1960 Portuguese Grand Prix

  1960 Portuguese Grand Prix

Race details
Race 8 of 10 in the 1960 Formula One season
Date	14 August 1960
Official name	IX Portuguese Grand Prix
Location	Circuito da Boavista Oporto (Porto), Portugal
Course	Public road
Course length	7.4 km (4.625 mi)
Distance	55 laps, 407 km (254.375 mi)
Pole position
Driver	John Surtees	Lotus-Climax
Time	2:25.56
Fastest lap
Driver	John Surtees	Lotus-Climax
Time	2:27.53 on lap 33
Podium
First	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax
Second	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax
Third	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax

The 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuito da Boavista, Oporto on 14 August 1960. It was the eighth race of the 1960 Formula One season.

Scottish racing legend Jim Clark scored his first ever Formula One podium at this race.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	55	2:19:00.03	3	8
2	4	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	55	+ 57.97	6	6
3	14	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	55	+ 1:53.23	8	4
4	28	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	55	+ 1:58.81	9	3
5	6	Tony Brooks	Cooper-Climax	49	+ 6 Laps	12	2
6	16	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	48	+ 7 Laps	7	1
7	8	Olivier Gendebien	Cooper-Climax	46	+ 9 Laps	14
DSQ	12	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax	51	Disqualified	4
Ret	32	Mário de Araújo Cabral	Cooper-Maserati	38	Accident	15
Ret	18	John Surtees	Lotus-Climax	37	Radiator	1
Ret	26	Phil Hill	Ferrari	30	Accident	10
Ret	24	Dan Gurney	BRM	25	Engine	2
Ret	30	Masten Gregory	Cooper-Maserati	21	Gearbox	11
Ret	22	Graham Hill	BRM	9	Gearbox	5
Ret	20	Jo Bonnier	BRM	6	Engine	13
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Notes

• Because many British teams pulled out of the Italian Grand Prix, Brabham won the World Championship here.
• This was to be the last Portuguese Grand Prix until 1984.
• Stirling Moss was disqualified by the officials because he drove against the direction of the race while trying to get going after a spin.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jack Brabham 40 2 Bruce McLaren 33 1 3 Innes Ireland 12 1 4 Stirling Moss 11 5 Olivier Gendebien 10

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Cooper-Climax 48 (54) 2 Lotus-Climax 28 (29) 3 Ferrari 19 4 BRM 6 5 Cooper-Maserati 3

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 6 results counted towards each Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

References