1960 British Saloon Car Championship

The 1960 Supa Tura British Saloon Car Championship was the third season of the championship. This year the championship ran to a 'silhouette' formula with an engine capacity limit of 1000cc. Doc Shepherd won the drivers title with an Austin A40 ran by Don Moore Racing, after finishing as runner-up the previous year.[1][2]

1960 British Saloon Car Championship
Previous: 1959 Next: 1961

Calendar & winners

All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners of multi-class races in bold.

Round Circuit Date 1000cc Winner Over 1000cc Winner
1 Brands Hatch, Kent 18 April George 'Doc' Shepherd Not contested.
2 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 24 April George 'Doc' Shepherd Gawaine Baillie
3 Mallory Park, Leicestershire 8 May George 'Doc' Shepherd Not contested.
4 Oulton Park, Cheshire 6 June Edward Lewis Don Parker
5 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 19 June George 'Doc' Shepherd Jack Sears
NC Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 16 July George 'Doc' Shepherd Colin Chapman
6 Brands Hatch, Kent 1 August George 'Doc' Shepherd Roy Salvadori
7 Brands Hatch, Kent 29 August George 'Doc' Shepherd Jack Sears
8 Brands Hatch, Kent 16 October John Young Albert Powell

Championship results
Driver's championship
Pos.[3] Driver Car Team Points
1 Doc Shepherd Austin A40 Don Moore Racing 48
2 John Young Ford Anglia 30
3 Edward Lewis Austin A40 13
4 John Aley Austin A35 Cambridge Racing 6
= Andrew Hedges Austin A40 Scuderia Light Blue 6
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References
  1. http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=8 Archived 2011-09-11 at the Wayback Machine Official BTCC 1965 standings.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2010-11-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. 1960 SupaTura British Saloon Car Championship Retrieved from touringcarracing.net on 9 September 2012


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