British Grand Prix 1960

Silverstone
16 July 1960
77 laps
362.7 km
4.649 km a lap

P1Jack Brabham Cooper2:04:24.600
P2John Surtees Lotus+49.600
P3Innes Ireland Lotus+1:29.600

Pole positionJack BrabhamCooper · 1:34.600
Fastest lapGraham Hill1:34.400 · lap 56
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Jack Brabham	1	Cooper · Climax	1	77	2:04:24.600	8
2	John Surtees	9	Lotus · Climax	11	77	+49.600	6
3	Innes Ireland	7	Lotus · Climax	5	77	+1:29.600	4
4	Bruce McLaren	2	Cooper · Climax	3	76	+1 lap	3
5	Tony Brooks	12	Cooper · Climax	9	76	+1 lap	2
6	Wolfgang von Trips	11	Ferrari	7	75	+2 laps	1
7	Phil Hill	10	Ferrari	10	75	+2 laps
8	Henry Taylor	15	Cooper · Climax	16	74	+3 laps
9	Olivier Gendebien	14	Cooper · Climax	12	74	+3 laps
10	Dan Gurney	5	BRM	6	74	+3 laps
11	Maurice Trintignant	19	Aston Martin	21	72	+5 laps
12	David Piper	26	Lotus · Climax	23	72	+5 laps
13	Brian Naylor	25	JBW · Maserati	18	72	+5 laps
14	Masten Gregory	16	Cooper · Maserati	14	71	+6 laps
15	Gino Munaron	21	Cooper · Castellotti	24	68	+9 laps
16	Jim Clark	8	Lotus · Climax	8	68	+9 laps
DNF	Graham Hillfastest lap	4	BRM	2	71	Brakes
DNF	Lucien Bianchi	24	Cooper · Climax	17	60	Electrical
DNF	Jo Bonnier	6	BRM	4	59	Suspension
DNF	Chuck Daigh	3	Cooper · Climax	19	56	Overheating
DNF	Ian Burgess	17	Cooper · Maserati	20	56	Engine
DNF	Jack Fairman	23	Cooper · Climax	15	44	Fuel pump
DNF	Roy Salvadori	18	Aston Martin	13	44	Steering
DNF	Keith Greene	22	Cooper · Maserati	22	12	Overheating
DNS	Lance Reventlow	3	Cooper · Climax	–		Car raced by Daigh

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

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Jack Brabham	Cooper	1:34.600
2	Graham Hill	BRM	1:35.600	+1.000
3	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:36.000	+1.400
4	Jo Bonnier	BRM	1:36.200	+1.600
5	Innes Ireland	Lotus	1:36.200	+1.600
6	Dan Gurney	BRM	1:36.600	+2.000
7	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	1:37.000	+2.400
8	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:37.000	+2.400
9	Tony Brooks	Cooper	1:37.600	+3.000
10	Phil Hill	Ferrari	1:37.800	+3.200
11	John Surtees	Lotus	1:38.600	+4.000
12	Olivier Gendebien	Cooper	1:39.200	+4.600
13	Roy Salvadori	Aston Martin	1:39.400	+4.800
14	Masten Gregory	Cooper	1:39.800	+5.200
15	Jack Fairman	Cooper	1:39.800	+5.200
16	Henry Taylor	Cooper	1:40.000	+5.400
17	Lucien Bianchi	Cooper	1:40.200	+5.600
18	Brian Naylor	JBW	1:41.200	+6.600
19	Chuck Daigh	Cooper	1:42.400	+7.800
20	Ian Burgess	Cooper	1:42.600	+8.000
21	Maurice Trintignant	Aston Martin	1:43.800	+9.200
22	Keith Greene	Cooper	1:45.800	+11.200
23	Lance Reventlow	Cooper	1:46.400	+11.800
24	David Piper	Lotus	2:05.600	+31.000
25	Gino Munaron	Cooper

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Graham Hill	56	1:34.400

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 7. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 7
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Jack Brabham	32
2	Bruce McLaren	27
3	Stirling Moss	11
4	Innes Ireland	11	▲2
5	Olivier Gendebien	10	▼1
6	Jim Rathmann	8	▼1
7	Phil Hill	7
8	Cliff Allison	6
8	John Surtees	6
8	Rodger Ward	6

Constructors' championship after round 7
Pos	Team	Points
2	Lotus	25
3	Ferrari	16
4	BRM	6
5	Cooper	3