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1960 Belgian Grand Prix

January 01, 1970

The 1960 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 19 June 1960. It was race 5 of 10 in the 1960 World Championship of Drivers and race 4 of 9 in the 1960 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. Stirling Moss and Mike Taylor were seriously injured in crashes during practice, and Chris Bristow and Alan Stacey were killed in accidents during the race. With the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, it is one of two occasions in which two driver fatalities have occurred at a Formula One race meeting, and the only one where both occurred during the race itself.

1960 Belgian Grand Prix
Race details
Date 19 June 1960
Official name XXI Grote Prijs Van Belgie
Location Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Belgium
Course Grand Prix Circuit
Course length 14.12 km (8.774 miles)
Distance 36 laps, 508.32 km (315.864 miles)
Pole position
Driver
Cooper-Climax
Time 3:50.0
Fastest lap
Driver Jack Brabham
Innes Ireland
Phil Hill		 Cooper-Climax
Lotus-Climax
Ferrari
Time 3:51.9
Podium
First
Cooper-Climax
Second
Cooper-Climax
Third
Cooper-Climax
Lap leaders
The remains of Alan Stacey's car after his fatal accident in the 1960 Belgian Grand Prix. In the inset, Stacey before the race.

Practice and race laps 1-19 edit

Practice for the event saw Stirling Moss and Mike Taylor injured in separate accidents, with Taylor suffering injuries after a crash at Stavelot which ended his racing career, and Moss injured seriously enough (two broken legs) after crashing at Burnenville to keep him out of racing for a number of months including the 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans. In the race itself, the Lotus drivers Innes Ireland and Jim Clark got off to good starts before Ireland eventually spun out with clutch trouble on lap 14.

Fatal accidents edit

On lap 20 Chris Bristow, driving a year-old Cooper for the British Racing Partnership, went off line at Malmedy while battling for sixth place with the Ferrari of Mairesse. Bristow lost control, crashing into a four-foot high embankment and was thrown from his car, and landed on a barbed wire which beheaded him.

Five laps later, Alan Stacey was hit in the face by a bird at Masta, causing his car to crash, then somersault off the track and land in a field. The car then caught fire, and Stacey, still trapped inside, was burned to death. It was the only Formula One race meeting in which two drivers were killed until the deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

Race conclusion edit

The race distance had been lengthened to 36 laps from 24 laps. The results highlight an unusual quirk in the rules regarding classification of non-finishers. Under modern rules, Graham Hill would have been classified third, since he completed lap 35 before the lapped Olivier Gendebien. Hill then retired, in the pits, but was not classified since he did not push his car over the line after the winner took the finish (as required by the rules of the time). In fact the rule about crossing the finishing line was inconsistently applied – at the 1959 German Grand Prix, Harry Schell was classified seventh despite only completing 49 of the race's 60 laps.[1]

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

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 Ferrari 3:57.8 +7.8
12 8   Dan Gurney BRM 3:58.3 +8.3
13 22   Willy Mairesse Ferrari 3:58.9 +8.9
14 4   Bruce McLaren 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
Source:[2]

Race edit

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 14 6
3 34   Olivier Gendebien Cooper-Climax 35 + 1 Lap 5 4
4 24   Phil Hill Ferrari 35 + 1 Lap 4 3
5 18   Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 34 + 2 Laps 10 2
6 32   Lucien Bianchi Cooper-Climax 28 + 8 Laps 15 1
Ret 10   Graham Hill BRM 35 Engine 6  
Ret 16   Alan Stacey Lotus-Climax 24 Fatal accident 17  
Ret 22   Willy Mairesse Ferrari 23 Transmission 13  
Ret 26   Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 22 Transmission 11  
Ret 36   Chris Bristow Cooper-Climax 19 Fatal accident 9  
Ret 30   Chuck Daigh Scarab 16 Engine 18  
Ret 6   Jo Bonnier BRM 14 Engine 7  
Ret 14   Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 13 Spun Off/Clutch 8  
Ret 8   Dan Gurney BRM 4 Engine 12  
Ret 38   Tony Brooks Cooper-Climax 2 Gearbox 2  
Ret 28   Lance Reventlow Scarab 1 Engine 16  
DNS 12   Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax Accident 3
DNS 20   Mike Taylor Lotus-Climax Accident
Source:[3]

Additional information edit

This was the Formula One World Championship debut race for Belgian driver Willy Mairesse.

Championship standings after the race edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ Hayhoe, David & Holland, David (2006). Grand Prix Data Book (4th edition). Haynes, Sparkford, UK. ISBN 1-84425-223-X
  2. ^ "1960 Belgian GP - ChicaneF1.com". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. ^ . formula1.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Belgium 1960 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.


January 01, 1970
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The 1960 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa Francorchamps on 19 June 1960 It was race 5 of 10 in the 1960 World Championship of Drivers and race 4 of 9 in the 1960 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers Stirling Moss and Mike Taylor were seriously injured in crashes during practice and Chris Bristow and Alan Stacey were killed in accidents during the race With the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix it is one of two occasions in which two driver fatalities have occurred at a Formula One race meeting and the only one where both occurred during the race itself 1960 Belgian Grand Prix Previous raceNext race Race detailsDate19 June 1960Official nameXXI Grote Prijs Van BelgieLocationSpa Francorchamps Francorchamps BelgiumCourseGrand Prix CircuitCourse length14 12 km 8 774 miles Distance36 laps 508 32 km 315 864 miles Pole positionDriverJack BrabhamCooper ClimaxTime3 50 0Fastest lapDriverJack Brabham Innes Ireland Phil HillCooper Climax Lotus Climax FerrariTime3 51 9PodiumFirstJack BrabhamCooper ClimaxSecondBruce McLarenCooper ClimaxThirdOlivier GendebienCooper ClimaxLap leaders The remains of Alan Stacey s car after his fatal accident in the 1960 Belgian Grand Prix In the inset Stacey before the race Contents 1 Practice and race laps 1 19 2 Fatal accidents 3 Race conclusion 4 Classification 4 1 Qualifying 4 2 Race 5 Additional information 6 Championship standings after the race 7 ReferencesPractice and race laps 1 19 editPractice for the event saw Stirling Moss and Mike Taylor injured in separate accidents with Taylor suffering injuries after a crash at Stavelot which ended his racing career and Moss injured seriously enough two broken legs after crashing at Burnenville to keep him out of racing for a number of months including the 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans In the race itself the Lotus drivers Innes Ireland and Jim Clark got off to good starts before Ireland eventually spun out with clutch trouble on lap 14 Fatal accidents editOn lap 20 Chris Bristow driving a year old Cooper for the British Racing Partnership went off line at Malmedy while battling for sixth place with the Ferrari of Mairesse Bristow lost control crashing into a four foot high embankment and was thrown from his car and landed on a barbed wire which beheaded him Five laps later Alan Stacey was hit in the face by a bird at Masta causing his car to crash then somersault off the track and land in a field The car then caught fire and Stacey still trapped inside was burned to death It was the only Formula One race meeting in which two drivers were killed until the deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix Race conclusion editThe race distance had been lengthened to 36 laps from 24 laps The results highlight an unusual quirk in the rules regarding classification of non finishers Under modern rules Graham Hill would have been classified third since he completed lap 35 before the lapped Olivier Gendebien Hill then retired in the pits but was not classified since he did not push his car over the line after the winner took the finish as required by the rules of the time In fact the rule about crossing the finishing line was inconsistently applied at the 1959 German Grand Prix Harry Schell was classified seventh despite only completing 49 of the race s 60 laps 1 Classification editQualifying edit Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 2 nbsp Jack Brabham Cooper Climax 3 50 0 2 38 nbsp Tony Brooks Cooper Climax 3 52 5 2 5 3 12 nbsp Stirling Moss Lotus Climax 3 52 6 2 6 4 24 nbsp Phil Hill Ferrari 3 53 3 3 3 5 34 nbsp Olivier Gendebien Cooper Climax 3 53 5 3 5 6 10 nbsp Graham Hill BRM 3 54 2 4 2 7 6 nbsp Jo Bonnier BRM 3 54 8 4 8 8 14 nbsp Innes Ireland Lotus Climax 3 55 4 5 4 9 36 nbsp Chris Bristow Cooper Climax 3 56 3 6 3 10 18 nbsp Jim Clark Lotus Climax 3 57 5 7 5 11 26 nbsp Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 3 57 8 7 8 12 8 nbsp Dan Gurney BRM 3 58 3 8 3 13 22 nbsp Willy Mairesse Ferrari 3 58 9 8 9 14 4 nbsp Bruce McLaren Cooper Climax 4 00 0 10 0 15 32 nbsp Lucien Bianchi Cooper Climax 4 00 6 10 6 16 28 nbsp Lance Reventlow Scarab 4 09 7 19 7 17 16 nbsp Alan Stacey Lotus Climax 4 17 6 27 6 18 30 nbsp Chuck Daigh Scarab 4 18 5 28 5 Source 2 Race edit Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time Retired Grid Points 1 2 nbsp Jack Brabham Cooper Climax 36 2 21 37 3 1 8 2 4 nbsp Bruce McLaren Cooper Climax 36 1 03 3 14 6 3 34 nbsp Olivier Gendebien Cooper Climax 35 1 Lap 5 4 4 24 nbsp Phil Hill Ferrari 35 1 Lap 4 3 5 18 nbsp Jim Clark Lotus Climax 34 2 Laps 10 2 6 32 nbsp Lucien Bianchi Cooper Climax 28 8 Laps 15 1 Ret 10 nbsp Graham Hill BRM 35 Engine 6 Ret 16 nbsp Alan Stacey Lotus Climax 24 Fatal accident 17 Ret 22 nbsp Willy Mairesse Ferrari 23 Transmission 13 Ret 26 nbsp Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 22 Transmission 11 Ret 36 nbsp Chris Bristow Cooper Climax 19 Fatal accident 9 Ret 30 nbsp Chuck Daigh Scarab 16 Engine 18 Ret 6 nbsp Jo Bonnier BRM 14 Engine 7 Ret 14 nbsp Innes Ireland Lotus Climax 13 Spun Off Clutch 8 Ret 8 nbsp Dan Gurney BRM 4 Engine 12 Ret 38 nbsp Tony Brooks Cooper Climax 2 Gearbox 2 Ret 28 nbsp Lance Reventlow Scarab 1 Engine 16 DNS 12 nbsp Stirling Moss Lotus Climax Accident 3 DNS 20 nbsp Mike Taylor Lotus Climax Accident Source 3 Additional information editThis was the Formula One World Championship debut race for Belgian driver Willy Mairesse Championship standings after the race editDrivers Championship standings Pos Driver Points nbsp 1 nbsp Bruce McLaren 20 nbsp 2 2 nbsp Jack Brabham 16 nbsp 1 3 nbsp Stirling Moss 11 nbsp 1 4 nbsp Jim Rathmann 8 nbsp 5 nbsp Innes Ireland 7 Source 4 Constructors Championship standings Pos Constructor Points nbsp 1 nbsp Cooper Climax 30 nbsp 2 nbsp Lotus Climax 17 nbsp 3 nbsp Ferrari 15 nbsp 4 nbsp BRM 6 nbsp 5 nbsp Cooper Maserati 3 Source 4 Notes Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings References edit Hayhoe David amp Holland David 2006 Grand Prix Data Book 4th edition Haynes Sparkford UK ISBN 1 84425 223 X 1960 Belgian GP ChicaneF1 com www chicanef1 com Retrieved 26 July 2020 1960 Belgian Grand Prix formula1 com Archived from the original on 22 December 2014 Retrieved 20 September 2015 a b Belgium 1960 Championship STATS F1 www statsf1 com Retrieved 12 March 2019 Previous race 1960 Dutch Grand Prix FIA Formula One World Championship 1960 season Next race 1960 French Grand Prix Previous race 1958 Belgian Grand Prix Belgian Grand Prix Next race 1961 Belgian Grand Prix Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1960 Belgian Grand Prix amp oldid 1213920281, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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