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The 1960 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, England, on 16 July 1960. It was race 7 of 10 in the 1960 World Championship of Drivers and race 6 of 9 in the 1960 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers .
The circuit has hosted the Formula One British Grand Prix five times, in 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961 and 1962.. In addition to the Grands Prix, which were organised by the British Automobile Racing Club, the circuit also held eleven non-championship Formula One races, known as the Aintree 200, first won by Stirling Moss in 1954 with the last winner being Jack Brabham, in April 1964 (Brabham had ...
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 ...
In his first race, the 1956 British Grand Prix, he was involved in a serious crash, being thrown from the car and breaking his jaw. At the 1957 British Grand Prix Brooks was in second place when he was called into the pits. He stepped out of the car and gave it to teammate Stirling Moss whose own car had developed technical problems.
Robert Hugh Fearon Anderson (19 May 1931 – 14 August 1967) [1] [2] was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racing driver. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1958 to 1960 [3] and in Formula One from 1963 to the 1967 seasons. [4] He was also a two-time winner of the North West 200 race in Northern Ireland.
Pages in category "1960 in British motorsport" ... 0–9. 1960 British Grand Prix; 1960 Lavant Cup; 1960 Speedway National League; B. 1960 BRDC International Trophy;
Note: This category includes the 1960 Indianapolis 500 which, although not strictly speaking a Formula One race, was a round of the 1960 World Drivers' Championship. Pages in category "1960 Formula One races"
The 1961 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race, held on 15 July 1961 at the Aintree Circuit, near Liverpool. It was race 5 of 8 in both the 1961 World Championship of Drivers and the 1961 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers .