1960 Italian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Phil Hill claimed his first championship victory as Ferrari swept the podium at Monza. The leading British teams boycotted the combined road-and-banked circuit, leaving a very different field for the Italian Grand Prix.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Phil Hill	Ferrari
Pole time	2:41.4
Fastest lap	Phil Hill	Ferrari
Fastest-lap time	2:43.600 on lap 23
First	Phil Hill	Ferrari
Second	Richie Ginther	Ferrari
Third	Willy Mairesse	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
2 September 1960	Friday timed practice	Start time unconfirmed
3 September 1960	Saturday final qualifying	Start time unconfirmed
4 September 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 9 leading the 1960 F1 World Championship on 40 points, with Bruce McLaren on 33. Cooper – Climax headed the constructors’ standings after the preceding race with 48 points.

Race entries

Ferrari entered three front-engined Formula One cars for Hill, Ginther and Mairesse, plus a rear-engined Formula Two car for von Trips. Porsche and several private Formula Two entries supplemented the field, alongside Cooper-based specials and older machinery. Cooper, Lotus and BRM’s principal teams stayed away.

Friday timed practice

Ferrari’s Formula One cars immediately held the advantage, while slipstream assistance helped von Trips’s smaller-engined car challenge the Porsches. The combined circuit demanded a compromise between road-course handling and sustained banking loads. Centro Sud and Naylor did not run on the first day, reducing an already unusual field’s activity.

Saturday final qualifying

Centro Sud and Naylor joined the running, and Cabianca’s Cooper-Castellotti emerged as the strongest challenger behind the three leading Ferraris. Hill secured pole. Gould could not start his Maserati and withdrew. Ferrari’s preparations were briefly interrupted when Enzo Ferrari was removed from the pit area for lacking the required pass.

Qualifying Classification

Two practice days set the grid on the full combined circuit. Formula One and Formula Two cars shared the race, with their differing eligibility retained in the results and championship calculations.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Best Time
1	20	Phil Hill	Ferrari	2:41.4
2	18	Richie Ginther	Ferrari	2:43.3
3	16	Willy Mairesse	Ferrari	2:43.9
4	2	Giulio Cabianca	Cooper	2:49.3
5	36	Giorgio Scarlatti	Cooper	2:49.7
6	22	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	2:51.9
7	6	Brian Naylor	JBW	2:52.4
8	4	Gino Munaron	Cooper	2:53.1
9	34	Alfonso Thiele	Cooper	2:55.6
10	26	Hans Herrmann	Porsche	2:58.3
11	8	Arthur Owen	Cooper	3:01.5
12	24	Edgar Barth	Porsche	3:02.1
13	10	Wolfgang Seidel	Cooper	3:07.0
14	28	Fred Gamble	Behra-Porsche	3:10.6
15	12	Piero Drogo	Cooper	3:11.9
16	30	Vic Wilson	Cooper	3:16.5

What happened in the 1960 Italian Grand Prix?

Ginther led the early stages before Phil Hill moved ahead. With the main British opposition absent, the Ferraris controlled the race and occupied the first three places at the finish.

Cabianca brought his Cooper-Castellotti home fourth. Von Trips finished fifth in the smaller-engined Ferrari ahead of Hans Herrmann’s Porsche, winning the contest among the leading Formula Two cars.

Hill’s victory was the final World Championship Grand Prix win for a front-engined Formula One car. Ginther and Mairesse completed Ferrari’s podium sweep, providing a home success at the end of a difficult season.

After the race, Jack Brabham headed the drivers’ standings with 40 points, followed by Bruce McLaren on 33. Cooper – Climax led the constructors’ table on 48, with Lotus – Climax on 28.

1960 Italian Grand Prix race results

The 1960 Italian Grand Prix was held on 4 September 1960.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	20	Phil Hill	Ferrari	50	2:21:09.2	8
2	18	Richie Ginther	Ferrari	50	+ 2:27.6	6
3	16	Willy Mairesse	Ferrari	49	+ 1 Lap	4
4	2	Giulio Cabianca	Cooper	48	+ 2 Laps	3
5	22	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	48	+ 2 Laps	2
6	26	Hans Herrmann	Porsche	47	+ 3 Laps	1
7	24	Edgar Barth	Porsche	47	+ 3 Laps	0
8	12	Piero Drogo	Cooper	45	+ 5 Laps	0
9	10	Wolfgang Seidel	Cooper	44	+ 6 Laps	0
10	28	Fred Gamble	Behra-Porsche	41	+ 9 laps	0
Ret	6	Brian Naylor	JBW	41	Gearbox	0
Ret	34	Alfonso Thiele	Cooper	32	Gearbox	0
Ret	4	Gino Munaron	Cooper	27	Engine	0
Ret	36	Giorgio Scarlatti	Cooper	26	Engine	0
Ret	30	Vic Wilson	Cooper	23	Engine	0
Ret	8	Arthur Owen	Cooper	0	Accident	0
DNS	14	Horace Gould	Maserati		Fuel system	0

1960 Italian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time
1	20	Phil Hill	Ferrari	23	2:43.600

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 Italian Grand Prix.

1960 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Jack Brabham	Australian	Cooper	40
2	Bruce McLaren	New Zealander	Cooper	33
3	Phil Hill	American	Ferrari	15
4	Innes Ireland	British	Lotus	12
5	Stirling Moss	British	Cooper / Lotus	11
6	Olivier Gendebien	Belgian	Cooper	10
7	Wolfgang von Trips	German	Ferrari	10
8	Jim Rathmann	American	Watson	8
9	Richie Ginther	American	Ferrari / Scarab	8
10	Jim Clark	British	Lotus	8
11	Tony Brooks	British	Cooper / Vanwall	7
12	John Surtees	British	Lotus	6
13	Cliff Allison	British	Ferrari	6
14	Rodger Ward	American	Watson	6
15	Graham Hill	British	BRM	4
16	Willy Mairesse	Belgian	Ferrari	4
17	Paul Goldsmith	American	Epperly	4
18	Henry Taylor	British	Cooper	3
19	Carlos Menditeguy	Argentine	Cooper	3
20	Don Branson	American	Phillips	3
21	Giulio Cabianca	Italian	Cooper	3
22	Jo Bonnier	Swedish	BRM	2
23	Johnny Thomson	American	Lesovsky	2
24	Lucien Bianchi	Belgian	Cooper	1
25	Eddie Johnson	American	Trevis	1
26	Ron Flockhart	British	Lotus	1
27	Hans Herrmann	German	Porsche	1
–	Maurice Trintignant	French	Cooper / Cooper / Aston Martin	0
–	Lloyd Ruby	American	Watson	0
–	Edgar Barth	German	Porsche	0
–	Bob Veith	American	Meskowski	0
–	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Dutch	Cooper	0
–	Bruce Halford	British	Cooper	0
–	Piero Drogo	Italian	Cooper	0
–	Masten Gregory	American	Behra-Porsche / Cooper	0
–	Alberto Rodriguez Larreta	Argentine	Lotus	0
–	Bud Tingelstad	American	Trevis	0
–	Wolfgang Seidel	German	Cooper	0
–	Dan Gurney	American	BRM	0
–	Ian Burgess	British	Cooper	0
–	José Froilán González	Argentine	Ferrari	0
–	Bob Christie	American	Kurtis Kraft	0
–	Fred Gamble	American	Behra-Porsche	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
–	Brian Naylor	British	JBW	0
–	Bill Homeier	American	Kuzma	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
–	Mário de Araújo Cabral	Portuguese	Cooper	0
–	Chris Bristow	British	Cooper	0
–	Roy Salvadori	British	Cooper / Aston Martin	0
–	Chuck Daigh	American	Scarab / Cooper	0
–	Alfonso Thiele	Italian	Cooper	0
–	Giorgio Scarlatti	Italian	Maserati / Cooper / Cooper	0
–	Harry Schell	American	Cooper	0
–	Vic Wilson	British	Cooper	0
–	Arthur Owen	British	Cooper	0
–	Lance Reventlow	American	Scarab / Cooper	0
–	Horace Gould	British	Maserati	0
–	Mike Taylor	British	Lotus	0
–	Ettore Chimeri	Venezuelan	Maserati	0
–	Antonio Creus	Spanish	Maserati	0
–	Jack Fairman	British	Cooper	0
–	Keith Greene	British	Cooper	0

1960 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Cooper – Climax	48
2	Lotus – Climax	28
3	Ferrari	26
4	BRM	6
5	Cooper – Maserati	3
6	Cooper – Castellotti	3
7	Porsche	1
—	Behra-Porsche – Porsche	0
—	Aston Martin	0
—	Maserati	0
—	JBW – Maserati	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