1960 French motorcycle Grand Prix

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.

France  1960 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 7 races in the
1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date22 May 1960
LocationClermont-Ferrand
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 8.055 km (5.005 mi)
500cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom John Surtees MV Agusta
Time 3:54.7
Podium
First United Kingdom John Surtees MV Agusta
Second Italy Remo Venturi MV Agusta
Third Australia Bob Brown Norton
350cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom John Surtees MV Agusta
Time 3:58.7
Podium
First Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking MV Agusta
Second Czechoslovakia František Šťastný Jawa
Third United Kingdom John Surtees MV Agusta
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Helmut Fath BMW
Time 4:27.0
Podium
First Germany Helmut Fath BMW
Second Switzerland Fritz Scheidegger BMW
Third Switzerland Florian Camathias BMW

500 cc classification

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Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
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

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Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
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
[1]

Sidecar classification

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Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points
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
[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1961. Temple Press Ltd. p. 17.
  2. ^ "1960 - Sidecars 500cc". Racing Memory (in French). Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.


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