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1960 USA Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Riverside circuit. Full information

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1960 USA Grand Prix

1960 USA Grand Prix is 94th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Riverside circuit. Stirling Moss won the pole position and this race. Innes Ireland and Bruce Mclaren also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 75 laps (395 km).

Previous race: 1960 Italy Grand Prix
Next race: 1961 Monaco Grand Prix
Race Start: 20th November 1960

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1960 USA Grand Prix

2nd victory for the Lotus team
14th victory for the Stirling Moss
22nd podium for the Stirling Moss
3rd podium for the Innes Ireland
8th podium for the Bruce Mclaren

1960 USA Grand Prix

Lotus 18 #5 - 1960 USA Grand Prix winner

1960 USA Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Stirling Moss	Lotus 18, #5	8.00	2h 28m 52.2s ( 159.330 km/h )	75	RRC Walker Racing Team
2	Innes Ireland	Lotus 18, #10	6.00	2h 29m 30.2s ( +38.0s )	75	Team Lotus
3	Bruce Mclaren	Cooper T53, #3	4.00	2h 30m 14.2s ( +1m 22.0s )	75	Cooper Car Company
4	Jack Brabham	Cooper T53, #2	3.00		74	Cooper Car Company
5	Jo Bonnier	BRM P48, #15	2.00		74	Owen Racing Organisation
6	Phil Hill	Cooper T51, #9	1.00		74	Yeoman Credit Racing Team
7	Jim Hall	Lotus 18, #24	0		73	Privé
8	Roy Salvadori	Cooper T51, #14	0		73	High Efficiency Motors
9	Wolfgang Von Trips	Cooper T51, #26	0		72	Scuderia Centro Sud
10	Chuck Daigh	Scarab F1, #23	0		70	Reventlow Automobiles Inc
11	Pete Lovely	Cooper T45, #25	0		69	Fred Armbruster
12	Olivier Gendebien	Cooper T51, #7	0		69	Yeoman Credit Racing Team
13	Bob Drake	Maserati 250F, #20	0		68	Joe Lubin
14	Henry Taylor	Cooper T51, #8	0		68	Yeoman Credit Racing Team
15	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper T51, #18	0		66	Scuderia Centro Sud
16	Jimmy Clark	Lotus 18, #12	0		61	Team Lotus
ab	Graham Hill	BRM P48, #17	0	Gearbox	34	Owen Racing Organisation
ab	Ian Burgess	Cooper T51, #19	0	Ignition	29	Scuderia Centro Sud
ab	Brian Naylor	JBW 59, #21	0	Engine	20	JB Naylor
ab	Dan Gurney	BRM P48, #16	0	Overheating	18	Owen Racing Organisation
ab	Ron Flockhart	Cooper T51, #4	0	Transmission	11	Cooper Car Company
ab	Tony Brooks	Cooper T51, #6	0	Spin	6	Yeoman Credit Racing Team
ab	John Surtees	Lotus 18, #11	0	Accident	3	Team Lotus
f	Walt Hansgen	Lotus 18, #22	0	Car unavailable		Momo Corporation

Qualifying Results for the 1960 USA Grand Prix on the Riverside circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Stirling Moss	Lotus 18, #5	1'54''4	RRC Walker Racing Team
2	Jack Brabham	Cooper T53, #2	1'55''0	Cooper Car Company
3	Dan Gurney	BRM P48, #16	1'55''2	Owen Racing Organisation
4	Jo Bonnier	BRM P48, #15	1'55''6	Owen Racing Organisation
5	Jimmy Clark	Lotus 18, #12	1'55''7	Team Lotus
6	John Surtees	Lotus 18, #11	1'55''8	Team Lotus
7	Innes Ireland	Lotus 18, #10	1'57''0	Team Lotus
8	Olivier Gendebien	Cooper T51, #7	1'57''2	Yeoman Credit Racing Team
9	Tony Brooks	Cooper T51, #6	1'57''3	Yeoman Credit Racing Team
10	Bruce Mclaren	Cooper T53, #3	1'57''4	Cooper Car Company
11	Graham Hill	BRM P48, #17	1'57''6	Owen Racing Organisation
12	Jim Hall	Lotus 18, #24	1'58''2	Privé
13	Phil Hill	Cooper T51, #9	1'58''8	Yeoman Credit Racing Team
14	Henry Taylor	Cooper T51, #8	1'59''0	Yeoman Credit Racing Team
15	Roy Salvadori	Cooper T51, #14	1'59''6	High Efficiency Motors
16	Wolfgang Von Trips	Cooper T51, #26	2'01''4	Scuderia Centro Sud
17	Brian Naylor	JBW 59, #21	2'02''2	JB Naylor
18	Chuck Daigh	Scarab F1, #23	2'02''6	Reventlow Automobiles Inc
19	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper T51, #18	2'03''2	Scuderia Centro Sud
20	Pete Lovely	Cooper T45, #25	2'03''4	Fred Armbruster
21	Ron Flockhart	Cooper T51, #4	2'04''4	Cooper Car Company
22	Bob Drake	Maserati 250F, #20	2'05''4	Joe Lubin
23	Ian Burgess	Cooper T51, #19	2'06''6	Scuderia Centro Sud
0	Walt Hansgen	Lotus 18, #22	0	Momo Corporation