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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
The 1960 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 29 May 1960. It was race 2 of 10 in the 1960 World Championship of Drivers and race 2 of 9 in the 1960 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by Stirling Moss in a Lotus 18 entered by the R.R.C Walker Racing Team. It was the first World ...
Monaco Grand Prix: Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo: 29 May 3 Indianapolis 500: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway: 30 May [a] 4 Dutch Grand Prix: Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort: 6 June 5 Belgian Grand Prix: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot: 19 June 6 French Grand Prix: Reims-Gueux, Gueux: 3 July 7 British Grand Prix: Silverstone Circuit ...
Championship points were awarded on a 12-7-5-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each race, with only Australian license holders eligible. [8] The championship was decided using the results of the Australian Grand Prix and the best five of the other six races.
The results of each Grand Prix held throughout the season are combined to decide two annual championships, one for drivers and one for constructors. [9] Grand Prix distance regulations have varied throughout Formula One history. [10] [11] Between 1950 and 1957, events ran for more than 300 km (190 mi) or three hours. [11]
The World Drivers' Championship is awarded to the most successful F1 driver over the course of the season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results, [12] and has been awarded since the first F1 season in 1950. [13] The championship is the successor of the pre-war AIACR European Championship held between 1931 and 1939. [14]
He won his first Grand Prix at the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix, and his last at the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix, a span of 17 years, 1 month and 18 days. [8] Riccardo Patrese holds the record for the longest period of time between two race wins – more than six-and-a-half years between the 1983 South African Grand Prix and the 1990 San Marino Grand ...
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 .