Stirling Moss won the United States Grand Prix 1960 at Riverside International Raceway on 20 November 1960, starting from pole position. Innes Ireland finished second for Team Lotus, with Bruce McLaren completing the podium for Cooper-Climax.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Stirling MossMOS | Team Lotus | 75 | 2:28:52.2 | 8 | |
| 2 | 7 | Innes IrelandIRE | Team Lotus | 75 | +38.0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 10 | Bruce McLarenMCL | Cooper-Climax | 75 | +52.0 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | Jack BrabhamBRA | Cooper-Climax | 74 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 4 | Jo BonnierBON | BRM | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 13 | Phil HillHIL | Cooper-Climax | 74 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | Jim HallHAL | Team Lotus | 73 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 15 | Roy SalvadoriSAL | Cooper-Climax | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 16 | Wolfgang von TripsVON | Cooper-Maserati | 72 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 18 | Chuck DaighDAI | Scarab | 70 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 20 | Pete LovelyLOV | Cooper-Castellotti | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 8 | Olivier GendebienGEN | Cooper-Climax | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 22 | Bob DrakeDRA | Maserati | 68 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 14 | Henry TaylorTAY | Cooper-Climax | 68 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 19 | Maurice TrintignantTRI | Cooper-Maserati | 66 | +9 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 5 | Jim ClarkCLA | Team Lotus | 61 | +14 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Graham HillHIL | BRM | 34 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Ian BurgessBUR | Cooper-Maserati | 29 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Brian NaylorNAY | Cooper-Maserati | 20 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Dan GurneyGUR | BRM | 18 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Ron FlockhartFLO | Cooper-Climax | 11 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Tony BrooksBRO | Cooper-Climax | 6 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 6 | John SurteesSUR | Team Lotus | 3 | Accident | 0 |