1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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John Surtees (pictured in 1958) retained his 350cc and 500cc World Championship title, his final titles in motorcycle racing before moving to Formula One.
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In his final season, Carlo Ubbiali successfully defended his 125cc and 250cc World Championship title.
The 1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 12th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of seven Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 22 May, with French Grand Prix and ended with Nations Grand Prix in Italy on September 11.
1960 Grand Prix season calendar[]
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Sidecars 500cc winner | Report |
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1 | 22 May | ![]() |
Charade Circuit | ![]() |
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2 | 17 June | ![]() |
Snaefell Mountain | ![]() |
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3 | 25 June | ![]() |
TT Circuit Assen | ![]() |
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4 | 3 July | ![]() |
Spa-Francorchamps | ![]() |
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5 | 24 July | ![]() |
Solitudering | ![]() |
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6 | 6 August | ![]() |
Dundrod Circuit | ![]() |
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7 | 11 September | ![]() |
Monza | ![]() |
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Standings[]
Scoring system[]
Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the four best races were counted in all five classes: the Sidecars, 125cc, 250cc, 350cc and 500cc championships.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
500cc final standings[]
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Bold – Pole |
350cc Standings[]
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 22 | 2 | |
2 | ![]() |
Rhodesia | MV Agusta | 22 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta / Norton | 18 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
Czechoslovakia | Jawa | 12 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 9 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
Australia | Norton | 6 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
New Zealand | AJS | 5 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 5 | 0 | |
9 | ![]() |
South Africa | Norton | 5 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | AJS | 4 | 0 | |
11 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 3 | 0 | |
12 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 2 | 0 | |
13 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
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New Zealand | Norton | 1 | 0 |
250cc Standings[]
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 32 | 4 | |
2 | ![]() |
Rhodesia | MV Agusta | 28 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() |
Switzerland | MV Agusta | 11 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
Rhodesia | Honda | 10 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | FB-Mondial | 8 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
Australia | Honda | 6 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
Japan | Honda | 6 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
East Germany | MZ | 5 | 0 | |
9 | ![]() |
Italy | Morini | 4 | 0 | |
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Japan | Honda | 4 | 0 | |
11 | ![]() |
Australia | Honda | 3 | 0 | |
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New Zealand | MZ | 3 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | MZ | 3 | 0 | |
14 | ![]() |
Japan | Honda | 2 | 0 | |
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Italy | Aermacchi | 2 | 0 | |
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Italy | Honda | 2 | 0 | |
17 | ![]() |
Japan | Honda | 1 | 0 | |
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West Germany | Adler | 1 | 0 | |
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Japan | Honda | 1 | 0 |
125cc Standings[]
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 24 | 4 | |
2 | ![]() |
Rhodesia | MV Agusta | 18 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
East Germany | MZ | 16 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 12 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
New Zealand | MZ | 10 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
Switzerland | MV Agusta | 6 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
Rhodesia | Honda | 6 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
Italy | MZ | 4 | 0 | |
9 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | MZ | 2 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
Japan | Honda | 1 | 0 | |
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Japan | Honda | 1 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Ducati | 1 | 0 | |
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Japan | Honda | 1 | 0 |
References[]
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
- "The Official MotoGP website". Retrieved 2010-07-06.
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