A Few Best Men

  1960 Ulster Grand Prix

Race details
Race 6 of 7 races in the 1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	August 6, 1960
Location	Dundrod Circuit
Course	Public roads 11.934 km (7.416 mi)
500 cc
Fastest lap
Rider	John Surtees	MV Agusta
Time	4:28.8
Podium
First	John Hartle	Norton
Second	John Surtees	MV Agusta
Third	Alan Shepherd	Matchless
350 cc
Fastest lap
Rider	Alan Shepherd	AJS
Time	4:39.8
Podium
First	John Surtees	MV Agusta
Second	John Hartle	Norton
Third	Hugh Anderson	AJS
250 cc
Fastest lap
Rider	Carlo Ubbiali	MV Agusta
Time	4:45.2
Podium
First	Carlo Ubbiali	MV Agusta
Second	Tom Phillis	Honda
Third	Jim Redman	Honda
125 cc
Fastest lap
Rider	Ernst Degner	MZ
Time	5:11.6
Podium
First	Carlo Ubbiali	MV Agusta
Second	Gary Hocking	MV Agusta
Third	Ernst Degner	MZ

The 1960 Ulster Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on August 6, 1960 at the Dundrod Circuit.

500 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	John Hartle	Norton	20	1:35:18.8	8
2	John Surtees	MV Agusta	20	+20.4	6
3	Alan Shepherd	Matchless	20	+1:36.4	4
4	Ralph Rensen	Norton	20	+2:31.2	3
5	Jim Redman	Norton	20	+2:31.2	2
6	Tom Phillis	Norton	20	+3:06.6	1
7	Dickie Dale	Norton	20
8	Bruce Daniels	Norton	19	+1 lap
9	Steve Murray	Matchless	19	+1 lap
10	Peter Middleton	Norton	19	+1 lap
11	S. G. Purvis	Matchless	19	+1 lap
12	R. Spence	Norton	19	+1 lap
13	Jack Findlay	Norton	19	+1 lap
14	Vernon Cottle	Norton	19	+1 lap
15	Eddie Crooks	Norton	19	+1 lap
16	T. W. Holmes	Matchless	19	+1 lap
17	T. Pound	Norton	19	+1 lap
18	Derek Powell	Norton	19	+1 lap
19	Sven Olaf Gunnarson	Norton	19	+1 lap
20	Billy McCosh	AJS	19	+1 lap
21	J. Bullock	Matchless	18	+2 laps
22	Dick Creith	BSA	18	+2 laps
23	M. Brosnan	Norton	18	+2 laps
24	A. E. Shaw	Norton	18	+2 laps
25	F. Gordon	Matchless	17	+3 laps
26	Bill Robertson	Matchless	17	+3 laps
27	Ernie Oliver	AJS	17	+3 laps
28	R. McCracken	Norton	17	+3 laps
29	J. Redmond	BSA	17	+3 laps
30	J. Shannon	BSA	17	+3 laps
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350 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	John Surtees	MV Agusta	20	1:35:17.4	8
2	John Hartle	Norton	20	+34.4	6
3	Hugh Anderson	AJS	20	+3:31.4	4
4	Bob Anderson	Norton	20	+3:33.4	3
5	Dickie Dale	Norton	20	+3:39.8	2
6	Paddy Driver	Norton	20	+4:25.0	1
7	Peter Pawson	AJS	20
8	Ralph Rensen	Norton	20
9	Peter Middleton	Norton	19	+1 lap
10	Ron Miles	Norton	19	+1 lap
11	Jack Findlay	Norton	19	+1 lap
12	Billy McCosh	AJS	19	+1 lap
13	J. Bullock	Norton	19	+1 lap
14	Bruce Daniels	Norton	19	+1 lap
15	T. Pound	Norton	19	+1 lap
16	D. Crawford	Norton	19	+1 lap
17	T. H. Turner	Norton	19	+1 lap
18	Eddie Crooks	Norton	18	+2 laps
19	Bill Robertson	Norton	18	+2 laps
20	G. J. Canning	BSA	18	+2 laps
21	C. L. F. Anderson	Norton	18	+2 laps
22	A. E. Shaw	Norton	18	+2 laps
23	A. Jardin	Norton	18	+2 laps
24	Ernie Oliver	Norton	17	+3 laps
25	J. Brown	Norton	17	+3 laps
26	B. E. Carlzen	AJS	17	+3 laps
27	J. Shannon	BSA	17	+3 laps
28	W. J. Spratt	Norton	17	+3 laps
29	B. Bradford	BSA	17	+3 laps
30	T. Finlay	Norton	17	+3 laps
31	A. McCall	BSA	15	+5 laps
32	S. McAvoy	BSA	14	+6 laps
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250 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Carlo Ubbiali	MV Agusta	12	58:47.2	8
2	Tom Phillis	Honda	12	+2.0	6
3	Jim Redman	Honda	12	+3.2	4
4	Mike Hailwood	Ducati	12	+1:29.6	3
5	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Honda	12	+2:10.0	2
6	Luigi Taveri	MV Agusta	12	+2:33.2	1
7	Yukio Sato	Honda	12
8	Gerard Carter	NSU	12
9	John Dixon	Adler	11	+1 lap
10	Noel Orr	NSU	11	+1 lap
11	D. G. Andrews	NSU	11	+1 lap
12	H. Stanford	Mead Norton	10	+2 laps
13	R. Wylie	AJS	10	+2 laps
14	C. Donaghy	Royal Enfield	10	+2 laps
15	F. Gordon	Royal Enfield	9	+3 laps
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125 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Carlo Ubbiali	MV Agusta	10	53:21.8	8
2	Gary Hocking	MV Agusta	10	+0.2	6
3	Ernst Degner	MZ	10	+8.4	4
4	Bruno Spaggiari	MV Agusta	10	+49.8	3
5	Luigi Taveri	MV Agusta	10	+1:15.8	2
6	John Hempleman	MZ	10	+1:18.4	1
7	S. Fukuda	Honda	10
8	Yukio Sato	Honda	10
8	Gerard Carter	Honda	10
9	Noel Orr	Honda	10
10	Rex Avery	EMC	9	+1 lap
11	J. Brening	Ducati	9	+1 lap
12	C. J. Percival	MV Agusta	8	+2 laps
13	A. J. West	Ducati	8	+2 laps
14	H. Dunlop	MV Agusta	8	+2 laps
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