1960 French motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Race 1 of 7 races in the 1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 22 May 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Clermont-Ferrand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
500 cc classification[]
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 |  John Surtees
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MV Agusta | 25 | 1:39:21.6 | 8 |
| 2 |  Remo Venturi
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MV Agusta | 25 | +3:01.7 | 6 |
| 3 |  Bob Brown
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Norton | 24 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 |  Paddy Driver
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Norton | 24 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | 
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Norton | 24 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 |  Fumio Ito
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BMW | 24 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 |  Hugh Anderson
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Norton | 24 | +1 lap | |
| 8 |
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Norton | 24 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | John Hempleman
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Norton | 24 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | 
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Norton | 24 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | 
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BMW | 23 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | Jannie Stander
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Norton | 23 | +2 laps | |
| 13 | Lothar John
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BMW | 22 | +3 laps | |
| 14 |
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Norton | 22 | +3 laps | |
| 15 |
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Horex | 21 | +4 laps | |
| 16 |
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Norton | 20 | +5 laps | |
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350 cc classification[]
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 |  Gary Hocking
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MV Agusta | 19 | 1:20:46.7 | 8 |
| 2 |  František Šťastný
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Jawa | 19 | +34.3 | 6 |
| 3 | John Surtees
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MV Agusta | 19 | +53.9 | 4 |
| 4 | Bob Brown
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Norton | 19 | +1:35.9 | 3 |
| 5 | Paddy Driver
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Norton | 19 | +1:39.3 | 2 |
| 6 | Frank Perris
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Norton | 19 | +3:18.6 | 1 |
| 7 | John Hempleman
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Norton | 19 | ||
| 8 | Rudi Thalhammer
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Norton | 19 | ||
| 9 |
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Norton | 18 | +1 lap | |
| 10 |
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Norton | 18 | +1 lap | |
| 11 |
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Norton | 18 | +1 lap | |
| 12 |
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Norton | 18 | +1 lap | |
| 13 |  G. Smith
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Norton | 18 | +1 lap | |
| 14 |
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Norton | 17 | +2 laps | |
| 15 |
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Norton | 17 | +2 laps | |
| 16 | C. Packer
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AJS | 17 | +2 laps | |
| 17 | Bouillard
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Norton | 16 | +3 laps | |
| 18 |
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Horex | 16 | +3 laps | |
| 19 | F. Schneider
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Norton | 15 | +4 laps | |
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Sidecar classification[]
| Pos | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helmut Fath
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BMW | 13 | 58:39.6 | 8 |
| 2 |  Fritz Scheidegger
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BMW | 13 | +56.8 | 6 |
| 3 | Florian Camathias
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John Chisnall
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BMW | 13 | +1:03.4 | 4 |
| 4 | Max Deubel
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BMW | 13 | +1:43.5 | 3 |
| 5 |
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BMW | 13 | +4:15.8 | 2 |
| 6 |
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BMW | 13 | +4:40.7 | 1 |
| 7 |
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BMW | 13 | ||
| 8 |
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BMW | 13 | ||
| 9 |
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BMW | 12 | +1 lap | |
| 10 |
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BMW | 12 | +1 lap | |
| 11 |
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BMW | 12 | +1 lap | |
| 12 |
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BMW | 12 | +1 lap | |
| 13 |
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BMW | 12 | +1 lap | |
| 14 |
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Norton | 12 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | Pip Harris
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BMW | 11 | +2 laps | |
| 16 |
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Norton | 11 | +2 laps | |
| 17 |
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Norton | 10 | +3 laps | |
| 18 | Sauzerau
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Norton | 10 | +3 laps | |
| 19 | Weiermuller
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BMW | 10 | +3 laps | |
| 20 |
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? | Norton | 8 | +5 laps | |
| 21 | François Moulin
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? | Norton | 7 | +6 laps | |
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1961. Temple Press Ltd. p. 17.
- ^ "1960 - Sidecars 500cc". Racing Memory (in French). Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
Categories:
- French motorcycle Grand Prix
- 1960 MotoGP race reports
- 1960 in French motorsport