1960 Dutch Grand Prix
The 1960 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on 6 June 1960. It was race 4 of 10 in the 1960 World Championship of Drivers and race 3 of 9 in the 1960 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
1960 Dutch Grand Prix | |||||
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![]() Zandvoort original layout | |||||
Race details | |||||
Date | 6 June 1960 | ||||
Official name | VIII Grote Prijs van Nederland | ||||
Location |
Circuit Park Zandvoort Zandvoort, Netherlands | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 4.193 km (2.605 miles) | ||||
Distance | 75 laps, 314.475 km (195.406 miles) | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||||
Time | 1:33.2 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver |
![]() | Lotus-Climax | |||
Time | 1.33.8 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Cooper-Climax | ||||
Second | Lotus-Climax | ||||
Third | BRM | ||||
Lap leaders |

Dan Gurney's car after his accident, which killed a young spectator
Due to a crash by Dan Gurney, a spectator, who was in a prohibited area, was killed during this event.[1]
Classification
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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1 | 7 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | 1:33.2 | — |
2 | 11 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 1:33.4 | +0.2 |
3 | 4 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | 1:33.9 | +0.7 |
4 | 14 | ![]() |
BRM | 1:34.3 | +1.1 |
5 | 16 | ![]() |
BRM | 1:35.1 | +1.9 |
6 | 15 | ![]() |
BRM | 1:35.2 | +2.0 |
7 | 8 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 1:35.3 | +2.1 |
8 | 5 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | 1:35.4 | +2.2 |
9 | 12 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 1:35.7 | +2.5 |
10 | 9 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 1:36.0 | +2.8 |
11 | 6 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | 1:36.3 | +3.1 |
12 | 3 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 1:36.3 | +3.1 |
13 | 1 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 1:36.4 | +3.2 |
14 | 10 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 1:36.4 | +3.2 |
15 | 2 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 1:36.7 | +3.5 |
16 | 22 | ![]() |
Scarab | 1:36.7 | +3.5 |
17 | 19 | ![]() |
Cooper-Maserati | 1:37.3 | +4.1 |
18 | 17 | ![]() |
Aston Martin | 1:37.8 | +4.6 |
19 | 18 | ![]() |
Cooper-Maserati | 1:38.5 | +5.3 |
20 | 21 | ![]() |
Scarab | 1:38.8 | +5.6 |
21 | 20 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 1:41.7 | +8.5 |
Source:[2] |
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 11 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 75 | 2:01:47.2 | 2 | 8 |
2 | 4 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | 75 | + 24.0 | 3 | 6 |
3 | 16 | ![]() |
BRM | 75 | + 56.6 | 5 | 4 |
4 | 7 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | 75 | + 57.7 | 1 | 3 |
5 | 2 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 74 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 2 |
6 | 3 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 74 | + 1 Lap | 12 | 1 |
7 | 10 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 70 | + 5 Laps | 14 | |
8 | 20 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 69 | + 6 Laps | 18 | |
Ret | 5 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | 57 | Transmission | 8 | |
Ret | 14 | ![]() |
BRM | 54 | Engine / Accident | 4 | |
Ret | 1 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 54 | Engine | 13 | |
Ret | 6 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | 42 | Transmission | 11 | |
Ret | 18 | ![]() |
Cooper-Maserati | 39 | Gearbox | 17 | |
Ret | 15 | ![]() |
BRM | 11 | Brakes / Accident | 6 | |
Ret | 8 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 9 | Engine | 7 | |
Ret | 12 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 8 | Transmission | 9 | |
Ret | 9 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 4 | Gearbox | 10 | |
DNS | 17 | ![]() |
Aston Martin | Non Starter | |||
DNS | 19 | ![]() |
Cooper-Maserati | Non Starter | |||
DNS | 21 | ![]() |
Scarab | Non Starter | |||
DNS | 22 | ![]() |
Scarab | Non Starter | |||
Source:[3] |
Additional information
This was the Formula One World Championship debut for future double World Champion Jim Clark.
Lotus achieved their first of many fastest laps in their long history.
Championship standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References

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- "1960 Dutch GP - ChicaneF1.com". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- "1960 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- "Netherlands 1960 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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