looking eager to cement his position as new title favourite with a 2nd victory in a row, something which only 6 drivers (including von Trips himself back in the 1958-59 seasons) have ever achieved! The other Ferrari's are a little way back with some work to do though, as Gould lines up 8th and Naylor 9th, with the latter hoping to reproduce the pace he had last time out that saw him claim both a Podium and a Fastest Lap!

Maserati look like the other great threat in this race, with Bonnier laying to rest the memory of his qualifying debacle last time out (where he missed the race entirely) to line up 4th overall, with Gurney 5th and McLaren 6th on the grid. Behind them a notable qualifying improvement for JBW sees them claim the final place in the Top 10 (possibly linked to the lack of power their car had in Buenos Aires being less of a factor here…), as newcomer Greene shows some real potential to line up 10th, while de Beaufort is in 12th in the midst of his old team Vanwall (Fairman 11th and Mairesse 13th) and Scarlatti and Burgess will have some work to do in 14th and 15th.

The other Vanwall of Ireland had a tough time in qualifying and can only manage 20th on the grid, with Aston Martin out-qualifying him thanks to Salvadori's 16th and Flockhart's 19th (with Brooks 21st and Clark 24th also) - though it's hardly the stellar result they managed in Argentina - Porsche out-qualifying him thanks to Gendebien in 17th (with Trintignant also 22nd) and even Scarab out-qualifying him thanks to a super-human effort by Barth to line up 18th (while Taylor is a respectable 23rd on the grid).

That just leaves the back-markers, which astonishingly consist of Cooper this time out. Brabham, Surtees and Bianchi can only manage 26th, 27th and 28th respectively in what looks like a serious mis-step for them in terms of car design. Lotus are at the back, as they have become accustomed to in recent seasons - though there is some good news, firstly that Jim Hall manages to make his debut start here having finally managed to qualify inside the Top 30 and secondly that he will line up 25th ahead of the Cooper trio behind.

The news for Allison and Moss is less encouraging, as after incidents on track they cannot complete all 20 of their qualifying laps and so must settle for 29th and 30th respectively. However, they do at least make the grid unlike Creus for Porsche (who turned up late to the track and only managed a handful of laps), Gamble for Lotus (who had a massive accident early in the session - though thankfully the driver is said to be recovering well) and González (who failed to show up again…and may be booted out by his team for failing to uphold his contract in the near future!).

## Race Link

An exciting afternoon of racing in prospect here, with three teams that are likely vying for the race victory in the shape of BRM, Ferrari and Maserati - though don't count out those further back in the pack to make a bid for the Top 10 at very least!

Can Phil Hill defend his maiden Pole Position? Can von Trips make it 2 in a row!?! We are about to find out, as the flag waves and the cars accelerate off the line…

https://1960.f1revisited.co.uk/results/monte-carlo/1960/tpV7VBzGk8bjtMJQ

## Race Results

A maiden victory for Phil Hill is exactly the tonic BRM need after their struggles in Argentina, with a 1-2 and the Fastest Lap securing them a solid points haul for their drivers here! The only issue for BRM was Graham Hill becoming embroiled in incidents again, as he could only manage 25th position overall.

Ferrari meanwhile were on the pace, though their strategy was an ambitious 3-stop, which they struggled to implement successfully - save for Naylor, who managed to use Gurney's blocking of those behind him to allow him to pull out enough of a lead to make the 3-stopper work and secure a Podium position! Von Trips and Gould were not so lucky however - and the reigning Champion only snuck into the points thanks to Gould moving over for him on the final lap of the race!

Maserati were the 3rd team in contention, though Bonnier was never quite close enough to reach the points (albeit he looks relieved to just be on the grid again!) - meaning Gurney in 5th and most impressively McLaren in 4th are the ones that finish inside the points, which is McLaren's first ever points finish!!!

Surtees finishes strongly for Cooper in 9th, while Bianchi in 21st and Brabham in 27th both have a challenging race with plenty of crashes. Rounding out the Top 10 for Aston Martin is Brooks, with Salvadori (14th), Flockhart (16th) and Clark (18th) not quite managing the incredible points of last race, though having all four cars inside the Top 20 is nothing to sneer at.

Porsche have an odd race with just two cars on the grid, as Trintignant was relatively anonymous in 11th and Gendebien finishes 17th overall. JBW meanwhile can't quite make good on their excellent qualifying performance, though 12th for Greene is a decent performance for the rookie with de Beaufort in 15th, Scarlatti 24th and Burgess 29th overall also.

Vanwall have a tricky race, with Mairesse finishing a solid 13th - though Fairman falls to 19th overall and Ireland 26th after several incidents drop him down the order. Scarab are again just the two drivers - and may be looking for a replacement for González in the future - with Taylor claiming his first ever Top 20 finish, while Barth can only manage 22nd. Lotus are once again fighting near the back, with Allison 23rd, Moss 28th and Hall 30th overall (the latter's debut having gone sour after a competitve middle segment of the race).

## Milestones

* Trintignant up to 4th most entries ever (53 total), at the expense of Peter Collins and Mike Hawthorn
* 40th race entries for both Brabham and Fairman
* 20th race entries for Graham Hill and McLaren
* 10th race entries for Allison, Bianchi, Burgess, Gurney, Ireland and Naylor
* Brabham and Trintignant reach 40 race starts
* Brooks reaches 20 race starts
* Allison, Bianchi, Burgess, Gurney, Ireland and Naylor all reach 10 race starts
* Moss is now the driver with the Most Races without a Win, as he overtakes Mike Hawthorn at the top of that leader-board
* De Beaufort up to 3rd in Most Races without Points, at the expense of Paco Godia
* McLaren score points, so Alan Brown moves back into the Top 10 for most races without points
* Maiden win for Phil Hill this race, at the 12th time of asking! He becomes the 1st American to ever win an F1R race.
* Von Trips won the 1959 Monaco GP; other past winners are Brabham (’58) Gerard (’56 and ’57 – retired), Farina (’55 - retired) and de Graffenried (’50 - retired).
* Von Trips finishes in the points, but Salvadori does not, so the German moves up to 3rd for Most Points Finishes ever
* 2nd place with Fastest Lap for Gregory moves him up to 2nd for Most Races without a Win (at the expense of Gould, Mike Hawthorn, Cesare Perdisa, Luigi Musso, Rudi Fischer, Umberto Maglioli and Karl Kling)!
* It is von Trips 3rd race in a row in the points, while for Naylor it is his 2nd race in a row
* Gregory becomes the 1st ever American to claim a Fastest Lap in F1R!
* FL at Monaco in ’59 was Behra (retired), ‘58 was Salvadori; past FLs were Collins (’57 – retired), Gerard (’56 – retired), Farina (‘55 – retired) and Fagioli (’50 – retired)
* Maiden Pole for Phil Hill this season
* Pole at Monaco in ’59 was Flockhart, ’58 was Brabham and past Pole-Sitters were Gerard (’56 and ’57 – retired), Farina (’55 – retired) and Pietsch (’50 – retired)
* Podiums for Naylor makes it two consecutive Podium finishes for him