1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
1960 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||
Previous: | 1959 | Next: | 1961 |
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
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
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Bold – Pole |
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
- "The Official MotoGP website". Retrieved 2010-07-06.
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