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| Race 7 of 7 races in the 1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | September 11 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1960 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh and final round of the 1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on September 11, 1960, at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 |  John Surtees | MV Agusta | 35 | 1:05:14.0 | 8 |
| 2 |  Emilio Mendogni | MV Agusta | 35 | +1:16.7 | 6 |
| 3 | Mike Hailwood | Norton | 34 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 |  Paddy Driver | Norton | 34 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | John Hartle | Norton | 34 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 |  Jim Redman | Norton | 33 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 |  Hugh Anderson | Norton | 33 | +2 laps | |
| 8 |  Jack Findlay | Norton | 33 | +2 laps | |
| 9 | Dickie Dale | Norton | 32 | +3 laps | |
| 10 |  Jacques Insermini | Norton | 32 | +3 laps | |
| 11 |  Lothar John | BMW | 32 | +3 laps | |
| 12 |  H. Kauert | Matchless | 32 | +3 laps | |
| 13 | V. Loro | Norton | 30 | +5 laps | |
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| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Gary Hocking | MV Agusta | 27 | 52:45.0 | 8 |
| 2 |  František Šťastný | Jawa | 27 | +28.1 | 6 |
| 3 | John Hartle | Norton | 27 | +1:30.1 | 4 |
| 4 | Dickie Dale | Norton | 26 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Bob Anderson | Norton | 26 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Hugh Anderson | AJS | 26 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 |  Rudi Thalhammer | Norton | 26 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | Paddy Driver | Norton | 26 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | Hans Pesl | Norton | 26 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | Alfredo Milani | Norton | 25 | +2 laps | |
| 11 | Jacques Insermini | Norton | 25 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | O. Perfetti | Bianchi | 25 | +2 laps | |
| 13 | H. Kauert | AJS | 25 | +2 laps | |
| 14 | R. Glaser | Norton | 24 | +3 laps | |
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| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Carlo Ubbiali | MV Agusta | 22 | 43:14.8 | 8 |
| 2 | Jim Redman | Honda | 22 | +40.4 | 6 |
| 3 |  Ernst Degner | MZ | 22 | +41.2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Kunimitsu Takahashi | Honda | 22 | +42.2 | 3 |
| 5 | Gilberto Milani | Honda | 22 | +1:16.8 | 2 |
| 6 | Yukio Sato | Honda | 22 | +1:39.1 | 1 |
| 7 | Alberto Pagani | Ducati | 22 | ||
| 8 | František Šťastný | Jawa | 21 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | Horst Kassner | NSU | 20 | +2 laps | |
| 10 | John Dixon | Adler | 20 | +2 laps | |
| 11 | Alberto Gandossi | MZ | 19 | +3 laps | |
| 12 | A. Schneider | NSU | 19 | +3 laps | |
| 13 | X. Heiss | NSU | 19 | +3 laps | |
| 14 | S. Lohmann | Adler | 19 | +3 laps | |
| 15 | G. Marchesani | CM | 18 | +4 laps | |
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| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Carlo Ubbiali | MV Agusta | 18 | 39:28.1 | 8 |
| 2 | Bruno Spaggiari | MV Agusta | 18 | +0.2 | 6 |
| 3 | Ernst Degner | MZ | 18 | +0.4 | 4 |
| 4 | Jim Redman | Honda | 18 | +36.9 | 3 |
| 5 | Gary Hocking | MV Agusta | 18 | +37.0 | 2 |
| 6 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Honda | 18 | +1:24.3 | 1 |
| 7 | Yukio Sato | Honda | 18 | ||
| 8 | Werner Musiol | MZ | 18 | ||
| 9 | Rex Avery | EMC | 18 | ||
| 10 | Franco Farné | Ducati | 17 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | G. Marchesani | Mondial | 16 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | S. Brabetz | Ducati | 16 | +2 laps | |
| 13 | G. Mandolini | Ducati | 16 | +2 laps | |
| 14 | U. Svensson | Ducati | 16 | +2 laps | |
| 15 | A. Zucchi | Ducati | 16 | +2 laps | |
| 16 | R. Patrignani | Ducati | 16 | +2 laps | |
| 17 | A. de Simone | Ducati | 16 | +2 laps | |
| 18 | M. Schneider | Rumi | 15 | +3 laps | |
| 30 starters, 18 finishers | |||||
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