Hot links : 2010 Standings | Catch us on Facebook! | Clear your technical doubts
HOME \ ALL TIME \ SEASONS

1960 Season - Overview



Ten races made up the 1960 F1 calendar |  1960 onwards, the top six drivers scored points rather than the top five as previously was the case |  The rule to award one point for a fastest lap was also dropped from the 1960 season |  1960 was the last season of the millennium to feature the Indianapolis 500 race |  Australian Jack Brabham retained his drivers' title in 1960 |  Climax engines that powered Cooper and Lotus recorded eight out of ten victories in 1960 |  Cooper retained the constructors' crown in 1960, becoming the first team to win two world titles |  1960 was the last F1 season where cars raced with an engine at the front

FACTFILE

No. of teams: 22
No. of Drivers: 90
No. of Races: 10
No. of Race Winners: 5
Most no. of Fastest Laps: Jack Brabham - 3 times

winning driver

1

winning constructor

1
Cooper
Cooper
   
 
 48
2 Lotus
34
3 Ferrari
26
4 BRM
8
5 Cooper
3
Complete Standings

1960 FORMULA ONE - Calendar

NO
DATE
GRAND PRIX
Winning Driver
Winning Constructor

2
May 29
Monaco
 S.Moss
 Lotus



5
Jun 19
Belgium
 J.Brabham
 Cooper

6
Jul 03
France
 J.Brabham
 Cooper


8
Aug 14
Portugal
 J.Brabham
 Cooper

9
Sep 04
Italy
 P.Hill
 Ferrari

10
Nov 20
USA
 S.Moss
 Lotus

1960 FORMULA ONE - TEAMS & DRIVERS

Aston Martin
Maurice Trintignant
Roy Salvadori
Behra-Porsche
Fred Gamble
Masten Gregory
BRM
Dan Gurney
Graham Hill
Jo Bonnier
Christensen
Jim Hurtubise
Cooper
Alfonso Thiele
Arthur Owen
Bruce Halford
Bruce McLaren
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Carlos Menditeguy
Chris Bristow
Chuck Daigh
Gino Munaron
Giorgio Scarlatti
Giulio Cabianca
Harry Schell
Henry Taylor
Ian Burgess
Jack Brabham
Jack Fairman
Keith Greene
Lucien Bianchi
Mario Araujo Cabral
Masten Gregory
Maurice Trintignant
Olivier Gendebien
Pete Lovely
Phil Hill
Piero Drogo
Roberto Bonomi
Ron Flockhart
Roy Salvadori
Stirling Moss
Tony Brooks
Vic Wilson
Wolfgang Seidel
Wolfgang von Trips
Epperly
Jim McWithey
Jimmy Bryan
Johnny Boyd
Paul Goldsmith
Wayne Weiler
Ewing
Al Herman
Eddie Sachs
Ferrari
Cliff Allison
Jose Froilan Gonzalez
Phil Hill
Richie Ginther
Willy Mairesse
Wolfgang von Trips
JBW
Brian Naylor
Kurtis Kraft
Bob Christie
Dempsey Wilson
Don Freeland
Eddie Russo
Gene Force
Gene Hartley
Shorty Templeman
Kuzma
Bill Homeier
Duane Carter
Lesovsky
Johnny Thomson
Lotus
Alan Stacey
Alberto Rodriguez Larreta
David Piper
Innes Ireland
Jim Clark
Jim Hall
John Surtees
Ron Flockhart
Stirling Moss
Maserati
Antonio Creus
Bob Drake
Ettore Chimeri
Gino Munaron
Giorgio Scarlatti
Nasif Estefano
Meskowski
Bob Veith
Bobby Grim
Phillips
Don Branson
Porsche
Edgar Barth
Hans Herrmann
Salih
Red Amick
Scarab
Chuck Daigh
Lance Reventlow
Trevis
Bud Tingelstad
Eddie Johnson
Vanwall
Tony Brooks
Watson
Chuck Stevenson
Dick Rathmann
Jim Rathmann
Len Sutton
Lloyd Ruby
Rodger Ward
Tony Bettenhausen
Troy Ruttman
   

TOP PERFORMERS IN 1960

According to stats...

  • Ten races made up the 1960 F1 calendar
  • 1960 onwards, the top six drivers scored points rather than the top five as previously was the case
  • The rule to award one point for a fastest lap was also dropped from the 1960 season
  • 1960 was the last season of the millennium to feature the Indianapolis 500 race
  • Australian Jack Brabham retained his drivers' title in 1960
  • Climax engines that powered Cooper and Lotus recorded eight out of ten victories in 1960
  • Cooper retained the constructors' crown in 1960, becoming the first team to win two world titles
  • 1960 was the last F1 season where cars raced with an engine at the front

DRIVER TRIVIA

more
Drivers with most retirements in the 1960 season.
Dan Gurney
Dan
Gurney (6)
Graham Hill
Graham
Hill (6)
Jo Bonnier
Jo
Bonnier (5)
Alan Stacey
Alan
Stacey (4)
Tony Brooks
Tony
Brooks (4)
Chris Bristow
Chris
Bristow (3)