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1960 BRDC International Trophy
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | NC |
| Country | UK |
| Grand Prix | BRDC International Trophy |
| Official name | XII BRDC International Trophy |
| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire |
| Date | 14 May |
| Year | 1960 |
| Image | Silverstone Circuit 1952 to 1974.png |
| Course | Permanent racing facility |
| Course_mi | 2.93 |
| Course_km | 4.714 |
| Distance_laps | 50 |
| Distance_mi | 146.5 |
| Distance_km | 235.7 |
| Weather | Practice: wet |
| Race: dry, sunny, windy | |
| Pole_Driver | Stirling Moss |
| Pole_Country | UK |
| Pole_Team | Lotus-Climax |
| Pole_Time | 1:50.4 |
| Fast_Driver | Innes Ireland |
| Fast_Team | Lotus-Climax |
| Fast_Time | 1:34.2 |
| Fast_Country | UK |
| First_Driver | Innes Ireland |
| First_Country | UK |
| First_Team | Lotus-Climax |
| Second_Driver | Jack Brabham |
| Second_Country | Australia |
| Second_Team | Cooper-Climax |
| Third_Driver | Graham Hill |
| Third_Country | UK |
| Third_Team | BRM |
Race: dry, sunny, windy The 12th BRDC International Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 14 May 1960 at the Silverstone Circuit, England. The race was run over 50 laps of the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit, and was won by British driver Innes Ireland in a Lotus 18. The race was marred by the death of experienced American driver Harry Schell in a violent accident during practice in wet conditions.
The field also included several Formula Two cars. They were the Coopers of Denis Hulme, Tony Marsh, John Campbell-Jones, Tim Parnell and Chris Bristow.
Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | NC | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNA | DNA | DNA | DNA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | UK Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 1.20:41.1 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Australia Jack Brabham | Cooper Car Company | Cooper-Climax | + 1.9 s | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UK Graham Hill | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM | + 1:10.6 s | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | UK Alan Stacey | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 49 laps | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | USA Phil Hill | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 49 laps | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | USA Masten Gregory | Scuderia Centro Sud | Cooper-Maserati | 48 laps | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | UK Jack Fairman | C.T. Atkins / High Efficiency Motors | Cooper-Climax | 48 laps | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | UK Cliff Allison | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 47 laps | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | UK Ian Burgess | Scuderia Centro Sud | Cooper-Maserati | 46 laps | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | FRA Maurice Trintignant | David Brown Corporation | Aston Martin | 46 laps | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | UK Brian Naylor | JBW Car Co. | JBW-Maserati | 46 laps | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | NZ Denis Hulme | New Zealand International Grand Prix Team | Cooper-Climax (F2) | 46 laps | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | UK Keith Greene | Gilby Engineering | Cooper-Maserati | 46 laps | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | NZ Bruce McLaren | Cooper Car Company | Cooper-Climax | 45 laps | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | UK Tony Marsh | Tony Marsh | Cooper-Climax (F2) | Fuel line | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | UK John Campbell-Jones | DRW Engineering Ltd | Cooper-Climax (F2) | Clutch | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sweden Jo Bonnier | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM | Brakes / overheating | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | UK Bruce Halford | Fred Tuck Cars | Cooper-Climax | Brakes | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | UK Stirling Moss | Rob Walker Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | Wishbone | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | UK Mike Taylor | Taylor & Crawley Racing | Lotus-Climax | 32 laps | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | UK David Piper | Robert Bodle Ltd | Lotus-Climax | Clutch | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | UK Tim Parnell | R.H.H. Parnell | Cooper-Climax (F2) | Overheating | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | UK John Surtees | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | Oil leak | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | USA Dan Gurney | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM | Engine | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UK Roy Salvadori | David Brown Corporation | Aston Martin | Misfire | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | USA Harry Schell | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | Fatal accident in practice | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | UK Chris Bristow | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper-Climax (F2) | Withdrawn | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | UK Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | Car driven by Surtees | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | UK Tony Brooks | Vandervell Products | Vanwall | Car not ready | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | ARG Carlos Menditeguy | Scuderia Centro Sud | Cooper-Maserati | Car driven by Burgess | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | UK Ron Flockhart | Alan Brown Equipe | Cooper-Climax | Car not ready | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | UK Ken Gregory | Rob Walker Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | Car driven by Moss | – |
Other cars
- Stirling Moss also practised in a different Cooper-Climax (car #20T) but it was damaged in an accident. He subsequently practised and raced Ken Gregory's car.
- John Surtees also practised in a privately entered Formula Two Cooper-Climax (car #32) but did not race it. He may also have been entered for the race in a Vanwall, but this is not confirmed.
References
- "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
- Results at www.silhouet.com http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1960/1960.html#brd#gt
| Previous_year's_race = 1959 BRDC International Trophy | Next_year's_race = 1961 BRDC International Trophy
References
- "Harry Schell Profile". GP.com.
- "XII B.R.D.C. Daily Express International Trophy 1960". F2 Register.
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