1960 French motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1960 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 22 May 1960 at the Clermont-Ferrand circuit.

France  1960 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 7 races in the
1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date22 May 1960
LocationClermont-Ferrand
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 8.055 km (5.005 mi)
500 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom John Surtees MV Agusta
Time 3:54.7
Podium
First United Kingdom John Surtees MV Agusta
Second Italy Remo Venturi MV Agusta
Third Australia Bob Brown Norton
350 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom John Surtees MV Agusta
Time 3:58.7
Podium
First Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking MV Agusta
Second Czechoslovakia František Šťastný Jawa
Third United Kingdom John Surtees MV Agusta
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Helmut Fath BMW
Time 4:27.0
Podium
First Germany Helmut Fath BMW
Second Switzerland Fritz Scheidegger BMW
Third Switzerland Florian Camathias BMW

500 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 United Kingdom John Surtees MV Agusta 25 1:39:21.6 8
2 Italy Remo Venturi MV Agusta 25 +3:01.7 6
3 Australia Bob Brown Norton 24 +1 lap 4
4 South Africa Paddy Driver Norton 24 +1 lap 3
5 Austria Ladi Richter Norton 24 +1 lap 2
6 Japan Fumio Ito BMW 24 +1 lap 1
7 New Zealand Hugh Anderson Norton 24 +1 lap
8 Australia Bob West Norton 24 +1 lap
9 New Zealand John Hempleman Norton 24 +1 lap
10 France Jacques Insermini Norton 24 +1 lap
11 Germany Hans-Günter Jäger BMW 23 +2 laps
12 South Africa Jannie Stander Norton 23 +2 laps
13 Germany Lothar John BMW 22 +3 laps
14 France Jean-Pierre Bayle Norton 22 +3 laps
15 Germany Fritz Kläger Horex 21 +4 laps
16 France Antoine Paba Norton 20 +5 laps
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350 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking MV Agusta 19 1:20:46.7 8
2 Czechoslovakia František Šťastný Jawa 19 +34.3 6
3 United Kingdom John Surtees MV Agusta 19 +53.9 4
4 Australia Bob Brown Norton 19 +1:35.9 3
5 South Africa Paddy Driver Norton 19 +1:39.3 2
6 United Kingdom Frank Perris Norton 19 +3:18.6 1
7 New Zealand John Hempleman Norton 19
8 Austria Rudi Thalhammer Norton 19
9 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Willy van Leeuwen Norton 18 +1 lap
10 Australia Bob West Norton 18 +1 lap
11 France Jacques Insermini Norton 18 +1 lap
12 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Shaun Robinson Norton 18 +1 lap
13 G. Smith Norton 18 +1 lap
14 France Jean-Pierre Bayle Norton 17 +2 laps
15 France Philippe Marsaux Norton 17 +2 laps
16 C. Packer AJS 17 +2 laps
17 Bouillard Norton 16 +3 laps
18 Germany Fritz Kläger Horex 16 +3 laps
19 F. Schneider Norton 15 +4 laps
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Sidecar classification

Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Germany Helmut Fath Germany Alfred Wohlgemuth BMW 13 58:39.6 8
2 Switzerland Fritz Scheidegger Germany Horst Burkhardt BMW 13 +56.8 6
3 Switzerland Florian Camathias United Kingdom John Chisnall BMW 13 +1:03.4 4
4 Germany Max Deubel Germany Horst Höhler BMW 13 +1:43.5 3
5 Switzerland Edgar Strub Germany Hilmar Cecco BMW 13 +4:15.8 2
6 France Jo Rogliardo France Marcel Godillot BMW 13 +4:40.7 1
7 Germany Alwin Ritter Germany Emil Hörner BMW 13
8 Germany August Rohsiepe  ? BMW 13
9 Germany Arsenius Butscher Germany Alfred Schmidt BMW 12 +1 lap
10 Switzerland Claude Lambert Switzerland Rodolphe Rüfenacht BMW 12 +1 lap
11 United Kingdom Jackie Beeton United Kingdom Eddie Bulgin BMW 12 +1 lap
12 Germany Otto Kölle Germany Dieter Hess BMW 12 +1 lap
13 United Kingdom Bill Beevers  ? BMW 12 +1 lap
14 Australia Ray Foster Australia Estelle Foster Norton 12 +1 lap
15 United Kingdom Pip Harris United Kingdom Ray Campbell BMW 11 +2 laps
16 United Kingdom John Tickle United Kingdom Cathy Tickle Norton 11 +2 laps
17 France Maurice Lazard  ? Norton 10 +3 laps
18 Sauzerau  ? Norton 10 +3 laps
19 Weiermuller  ? BMW 10 +3 laps
20 France Marcel Beauvais  ? Norton 8 +5 laps
21 France François Moulin  ? Norton 7 +6 laps
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References

  1. Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1961. Temple Press Ltd. p. 17.
  2. "1960 - Sidecars 500cc". Racing Memory (in French). Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
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