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 | Date | Sunday 20 November 1960 | 
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 | Start time | 14:00 | 
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 | Event |  United States GP | 
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 | Circuit |  Riverside | 
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 | Event Format | Race of 75 laps | 
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 | Championship | World Championship | 
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 | Race number | #10 of 10 in 1960 #94 (of all time)
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 | Laps | 75 | 
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 | Circuit Perimeter | 5271 m | 
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 | Race Distance | 5271 × 75 = 395.325 km | 
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 | Grid Format | 3-2-3-2 | 
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 | Pole Position | Left | 
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 | First Corner | Left | 
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 | Track Direction | Clockwise | 
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 | Weather | Sunny, Mild, Dry | 
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 | Entries | 23 | 
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 | Qualifiers | 23 | 
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 | Finishers | 16 | 
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 | Debutants |  | 
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 | Records Broken | 1. Most 11th Place Finishes –  Cooper (10), 2. Most 16th Place Finishes –
  Jim Clark (2), 3. Highest 13th Place Finish Ratio –
  Bob Drake (100.00%), 4. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores in a Season –
  Cooper (25), 5. Most 4th Place Finishes in a Season –
  Cooper (6), 6. Most 16th Place Finishes in a Season –
  Jim Clark (2), 7. Most 15th Place Qualifications –
  Cooper (17), 8. Most 7th Place Qualifications in a Season –
  Innes Ireland (4), 9. Most 9th Place Qualifications in a Season –
  Cooper (6), 10. Most 15th Place Qualifications in a Season –
  Cooper (5) | 
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 | Records Extended | 1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores –  Cooper (53), 2. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores –
  Jack Brabham (13), 3. Most Consecutive Constructors' Championship Points Scores –
  Cooper (17), 4. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores in a Season –
  Cooper (25), 5. Most Race Entries –
  Maserati (407), 6. Most Race Entries –
  Maurice Trintignant (65), 7. Most 22nd Place Qualifications –
  Maserati (8), 8. Most 16th Place Qualifications in a Season –
  Cooper (6) | 
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