title: 1960 in motorsport
text: # 1960 in motorsport
  
  The following is an overview of the events of 1960 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
  
  ## Annual events
  
  The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had own significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.
  
  | Date | Event |
  | - | - |
  | 24 February | 2nd Daytona 500 |
  | 8 May | 44th Targa Florio |
  | 29 May | 18th Monaco Grand Prix |
  | 30 May | 44th Indianapolis 500 |
  | 13–17 June | 42nd Isle of Man TT |
  | 25–26 June | 28th 24 Hours of Le Mans |
  | 6 November | 7th Macau Grand Prix |
  | 20 November | 1st Armstrong 500 |
  
  ## Births
  
  | Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 21 | March | Ayrton Senna | Brazilian | Racing driver | Formula One champion (1988, 1990, 1991) |
  | 2 | September | Doug Polen | American | Motorcycle racer | Superbike World champion (1991-1992). |
  | 17 | September | Damon Hill | British | Racing driver | Formula One World Champion (1996). |
  | 23 | October | Wayne Rainey | Australian | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1990-1992). |
  | 24 | October | Joachim Winkelhock | German | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1999). |
  
  ## Deaths
  
  | Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 27 | February | Ettore Chimeri | 38 | Venezuelan | Racing driver | The first Venezuelan Formula One driver. |
  | 13 | May | Harry Schell | 38 | American | Racing driver | The first American Formula One driver. |
  | 19 | June | Jimmy Bryan | 34 | American | Racing driver | Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1958) |
  | 28 | June | Juan Jover | 56 | Spanish | Racing driver | The first Spanish Formula One driver. |
  