1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Appearance
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.
1960 Grand Prix season calendar
[edit]Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Sidecars 500cc winner | Report |
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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 | 11 September | Nations Grand Prix | Monza | Carlo Ubbiali | Carlo Ubbiali | Gary Hocking | John Surtees | Report |
Standings
[edit]Scoring system
[edit]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 |
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Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
500cc final standings
[edit]350cc Standings
[edit]Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | John Surtees | United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 26 | 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
[edit]Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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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 | |
= | Kenjirō 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 | Moto 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
[edit]Riders' standings
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Constructors' standings
[edit]Each constructor is awarded the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
Pos. | Constructor | MAN |
NED |
BEL |
ULS |
NAT |
Pts |
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1 | MV Agusta | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 (36) |
2 | MZ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 (23) |
3 | Honda | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | ||
4 | Ducati | 6 | 1 | ||||
Pos. | Constructor | MAN |
NED |
BEL |
ULS |
NAT |
Pts |
References
[edit]- Haefliger, Werner. "Lightweight class". FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). pp. 38–39. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
- "The Official MotoGP website". Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2010-07-06.