1960 Dutch Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
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Country:Netherlands
Grand Prix:Dutch
Date:6 June
Year:1960
Official Name:VIII Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location:Circuit Park Zandvoort
Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:2.605
Course Km:4.193
Distance Laps:75
Distance Mi:195.406
Distance Km:314.475
Pole Driver:Stirling Moss
Pole Country:UK
Pole Team:Lotus-Climax
Pole Time:1:33.2
Fast Driver:Stirling Moss
Fast Team:Lotus-Climax
Fast Time:1.33.8
Fast Country:UK
First Driver:Jack Brabham
First Country:Australia
First Team:Cooper-Climax
Second Driver:Innes Ireland
Second Country:UK
Second Team:Lotus-Climax
Third Driver:Graham Hill
Third Country:UK
Third Team:BRM

The 1960 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on 6 June 1960. It was race 4 of 10 in the 1960 World Championship of Drivers and race 3 of 9 in the 1960 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

Due to a crash by Dan Gurney, a spectator, who was in a prohibited area, was killed during this event.[1]

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
17 Stirling MossLotus-Climax1:33.2
211 Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax1:33.4+0.2
34 Innes IrelandLotus-Climax1:33.9+0.7
414 Jo BonnierBRM1:34.3+1.1
516 Graham HillBRM1:35.1+1.9
615 Dan GurneyBRM1:35.2+2.0
78 Chris BristowCooper-Climax1:35.3+2.1
85 Alan StaceyLotus-Climax1:35.4+2.2
912 Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax1:35.7+2.5
109 Tony BrooksCooper-Climax1:36.0+2.8
116 Jim ClarkLotus-Climax1:36.3+3.1
123 Richie GintherFerrari1:36.3+3.1
131 Phil HillFerrari1:36.4+3.2
1410 Henry TaylorCooper-Climax1:36.4+3.2
152 Wolfgang von TripsFerrari1:36.7+3.5
1622 Chuck DaighScarab1:36.7+3.5
1719 Masten GregoryCooper-Maserati1:37.3+4.1
1817 Roy SalvadoriAston Martin1:37.8+4.6
1918 Maurice TrintignantCooper-Maserati1:38.5+5.3
2021 Lance ReventlowScarab1:38.8+5.6
2120 Carel Godin de BeaufortCooper-Climax1:41.7+8.5
Source:[2]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
111 Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax752:01:47.228
24 Innes IrelandLotus-Climax75+ 24.036
316 Graham HillBRM75+ 56.654
47 Stirling MossLotus-Climax75+ 57.713
52 Wolfgang von TripsFerrari74+ 1 Lap152
63 Richie GintherFerrari74+ 1 Lap121
710 Henry TaylorCooper-Climax70+ 5 Laps14 
820 Carel Godin de BeaufortCooper-Climax69+ 6 Laps18 
Ret5 Alan StaceyLotus-Climax57Transmission8 
Ret14 Jo BonnierBRM54Engine / Accident4 
Ret1 Phil HillFerrari54Engine13 
Ret6 Jim ClarkLotus-Climax42Transmission11 
Ret18 Maurice TrintignantCooper-Maserati39Gearbox17 
Ret15 Dan GurneyBRM11Brakes / Accident6 
Ret8 Chris BristowCooper-Climax9Engine7 
Ret12 Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax8Transmission9 
Ret9 Tony BrooksCooper-Climax4Gearbox10 
DNS17 Roy SalvadoriAston Martin Non Starter 
DNS19 Masten GregoryCooper-Maserati Non Starter 
DNS21 Lance ReventlowScarab Non Starter 
DNS22 Chuck DaighScarab Non Starter  

Additional information

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Bruce McLaren14
2 Stirling Moss11
3 Jim Rathmann8
224 Jack Brabham8
95 Innes Ireland7
Source: [3]
Constructors' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
1 Cooper-Climax22
12 Lotus-Climax15
13 Ferrari12
14 BRM6
15 Cooper-Maserati3
Source:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Gurney was the sport's first 'road course ringer' " . Aumann . Mark . NASCAR.com . 17 April 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018201914/http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/opinion/04/17/retro.racing.dgurney/1.html . 18 October 2012 . 20 September 2015.
  2. Web site: 1960 Dutch GP - ChicaneF1.com. www.chicanef1.com. 26 July 2020.
  3. Web site: Netherlands 1960 - Championship • STATS F1. www.statsf1.com. 15 March 2019.