The 6th South African Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula Libre rules, held on 1 January 1960 in East London. The race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was won by Belgian driver Paul Frère, his second Grand Prix victory following the 1952 Grand Prix des Frontières. Stirling Moss finished second and also set the fastest lap of the race. Local driver Syd van der Vyver finished in third place.
The race was the first of two South African Grands Prix in 1960, with the 7th South African Grand Prix to be held on 27 December 1960.
Results Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired 1 2 Paul Frère Cooper-Climax 60 2 7 Stirling Moss Cooper-Borgward 60 3 Syd van der Vyver Cooper-Alfa Romeo 60 4 Lucien Bianchi Cooper-Climax 59 +1 Lap 5 Don Philp Cooper-Climax 59 +1 Lap 6 Ian Fraser-Jones Porsche 57 +3 Laps 7 John Love Jaguar 57 +3 Laps 8 Sam Tingle Connaught 57 +3 Laps 9 Dick Gibson Cooper-Climax 56 +4 Laps Ret Horse Boyden Cooper-Porsche 29 Fuel pump Ret Chris Bristow Cooper-Borgward 22 Gearbox Ret Alan Korte Lotus-Climax 19 Gearbox Ret Jimmy Shield Cooper-Climax 4 Engine Ret Bruce Halford Cooper-Climax Ret Tony Maggs Tojeiro-Jaguar Ret Doug Serrurier Cooper-Alfa Romeo Ret Bill Jennings Dart-Porsche Ret R.T. Humphreys Cooper-Climax Ret John Hanning Austin Ret L.J. Jocabsz Maserati-Corvette Ret Fanie Viljoen Ferrari Ret Helmut Menzler Lotus-Borgward Ret Dr. Dave Wright Lotus Ret Eric Glasby Tojeiro-Bristol Sources:
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