1960 · Round 10 · Qualifying United States Grand Prix
Riverside International Raceway, United States
Sunday, November 20, 1960
Riverside International Raceway, United States
Sunday, November 20, 1960
Pole position
MOS
1:54.400
Pole margin
+0.600
to BRA
Top-ten spread
+3.000
P1 to MCL
Entries
23
Fastest time from each qualifying segment; purple marks the segment best
| Pos | Driver | Best | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | MOSRRC Walker · Lotus Mk16 ~ Lotus Mk18 · Climax | 1:54.400 | — | — |
| 02 | BRACooper · Cooper T43 ~ Cooper T45 ~ Cooper T51 ~ Cooper T53 · Climax | 1:55.000 | +0.600 | — |
| 03 | GURBRM · P25 P48 | 1:55.200 | +0.800 | — |
| 04 | BONBRM · P25 P48 | 1:55.600 | +1.200 | — |
| 05 | CLATeam Lotus · Lotus Mk16 ~ Lotus Mk18 · Climax | 1:55.600 | +1.200 | — |
| 06 | SURTeam Lotus · Lotus Mk16 ~ Lotus Mk18 · Climax | 1:56.600 | +2.200 | — |
| 07 | IRETeam Lotus · Lotus Mk16 ~ Lotus Mk18 · Climax | 1:57.000 | +2.600 | — |
| 08 | GENReg Parnell · Cooper T43 ~ Cooper T45 ~ Cooper T51 ~ Cooper T53 · Climax | 1:57.200 | +2.800 | — |
| 09 | BROReg Parnell · Cooper T43 ~ Cooper T45 ~ Cooper T51 ~ Cooper T53 · Climax | 1:57.200 | +2.800 | — |
| 10 | MCLCooper · Cooper T43 ~ Cooper T45 ~ Cooper T51 ~ Cooper T53 · Climax | 1:57.400 | +3.000 | — |
| 11 | HILBRM · P25 P48 | 1:57.600 | +3.200 | — |
| 12 | HALJim Hall · Lotus Mk16 ~ Lotus Mk18 · Climax | 1:58.200 | +3.800 | — |
| 13 | HILReg Parnell · Cooper T43 ~ Cooper T45 ~ Cooper T51 ~ Cooper T53 · Climax | 1:58.800 | +4.400 | — |
| 14 | TAYReg Parnell · Cooper T43 ~ Cooper T45 ~ Cooper T51 ~ Cooper T53 · Climax | 1:59.000 | +4.600 | — |
| 15 | SALHigh Efficiency Motors · Cooper T43 ~ Cooper T45 ~ Cooper T51 ~ Cooper T53 · Climax | 1:59.600 | +5.200 | — |
| 16 | VONCentro Sud · T51 · Maserati | 2:01.400 | +7.000 | — |
| 17 | NAYJBW · 59 · Maserati | 2:02.200 | +7.800 | — |
| 18 | DAIScarab · Scarab | 2:02.600 | +8.200 | — |
| 19 | TRICentro Sud · T51 · Maserati | 2:03.200 | +8.800 | — |
| 20 | LOVFred Armbruster · T51 · Castellotti | 2:03.400 | +9.000 | — |
| 21 | FLOCooper · Cooper T43 ~ Cooper T45 ~ Cooper T51 ~ Cooper T53 · Climax | 2:04.400 | +10.000 | — |
| 22 | DRAJoe Lubin · Maserati 250F · Maserati | 2:05.400 | +11.000 | — |
| 23 | BURCentro Sud · T51 · Maserati | 2:06.600 | +12.200 | — |