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1960 Britain Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Silverstone circuit. Full information

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1960 Britain Grand Prix

1960 Britain Grand Prix is 91st Formula 1 Grand Prix. Passed at the Silverstone circuit. Jack Brabham won the pole position and this race. This was his 6th victory. John Surtees and Innes Ireland also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 77 laps (363 km).

Previous Grand Prix: 1960 France Grand Prix
Next Grand Prix: 1960 Portugal Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1960 Britain Grand Prix

12th victory for the Cooper team
6th victory for the Jack Brabham
9th podium for the Jack Brabham
1st podium for the John Surtees
2nd podium for the Innes Ireland

1960 Britain Grand Prix

Cooper T53 - 1960 Britain Grand Prix winner

1960 Britain Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Jack Brabham	8.00	2h 04m 24.6s ( 174.944 km/h )	77	Cooper Car Company
2	John Surtees	6.00	2h 05m 14.2s ( +49.6s )	77	Team Lotus
3	Innes Ireland	4.00	2h 05m 54.2s ( +1m 29.6s )	77	Team Lotus
4	Bruce Mclaren	3.00		76	Cooper Car Company
5	Tony Brooks	2.00		76	Yeoman Credit Racing Team
6	Wolfgang Von Trips	1.00		75	Scuderia Ferrari
7	Phil Hill	0		75	Scuderia Ferrari
8	Henry Taylor	0		74	Yeoman Credit Racing Team
9	Olivier Gendebien	0		74	Yeoman Credit Racing Team
10	Dan Gurney	0		74	Owen Racing Organisation
11	Maurice Trintignant	0		72	David Brown Corporation
12	David Piper	0		72	Robert Bodle Ltd
13	Brian Naylor	0		72	JB Naylor
14	Masten Gregory	0		71	Scuderia Centro Sud
15	Gino Munaron	0		70	Scuderia Castellotti
16	Jim Clark	0		70	Team Lotus
ab	Graham Hill	0	Accident	71	Owen Racing Organisation
ab	Lucien Bianchi	0	Magneto	62	Fred Tuck Cars
ab	Jo Bonnier	0	Suspension	59	Owen Racing Organisation
ab	Chuck Daigh	0	Overheating	56	Cooper Car Company
ab	Ian Burgess	0	Engine	56	Scuderia Centro Sud
ab	Jack Fairman	0	Fuel pump	46	CT Atkins
ab	Roy Salvadori	0	Steering	44	David Brown Corporation
ab	Keith Greene	0	Overheating	12	Gilby Engineering
np	Lance Reventlow	0	Car race by team mate		Cooper Car Company
f	Giorgio Scarlatti	0	Car unavailable		Scuderia Castellotti

Qualifying Results for the 1960 Britain Grand Prix on the Silverstone circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Jack Brabham	1'34''6	Cooper Car Company
2	Graham Hill	1'35''8	Owen Racing Organisation
3	Bruce Mclaren	1'36''0	Cooper Car Company
4	Jo Bonnier	1'36''2	Owen Racing Organisation
5	Innes Ireland	1'36''3	Team Lotus
6	Dan Gurney	1'36''6	Owen Racing Organisation
7	Wolfgang Von Trips	1'37''0	Scuderia Ferrari
8	Jim Clark	1'37''1	Team Lotus
9	Tony Brooks	1'37''6	Yeoman Credit Racing Team
10	Phil Hill	1'37''8	Scuderia Ferrari
11	John Surtees	1'38''6	Team Lotus
12	Olivier Gendebien	1'39''2	Yeoman Credit Racing Team
13	Roy Salvadori	1'39''4	David Brown Corporation
14	Masten Gregory	1'39''8	Scuderia Centro Sud
15	Jack Fairman	1'39''9	CT Atkins
16	Henry Taylor	1'40''0	Yeoman Credit Racing Team
17	Lucien Bianchi	1'40''2	Fred Tuck Cars
18	Brian Naylor	1'41''2	JB Naylor
19	Chuck Daigh	1'42''4	Cooper Car Company
20	Ian Burgess	1'42''6	Scuderia Centro Sud
21	Maurice Trintignant	1'43''8	David Brown Corporation
22	Keith Greene	1'45''8	Gilby Engineering
23	Lance Reventlow	1'46''4	Cooper Car Company
24	David Piper	2'05''6	Robert Bodle Ltd
25	Gino Munaron	-	Scuderia Castellotti
0	Giorgio Scarlatti	0	Scuderia Castellotti