The 1960 Indianapolis 500 started May 30th, 1960 at 01:00 on Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, USA. Eddie Sachs started from pole position with Jim Rathmann next to him. Rodger Ward started from third place.
After 3 hour, 36 minutes and 11 seconds Jim Rathmann finished the race first. The podium was completed with Rodger Ward in second and Paul Goldsmith in third place.
After the 1960 Indianapolis 500, Bruce McLaren is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 14 points. McLaren is 6 points ahead of Stirling Moss.
Location
Indianapolis, USA
Date
May 30th, 1960 at 01:00
Round
3/10
Winner
Jim Rathmann
Winning time
3:36:11.36
Pole position
Eddie Sachs

Results

Pos Driver Car Time/Retired Grid Laps Pts
1 1
#4 Jim Rathmann
Watson 3:36:11.36 2 200 8
2 1
#1 Rodger Ward
Watson +0:12.75 3 200 6
3 23
#99 Paul Goldsmith
Epperly +3:07.30 26 200 4
4 4
#7 Don Branson
Phillips +3:07.98 8 200 3
5 12
#3 Johnny Thomson
Lesovsky +3:11.35 17 200 2
6 1
#22 Eddie Johnson
Trevis +4:10.61 7 200 1
7 5
#98 Lloyd Ruby
Watson +4:25.59 12 200 0
8 17
#44 Bob Veith
Meskowski +5:17.48 25 200 0
9 19
#18 Bud Tingelstad
Trevis +8:19.91 28 200 0
10 4
#38 Bob Christie
Kurtis Kraft +8:40.28 14 200 0
11 11
#27 Red Amick
Epperly +11:10.58 22 200 0
12 15
#17 Duane Carter
Kuzma +11:17.20 27 200 0
13 18
#39 Bill Homeier
Kuzma +12:10.71 31 200 0
14 10
#48 Gene Hartley
Kurtis Kraft +4 Laps 24 196 0
15 6
#65 Chuck Stevenson
Watson +4 Laps 9 196 0
16 5
#14 Bobby Grim
Meskowski +6 Laps 21 194 0
17 2
#26 Shorty Templeman
Kurtis Kraft Clutch 19 191 0
18 5
#56 Jim Hurtubise
Christensen Engine 23 185 0
19 9
#10 Jimmy Bryan
Epperly Fuel system 10 152 0
20 14
#28 Troy Ruttman
Watson Axle 6 134 0
21 20
#6 Eddie Sachs
Ewing Magneto 1 132 0
22 11
#73 Don Freeland
Kurtis Kraft Magneto 11 129 0
23 5
#2 Tony Bettenhausen
Watson Engine 18 125 0
24 9
#32 Wayne Weiler
Epperly Accident 15 103 0
25 9
#5 Anthony Foyt
Kurtis Kraft Clutch 16 90 0
26 3
#46 Eddie Russo
Kurtis Kraft Accident 29 90 0
27 14
#8 Johnny Boyd
Epperly Engine 13 77 0
28 8
#37 Gene Force
Kurtis Kraft Brakes 20 74 0
29 3
#16 Jim McWithey
Epperly Brakes 32 60 0
30 25
#9 Len Sutton
Watson Engine 5 47 0
31 27
#97 Dick Rathmann
Watson Brakes 4 42 0
32 2
#76 Al Herman
Ewing Clutch 30 34 0
33
#23 Dempsey Wilson
Kurtis Kraft Magneto 33 11 0

Standings after race

Pos Driver Car Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax 1 2 14
2
Stirling Moss
Team Lotus 1 2 8 -6
3
Jim Rathmann
Watson 1 1 8 -6
4
Cliff Allison
Ferrari 1 6 -8
5
Rodger Ward
Watson 1 6 -8
6
Phil Hill
Ferrari 1 4 -10
7
Paul Goldsmith
Epperly 1 4 -10
8
Don Branson
Phillips 3 -11
9
Tony Brooks
Cooper-Climax 3 -11
10
Carlos Menditeguy
Cooper-Maserati 3 -11
11
Jo Bonnier
BRM 2 -12
12
Wolfgang von Trips
Ferrari 2 -12
13
Johnny Thomson
Lesovsky 2 -12
14
Innes Ireland
Team Lotus 1 -13
15
Richie Ginther
Ferrari 1 -13
16
Eddie Johnson
Trevis 1 -13
17
Maurice Trintignant
Cooper-Maserati 1 0 -14
18
Graham Hill
BRM 0 -14
19
Lloyd Ruby
Watson 0 -14
20
Bob Veith
Meskowski 0 -14
21
Alberto Rodriguez Larreta
Team Lotus 0 -14
22
Bud Tingelstad
Trevis 0 -14
23
Bob Christie
Kurtis Kraft 0 -14
24
José Froilán González
Ferrari 0 -14
25
Red Amick
Epperly 0 -14
26
Roberto Bonomi
Cooper-Maserati 0 -14
27
Masten Gregory
Cooper-Maserati 0 -14
28
Duane Carter
Kuzma 0 -14
29
Bill Homeier
Kuzma 0 -14
30
Gino Munaron
Maserati 0 -14
31
Nasif Estéfano
Maserati 0 -14
32
Gene Hartley
Kurtis Kraft 0 -14
33
Chuck Stevenson
Watson 0 -14
34
Bobby Grim
Meskowski 0 -14
35
Shorty Templeman
Kurtis Kraft 0 -14
36
Jim Hurtubise
Christensen 0 -14
37
Jimmy Bryan
Epperly 0 -14
38
Troy Ruttman
Watson 0 -14
39
Eddie Sachs
Ewing 0 -14
40
Don Freeland
Kurtis Kraft 0 -14
41
Tony Bettenhausen
Watson 0 -14
42
Wayne Weiler
Epperly 0 -14
43
Anthony Foyt
Kurtis Kraft 0 -14
44
Eddie Russo
Kurtis Kraft 0 -14
45
Johnny Boyd
Epperly 0 -14
46
Gene Force
Kurtis Kraft 0 -14
47
Jim McWithey
Epperly 0 -14
48
Len Sutton
Watson 0 -14
49
Dick Rathmann
Watson 0 -14
50
Al Herman
Ewing 0 -14
51
Dempsey Wilson
Kurtis Kraft 0 -14
52
Dan Gurney
BRM 0 -14
53
Roy Salvadori
Cooper-Climax 0 -14
54
Alan Stacey
Team Lotus 0 -14
55
Chris Bristow
Cooper-Climax 0 -14
56
Harry Schell
Cooper-Climax 0 -14
57
John Surtees
Team Lotus 0 -14
58
Jack Brabham
Cooper-Climax 0 -14
59
Bruce Halford
Cooper-Climax 0 -14
60
Brian Naylor
JBW 0 -14
61
Ettore Chimeri
Maserati 0 -14
62
Antonio Creus
Maserati 0 -14
63
Chuck Daigh
Scarab 0 -14
64
Giorgio Scarlatti
Cooper-Castellotti 0 -14
65
Lance Reventlow
Scarab 0 -14
66
Ian Burgess
Cooper-Maserati 0 -14
Pos Team Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1 Cooper-Climax 1 4 14
2 Ferrari 2 10 -4
3 Team Lotus 1 1 9 -5
4 Cooper-Maserati 3 -11
5 BRM 2 -12
6 Behra-Porsche 0 -14
7 Maserati 0 -14
8 JBW 0 -14
9 Scarab 0 -14
10 Cooper-Castellotti 0 -14

Other race results

Year Winner 2nd 3rd Fastest lap Pole position
1959
#5 Rodger Ward
Jim Rathmann
Johnny Thomson
Johnny Thomson
1958
#1 Jimmy Bryan
George Amick
Johnny Boyd
Dick Rathmann
1957
#9 Sam Hanks
Jim Rathmann
Jimmy Bryan
Pat O'Connor
1956
#8 Pat Flaherty
Sam Hanks
Don Freeland
Pat Flaherty
1955
#6 Bob Sweikert
Tony Bettenhausen
Jimmy Davies
Jerry Hoyt
1954
#14 Bill Vukovich
Jimmy Bryan
Jack McGrath
Jack McGrath
1953
#14 Bill Vukovich
Art Cross
Sam Hanks
Bill Vukovich
1952
#98 Troy Ruttman
Jim Rathmann
Sam Hanks
Fred Agabashian
1951
#99 Lee Wallard
Mike Nazaruk
Jack McGrath
Duke Nalon
1950
#1 Johnnie Parsons
Bill Holland
Mauri Rose
Walt Faulkner