The 1960 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 22 May 1960 at the Clermont-Ferrand circuit.
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Race 1 of 7 races in the 1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 22 May 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Clermont-Ferrand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course |
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350cc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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500 cc classification
editPos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | John Surtees | MV Agusta | 25 | 1:39:21.6 | 8 |
2 | Remo Venturi | MV Agusta | 25 | +3:01.7 | 6 |
3 | Bob Brown | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | 4 |
4 | Paddy Driver | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | 3 |
5 | Ladi Richter | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | 2 |
6 | Fumio Ito | BMW | 24 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | Hugh Anderson | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | |
8 | Bob West | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | |
9 | John Hempleman | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | |
10 | Jacques Insermini | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | |
11 | Hans-Günter Jäger | BMW | 23 | +2 laps | |
12 | Jannie Stander | Norton | 23 | +2 laps | |
13 | Lothar John | BMW | 22 | +3 laps | |
14 | Jean-Pierre Bayle | Norton | 22 | +3 laps | |
15 | Fritz Kläger | Horex | 21 | +4 laps | |
16 | Antoine Paba | Norton | 20 | +5 laps | |
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350 cc classification
editPos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Gary Hocking | MV Agusta | 19 | 1:20:46.7 | 8 |
2 | František Šťastný | Jawa | 19 | +34.3 | 6 |
3 | John Surtees | MV Agusta | 19 | +53.9 | 4 |
4 | Bob Brown | Norton | 19 | +1:35.9 | 3 |
5 | Paddy Driver | Norton | 19 | +1:39.3 | 2 |
6 | Frank Perris | Norton | 19 | +3:18.6 | 1 |
7 | John Hempleman | Norton | 19 | ||
8 | Rudi Thalhammer | Norton | 19 | ||
9 | Willy van Leeuwen | Norton | 18 | +1 lap | |
10 | Bob West | Norton | 18 | +1 lap | |
11 | Jacques Insermini | Norton | 18 | +1 lap | |
12 | Shaun Robinson | Norton | 18 | +1 lap | |
13 | G. Smith | Norton | 18 | +1 lap | |
14 | Jean-Pierre Bayle | Norton | 17 | +2 laps | |
15 | Philippe Marsaux | Norton | 17 | +2 laps | |
16 | C. Packer | AJS | 17 | +2 laps | |
17 | Bouillard | Norton | 16 | +3 laps | |
18 | Fritz Kläger | Horex | 16 | +3 laps | |
19 | F. Schneider | Norton | 15 | +4 laps | |
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Sidecar classification
editPos | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Helmut Fath | Alfred Wohlgemuth | BMW | 13 | 58:39.6 | 8 |
2 | Fritz Scheidegger | Horst Burkhardt | BMW | 13 | +56.8 | 6 |
3 | Florian Camathias | John Chisnall | BMW | 13 | +1:03.4 | 4 |
4 | Max Deubel | Horst Höhler | BMW | 13 | +1:43.5 | 3 |
5 | Edgar Strub | Hilmar Cecco | BMW | 13 | +4:15.8 | 2 |
6 | Jo Rogliardo | Marcel Godillot | BMW | 13 | +4:40.7 | 1 |
7 | Alwin Ritter | Emil Hörner | BMW | 13 | ||
8 | August Rohsiepe | ? | BMW | 13 | ||
9 | Arsenius Butscher | Alfred Schmidt | BMW | 12 | +1 lap | |
10 | Claude Lambert | Rodolphe Rüfenacht | BMW | 12 | +1 lap | |
11 | Jackie Beeton | Eddie Bulgin | BMW | 12 | +1 lap | |
12 | Otto Kölle | Dieter Hess | BMW | 12 | +1 lap | |
13 | Bill Beevers | ? | BMW | 12 | +1 lap | |
14 | Ray Foster | Estelle Foster | Norton | 12 | +1 lap | |
15 | Pip Harris | Ray Campbell | BMW | 11 | +2 laps | |
16 | John Tickle | Cathy Tickle | Norton | 11 | +2 laps | |
17 | Maurice Lazard | ? | Norton | 10 | +3 laps | |
18 | Sauzerau | ? | Norton | 10 | +3 laps | |
19 | Weiermuller | ? | BMW | 10 | +3 laps | |
20 | Marcel Beauvais | ? | Norton | 8 | +5 laps | |
21 | François Moulin | ? | Norton | 7 | +6 laps | |
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References
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