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Series Rider refer 500cc World Championship: John Surtees: 1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season: 350cc World Championship: 250cc World Championship: Carlo Ubbiali: 125cc World Championship: Speedway World Championship: Ove Fundin: 1960 Individual Speedway World Championship
The Indianapolis 500 becomes an independent race, separating from Formula One. The United States Grand Prix replaces it, being held at Watkins Glen. The United States is heavily competitive in the World Sports Car Championship due to the innovative Corvette Stingray, Shelby Cobra, and Ford GT40. The GT40 would prove to be a major success in the ...
List of 1960 motorsport champions; ... 1960 Cape Grand Prix; G. 1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season; I. ... 1960 VI South African Grand Prix; 1960 VII South ...
Racing driver Formula One champion (1988, 1990, 1991) [9] 2 September Doug Polen: American Motorcycle racer Superbike World champion (1991-1992). [10] 17 Damon Hill: British Racing driver Formula One World Champion . [11] 23 October Wayne Rainey: Australian Motorcycle racer 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1990-1992). [12] 24
The Belgian Grand Prix returned to the calendar, after the 1959 race had been cancelled because of a dispute over start money. The British Grand Prix was moved from Aintree to Silverstone, in keeping with the event-sharing arrangement between the two circuits. Likewise, the Portuguese Grand Prix was moved from Circuito de Monsanto to Circuito ...
From the beginning of organised motor sport events, in the early 1900s, until the late 1960s, before commercial sponsorship liveries came into common use, vehicles competing in Formula One, sports car racing, touring car racing and other international auto racing competitions customarily painted their cars in standardised racing colours that indicated the nation of origin of the car or driver.
The 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 28th 24 Hours of Le Mans Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 25 and 26 June 1960, on Circuit de la Sarthe.It was the fifth and final round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship as well as being the fifth round of the inaugural FIA GT Cup.
1960 United States Grand Prix; Race 10 of 10 in the 1960 Formula One season: Race details; Date: November 20, 1960: Official name: III Grand Prix of the U.S. Location: Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California: Course: Permanent road course: Course length: 5.271 km (3.275 miles) Distance: 75 laps, 395.325 km (245.643 miles) Weather