The 1960 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims-Gueux on 3 July 1960. It was race 6 of 10 in the 1960 World Championship of Drivers and race 5 of 9 in the 1960 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
The 50-lap race was won from pole position by Australian driver Jack Brabham, driving a works Cooper-Climax. Belgian driver Olivier Gendebien finished second in a Cooper-Climax entered by the British Racing Partnership, while New Zealander Bruce McLaren was third in the other works Cooper-Climax. This was the final race for inaugural Constructors' Champions Vanwall.
Classification
Qualifying
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! Pos
! No
! Driver
! Constructor
! Time
! Gap
|-
! 1
| 16
| Jack Brabham
| Cooper-Climax
| 2:16.8
| align="center" |—
|-
! 2
| 2
| Phil Hill
| Ferrari
| 2:18.2
| +1.4
|-
! 3
| 12
| Graham Hill
| BRM
| 2:18.4
| +1.6
|-
! 4
| 20
| Innes Ireland
| Lotus-Climax
| 2:18.5
| +1.7
|-
! 5
| 6
| Willy Mairesse
| Ferrari
| 2:19.3
| +2.5
|-
! 6
| 4
| Wolfgang von Trips
| Ferrari
| 2:19.4
| +2.6
|-
! 7
| 10
| Dan Gurney
| BRM
| 2:19.4
| +2.6
|-
! 8
| 22
| Ron Flockhart
| Lotus-Climax
| 2:19.5
| +2.7
|-
! 9
| 18
| Bruce McLaren
| Cooper-Climax
| 2:19.6
| +2.8
|-
! 10
| 8
| Jo Bonnier
| BRM
| 2:19.8
| +3.0
|-
! 11
| 44
| Olivier Gendebien
| Cooper-Climax
| 2:20.1
| +3.3
|-
! 12
| 24
| Jim Clark
| Lotus-Climax
| 2:20.3
| +3.5
|-
! 13
| 46
| Henry Taylor
| Cooper-Climax
| 2:22.8
| +6.0
|-
! 14
| 14
| Tony Brooks
| Vanwall
| 2:23.3
| +6.5
|-
! 15
| 36
| Lucien Bianchi
| Cooper-Climax
| 2:23.6
| +6.8
|-
! 16
| 48
| Bruce Halford
| Cooper-Climax
| 2:23.6
| +6.8
|-
! 17
| 40
| Masten Gregory
| Cooper-Maserati
| 2:24.3
| +7.5
|-
! 18
| 38
| Maurice Trintignant
| Cooper-Maserati
| 2:24.7
| +7.9
|-
! 19
| 30
| Gino Munaron
| Cooper-Castellotti
| 2:31.3
| +14.5
|-
! 20
| 28
| Richie Ginther
| Scarab
| 2:31.4
| +14.6
|-
! 21
| 34
| David Piper
| Lotus-Climax
| 2:32.0
| +15.2
|-
! 22
| 42
| Ian Burgess
| Cooper-Maserati
| 2:36.7
| +19.9
|-
! 23
| 26
| Chuck Daigh
| Scarab
| 2:46.1
| +29.3
|-
! colspan="6" |Source:
|}
Race
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Pos
! No
! Driver
! Constructor
! Laps
! Time/Retired
! Grid
! Points
|-
! 1
| 16
| Jack Brabham
| Cooper-Climax
| 50
| 1:57:24.9
| 1
| 8
|-
! 2
| 44
| Olivier Gendebien
| Cooper-Climax
| 50
| + 48.3
| 11
| 6
|-
! 3
| 18
| Bruce McLaren
| Cooper-Climax
| 50
| + 51.9
| 9
| 4
|-
! 4
| 46
| Henry Taylor
| Cooper-Climax
| 49
| + 1 Lap
| 13
| 3
|-
! 5
| 24
| Jim Clark
| Lotus-Climax
| 49
| + 1 Lap
| 12
| 2
|-
! 6
| 22
| Ron Flockhart
| Lotus-Climax
| 49
| + 1 Lap
| 8
| 1
|-
! 7
| 20
| Innes Ireland
| Lotus-Climax
| 43
| + 7 Laps
| 4
|
|-
! 8
| 48
| Bruce Halford
| Cooper-Climax
| 40
| Engine
| 16
|
|-
! 9
| 40
| Masten Gregory
| Cooper-Maserati
| 37
| + 13 Laps
| 17
|
|-
! 10
| 42
| Ian Burgess
| Cooper-Maserati
| 36
| + 14 Laps
| 22
|
|-
! 11
| 4
| Wolfgang von Trips
| Ferrari
| 30
| Transmission
| 6
|
|-
! 12
| 2
| Phil Hill
| Ferrari
| 29
| Transmission
| 2
|
|-
!
| 8
| Jo Bonnier
| BRM
| 22
| Engine
| 10
|
|-
!
| 36
| Lucien Bianchi
| Cooper-Climax
| 18
| Transmission
| 15
|
|-
!
| 10
| Dan Gurney
| BRM
| 17
| Engine
| 7
|
|-
!
| 30
| Gino Munaron
| Cooper-Castellotti
| 16
| Transmission
| 19
|
|-
!
| 6
| Willy Mairesse
| Ferrari
| 14
| Transmission
| 5
|
|-
!
| 14
| Tony Brooks
| Vanwall
| 7
| Vibration
| 14
|
|-
!
| 12
| Graham Hill
| BRM
| 0
| Accident
| 3
|
|-
!
| 38
| Maurice Trintignant
| Cooper-Maserati
| 0
| Accident
| 18
|
|-
!
| 28
| Richie Ginther
| Scarab
|
| Engine
| 20
|
|-
!
| 34
| David Piper
| Lotus-Climax
|
| Engine
| 21
|
|-
!
| 26
| Chuck Daigh
| Scarab
|
| Engine
| 23
|
|-
!colspan="8"|
|}
<!-- Previous source (archived f1.com) had incorrect grid positions for the race. Watch the start of the race at youtube.com/watch?v=de4el5wtZtk. Von Trips (Number 4) starts in sixth place (directly behind poleman Brabham on the left of the screen) and Mairesse (Number 6) in fifth. Both come clearly into view after the flag drops. Original link is kept temporarily in case there is a mistake. -->
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Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
!Pos
!Driver
!Points
|-
|align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 1
| Jack Brabham
|align=left| 24
|-
|align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 2
| Bruce McLaren
|align=left| 24
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 3
| Stirling Moss
|align=left| 11
|-
|align="left"| 10px 7
|align="center"| 4
| Olivier Gendebien
|align=left| 10
|-
|align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 5
| Jim Rathmann
|align=left| 8
|-
!colspan=4|Source:
|}
;Constructors' Championship standings
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Constructor
! Points
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1
| Cooper-Climax
|align=left|38
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 2
| Lotus-Climax
|align=left|19
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 3
| Ferrari
|align=left|15
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 4
| BRM
|align=left|6
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 5
| Cooper-Maserati
|align=left|3
|-
!colspan=4|Source: