Dutch GP 1960
JUNE 6, 1960
Dutch GP, 1960
Although there were disputes over prize money and several teams withdrew after qualifying, there was still a decent field for the race with Stirling Moss on pole position in his Walker Lotus-Climax. Jack Brabham was alongside in his Cooper-Climax and Innes Ireland was on the outside of the front row in his factory Lotus 18. The BRMs of Jo Bonnier and Graham Hill shared the second row.
Brabham made the best start and led Moss and Ireland with Team Lotus's Alan Stacey up from the third row on the grid and Phil Hill sixth in his Ferrari from the fourth row. Stacey passed Ireland on the second lap but Innes soon took back the place while Bruce McLaren moved ahead of Phil Hill in the his Cooper. He would retire early however with a driveshaft problem.
Dan Gurney moved into fifth in his BRM but he crashed at the hairpin after a brake failure. A spectator in a prohibited area was killed.
Jim Clark had made rapid progress in the early laps and took Gurney's fifth place behind his Lotus teammates Ireland and Stacey.
On lap 17 Brabham's car threw up part of a curb and this hit Moss's car and caused a puncture and damage to the wheel hub. Moss had to pit for repairs. He drove a storming comeback.
Up front the order remained static until Graham Hill passed Clark who retired soon afterwards with gearbox failure. Stacey would disappear with a similar problem later on leaving Hill to finish third, just ahead of the charging Moss.
The Ferraris of Phil Hill and Ritchie Ginther were fifth and sixth but were a lap behind the leaders.
POS | NO | DRIVER | ENTRANT | LAPS | TIME/RETIREMENT | QUAL POS |
1 | 11 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax T53 | 75 | 2h01m47.200s | 2 |
2 | 4 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax 18 | 75 | 2h02m11.200s | 3 |
3 | 16 | Graham Hill | BRM P48 | 75 | 2h02m43.800s | 5 |
4 | 7 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax 18 | 75 | 2h02m44.900s | 1 |
5 | 2 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari D246 | 74 | 15 | |
6 | 3 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari D246 | 74 | 12 | |
7 | 10 | Henry Taylor | Cooper-Climax T51 | 70 | 14 | |
8 | 20 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Cooper-Climax T51 | 69 | 17 | |
r | 5 | Alan Stacey | Lotus-Climax 18 | 57 | Transmission | 8 |
r | 1 | Phil Hill | Ferrari D246 | 54 | Engine | 13 |
r | 14 | Jo Bonnier | BRM P48 | 54 | Engine/ Accident | 4 |
r | 6 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax 18 | 42 | Transmission | 11 |
r | 18 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati T51 | 39 | Gearbox | 16 |
r | 15 | Dan Gurney | BRM P48 | 11 | Brakes/ Accident | 6 |
r | 8 | Chris Bristow | Cooper-Climax T51 | 9 | Engine | 7 |
r | 12 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax T53 | 8 | Mechanical | 9 |
r | 9 | Tony Brooks | Cooper-Climax T51 | 4 | Gearbox | 10 |
ns | 22 | Chuck Daigh | Scarab | Starting Money Dispute | 18 | |
ns | 21 | Lance Reventlow | Scarab | Starting Money Dispute | 19 | |
ns | 17 | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin DBR4 | Starting Money Dispute | 20 | |
ns | 19 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Maserati T51 | Starting Money Dispute | 21 |