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Jack Brabham won the 1960 British Grand Prix

Jack Brabham won the 1960 British Grand Prix for Cooper, ahead of John Surtees and Innes Ireland at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Jack Brabham
Team
Cooper
Top listed
Jack Brabham, John Surtees, and Innes Ireland
Race date
July 16, 1960
Pole
Jack Brabham
Fastest lap
Graham Hill
Classified drivers
25
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

Jack Brabham finished first for Cooper. John Surtees is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with Innes Ireland 3 for Team Lotus.

Grid to finish

David Piper from P23 to P12 (+11), Maurice Trintignant from P21 to P11 (+10), and John Surtees from P11 to P2 (+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 3 +3 laps, 3 +5 laps, 3 Finished, 2 +1 lap, and 2 +2 laps. Graham Hill holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:34.400 on lap 56. 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 BrabhamCooper2:04:24.6008
2John SurteesTeam Lotus2:05:14.2006
3Innes IrelandTeam Lotus2:05:54.2004
4Bruce McLarenCooper+1 lap3
5Tony BrooksCooper+1 lap2
6Wolfgang von TripsFerrari+2 laps1
7Phil HillFerrari+2 laps0
8Henry TaylorCooper+3 laps0
9Olivier GendebienCooper+3 laps0
10Dan GurneyBRM+3 laps0
11Maurice TrintignantAston Martin+5 laps0
12David PiperTeam Lotus+5 laps0
13Brian NaylorJBW+5 laps0
14Masten GregoryCooper+6 laps0
15Gino MunaronCooper+9 laps0
16Jim ClarkTeam Lotus+9 laps0
DNFGraham HillBRMBrakes0
DNFLucien BianchiCooperElectrical0
DNFJo BonnierBRMSuspension0
DNFChuck DaighCooperOverheating0