1960 VI South African Grand Prix

July 2023 July 2023 NC South Africa 1928 (VI) South African VI South African Grand Prix Prince George Circuit, East London, South Africa 1 January 1960 Temporary road circuit 2.440 3.926 60 146.400 235.558 Stirling Moss Cooper-Borgward 1:38.75 UK Paul Frère Belgium Cooper-Climax Stirling Moss UK Cooper-Borgward Syd van der Vyver South Africa 1928 Cooper-Alfa Romeo Prince George Circuit.svg The 6th South African Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula Libre rules, held on 1 January 1960 in East London.http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1960/1960.html 1960 Non-World Championship Grands Prix silhouet.com 11 January 2021 The race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was won by Belgian driver Paul Frère, his second Grand Prix victory following the 1952 Grand Prix des Frontières. Stirling Moss finished second and also set the fastest lap of the race. Local driver Syd van der Vyver finished in third place. The race was the first of two South African Grands Prix in 1960, with the 7th South African Grand Prix to be held on 27 December 1960. Results Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired 1 2 Belgium Paul Frère Cooper-Climax 60 2 7 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Cooper-Borgward 60 3 South Africa 1928 Syd van der Vyver Cooper-Alfa Romeo 60 4 Belgium Lucien Bianchi Cooper-Climax 59 +1 Lap 5 South Africa 1928 Don Philp Cooper-Climax 59 +1 Lap 6 South Africa 1928 Ian Fraser-Jones Porsche 57 +3 Laps 7 Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love Jaguar 57 +3 Laps 8 Rhodesia and Nyasaland Sam Tingle Connaught 57 +3 Laps 9 United Kingdom Dick Gibson Cooper-Climax 56 +4 Laps Ret South Africa 1928 Horse Boyden Cooper-Porsche 29 Fuel pump Ret United Kingdom Chris Bristow Cooper-Borgward 22 Gearbox Ret South Africa 1928 Alan Korte Lotus-Climax 19 Gearbox Ret Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jimmy Shield Cooper-Climax 4 Engine Ret United Kingdom Bruce Halford Cooper-Climax Ret South Africa 1928 Tony Maggs Tojeiro-Jaguar Ret South Africa 1928 Doug Serrurier Cooper-Alfa Romeo Ret South Africa 1928 Bill Jennings Dart-Porsche Ret South Africa 1928 R.T. Humphreys Cooper-Climax Ret South Africa 1928 John Hanning Austin Ret South Africa 1928 L.J. Jocabsz Maserati-Corvette Ret South Africa 1928 Fanie Viljoen Ferrari Ret South Africa 1928 Helmut Menzler Lotus-Borgward Ret South Africa 1928 Dr. Dave Wright Lotus Ret South Africa 1928 Eric Glasby Tojeiro-Bristol Sources: https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1960&gp=South%20African%20GP&r=1&type=res 1960 South African GP - ChicaneF1.com chicanef1.com 11 January 2021 References South African Grand Prix 1960 1959 Silver City Trophy 1939 South African Grand Prix 1960 New Zealand Grand Prix 1960 VII South African Grand Prix Grand Prix, 1960 1960 South African Grand Prix South African Grand Prix