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1960 International Gold Cup
1960 Italian GP
1959 United States GP

1960 United States GP

1960 Cape GP
1961 Monaco GP
1961 United States GP
 III  United States Grand Prix

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 20 November 1960
Start time14:00
Event United States GP
Circuit Riverside
Event FormatRace of 75 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#10 of 10 in 1960
#94 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps75
Circuit Perimeter5271 m
Race Distance5271 × 75 = 395.325 km
Grid Format3-2-3-2
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerLeft
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherSunny, Mild, Dry
Participants
Entries23
Qualifiers23
Finishers16
Debutants
Bob Drake (Driver),
Jim Hall (Driver),
Fred Armbruster (Entrant),
   Jim Hall (Entrant),
Joe Lubin (Entrant),
Riverside (Circuit)
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)
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)

World Championship standings
1  Jack Brabham 43 
2  Bruce McLaren 34 
3  Stirling Moss 19 up
4  Innes Ireland 18 
5  Phil Hill 16 up
6  Olivier Gendebien 10 
7  Wolfgang von Trips 10 
8  Jim Rathmann 8 
9  Richie Ginther 8 
10  Jim Clark 8 
11  Tony Brooks 7 
12  Rodger Ward 6 
  Cliff Allison 6 
  John Surtees 6 
15  Graham Hill 4 
  Willy Mairesse 4 
  Paul Goldsmith 4 
18  Jo Bonnier 4 up
19  Don Branson 3 up
  Carlos Menditéguy 3 up
  Giulio Cabianca 3 up
  Henry Taylor 3 up
23  Johnny Thomson 2 up
24  Ron Flockhart 1 
  Lucien Bianchi 1 
  Eddie Johnson 1 
  Hans Herrmann 1 
1  Cooper / Climax 48 
2  Lotus / Climax 34 
3  Ferrari / Ferrari 26 
4  BRM / BRM 8 
5  Cooper / Maserati 3 
  Cooper / Castellotti 3 
7  Porsche / Porsche 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 5Car 5Car 2
EntrantR.R.C. Walker Racing TeamR.R.C. Walker Racing TeamCooper Car Co
Driver Stirling Moss Stirling Moss Jack Brabham
Car Lotus 18 Lotus 18 Cooper T53
EngineClimax 2.5 L4Climax 2.5 L4Climax 2.5 L4
Time2:28'52.21'54.41'56.3
Speed159.330 km/h165.871 km/h163.161 km/h