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| |title=<center>1960 French Grand Prix</center>
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| |image=1960frenchgrandprix1.jpg
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| |imagecaption=Jack Brabham takes his third consecutive World Championship win.
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| |status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
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| The '''''1960 French Grand Prix''''' was the sixth race of the 1960 Formula One Season. Occurring on 3rd July at the Circuit de Reims, the race was ultimately won by Jack Brabham in a Cooper-Climax, in a race Brabham deemed was his "most satisfying".
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| ==Background==
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| The ''1960 French Grand Prix'' was the tenth running of the event in the Formula One calendar,<ref name="ultimate">[https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/winners/&race=french_grand_prix ''Ultimate Car Page'' listing every French Grand Prix.] Retrieved 17th Sep '22</ref> with the race lasting 50 laps.<ref name="results">[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1960_Grand_Prix_of_France/F/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing qualifying and race results of the event.] Retrieved 17th Sep '22</ref> The 39th French Grand Prix overall,<ref name="ultimate"/> the race has been held at a variety of circuits, with the last one held at Reims occurring in 1966.<ref name="destination">[https://f1destinations.com/race-facts-french-grand-prix/ ''F1 Destinations'' detailing the history of the French Grand Prix.] Retrieved 17th Sep '22</ref> After the race was dropped from the schedule in 2009, it returned in 2018, where it has consistently been held at Circuit Paul Ricard.<ref name="destination"/><ref name="ultimate"/>
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| Heading into the race, the Formula One world was shaken by the accidents at the Belgian Grand Prix, which saw Chris Bristow and Alan Stacey lose their lives in separate accidents, Mike Taylor suffer career-ending injuries, and Stirling Moss suffer leg injuries that side-lined him for the rest of the season.<ref>[https://www.foxsports.com/stories/motor/tragedy-at-spa-the-1960-belgian-grand-prix ''Fox Sports'' detailing the accidents at the 1960 Belgian Grand Prix.] Retrieved 17th Sep '22</ref><ref name="magazine">[https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1960/26/46th-french-grand-prix ''Motor Sport'' providing a detailed race report.] Retrieved 17th Sep '22</ref><ref name="grand">[https://www.grandprix.com/races/french-gp-1960.html ''Grand Prix'' summarising the event.] Retrieved 17th Sep '22</ref> Elsewhere, McLaren led teammate Brabham with 20 points compared to the latter's 16.<ref>[https://www.statsf1.com/en/1960/belgique/championnat.aspx ''Stats F1'' detailing the Championship standings heading into the race.] Retrieved 17th Sep '22</ref> Cooper appeared the most-prepared for the race, with Brabham achieving pole position with a time of 2:16.8.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> No other driver came close to challenging Brabham, with Phil Hill qualifying second in a front-engine Ferrari with a time of 2:18.5, while BRM's Graham Hill took third.<ref name="espn">[http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/35546.html ''ESPN'' summarising the race.] Retrieved 17th Sep '22</ref><ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> ''Motor Sport'' deemed Brabham's performance as "doing a Fangio and upholding his World Championship status".<ref name="magazine"/> However, Ferrari believed their cars would be best-suited to the high-speed Reims circuit, with Enzo Ferrari pressurising Hill to win after a barren season for the team.<ref name="auto">[https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/race-of-my-life-jack-brabham-on-the-1960-french-gp-4981378/4981378/ ''Autosport'' summarising Brabham's comments surrounding the race being his "most satisfying".] Retrieved 17th Sep '22</ref> Title challenger McLaren qualified seventh out of 23 competitors.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/> Meanwhile, Tony Brooks was handed a new Vanwall car, in what would turn out to be the last World Championship start for the inaugural Constructors Champion.<ref name="vanwall">[http://en.espn.co.uk/vanwall/motorsport/team/338.html ''ESPN'' noting the race was Vanwall's final World Championship start.] Retrieved 17th Sep '22</ref><ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/> He would start 13th on the grid.<ref name="results"/>
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| ==The Race==
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| With the starting order decided, the 1960 French Grand Prix commenced on 3rd July.<ref name="results"/> At the start, Graham Hill's gearbox jammed, where he was then hit from behind by Cooper-Climax's Maurice Trintignant.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> Meanwhile, Cooper-Climax's Lucien Bianchi spun right and collided with Brooks and Cooper-Climax's Bruce Halford, although the trio were able to continue.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/> Brabham led ahead of Phil Hill and Hill's teammate Wolfgang von Trips, holding onto it until Hill moved by on lap 4.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> The two Ferraris and Brabham easily left the others behind, and Hill and the Cooper continued swapping the lead each lap with von Trips not far behind.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/> On lap 7, Brooks retired after complaining about vibrations, despite no anomalies being detected by his team, ending Vanwall's involvement in the World Championship.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="vanwall"/><ref name="results"/> By lap 19, von Trips was now over 30 seconds behind, as the Ferrari narrowly led the Cooper.<ref name="magazine"/> Eventually, having also set a new lap record, Brabham won the duel by lap 25, with Hill having now dropped behind von Trips.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="results"/> Four laps later, Hill retired when a transmission issue led to him colliding into straw bales situated near the pits, the resulting collision twisting his Ferrari's front axle.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/>
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| Two laps later, von Trips was also out following a transmission failure, allowing Brabham to control proceedings.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> Lotus-Climax's Innes Ireland moved up to second, but was 90 seconds behind Brabham.<ref name="magazine"/> However, he retired three laps later following a suspension failure.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> Now, the top three consisted of Coopers, with Olivier Gendebien driving a BRP-owned Cooper ahead of McLaren.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="espn"/> Despite boasting a newer Cooper, McLaren was out-matched by Gendebien, the Belgian managing to continually re-pass the New Zealander through braking later and accelerating faster in the corners.<ref name="espn"/><ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/>
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| Elsewhere, Brabham claimed his third consecutive World Championship victory and eight points in the Drivers' Championship.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> His win occurred in fewer than two hours, which put the race under scrutiny by the FIA for failing to comply with minimum race lengths and times for World Championship races.<ref name="magazine"/> Gendebien pipped McLaren for second, while BRP Cooper-Climax driver Henry Taylor made it a Cooper 1-4.<ref name="grand"/><ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="results"/> Lotus-Climax drivers Jim Clark and Ron Flockhart took the final points positions of fifth and sixth respectively, Flockhart nearly beating his teammate over the line.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> Years later, Brabham regarded the race as his "most satisfying", primarily over his duel with Hill and for beating Ferrari when they considered themselves the favourites to win due to their cars' higher top speed.<ref name="auto"/> Following the race, Brabham now tied with McLaren on 24 points in the Drivers' Championship standings, with Cooper leading Lotus 38 points to 19 in the Constructors' Championship.<ref>[https://www.statsf1.com/en/1960/belgique/championnat.aspx ''Stats F1'' detailing the Drivers' and Constructors' Championship standings following the race.] Retrieved 17th Sep '22</ref>
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| ==Availability==
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| The race was reportedly televised partially live by France's ORTF.<ref>[https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?cid=8D94CC199E340254&resid=8D94CC199E340254!149 List of Formula One television broadcasts noting ORTF provided partial live race coverage.] Retrieved 17th Sep '22</ref> The broadcast has yet to publicly resurface, although some footage of the race can be viewed in a ''British Pathé'' newsreel.
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| ==Gallery==
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| ===Video===
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| {{Video|perrow =1
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| |id1 =T4fSgMap-6o
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| |description1 =''British Pathé'' newsreel of the race.
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| }}
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| ===Images===
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| <gallery mode=packed heights=200px>
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| 1960frenchgrandprix2.jpg|Programme for the race.
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| 1960frenchgrandprix3.jpg|Brabham leads the field away as carnage occurs at the back.
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| 1960frenchgrandprix4.jpg|Hill ahead of Brabham and von Trips.
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| 1960frenchgrandprix5.jpg|Gendebien duelling with Ireland.
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| </gallery>
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[1953 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1953)]]
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| *[[1953 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1953)]]
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| *[[1954 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1954)]]
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| *[[1954 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1954)]]
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| *[[1955 Dutch Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1955)]]
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| *[[1955 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1955)]]
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| *[[1955 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1955)]]
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| *[[1956 Belgian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
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| *[[1956 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
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| *[[1956 French Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
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| *[[1956 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
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| *[[1956 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
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| *[[1957 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1957)]]
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| *[[1957 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1957)]]
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| *[[1958 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1958)]]
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| *[[1958 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1958)]]
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| *[[1958 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1958)]]
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| *[[1959 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1959)]]
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| *[[1959 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1959)]]
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| *[[1959 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1959)]]
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| *[[1959 Portuguese Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1959)]]
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| *[[1960 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1960)]]
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| *[[2005 San Marino Grand Prix (partially found ITV advert break during final laps of Formula One race; 2005)]]
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| *[[Advanced Driving with Graham Hill (lost ITV motoring series; 1974)]]
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| *[[Donkey Does F1 (partially found photos of Shrek character inflatable at Formula One races; 2004)]]
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| *[[F-1 World Grand Prix III (lost build of cancelled Nintendo 64 Formula One racing game; 2000-2001)]]
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| *[[F1 2000 (lost pre-release builds of Formula One game; 2000)]]
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| *[[F1 2010 (lost pre-alpha build of Formula One game; 2010)]]
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| *[[F1 Racing Championship 2 (lost build of cancelled PC/PlayStation 2 Formula One game; 2001)]]
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| *[[Fernando Alonso's 2015 testing accident (lost footage of Formula One test session crash; 2015)]]
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| *[[Grand Prix 3 (lost build of cancelled Dreamcast port of PC Formula One racing game; 2001)]]
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| *[[Grand Prix 4 (lost build of cancelled Xbox port of PC Formula One racing game sequel; 2002)]]
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| *[[McLaren MP4-18 (lost footage of unraced Formula One car; 2003)]]
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| *[[Racing Arrows (partially found Formula One TV series; 2001)]]
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| *[[Robert Kubica's 2010 Japanese Grand Prix Q3 lap (lost audio of Formula One qualifying lap; 2010)]]
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| *[[Williams FW15C (partially found footage and lap time information of unraced CVT Formula One car; 1993)]]
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| [[Category:Lost recordings of real incidents]]
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| [[Category:Lost TV]]
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| [[Category:Partially found media]]
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| [[Category:Historic]]
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