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Stirling Moss won the 1960 United States Grand Prix

Stirling Moss won the 1960 United States Grand Prix for Team Lotus, ahead of Innes Ireland and Bruce McLaren at Riverside International Raceway.

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Race recap

Winner
Stirling Moss
Team
Team Lotus
Top listed
Stirling Moss, Innes Ireland, and Bruce McLaren
Race date
November 20, 1960
Pole
Stirling Moss
Fastest lap
Jack Brabham
Classified drivers
23
Circuit
Riverside International Raceway

The decisive result

Stirling Moss finished first for Team Lotus. Innes Ireland is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with Bruce McLaren 3 for Cooper.

Grid to finish

Pete Lovely from P20 to P11 (+9), Bob Drake from P22 to P13 (+9), and Chuck Daigh from P18 to P10 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Stirling Moss started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 3 +1 lap, 3 Finished, 2 +2 laps, 2 +6 laps, and 2 +7 laps. Jack Brabham holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:56.300 on lap 71. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Stirling MossTeam Lotus2:28:52.2008
2Innes IrelandTeam Lotus2:29:30.2006
3Bruce McLarenCooper2:30:14.2004
4Jack BrabhamCooper+1 lap3
5Jo BonnierBRM+1 lap2
6Phil HillCooper+1 lap1
7Jim HallTeam Lotus+2 laps0
8Roy SalvadoriCooper+2 laps0
9Wolfgang von TripsCooper+3 laps0
10Chuck DaighScarab+5 laps0
11Pete LovelyCooper+6 laps0
12Olivier GendebienCooper+6 laps0
13Bob DrakeMaserati+7 laps0
14Henry TaylorCooper+7 laps0
15Maurice TrintignantCooper+9 laps0
16Jim ClarkTeam Lotus+14 laps0
DNFGraham HillBRMGearbox0
DNFIan BurgessCooperIgnition0
DNFBrian NaylorJBWEngine0
DNFDan GurneyBRMEngine0