1960 United States Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 10 of 10 in the 1960 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | November 20, 1960 | ||
| Official name | III United States Grand Prix | ||
| Location |
Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California |
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| Course | Permanent road course | ||
| Course length | 5.271 km (3.275 mi) | ||
| Distance | 75 laps, 395.325 km (245.643 mi) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures up to 75.9 °F (24.4 °C); wind speeds up to 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Time | 1:54.4 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jack Brabham
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Cooper-Climax | |
| Time | 1:56.3 on lap 71 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Second | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Third | Cooper-Climax | ||
The 1960 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on November 20, 1960, at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California.
For whatever reason (unfamiliarity of the fans with open-wheeled cars and European drivers; media disapproval of Eastern promoters; lack for an ongoing championship battle), promoter Alec Ulmann had no more success drumming up support for the 1960 United States Grand Prix at Riverside International Raceway in California than he had the year before in Sebring, Florida.
Set in the desert near the Box Spring Mountain complex east of Los Angeles, the Riverside track featured a particularly demanding uphill esses section, just past the start-finish line. Riverside resident and local hero Dan Gurney headed the field as the natural favorite of the crowd, which numbered only about 25,000. Jack Brabham, who had already clinched his second consecutive World Championship a few weeks prior in Portugal, was back with teammate Bruce McLaren in the factory Cooper-Climaxes. Team Lotus had cars for Jim Clark, Innes Ireland and John Surtees, while Rob Walker entered a Scottish blue Lotus for Stirling Moss. BRM had three mid-engined P48s for Jo Bonnier, Graham Hill and Gurney. With the Championship chase over, Enzo Ferrari decided to keep his cars at home, believing his time would be better spent preparing for the new 1.5-liter Formula for 1961. The old man's drivers, Phil Hill and Wolfgang von Trips, however, were allowed to enter the race with other teams. Hill particularly wanted to protect his third-place position in the Championship behind Cooper teammates Brabham and McLaren.
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