1960 Argentine Grand Prix

1960 Argentine Grand Prix
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Round	1 of 1960
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The Autódromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires in 1960
Race Details
Date	February 7, 1960
Official Name	VII Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
Location	Autódromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.912 km (2.431 mi)
Distance	80 laps, 312.96 km (194.464 mi)
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
Second	Cliff Allison
Third	Maurice Trintignant
Lap Leaders

Entry List

No.	Driver	Entreat	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
2	Masten Gregory	Camoradi International	Behra-Porsche	RSK	Porsche	547/6 F4 1.5	D
4	Roberto Bonomi	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper	T51	Maserati	250S L4 2.5	D
6	Carlos Menditeguy	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper	T51	Maserati	250S L4 2.5	D
8	Giorgio Scarlatti	Giorgio Scarlatti (Privateer)	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D
10	Oscar Cabalén	Nasif Estéfano (Privateer)	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D
	Nasif Estéfano
	Pedro Llano
12	Antonio Creus	Antonio Creus (Privateer)	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D
14	Gino Munaron	Gino Munaron (Privateer)	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D
16	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
18	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
20	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus	18	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
22	Alan Stacey	Team Lotus	Lotus	16	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
24	Cliff Allison	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	155 V6 2.4	D
26	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	155 V6 2.4	D
30	Wolfgang von Trips	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	155 V6 2.4	D
32	José Froilán González	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	155 V6 2.4	D
34	Harry Schell	Ecurie Bleue	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.2	D
36	Stirling Moss	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
38	Maurice Trintignant	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D
40	Jo Bonnier	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
42	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P25	BRM	P25 L4 2.5	D
44	Ettore Chimeri	Ettore Chimeri (Privateer)	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D
	Julio González-Pola
46	Alberto Rodriguez Larreta	Team Lotus	Lotus	16	Climax	FPF L4 2.5	D

Non-Arrivals

No.	Driver	Entreat	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
28	Olivier Gendebien	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	D246	Ferrari	155 V6 2.4	D
48	Chuck Daigh	Reventlow Automobiles	Scarab	F1	Scarab	Scarab L4 2.5	D

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	36	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	1:36.9	—
2	20	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	1:38.5	+1.6
3	42	Graham Hill	BRM	1:38.9	+2.0
4	40	Jo Bonnier	BRM	1:38.9	+2.0
5	30	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	1:39.3	+2.4
6	26	Phil Hill	Ferrari	1:39.5	+2.6
7	24	Cliff Allison	Ferrari	1:39.7	+2.8
8	38	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	1:39.9	+3.0
9	34	Harry Schell	Cooper-Climax	1:40.3	+3.4
10	18	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	1:40.6	+3.7
11	32	José Froilán González	Ferrari	1:41.0	+4.1
12	6	Carlos Menditeguy	Cooper-Maserati	1:41.8	+4.9
13	16	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	1:41.8	+4.9
14	22	Alan Stacey	Lotus-Climax	1:43.6	+6.7
15	46	Alberto Rodriguez Larreta	Lotus-Climax	1:45.0	+8.1
16	2	Masten Gregory	Behra-Porsche-Porsche	1:45.5	+8.6
17	4	Roberto Bonomi	Cooper-Maserati	1:46.1	+9.2
18	8	Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	1:46.1	+9.2
19	14	Gino Munaron	Maserati	1:49.0	+12.1
20	10	Nasif Estéfano	Maserati	1:50.1	+13.2
21	44	Ettore Chimeri	Maserati	1:50.5	+13.6
22	12	Antonio Creus	Maserati	1:52.8	+15.9
DNS	10	Oscar Cabalén	Maserati	Practice only
DNS	10	Pedro Llano	Maserati	Practice only
DNS	44	Julio González-Pola	Maserati	Practice only
DNA	28	Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari	Did not arrive
DNA	48	Chuck Daigh	Scarab	No car

Grid

Pos		Pos		Pos		Pos
Driver		Driver		Driver		Driver
						______________
				______________		1
		______________		2		Stirling Moss
______________		3		Innes Ireland
4		Graham Hill
Jo Bonnier
					______________
			______________		5
	______________		6		Wolfgang von Trips
	7		Phil Hill
	Cliff Allison
						______________
				______________		8
		______________		9		Maurice Trintignant
______________		10		Harry Schell
11		Jack Brabham
José Froilán González
					______________
			______________		12
	______________		13		Carlos Menditeguy
	14		Bruce McLaren
	Alan Stacey
						______________
				______________		15
		______________		16		Alberto Rodriguez Larreta
______________		17		Masten Gregory
18		Roberto Bonomi
Giorgio Scarlatti
					______________
			______________		19
	______________		20		Gino Munaron
	21		Nasif Estéfano
	Ettore Chimeri
						______________
				______________		22
		______________		23		Antonio Creus
______________		24
25

Race

Results

Pos.	No.	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	Cooper-Climax	80	+36.9	8
		Stirling Moss
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	Exhausted	14
Ret	44	Ettore Chimeri	Maserati	23	Exhausted	21
Ret	12	Antonio Creus	Maserati	16	Exhausted	22
Ret	8	Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	10	Overheating	18
DNS	10	Oscar Cabalén	Maserati
DNS	10	Pedro Llano	Maserati
DNS	44	Julio González-Pola	Maserati
DNA	28	Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari
DNA	48	Chuck Daigh	Scarab

Milestones

• Final race for José Froilán González and Harry Schell.

Standings

Drivers' World Championship Pos. Driver Pts +/- 1 Bruce McLaren 8 — 2 Cliff Allison 6 — 3 Carlos Menditeguy 3 — 4 Wolfgang von Trips 2 — 5 Innes Ireland 1 —

Intercontinental Cup for Manufacturers Pos. Team Pts +/- 1 Cooper-Climax 8 — 2 Ferrari 6 — 3 Cooper-Maserati 3 — 4 Lotus-Climax 1 —