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FRA

1960 season/Round 6

French Grand Prix 1960

  • Reims-Gueux
  • Reims
  • 3 July 1960
  • 50 laps
  • 415.1 km
  • 8.302 km a lap
  1. P1Jack BrabhamCooper1:57:24.900
  2. P2Olivier GendebienCooper+48.300
  3. P3Bruce McLarenCooper+51.900

Result

PosDriverNo.Team · engineGridLapsTime / reasonPoints
1Jack Brabhamfastest lap16Cooper · Climax1501:57:24.9008
2Olivier Gendebien44Cooper · Climax1150+48.3006
3Bruce McLaren18Cooper · Climax950+51.9004
4Henry Taylor46Cooper · Climax1349+1 lap3
5Jim Clark24Lotus · Climax1249+1 lap2
6Ron Flockhart22Lotus · Climax849+1 lap1
7Innes Ireland20Lotus · Climax443+7 laps
8Bruce Halford48Cooper · Climax1640Engine
9Masten Gregory40Cooper · Maserati1737+13 laps
10Ian Burgess42Cooper · Maserati2036+14 laps
11Wolfgang von Trips4Ferrari631Transmission
12Phil Hill2Ferrari229Transmission
DNFJo Bonnier8BRM1022Engine
DNFLucien Bianchi36Cooper · Climax1518Transmission
DNFDan Gurney10BRM717Engine
DNFGino Munaron30Cooper · Castellotti1915Transmission
DNFWilly Mairesse6Ferrari514Transmission
DNFTony Brooks14Vanwall147Vibrations
DNFMaurice Trintignant38Cooper · Maserati180Accident
DNFGraham Hill12BRM30Accident
DNSRichie Ginther28Scarab–Engine
DNSDavid Piper34Lotus · Climax–Engine
DNSChuck Daigh26Scarab–Engine

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap
1Jack BrabhamCooper2:16.800
2Phil HillFerrari2:18.200+1.400
3Graham HillBRM2:18.400+1.600
4Innes IrelandLotus2:18.500+1.700
5Willy MairesseFerrari2:19.300+2.500
6Wolfgang von TripsFerrari2:19.400+2.600
7Dan GurneyBRM2:19.400+2.600
8Ron FlockhartLotus2:19.500+2.700
9Bruce McLarenCooper2:19.600+2.800
10Jo BonnierBRM2:19.800+3.000
11Olivier GendebienCooper2:20.000+3.200
12Jim ClarkLotus2:20.300+3.500
13Henry TaylorCooper2:22.800+6.000
14Tony BrooksVanwall2:23.300+6.500
15Lucien BianchiCooper2:23.600+6.800
16Bruce HalfordCooper2:23.600+6.800
17Masten GregoryCooper2:24.400+7.600
18Maurice TrintignantCooper2:24.700+7.900
19Gino MunaronCooper2:31.300+14.500
20Richie GintherScarab2:31.300+14.500
21David PiperLotus2:32.000+15.200
22Ian BurgessCooper2:36.700+19.900
23Chuck DaighScarab2:46.100+29.300

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

PosDriverLapTimeGap
1Jack Brabham252:17.500

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 6. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season
Drivers' championship after round 6
PosDriverPointsChange
1Jack Brabham24▲1
2Bruce McLaren24▼1
3Stirling Moss11
4Olivier Gendebien10▲5
5Jim Rathmann8▼1
6Innes Ireland7▼1
7Phil Hill7▼1
8Cliff Allison6▼1
8Rodger Ward6▼1
10Graham Hill4▼1
Constructors' championship after round 6
PosTeamPointsChange
2Lotus19
3Ferrari15
4BRM6
5Cooper3