1960 motorcycle world championship

1960 motorcycle world championship

500 cm³ world champion
Driver:	John Surtees
Constructor:	MV Agusta
350 cm³ world champion
Driver:	John Surtees
Constructor:	MV Agusta
250 cc world champion
Driver:	Carlo Ubbiali
Constructor:	MV Agusta
125 cc world champion
Driver:	Carlo Ubbiali
Constructor:	MV Agusta
Team (500 cm³) world champions
Driver:	Helmut Fath Alfred Wohlgemuth
Constructor:	BMW
<1959 season	1961 season>

The 1960 motorcycle world championship season was the twelfth in the history of the FIM - motorcycle road world championship .

Seven races were held in the class up to 500 cm³, six in the class up to 250 cm³ and in the classes up to 350 cm³ and up to 125 cm³ as well as five races for the sidecar .

Distribution of points

Scoring
space	1	2	3	4th	5	6th
Points	8th	6th	4th	3	2	1

• The number of rated runs was calculated with an even number of races held by halving this number and then adding one. In six races, four went into the championship ranking.
• If an odd number of races was held, the number of runs was added by one and then halved. In seven races, four were therefore counted.

useful information

Deaths

• The Australian Bob Brown had an accident on July 23, 1960 during the 250 cc training for the German Grand Prix at the Solitude in Stuttgart and died a short time later in a Stuttgart hospital from the head injuries he suffered.

500 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	May 22nd	French GP	Clermont-Ferrand	John Surtees	Remo Venturi	Bob Brown	John Surtees
2	17.06.	42nd Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	John Surtees	John Hartle	Mike Hailwood	John Surtees
3	25.06.	30. Dutch TT	Aces	Remo Venturi	Bob Brown	Emilio Mendogni	Remo Venturi
4th	03.07.	33rd Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	John Surtees	Remo Venturi	Bob Brown	John Surtees
5	14.06.	24th GP of Germany	Solitude	John Surtees	Remo Venturi	Emilio Mendogni	John Surtees
6th	06.08.	32nd Ulster GP	Dundrod	John Hartle	John Surtees	Alan Shepherd	John Surtees
7th	11.09.	38th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	John Surtees	Emilio Mendogni	Mike Hailwood	John Surtees

Driver ranking

1  John Surtees MV Agusta 32 (46) 2  Remo Venturi MV Agusta 26th 3  John Hartle MV Agusta / Norton 16 4th  Bob Brown (†) Norton 15th 5  Emilio Mendogni MV Agusta 15th 6th  Mike Hailwood Norton 13 7th  Paddy Driver Norton 9 8th  Dickie Dale Norton 6th

9  Jim Redman Norton 5 10  Tom Phillis Norton 4th  Alan Shepherd Matchless 4th 12  Ralph Rensen Norton 3 13  Ladi Richter Norton 2  John Hempleman BMW 2 15th  Fumio Ito Norton 1  Rudolf glasses Norton 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	MV Agusta	32 (54)
2	Norton	18 (32)
3	Matchless	4th
4th	BMW	1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

350 cm³ class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	May 22nd	French GP	Clermont-Ferrand	Gary Hocking	František Šťastný	John Surtees	John Surtees
2	17.06.	42nd Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	John Hartle	John Surtees	Bob McIntyre	John Surtees
3	25.06.	30. Dutch TT	Aces	John Surtees	Gary Hocking	Bob Anderson	John Surtees
4th	06.08.	32nd Ulster GP	Dundrod	John Surtees	John Hartle	Hugh Anderson	Alan Shepherd
5	11.09.	38th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Gary Hocking	František Šťastný	John Hartle	Gary Hocking

Driver ranking

1  John Surtees MV Agusta 22 (26) 2  Gary Hocking MV Agusta 22nd 3  John Hartle MV Agusta / Norton 18th 4th  František Šťastný Jawa 12 5  Bob Anderson Norton 10 6th  Bob Brown (†) Norton 6th 7th  Hugh Anderson AJS 5

8th  Dickie Dale Norton 5 9  Paddy Driver Norton 5 10  Bob McIntyre Potts Special-AJS 4th 11  Derek Minter Norton 3 12  Ralph Rensen Norton 2 13  Frank Perris Norton 1  John Hempleman Norton 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	MV Agusta	24 (40)
2	Norton	14 (20)
3	Jawa	12
4th	AJS	9

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

250 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	13.06.	42nd Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Gary Hocking	Carlo Ubbiali	Tarquinio Provini	Carlo Ubbiali
2	25.06.	30. Dutch TT	Aces	Carlo Ubbiali	Gary Hocking	Luigi Taveri	Tarquinio Provini
3	03.07.	33rd Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Carlo Ubbiali	Gary Hocking	Luigi Taveri	Carlo Ubbiali
4th	14.06.	24th GP of Germany	Solitude	Gary Hocking	Carlo Ubbiali	Kenjiro Tanaka	Gary Hocking
5	06.08.	32nd Ulster GP	Dundrod	Carlo Ubbiali	Tom Phillis	Jim Redman	Carlo Ubbiali
6th	11.09.	38th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Carlo Ubbiali	Jim Redman	Ernst Degner	Carlo Ubbiali

Driver ranking

1  Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 32 (44) 2  Gary Hocking MV Agusta 28 3  Luigi Taveri MV Agusta 11 4th  Jim Redman Honda 10 5  Mike Hailwood Ducati / FB-Mondial 8th 6th  Tom Phillis Honda 6th 7th  Kunimitsu Takahashi Honda 6th 8th  Ernst Degner MZ 5 9  Tarquinio Provini Morini 4th  Kenjiro Tanaka Honda 4th

11  Bob Brown (†) Honda 3  John Hempleman MZ 3  Dickie Dale MZ 3 14th  Moto Kitano Honda 2  Alberto Pagani Aermacchi / Ducati 2  Gilberto Milani Honda 2 17th  Naomi Taniguchi Honda 1  Günter Beer Eagle 1  Yukio Satoh Honda 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	MV Agusta	32 (48)
2	Honda	19th
3	MZ	10
4th	Ducati	6th
5	Morini	4th
6th	FB Mondial	2
	Aermacchi	2
8th	Eagle	1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

125 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	13.06.	42nd Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Carlo Ubbiali	Gary Hocking	Luigi Taveri	Carlo Ubbiali
2	25.06.	30. Dutch TT	Aces	Carlo Ubbiali	Gary Hocking	Alberto Gandossi	Carlo Ubbiali
3	03.07.	33rd Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Ernst Degner	John Hempleman	Carlo Ubbiali	John Hempleman and Bruno Spaggiari
4th	06.08.	32nd Ulster GP	Dundrod	Carlo Ubbiali	Gary Hocking	Ernst Degner	Ernst Degner
5	11.09.	38th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Carlo Ubbiali	Bruno Spaggiari	Ernst Degner	Bruno Spaggiari

Driver ranking

1  Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 24 (32) 2  Gary Hocking MV Agusta 18 (22) 3  Ernst Degner MZ 16 (18) 4th  Bruno Spaggiari MV Agusta 12 5  John Hempleman MZ 10 6th  Luigi Taveri MV Agusta 6th 7th  Jim Redman Honda / Ducati 6th

8th  Alberto Gandossi MZ 4th 9  Bob Anderson MZ 2 10  Naomi Taniguchi Honda 1  Giichi Suzuki Honda 1  Mike Hailwood Ducati 1  Kunimitsu Takahashi Honda 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	MV Agusta	24 (36)
2	MZ	16 (23)
3	Honda	7th
4th	Ducati	1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Carriages (500 cm³)

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	May 22nd	French GP	Clermont-Ferrand	Helmut Fath / Alfred Wohlgemuth	Fritz Scheidegger / Horst Burkhardt	Florian Camathias / John Chisnell	Helmut Fath / Alfred Wohlgemuth
2	15.06.	42nd Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Helmut Fath / Alfred Wohlgemuth	Pip Harris and Ray Campbell	Charlie Freeman / Billie Nelson	Helmut Fath / Alfred Wohlgemuth
3	25.06.	30. Dutch TT	Aces	Pip Harris and Ray Campbell	Helmut Fath / Alfred Wohlgemuth	Fritz Scheidegger / Horst Burkhardt	Florian Camathias / Roland Föll
4th	03.07.	33rd Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Helmut Fath / Alfred Wohlgemuth	Fritz Scheidegger / Horst Burkhardt	Edgar Strub / Hilmar Cecco	Florian Camathias / Roland Föll
5	14.06.	24th GP of Germany	Solitude	Helmut Fath / Alfred Wohlgemuth	Florian Camathias / Gottfried Rüfenacht	Fritz Scheidegger / Horst Burkhardt	Helmut Fath / Alfred Wohlgemuth

Driver ranking

1	Helmut Fath	Alfred Wohlgemuth	BMW	24 (38)
2	Fritz Scheidegger	Horst Burkhardt	BMW	16 (20)
3	Pip Harris	Ray Campbell	BMW	14th
4th	Florian Camathias	John Chisnell and Roland Föll and Gottfried Rüfenacht	BMW	12
5	Edgar Strub	Hilmar Cecco	BMW	9
6th	Max Deubel	Horst Höhler	BMW	7th
7th	Charlie Freeman	Billie Nelson	Norton	4th
8th	Alwin Ritter	Emil Horns	BMW	4th
9	Les Wells	William Cook	Norton	3
	Jackie Beeton	Eddie Bulgin	BMW	3
11	Bill Boddice	Tony Godfrey 1st	Norton	2
	Otto Kölle	Dieter Hess	BMW	2
13	Jo Rogliardo	Marcel Godillot	BMW	8th

¹ Some sources give the Grand Prix of the Netherlands and Graham Stokes as a co-driver to Boddice
(points in brackets including void results )

Constructors' championship

1	BMW	32 (40)
2	Norton	2

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Web links

Commons : Motorcycle World Championship 1960  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of the motorcycle world championship
• Detailed statistics for the 1960 season at racingmemo.free.fr (French)