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| Race 1 of 7 races in the 1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 22 May 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Clermont-Ferrand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1960 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 22 May 1960 at the Clermont-Ferrand circuit.
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 |  John Surtees | MV Agusta | 25 | 1:39:21.6 | 8 |
| 2 |  Remo Venturi | MV Agusta | 25 | +3:01.7 | 6 |
| 3 |  Bob Brown | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 |  Paddy Driver | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 |  Ladi Richter | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 |  Fumio Ito | BMW | 24 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 |  Hugh Anderson | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | Bob West | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | John Hempleman | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | |
| 10 |  Jacques Insermini | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | |
| 11 |  Hans-Günter Jäger | BMW | 23 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | Jannie Stander | Norton | 23 | +2 laps | |
| 13 | Lothar John | BMW | 22 | +3 laps | |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Bayle | Norton | 22 | +3 laps | |
| 15 | Fritz Kläger | Horex | 21 | +4 laps | |
| 16 | Antoine Paba | Norton | 20 | +5 laps | |
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| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 |  Gary Hocking | MV Agusta | 19 | 1:20:46.7 | 8 |
| 2 |  František Šťastný | Jawa | 19 | +34.3 | 6 |
| 3 | John Surtees | MV Agusta | 19 | +53.9 | 4 |
| 4 | Bob Brown | Norton | 19 | +1:35.9 | 3 |
| 5 | Paddy Driver | Norton | 19 | +1:39.3 | 2 |
| 6 | Frank Perris | Norton | 19 | +3:18.6 | 1 |
| 7 | John Hempleman | Norton | 19 | ||
| 8 | Rudi Thalhammer | Norton | 19 | ||
| 9 | Willy van Leeuwen | Norton | 18 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | Bob West | Norton | 18 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | Jacques Insermini | Norton | 18 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | Shaun Robinson | Norton | 18 | +1 lap | |
| 13 |  G. Smith | Norton | 18 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Bayle | Norton | 17 | +2 laps | |
| 15 | Philippe Marsaux | Norton | 17 | +2 laps | |
| 16 | C. Packer | AJS | 17 | +2 laps | |
| 17 | Bouillard | Norton | 16 | +3 laps | |
| 18 | Fritz Kläger | Horex | 16 | +3 laps | |
| 19 | F. Schneider | Norton | 15 | +4 laps | |
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| Pos | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Helmut Fath | Alfred Wohlgemuth | BMW | 13 | 58:39.6 | 8 |
| 2 |  Fritz Scheidegger | Horst Burkhardt | BMW | 13 | +56.8 | 6 |
| 3 | Florian Camathias | John Chisnall | BMW | 13 | +1:03.4 | 4 |
| 4 | Max Deubel | Horst Höhler | BMW | 13 | +1:43.5 | 3 |
| 5 | Edgar Strub | Hilmar Cecco | BMW | 13 | +4:15.8 | 2 |
| 6 | Jo Rogliardo | Marcel Godillot | BMW | 13 | +4:40.7 | 1 |
| 7 | Alwin Ritter | Emil Hörner | BMW | 13 | ||
| 8 | August Rohsiepe | ? | BMW | 13 | ||
| 9 | Arsenius Butscher | Alfred Schmidt | BMW | 12 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | Claude Lambert | Rodolphe Rüfenacht | BMW | 12 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | Jackie Beeton | Eddie Bulgin | BMW | 12 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | Otto Kölle | Dieter Hess | BMW | 12 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | Bill Beevers | ? | BMW | 12 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | Ray Foster | Estelle Foster | Norton | 12 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | Pip Harris | Ray Campbell | BMW | 11 | +2 laps | |
| 16 | John Tickle | Cathy Tickle | Norton | 11 | +2 laps | |
| 17 | Maurice Lazard | ? | Norton | 10 | +3 laps | |
| 18 | Sauzerau | ? | Norton | 10 | +3 laps | |
| 19 | Weiermuller | ? | BMW | 10 | +3 laps | |
| 20 | Marcel Beauvais | ? | Norton | 8 | +5 laps | |
| 21 | François Moulin | ? | Norton | 7 | +6 laps | |
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