1960 Glover Trophy
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The 8th Glover Trophy was a motor race, run to
Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
rules, held on 18 April 1960 at Goodwood Circuit,
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. The race was run over 42 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver
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in a Lotus 18. This was the first Formula 1 win for the Lotus marque in an international race (there had been an earlier win at
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, Cornwall in 1954 in a national race).


Results


References

* "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995. * Results at www.silhouet.co

* Results at the F2 Registe

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