1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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The 1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 12th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of seven Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 22 May, with French Grand Prix and ended with Nations Grand Prix in Italy on September 11.
Contents
1960 Grand Prix season calendar
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Sidecars 500cc winner | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 22 May | French Grand Prix | Charade Circuit | Gary Hocking | John Surtees | Fath / Wohlgemuth | Report | ||
2 | 17 June | Isle of Man TT | Snaefell Mountain | Carlo Ubbiali | Gary Hocking | John Hartle | John Surtees | Fath / Wohlgemuth | Report |
3 | 25 June | Dutch TT | TT Circuit Assen | Carlo Ubbiali | Carlo Ubbiali | John Surtees | Remo Venturi | Harris / Campbell | Report |
4 | 3 July | Belgian Grand Prix | Spa-Francorchamps | Ernst Degner | Carlo Ubbiali | John Surtees | Fath / Wohlgemuth | Report | |
5 | 24 July | German Grand Prix | Solitudering | Gary Hocking | John Surtees | Fath / Wohlgemuth | Report | ||
6 | 6 August | Ulster Grand Prix | Dundrod Circuit | Carlo Ubbiali | Carlo Ubbiali | John Surtees | John Hartle | Report | |
7 | September 11 | Nations Grand Prix | Monza | Carlo Ubbiali | Carlo Ubbiali | Gary Hocking | John Surtees | Report |
Standings
Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the four best races were counted in all five classes: the Sidecars, 125cc, 250cc, 350cc and 500cc championships.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
500cc final standings
350cc Standings
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | John Surtees | United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 22 | 2 | |
2 | Gary Hocking | Rhodesia | MV Agusta | 22 | 2 | |
3 | John Hartle | United Kingdom | MV Agusta / Norton | 18 | 1 | |
4 | Frantisek Stastny | Czechoslovakia | Jawa | 12 | 0 | |
5 | Bob Anderson | United Kingdom | Norton | 9 | 0 | |
6 | Bob Brown | Australia | Norton | 6 | 0 | |
7 | Hugh Anderson | New Zealand | AJS | 5 | 0 | |
8 | Dickie Dale | United Kingdom | Norton | 5 | 0 | |
9 | Paddy Driver | South Africa | Norton | 5 | 0 | |
10 | Bob McIntyre | United Kingdom | AJS | 4 | 0 | |
11 | Derek Minter | United Kingdom | Norton | 3 | 0 | |
12 | Ralph Rensen | United Kingdom | Norton | 2 | 0 | |
13 | Frank Perris | United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
= | John Hempleman | New Zealand | Norton | 1 | 0 |
250cc Standings
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carlo Ubbiali | Italy | MV Agusta | 32 | 4 | |
2 | Gary Hocking | Rhodesia | MV Agusta | 28 | 2 | |
3 | Luigi Taveri | Switzerland | MV Agusta | 11 | 0 | |
4 | Jim Redman | Rhodesia | Honda | 10 | 0 | |
5 | Mike Hailwood | United Kingdom | FB-Mondial | 8 | 0 | |
6 | Tom Phillis | Australia | Honda | 6 | 0 | |
7 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Japan | Honda | 6 | 0 | |
8 | Ernst Degner | East Germany | MZ | 5 | 0 | |
9 | Tarquinio Provini | Italy | Morini | 4 | 0 | |
= | Teisuke Tanaka | Japan | Honda | 4 | 0 | |
11 | Bob Brown | Australia | Honda | 3 | 0 | |
= | John Hempleman | New Zealand | MZ | 3 | 0 | |
= | Dickie Dale | United Kingdom | MZ | 3 | 0 | |
14 | Michio Kitano | Japan | Honda | 2 | 0 | |
= | Alberto Pagani | Italy | Aermacchi | 2 | 0 | |
= | Gilberto Milani | Italy | Honda | 2 | 0 | |
17 | Naomi Taniguchi | Japan | Honda | 1 | 0 | |
= | Günter Beer | West Germany | Adler | 1 | 0 | |
= | Yukio Satoh | Japan | Honda | 1 | 0 |
125cc Standings
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carlo Ubbiali | Italy | MV Agusta | 24 | 4 | |
2 | Gary Hocking | Rhodesia | MV Agusta | 18 | 0 | |
3 | Ernst Degner | East Germany | MZ | 16 | 1 | |
4 | Bruno Spaggiari | Italy | MV Agusta | 12 | 0 | |
5 | John Hempleman | New Zealand | MZ | 10 | 0 | |
6 | Luigi Taveri | Switzerland | MV Agusta | 6 | 0 | |
7 | Jim Redman | Rhodesia | Honda | 6 | 0 | |
8 | Alberto Gandossi | Italy | MZ | 4 | 0 | |
9 | Bob Anderson | United Kingdom | MZ | 2 | 0 | |
10 | Naomi Taniguchi | Japan | Honda | 1 | 0 | |
= | Giichi Suzuki | Japan | Honda | 1 | 0 | |
= | Mike Hailwood | United Kingdom | Ducati | 1 | 0 | |
= | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Japan | Honda | 1 | 0 |
References
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
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