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Results from the 1960 Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 4, 1960.

[edit] Race Summary

The 1960 season had been a frustrating one for Ferrari's Formula 1 program as they campaigned their obsolete Dino 246, a front engined car as the rear engined design established supremacy. The championship had already been decided for Jack Brabham and Ferrari had gone without a victory. Seeing an opportunity, the Italian organizers decided to maximize Ferrari's one advantage—straightline speed—by using the combined Monza road and banked oval circuit, making the fast Monza even faster. Citing the fragility of their cars and the dangers of the banking, the major British factory teams of the day—Lotus, B.R.M., and Cooper—all boycotted the event, leading to a cobbled together field of private entrants and Formula 2 cars. The race was a processional affair, with Ginther leading at the start and eventually being overtaken by Hill. It was the first victory by an American driver in a Grand Prix since Jimmy Murphy in 1921, and the first by an American in the modern era, post codification of the Formula One championship in 1950. It would also be the last Formula One victory by a front-engined car.

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	20	Phil Hill	Ferrari	50	2:21:09.2	1	8
2	18	Richie Ginther	Ferrari	50	+ 2:27.6	2	6
3	16	Willy Mairesse	Ferrari	49	+ 1 Lap	3	4
4	2	Giulio Cabianca	Cooper-Castellotti	48	+ 2 Laps	4	3
5	22	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	48	+ 2 Laps	6	2
6	26	Hans Herrmann	Porsche	47	+ 3 Laps	10	1
7	24	Edgar Barth	Porsche	47	+ 3 Laps	12
8	12	Piero Drogo	Cooper-Climax	45	+ 5 Laps	15
9	10	Wolfgang Seidel	Cooper-Climax	44	+ 6 Laps	13
10	28	Fred Gamble	Behra-Porsche-Porsche	41	+ 9 laps	14
Ret	6	Brian Naylor	JBW-Maserati	41	Gearbox	7
Ret	34	Alfonso Thiele	Cooper-Maserati	32	Gearbox	9
Ret	4	Gino Munaron	Cooper-Castellotti	27	Engine	8
Ret	36	Giorgio Scarlatti	Cooper-Maserati	26	Engine	5
Ret	30	Vic Wilson	Cooper-Climax	23	Engine	16
Ret	8	Arthur Owen	Cooper-Climax	0	Accident	11
DNS	14	Horace Gould	Maserati		Fuel system

[edit] Notes

Pole position: Phil Hill - 2:41.4
Fastest Lap: Phil Hill - 2:43.6

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