1960 British Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Jack Brabham took his fourth consecutive championship victory at Silverstone after Graham Hill’s spectacular charge ended in a late spin. John Surtees finished second in only his second championship Grand Prix, with Innes Ireland third.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Jack Brabham	Cooper
Pole time	1:34.6
Fastest lap	Graham Hill	BRM
Fastest-lap time	1:34.400 on lap 56
First	Jack Brabham	Cooper
Second	John Surtees	Lotus
Third	Innes Ireland	Lotus

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
14 July 1960	Thursday timed practice	Start time unconfirmed
15 July 1960	Friday final qualifying	Start time unconfirmed
16 July 1960	Race	Start time unconfirmed

All times are local. The race time is the scheduled start; weather delays and interruptions are described below.

Championship background

Jack Brabham arrived at round 7 leading the 1960 F1 World Championship on 24 points, with Bruce McLaren on 24. Cooper – Climax headed the constructors’ standings after the preceding race with 38 points.

Race entries

Surtees returned to Lotus, while Brooks rejoined Yeoman Credit. Aston Martin entered Salvadori and Trintignant. With the Scarabs sent home for development, Reventlow and Daigh tried a works-entered Cooper, the faster driver to take the race seat.

Thursday timed practice

Only an hour was available, and rain curtailed useful running. Brabham and McLaren were quick to establish times before the weather worsened, with Graham Hill also showing strong pace. Aston Martin had only Salvadori’s car ready, fitted with experimental independent rear suspension. Late starters had little opportunity to recover the lost time.

Friday final qualifying

Dry weather allowed a more representative contest during the ninety-minute session. Brabham secured pole, while Hill remained a serious threat. Surtees struggled with a misfire eventually traced to chafed ignition leads. Daigh proved substantially quicker than Reventlow in the borrowed Cooper and was selected to race. Ferrari remained some way off the leading pace.

Qualifying Classification

Two timed sessions preceded Saturday’s Grand Prix. Daigh took the shared Cooper entry after the practice comparison, while the late-arriving Gino Munaron was permitted to start at the back without a practice time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Best Time
1	1	Jack Brabham	Cooper	1:34.6
2	4	Graham Hill	BRM	1:35.6
3	2	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:36.0
4	6	Jo Bonnier	BRM	1:36.2
5	7	Innes Ireland	Lotus	1:36.2
6	5	Dan Gurney	BRM	1:36.6
7	11	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	1:37.0
8	8	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:37.0
9	12	Tony Brooks	Cooper	1:37.6
10	10	Phil Hill	Ferrari	1:37.8
11	9	John Surtees	Lotus	1:38.6
12	14	Olivier Gendebien	Cooper	1:39.2
13	18	Roy Salvadori	Aston Martin	1:39.4
14	16	Masten Gregory	Cooper	1:39.8
15	23	Jack Fairman	Cooper	1:39.8
16	15	Henry Taylor	Cooper	1:40.0
17	24	Lucien Bianchi	Cooper	1:40.2
18	25	Brian Naylor	JBW	1:41.2
19	3	Chuck Daigh	Cooper	1:42.4
20	17	Ian Burgess	Cooper	1:42.6
21	19	Maurice Trintignant	Aston Martin	1:43.8
22	22	Keith Greene	Cooper	1:45.8
23	3	Lance Reventlow	Cooper	1:46.4
24	26	David Piper	Lotus	2:05.6
25	21	Gino Munaron	Cooper	No time

What happened in the 1960 British Grand Prix?

Hill stalled at the start but recovered brilliantly, passing car after car until he caught Brabham and took the lead. Behind them, Surtees drove a measured race as Lotus challenged the works Coopers.

Brabham stayed close, keeping Hill under pressure as they negotiated slower traffic. With his brakes requiring attention and only a few laps remaining, Hill spun at Copse and retired. Clark had already lost ground with suspension trouble.

Brabham won ahead of Surtees and Ireland. McLaren, Brooks and von Trips completed the points. Hill’s recovery had been the outstanding drive of the afternoon, but the reigning champion collected another victory.

After the race, Jack Brabham headed the drivers’ standings with 32 points, followed by Bruce McLaren on 27. Cooper – Climax led the constructors’ table on 46, with Lotus – Climax on 25.

1960 British Grand Prix race results

The 1960 British Grand Prix was held on 16 July 1960.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	1	Jack Brabham	Cooper	77	2:04:24.3	8
2	9	John Surtees	Lotus	77	+ 49.6	6
3	7	Innes Ireland	Lotus	77	+ 1:29.6	4
4	2	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	76	+ 1 Lap	3
5	12	Tony Brooks	Cooper	76	+ 1 Lap	2
6	11	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	75	+ 2 Laps	1
7	10	Phil Hill	Ferrari	75	+ 2 Laps	0
8	15	Henry Taylor	Cooper	74	+ 3 Laps	0
9	14	Olivier Gendebien	Cooper	74	+ 3 Laps	0
10	5	Dan Gurney	BRM	74	+ 3 Laps	0
11	19	Maurice Trintignant	Aston Martin	72	+ 5 Laps	0
12	26	David Piper	Lotus	72	+ 5 Laps	0
13	25	Brian Naylor	JBW	72	+ 5 Laps	0
14	16	Masten Gregory	Cooper	71	+ 6 laps	0
15	21	Gino Munaron	Cooper	70	+ 7 Laps	0
16	8	Jim Clark	Lotus	70	+ 7 Laps	0
Ret	4	Graham Hill	BRM	71	Brakes	0
Ret	24	Lucien Bianchi	Cooper	60	Electrical	0
Ret	6	Jo Bonnier	BRM	59	Suspension	0
Ret	3	Chuck Daigh	Cooper	56	Overheating	0
Ret	17	Ian Burgess	Cooper	56	Engine	0
Ret	18	Roy Salvadori	Aston Martin	44	Steering	0
Ret	23	Jack Fairman	Cooper	44	Fuel Pump	0
Ret	22	Keith Greene	Cooper	12	Overheating	0
PO*	3	Lance Reventlow	Cooper		Withdrawn	0

1960 British Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time
1	4	Graham Hill	BRM	56	1:34.400

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear. No fastest-lap bonus point was awarded.

1960 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 1960 British Grand Prix.

1960 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Jack Brabham	Australian	Cooper	32
2	Bruce McLaren	New Zealander	Cooper	27
3	Stirling Moss	British	Cooper / Lotus	11
4	Innes Ireland	British	Lotus	11
5	Olivier Gendebien	Belgian	Cooper	10
6	Jim Rathmann	American	Watson	8
7	Phil Hill	American	Ferrari	7
8	John Surtees	British	Lotus	6
9	Cliff Allison	British	Ferrari	6
10	Rodger Ward	American	Watson	6
11	Tony Brooks	British	Cooper / Vanwall	5
12	Wolfgang von Trips	German	Ferrari	5
13	Graham Hill	British	BRM	4
14	Paul Goldsmith	American	Epperly	4
15	Jim Clark	British	Lotus	4
16	Henry Taylor	British	Cooper	3
17	Carlos Menditeguy	Argentine	Cooper	3
18	Don Branson	American	Phillips	3
19	Jo Bonnier	Swedish	BRM	2
20	Johnny Thomson	American	Lesovsky	2
21	Richie Ginther	American	Ferrari / Scarab	2
22	Lucien Bianchi	Belgian	Cooper	1
23	Eddie Johnson	American	Trevis	1
24	Ron Flockhart	British	Lotus	1
–	Maurice Trintignant	French	Cooper / Cooper / Aston Martin	0
–	Lloyd Ruby	American	Watson	0
–	Bob Veith	American	Meskowski	0
–	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Dutch	Cooper	0
–	Bruce Halford	British	Cooper	0
–	Masten Gregory	American	Behra-Porsche / Cooper	0
–	Alberto Rodriguez Larreta	Argentine	Lotus	0
–	Bud Tingelstad	American	Trevis	0
–	Dan Gurney	American	BRM	0
–	Ian Burgess	British	Cooper	0
–	José Froilán González	Argentine	Ferrari	0
–	Bob Christie	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
–	Roberto Bonomi	Argentine	Cooper	0
–	Red Amick	American	Epperly	0
–	David Piper	British	Lotus	0
–	Duane Carter	American	Kuzma	0
–	Gino Munaron	Italian	Maserati / Cooper	0
–	Bill Homeier	American	Kuzma	0
–	Brian Naylor	British	JBW	0
–	Nasif Estéfano	Argentine	Maserati	0
–	Gene Hartley	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
–	Chuck Stevenson	American	Watson	0
–	Bobby Grim	American	Meskowski	0
–	Shorty Templeman	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
–	Jim Hurtubise	American	Christensen	0
–	Jimmy Bryan	American	Epperly	0
–	Troy Ruttman	American	Watson	0
–	Eddie Sachs	American	Ewing	0
–	Don Freeland	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
–	Tony Bettenhausen	American	Watson	0
–	Wayne Weiler	American	Epperly	0
–	Anthony Foyt	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
–	Eddie Russo	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
–	Johnny Boyd	American	Epperly	0
–	Gene Force	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
–	Jim McWithey	American	Epperly	0
–	Len Sutton	American	Watson	0
–	Dick Rathmann	American	Watson	0
–	Al Herman	American	Ewing	0
–	Dempsey Wilson	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
–	Alan Stacey	British	Lotus	0
–	Willy Mairesse	Belgian	Ferrari	0
–	Chris Bristow	British	Cooper	0
–	Roy Salvadori	British	Cooper / Aston Martin	0
–	Chuck Daigh	American	Scarab / Cooper	0
–	Harry Schell	American	Cooper	0
–	Lance Reventlow	American	Scarab / Cooper	0
–	Mike Taylor	British	Lotus	0
–	Ettore Chimeri	Venezuelan	Maserati	0
–	Antonio Creus	Spanish	Maserati	0
–	Giorgio Scarlatti	Italian	Maserati / Cooper	0
–	Jack Fairman	British	Cooper	0
–	Keith Greene	British	Cooper	0

1960 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Cooper – Climax	46
2	Lotus – Climax	25
3	Ferrari	16
4	BRM	6
5	Cooper – Maserati	3
—	Aston Martin	0
—	Behra-Porsche – Porsche	0
—	Maserati	0
—	JBW – Maserati	0
—	Cooper – Castellotti	0
—	Scarab	0
—	Vanwall	0

Drivers and constructors counted their best 6 results. Only the highest-placed eligible car for each constructor could score constructor points. Indianapolis counted towards the drivers’ championship only. Race winners scored eight points, and there was no fastest-lap bonus.

1960 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	1960 Argentine Grand Prix	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires	7 February
2	1960 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	29 May
3	1960 Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana	30 May
4	1960 Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort	6 June
5	1960 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	19 June
6	1960 French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux, Reims	3 July
7	1960 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	16 July
8	1960 Portuguese Grand Prix	Circuito da Boavista, Porto	14 August
9	1960 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	4 September
10	1960 United States Grand Prix	Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California	20 November