1960 Argentine Grand Prix

  1960 Argentine Grand Prix

Race details
Race 1 of 10 in the 1960 Formula One season
Date	7 February 1960
Location	Autodromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.912 km (2.431 mi)
Distance	80 laps, 312.960 km (194.464 mi)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax
Time	1:36.9
Fastest lap
Driver	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax
Time	1:38.9 on lap 37
Podium
First	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax
Second	Cliff Allison	Ferrari
Third	Maurice Trintignant Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax
Lap leaders

The 1960 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Buenos Aires on 7 February 1960. This was the last Argentine Grand Prix until 1972, and the last to be held on the No. 4 configuration of the circuit.

The race was won by Bruce McLaren, his second consecutive victory, having won his first at Sebring at the end of the 1959 season. Stirling Moss suffered a suspension failure while leading, and took over Maurice Trintignant's Cooper, but was not scored points for third place as a result of the shared drive, a rule that had been in place since 1958.

Venezuelan driver Ettore Chimeri participated in his only grand prix. He was killed two weeks later driving a Ferrari 250TR in Havana. He would be the first driver from his country in Formula One, and the last until Johnny Cecotto in 1983. It was the only grand prix appearances for Antonio Creus, Alberto Rodriguez Larreta and Roberto Bonomi. It was also the last grand prix appearances for the driver who scored Ferrari's first World Championship race victory, José Froilán González, and experienced American driver Harry Schell, who would be killed during practice for a non-championship race at Silverstone.

Classification

Pos	No	Nat	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	16		Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	80	2:17:49.5	13	8
2	24		Cliff Allison	Ferrari	80	+ 26.3	7	6
3	38		Maurice Trintignant Stirling Moss[1]	Cooper-Climax	80	+ 36.9	8
4	6		Carlos Menditeguy	Cooper-Maserati	80	+ 53.3	12	3
5	30		Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	79	+ 1 Lap	5	2
6	20		Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	79	+ 1 Lap	2	1
7	40		Jo Bonnier	BRM	79	+ 1 Lap	4
8	26		Phil Hill	Ferrari	77	+ 3 Laps	6
9	46		Alberto Rodriguez Larreta	Lotus-Climax	77	+ 3 Laps	15
10	32		José Froilán González	Ferrari	77	+ 3 Laps	11
11	4		Roberto Bonomi	Cooper-Maserati	76	+ 4 Laps	17
12	2		Masten Gregory	Behra-Porsche-Porsche	76	+ 4 Laps	16
13	14		Gino Munaron	Maserati	72	+ 8 Laps	19
14	10		Nasif Estéfano	Maserati	70	+ 10 Laps	20
Ret	34		Harry Schell	Cooper-Climax	63	Fuel pump	9
Ret	18		Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	42	Gearbox	10
Ret	36		Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	40	Suspension	1
Ret	42		Graham Hill	BRM	37	Overheating	3
Ret	22		Alan Stacey	Lotus-Climax	24	Physical	14
Ret	44		Ettore Chimeri	Maserati	23	Physical	21
Ret	12		Antonio Creus	Maserati	16	Physical	22
Ret	8		Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	11	Overheating	18

* Trintignant and Moss received no points for the shared drive

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Bruce McLaren 8 2 Cliff Allison 6 3 Carlos Menditeguy 3 4 Wolfgang von Trips 2 5 Innes Ireland 1

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Cooper-Climax 8 2 Ferrari 6 3 Cooper-Maserati 3 4 Lotus-Climax 1

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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