Jack Brabham wins his second consecutive title for Cooper • 1957 Indianapolis 500 winner Jimmy Bryan killed at Langhorne Speedway • Jim Clark makes his grand prix debut in Holland • Harry Schell killed in qualifying for the Silverstone International Trophy • John Surtees makes his car racing debut in Formula Junior race at Goodwood • Chris Bristow and Alan Stacey both killed in Belgian Grand Prix • Porsche wins first Sebring 12 Hours with Hans Herrmann and Olivier Gendebien • Leading British entrants boycott the Italian Grand Prix on the Monza oval for safety reasons
1960
Jack Brabham wins five consecutive races and seals his second F1 world title at Porto
The leading British teams boycott the Italian GP, claiming the Monza banking is too dangerous
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