The First Lombank Trophy was a

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rules, held on 17 September 1960 at

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. The race was run over 37 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver

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18. The field included a large number of Formula Two cars.

Results

* A number of other Formula One cars may have been entered for this race but are not confirmed. These were New Zealander George Lawton in a Cooper-Climax, possibly entered by Yeoman Credit Racing; a second Team Thercel entry (#26), a Lotus-Climax driven by British driver Richard Utley; and two Scuderia Eugenio Castellotti Cooper-Ferraris without named drivers.

References

* Results at Silhouet.co

* "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995. 1960 Formula One races, Lombank Trophy Lombank Trophy Lombank Lombank Trophy {{F1-stub