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Le Mans 24 Hours 1960
Event:
24 Heures du Mans
Date:
26.6.1960
Track:
Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France)
, 13.461 kms
Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship
(round 5)
FIA GT Cup
(round 5)
Weather:
rain on Saturday, dry on Sunday
Start time:
25/6 16:00
Grid:
Le Mans start
Distance:
24 hours
Attendance:
200000
Entered:
73
Practiced:
58
Qualified:
55
Started:
55
Finished:
25
Classified:
20
Classes:
Sports 3000
Sports 2500
Sports 2000
Sports 1600
Sports 1150
Sports 1000
Sports 850
Sports 750
Grand Touring 5000
Grand Touring 4000
Grand Touring 3000
Grand Touring 2000
Grand Touring 1300
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Appearance
Race Results
Pre-race sessions:
2 practice session held for a total of 540 minutes on 22-23/6
Winners:
Overall:
11
Ferrari 250 TR 59/60
Gendebien / Frère
Sports 2000:
32
MGA Twin Cam Coupé
Lund / Escott
Sports 1600:
35
Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL
Linge / Walter
Sports 1000:
46
Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite
Dalton / Colgate
Sports 850:
48
DB HBR4 Sport Barquette Panhard
Laureau / Armagnac
Grand Touring 5000:
3
Chevrolet Corvette
Fitch / Grossman
Grand Touring 3000:
16
Ferrari 250 GT SWB
Tavano / Dumay
Grand Touring 1300:
44
Lotus Elite
Masson / Laurent
Fastest Laps:
Overall:
24
Maserati Tipo 61 Longtail
Masten Gregory (USA)
4:04.000
198.605 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:
Ferrari (12), Porsche (6), DB (5), Chevrolet (4), Lotus (4)
Top engines by numbers:
Ferrari (12), Porsche (6), Climax (5), Panhard (5), Chevrolet (4), Fiat (4)
Top car types by numbers:
Ferrari 250 GT (7), Porsche 718 RS 60 (5), DB HBR (5)
Driver nationalities:
F (28), GB (26), USA (25), B (8), I (7), CH (5), D (5), MEX (2)
Team nationalities:
GB (14), USA (12), I (9), F (6), D (4), B (2)
Most used colours:
red (30%), blue (23%), white (15%), silver (14%), green (13%)
Engine positions:
front-engined (83%), mid-engined (9%), rear-engined (8%)
Average engine size:
2118 cc
Oldest known drivers:
Briggs Cunningham (53), Jack Fairman (47), Edgar Barth (43)
Youngest known drivers:
Ricardo Rodriguez (18), Pedro Rodriguez (20), Graham Hill (21)
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