1960 French Grand Prix

1960 French Grand Prix
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Reims-Gueux
Race details
Date	3 July 1960
Official name	XLVI Grand Prix de l'ACF
Location	Reims-Gueux, Reims, France
Course	Temporary road course
Course length	8.348 km (5.187 miles)
Distance	50 laps, 417.383 km (259.350 miles)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax
Time	2:16.8
Fastest lap
Driver	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax
Time	2:17.5
Podium
First	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax
Second	Olivier Gendebien	Cooper-Climax
Third	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax
Lap leaders

The 1960 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims-Gueux on 3 July 1960. It was race 6 of 10 in the 1960 World Championship of Drivers and race 5 of 9 in the 1960 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

The 50-lap race was won from pole position by Australian driver Jack Brabham, driving a works Cooper-Climax. Belgian driver Olivier Gendebien finished second in a Cooper-Climax entered by the British Racing Partnership, while New Zealander Bruce McLaren was third in the other works Cooper-Climax.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	16	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	2:16.8	—
2	2	Phil Hill	Ferrari	2:18.2	+1.4
3	12	Graham Hill	BRM	2:18.4	+1.6
4	20	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	2:18.5	+1.7
5	6	Willy Mairesse	Ferrari	2:19.3	+2.5
6	4	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	2:19.4	+2.6
7	10	Dan Gurney	BRM	2:19.4	+2.6
8	22	Ron Flockhart	Lotus-Climax	2:19.5	+2.7
9	18	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	2:19.6	+2.8
10	8	Jo Bonnier	BRM	2:19.8	+3.0
11	44	Olivier Gendebien	Cooper-Climax	2:20.1	+3.3
12	24	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	2:20.3	+3.5
13	46	Henry Taylor	Cooper-Climax	2:22.8	+6.0
14	14	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	2:23.3	+6.5
15	36	Lucien Bianchi	Cooper-Climax	2:23.6	+6.8
16	48	Bruce Halford	Cooper-Climax	2:23.6	+6.8
17	40	Masten Gregory	Cooper-Maserati	2:24.3	+7.5
18	38	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Maserati	2:24.7	+7.9
19	30	Gino Munaron	Cooper-Castellotti	2:31.3	+14.5
20	28	Richie Ginther	Scarab	2:31.4	+14.6
21	34	David Piper	Lotus-Climax	2:32.0	+15.2
22	42	Ian Burgess	Cooper-Maserati	2:36.7	+19.9
23	26	Chuck Daigh	Scarab	2:46.1	+29.3
Source:

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	16	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	50	1:57:24.9	1	8
2	44	Olivier Gendebien	Cooper-Climax	50	+ 48.3	11	6
3	18	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	50	+ 51.9	9	4
4	46	Henry Taylor	Cooper-Climax	49	+ 1 Lap	13	3
5	24	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	49	+ 1 Lap	12	2
6	22	Ron Flockhart	Lotus-Climax	49	+ 1 Lap	8	1
7	20	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	43	+ 7 Laps	4
8	48	Bruce Halford	Cooper-Climax	40	Engine	16
9	40	Masten Gregory	Cooper-Maserati	37	+ 13 Laps	17
10	42	Ian Burgess	Cooper-Maserati	36	+ 14 Laps	22
11	4	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	30	Transmission	6
12	2	Phil Hill	Ferrari	29	Transmission	2
Ret	8	Jo Bonnier	BRM	22	Engine	10
Ret	36	Lucien Bianchi	Cooper-Climax	18	Transmission	15
Ret	10	Dan Gurney	BRM	17	Engine	7
Ret	30	Gino Munaron	Cooper-Castellotti	16	Transmission	19
Ret	6	Willy Mairesse	Ferrari	14	Transmission	5
Ret	14	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	7	Vibration	14
Ret	12	Graham Hill	BRM	0	Accident	3
Ret	38	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Maserati	0	Accident	18
DNS	28	Richie Ginther	Scarab		Engine	20
DNS	34	David Piper	Lotus-Climax		Engine	21
DNS	26	Chuck Daigh	Scarab		Engine	23
Source:

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
1	1	Jack Brabham	24
1	2	Bruce McLaren	24
	3	Stirling Moss	11
7	4	Olivier Gendebien	10
1	5	Jim Rathmann	8
Source:

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Cooper-Climax	38
	2	Lotus-Climax	19
	3	Ferrari	15
	4	BRM	6
	5	Cooper-Maserati	3
Source:

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.