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Jack Brabham won the 1960 French Grand Prix

Jack Brabham won the 1960 French Grand Prix for Cooper, ahead of Olivier Gendebien and Bruce McLaren at Reims-Gueux.

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Race recap

Winner
Jack Brabham
Team
Cooper
Top listed
Jack Brabham, Olivier Gendebien, and Bruce McLaren
Race date
July 3, 1960
Pole
Jack Brabham
Fastest lap
Jack Brabham
Classified drivers
23
Circuit
Reims-Gueux

The decisive result

Jack Brabham finished first for Cooper. Olivier Gendebien is listed 2 for Cooper, with Bruce McLaren 3 for Cooper.

Grid to finish

Ian Burgess from P20 to P10 (+10), Olivier Gendebien from P11 to P2 (+9), and Henry Taylor from P13 to P4 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jack Brabham started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 Engine, 5 Transmission, 3 +1 lap, 3 Finished, and 2 Accident. Jack Brabham holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:17.500 on lap 25. 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
1Jack BrabhamCooper1:57:24.9008
2Olivier GendebienCooper1:58:13.2006
3Bruce McLarenCooper1:58:16.8004
4Henry TaylorCooper+1 lap3
5Jim ClarkTeam Lotus+1 lap2
6Ron FlockhartTeam Lotus+1 lap1
7Innes IrelandTeam Lotus+7 laps0
8Bruce HalfordCooperEngine0
9Masten GregoryCooper+13 laps0
10Ian BurgessCooper+14 laps0
11Wolfgang von TripsFerrariTransmission0
12Phil HillFerrariTransmission0
DNFJo BonnierBRMEngine0
DNFLucien BianchiCooperTransmission0
DNFDan GurneyBRMEngine0
DNFGino MunaronCooperTransmission0
DNFWilly MairesseFerrariTransmission0
DNFTony BrooksVanwallVibrations0
DNFMaurice TrintignantCooperAccident0
DNFGraham HillBRMAccident0