The 1960 Belgian Grand Prix was held on June 19, 1960. It was the fifth race of the 10 race season. The race was won by Jack Brabham as a major step to his second successive World Championship, but the weekend would be known as one of the darkest in the sport's history. During practice, Stirling Moss and Mike Taylor both suffered serious injuries, causing Taylor to retire from the sport, and during the race both Chris Bristow and Alan Stacey were fatally injured.
Background[]
Entry List[]
Non-Arrivals[]
| No. | Driver | Entreat | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Model | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 |  Carel Godin de Beaufort
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Ecurie Maarsbergen
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Cooper | T51 | Climax | FPF L4 2.5 | D |
Practice Overview[]
Qualifying[]
Report[]
Qualifying Results[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Jack Brabham
|
Cooper-Climax | 3:50.0 | — |
| 2 | 38 |  Tony Brooks
|
Cooper-Climax | 3:52.5 | +2.5 |
| 3 | 12 | Stirling Moss
|
Lotus-Climax | 3:52.6 | +2.6 |
| 4 | 24 |  Phil Hill
|
Ferrari | 3:53.3 | +3.3 |
| 5 | 34 |  Olivier Gendebien
|
Cooper-Climax | 3:53.5 | +3.5 |
| 6 | 10 | Graham Hill
|
BRM | 3:54.2 | +4.2 |
| 7 | 6 |  Jo Bonnier
|
BRM | 3:54.8 | +4.8 |
| 8 | 14 | Innes Ireland
|
Lotus-Climax | 3:55.4 | +5.4 |
| 9 | 36 | Chris Bristow
|
Cooper-Climax | 3:56.3 | +6.3 |
| 10 | 18 | Jim Clark
|
Lotus-Climax | 3:57.5 | +7.5 |
| 11 | 26 |  Wolfgang von Trips
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Ferrari | 3:57.8 | +7.8 |
| 12 | 8 | Dan Gurney
|
BRM | 3:58.3 | +8.3 |
| 13 | 22 | Willy Mairesse
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Ferrari | 3:58.9 | +8.9 |
| 14 | 4 |  Bruce McLaren
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Cooper-Climax | 4:00.0 | +10.0 |
| 15 | 32 | Lucien Bianchi
|
Cooper-Climax | 4:00.6 | +10.6 |
| 16 | 28 | Lance Reventlow
|
Scarab | 4:09.7 | +19.7 |
| 17 | 16 | Alan Stacey
|
Lotus-Climax | 4:17.6 | +27.6 |
| 18 | 30 | Chuck Daigh
|
Scarab | 4:18.5 | +28.5 |
| DNS | 20 | Mike Taylor
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Lotus-Climax | Accident | |
| DNA | 40 | Carel Godin de Beaufort
|
Cooper-Climax | Did not arrive | |
Grid[]
| Pos | Pos | Pos | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Driver | Driver | |||
| ______________ | |||||
| 1 | ______________ | ||||
| Jack Brabham | 2 | ______________ | |||
| Tony Brooks | 3 | ||||
| Phil Hill | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 4 | ______________ | ||||
| Olivier Gendebien | 5 | ||||
| Graham Hill | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 6 | ______________ | ||||
| Jo Bonnier | 7 | ______________ | |||
| Innes Ireland | 8 | ||||
| Chris Bristow | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 9 | ______________ | ||||
| Jim Clark | 10 | ||||
| Wolfgang von Trips | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 11 | ______________ | ||||
| Dan Gurney | 12 | ______________ | |||
| Willy Mairesse | 13 | ||||
| Bruce McLaren | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 14 | ______________ | ||||
| Lucien Bianchi | 15 | ||||
| Lance Reventlow | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 16 | ______________ | ||||
| Alan Stacey | 17 | ______________ | |||
| Chuck Daigh | 18 | ||||
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Race[]
Report[]
Despite completing his 35th lap well before Gendebien, Graham Hill was not listed as a finisher because he did not push his car over the line after Brabham had received the checkered flag.
Results[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jack Brabham
|
Cooper-Climax | 36 | 2:21:37.3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 4 | Bruce McLaren
|
Cooper-Climax | 36 | +1:03.3 | 13 | 6 |
| Ret | 10 | Graham Hill
|
BRM | 35 | Engine | 5 | |
| 3 | 34 | Olivier Gendebien
|
Cooper-Climax | 35 | +1 lap | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 24 | Phil Hill
|
Ferrari | 35 | +1 lap | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 18 | Jim Clark
|
Lotus-Climax | 34 | +2 laps | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 32 | Lucien Bianchi
|
Cooper-Climax | 28 | +8 laps | 14 | 1 |
| Ret | 16 | Alan Stacey
|
Lotus-Climax | 24 | Fatal accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 22 | Willy Mairesse
|
Ferrari | 23 | Transmission | 12 | |
| Ret | 26 | Wolfgang von Trips
|
Ferrari | 22 | Transmission | 10 | |
| Ret | 36 | Chris Bristow
|
Cooper-Climax | 19 | Fatal accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 30 | Chuck Daigh
|
Scarab | 16 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 6 | Jo Bonnier
|
BRM | 14 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 14 | Innes Ireland
|
Lotus-Climax | 13 | Spin | 7 | |
| Ret | 8 | Dan Gurney
|
BRM | 4 | Engine | 11 | |
| Ret | 38 | Tony Brooks
|
Cooper-Climax | 2 | Gearbox | 2 | |
| Ret | 28 | Lance Reventlow
|
Scarab | 1 | Engine | 15 | |
| DNS | 12 | Stirling Moss
|
Lotus-Climax | ||||
| DNS | 20 | Mike Taylor
|
Lotus-Climax | ||||
| DNA | 40 | Carel Godin de Beaufort
|
Cooper-Climax | ||||
Milestones[]
- First career podium for Olivier Gendebien
- Two fatal accidents (Chris Bristow, Alan Stacey) in the race.
- Mike Taylor suffered injuries in practice that ended his career.
- Stirling Moss suffered injuries in practice that would keep him out of racing for more than two months.
- Only time that a Scarab car actually ran in a race.
- First triple podium to Climax engine.[1]
Standings[]
External Links[]
References[]
| V T E | Belgian Grand Prix
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