1960 Monaco Grand Prix
43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E
1960 Monaco Grand Prix | |||||
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Race details | |||||
Date | 29 May 1960 | ||||
Official name | XVIII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco | ||||
Location | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||||
Course | Street Circuit | ||||
Course length | 3.145 km (1.954 miles) | ||||
Distance | 100 laps, 314.500 km (195.400 miles) | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||||
Time | 1:36.3 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | |||
Time | 1:36.2 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Lotus-Climax | ||||
Second | Cooper-Climax | ||||
Third | Ferrari | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 1960 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 29 May 1960. It was race 2 of 10 in the 1960 World Championship of Drivers and race 2 of 9 in the 1960 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
The race was won by Stirling Moss in a Lotus 18 entered by the R.R.C Walker Racing Team. It was the first World Championship F1 victory and pole position for the marque.
Classification
Qualifying
Race
Notes
- This was the Formula One World Championship debut race for Lance Reventlow, future Formula One Grand Prix winner Richie Ginther and seven-time Grand Prix motorcycle World Champion and future Formula One World Champion John Surtees.
- It was also the first Formula One World Championship pole position and Grand Prix win for Lotus. Secondly, Scarab made its debut in Formula One in this race as both a constructor and engine supplier.
- Italian engine supplier Castellotti made its debut as well in the Formula One World Championship.
- This was the third Monaco Grand Prix win for a Coventry Climax-powered car. It therefore broke the previous record set by Maserati at the 1957 Monaco Grand Prix.
Championship standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "1960 Monaco GP - ChicaneF1.com". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "1960 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Monaco 1960 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.