1960 Formula Two season

1960 season for the Formula Two racing class December 2025 The 1960 Formula Two season was the last season of 1.5 litre Formula Two racing which was to become Formula One for 1961. Two championships were held over the same five events, the Formula Two Constructors' Championship and the Formula Two Drivers' Championship, in addition to many non-championship Formula Two events. The Constructors' Championship was won in a draw by Cooper-Climax and Porsche,Autocourse Review of International Motor Sport 1960 Part Two 1961 110–122Wood Tristan Drive It! The Complete Book of Formula 2 Motor Racing 1984 0854293663 12 while the Drivers' Championship was won by Jack Brabham.Formula 2 1960 Championship Tables http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F260_Tables.htm Formula 2 Register 24 August 2019Formula 2 1960 standings https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/formula-2/1960/ Driver Database 24 August 2019 Championship Schedule Rnd Race Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Constructor Report 1 ITA Syracuse Grand Prix Syracuse 19 March GBR Stirling Moss GBR Stirling Moss FRG Wolfgang von Trips ITA Ferrari Report 2 BEL Brussels Grand Prix Heysel 10 April SWE Jo Bonnier GBR Stirling Moss AUS Jack Brabham GBR Cooper-Climax Report 3 FRA Pau Grand Prix Pau 18 April AUS Jack Brabham FRA Maurice Trintignant AUS Jack Brabham GBR Cooper-Climax Report 4 GBR Aintree 200 Aintree 30 April GBR Stirling Moss GBR John Surtees GBR Stirling Moss FRG Porsche Report 5 FRG German Grand Prix Nürburgring 31 July SWE Jo Bonnier SWE Jo Bonnier SWE Jo Bonnier FRG Porsche Report Season review As 1961 was to see the new 1.5 litre Formula One, some manufacturers used the 1960 Formula Two season as preparation for 1961 the following year. Although it did not appear in any championship events, Ferrari's first mid/rear-engined racing car, the Ferrari 156, appeared in non-championship events, notably winning the Solitude Grand Prix against strong opposition from Porsche.Posthumus Cyril The German Grand Prix 1966 Race by race Race 1: Syracuse Grand Prix Ferrari entered the Syracuse Grand Prix with a heavily revised version of their 1959 cars for Wolfgang von Trips. Team Lotus entered two cars, one of which was the new Lotus 18 making its European debut driven by Innes Ireland. Neither the factory Coopers nor the factory Porsches were entered, however many private Coopers appeared, notably including factory driver Jack Brabham self entered in an older car, Équipe Nationale Belge and Yeoman Credit Racing entered two Coopers each, and Maurice Trintignant also self entered a Cooper. Porsche were represented by just a single entry from Rob Walker Racing Team for Stirling Moss.X Gran Premio di Siracusa 1960 https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F260_1.htm Formula 2 Register 1 December 2019 In practice, Moss established the fastest time, followed by Innes Ireland and Olivier Gendebien in one of the Equipe Nationale Belge Coopers who joined Moss on the front row. von Trips was not considered a serious contender for the win and qualified in seventh. In the race Moss lead from the start, building up a sizeable lead. Surprisingly, and to the Italian crowd's pleasure, von Trips was in second place by the end of the first lap, followed closely by Ireland and the Coopers, led by Brabham. Brabham was able to push up into second place, with Ireland third and von Trips fourth, before Brabham was first overtaken by Ireland then forced to retire. Light rain arrived around lap 23, which favoured the Ferrari, allowing von Trips into second. Soon after Moss suffered an engine failure which caused him to retire, handing the lead to von Trips. Trintignant's private Cooper finished second, and Gendebien third, with Ireland finishing fourth due to minor engine trouble. Race 2: Brussels Grand Prix The Brussels Grand Prix was held over two heats, with overall positions determined by adding the two finishing positions in the heats, with ties decided by number of laps completed. Wolfgang von Trips, although entered in a Ferrari, did not appear, whilst the Lotuses were quite uncompetitive, so the racing was between the Rob Walker Porsche of Stirling Moss and the various different Coopers. The first heat, held in the dry, was won by Moss from Brabham and Trintignant. The second heat, held in wet conditions at the start, which did not suit the Porsche, was won by Brabham from Trintignant and Moss. This gave the overall win to Brabahm, from Moss and Trintignant. Race 3: Pau Grand Prix 1960 Pau Grand Prix Race 4: Aintree 200 In Aintree, Moss and Porsche were able to make up for their bad luck in earlier races and finally gain a championship win, locking out the podium. Moss made a poor start from pole, with the lead going to Brabham for much of the race, followed initially by Roy Salvadori (in a private Cooper), who was soon overtaken by Innes Ireland in a Lotus. Ireland would however misjudge his braking point at Tatts corner, taking some time to get going again. So then for the next several laps Brabham led Salvadori, followed quite some distance back by Graham Hill in one of the factory Porsches. The battle for third place was fierce, with eventually Moss in his Rob Walker Porsche pulling away from the factory Porsches, and the Lotuses struggling. On lap 26, however, first Brabham, and then Salvadori came into the pits, both with engine trouble, giving the lead to Moss. Moss led to the finish, although Jo Bonnier in the other factory Porsche came within a few seconds of him by the end of the race, with Hill in third and John Surtees in fourth in the first of the Coopers. Race 5: German Grand Prix 1960 German Grand Prix Formula Two Constructors' Championship final standings Pos. Manufacturer Syr Hey Pau Ain Nür Total 1= GBR Cooper 6 8 8 (3) 4 26 (29) 1= FRG Porsche 6 4 8 8 26 3 ITA Ferrari 8 8 4 GBR Lotus 3 3 Championship points were awarded for the first six places in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by additional cars. Only the best four results out of the five races could be retained by each manufacturer. Points earned but not counted towards the championship totals are listed within brackets in the above table. Formula Two Drivers' Championship final standings Pos. Driver Syr Hey Pau Ain Nür Total 1 AUS Jack Brabham 8 8 4 20 2 FRA Maurice Trintignant 6 4 6 2 18 3= FRG Wolfgang von Trips 8 6 14 3= GBR Stirling Moss 6 8 14 3= SWE Jo Bonnier 6 8 14 6 BEL Olivier Gendebien 4 1 4 9 7 GBR Graham Hill 4 3 7 8 BEL Paul Frère 2 2 1 5 9= GBR Innes Ireland 3 3 9= USA Harry Schell 3 3 9= GBR Ron Flockhart 3 3 9= GBR John Surtees 3 3 13= GBR Tony Marsh 2 2 13= FRG Hans Herrmann 2 2 15= FRA Jo Schlesser 1 1 15= GBR Chris Bristow 1 1 15= FRG Edgar Barth 1 1 Championship points were awarded for the first six places in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Only the best 4 results out of the 5 races could be retained by each driver, however no driver scored points in more than four races. Non-championship race results Other Formula Two races also held in 1960, which did not count towards the championships. Race NameAutocourse Review of International Motor Sport 1960 Part Two 1961 160–162 Circuit Date Winning driver Constructor Report ZAF 1928 South African Grand Prix East London 1 January BEL Paul Frère GBR Cooper-Climax Report GBR Oulton Park TrophyI Oulton Park Trophy 1960 http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F260_2.htm Formula 2 Register 31 August 2019 Oulton Park 2 April GBR Innes Ireland GBR Lotus-Climax Report GBR Lavant Cup Goodwood 18 April GBR Innes Ireland GBR Lotus-Climax Report GBR Norfolk Trophy Snetterton 24 April NZL George Lawton GBR Cooper-Climax Report GBR Oulton Park 8 May GBR Roy Salvadori GBR Cooper-Climax Report FRA Prix de Paris Montlhéry 15 May FRA Maurice Trintignant GBR Cooper-Climax Report BEL Grand Prix des Frontières Chimay 5 June GBR Jack Lewis GBR Cooper-Climax Report GBR Crystal Palace Trophy Crystal Palace 6 June GBR Trevor Taylor GBR Lotus-Climax Report FRG Solitude Grand Prix Solitudering 24 July FRG Wolfgang von Trips ITA Ferrari Report GBR Vanwall Trophy Snetterton 6 August GBR Mike McKee GBR Cooper-Climax Report GBR Kentish 100 Brands Hatch 27 August GBR Jim Clark GBR Lotus-Climax Report DNK Copenhagen Grand Prix Roskilde Ring 11 September AUS Jack Brabham GBR Cooper-Climax Report GBR Lombank Trophy Snetterton 17 September GBR Jack Lewis GBR Cooper-Climax Report AUT FlugplatzrennenIII Flugplatzrennen Zeltweg 1960 https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F260_22.htm Formula 2 Register 31 August 2019 Zeltweg 18 September GBR Stirling Moss FRG Porsche Report ITA Modena Grand Prix Modena 2 October SWE Jo Bonnier FRG Porsche Report FRA Coupe du Salon Montlhéry 9 October GBR Jack Lewis GBR Cooper-Climax Report References Category:1960 in motorsport Category:European Formula Two Championship seasons