Argentine Grand Prix 1960

Juan y Oscar Gálvez
Buenos Aires
7 February 1960
80 laps
313 km
3.912 km a lap

Pole positionStirling MossCooper · 1:36.900
Fastest lapStirling Moss1:38.900 · lap 37
Winner started fromP13on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Bruce McLaren	16	Cooper · Climax	13	80	2:17:49.500	8
2	Cliff Allison	24	Ferrari	7	80	+26.300	6
3	Maurice Trintignant	38	Cooper · Climax	8	80	+36.900
3	Stirling Mossshared	38	Cooper · Climax	–
4	Carlos Menditéguy	6	Cooper · Maserati	12	80	+53.300	3
5	Wolfgang von Trips	30	Ferrari	5	79	+1 lap	2
6	Innes Ireland	20	Lotus · Climax	2	79	+1 lap	1
7	Jo Bonnier	40	BRM	4	79	+1 lap
8	Phil Hill	26	Ferrari	6	77	+3 laps
9	Alberto Rodriguez Larreta	46	Lotus · Climax	15	77	+3 laps
10	José Froilán González	32	Ferrari	11	77	+3 laps
11	Roberto Bonomi	4	Cooper · Maserati	17	76	+4 laps
12	Masten Gregory	2	Behra-Porsche · Porsche	16	76	+4 laps
13	Gino Munaron	14	Maserati	19	72	+8 laps
14	Nasif Estéfano	10	Maserati	20	70	+10 laps
DNF	Harry Schell	34	Cooper · Climax	9	63	Fuel pump
DNF	Jack Brabham	18	Cooper · Climax	10	42	Gearbox
DNF	Stirling Mossfastest lap	36	Cooper · Climax	1	40	Suspension
DNF	Graham Hill	42	BRM	3	37	Overheating
DNF	Alan Stacey	22	Lotus · Climax	14	24	Physical
DNF	Ettore Chimeri	44	Maserati	21	23	Physical
DNF	Antonio Creus	12	Maserati	22	16	Physical
DNF	Giorgio Scarlatti	8	Maserati	18	10	Overheating

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Stirling Moss	Cooper	1:36.900
2	Innes Ireland	Lotus	1:38.500	+1.600
3	Graham Hill	BRM	1:38.900	+2.000
4	Jo Bonnier	BRM	1:38.900	+2.000
5	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	1:39.200	+2.300
6	Phil Hill	Ferrari	1:39.300	+2.400
7	Cliff Allison	Ferrari	1:39.700	+2.800
8	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper	1:39.900	+3.000
9	Harry Schell	Cooper	1:40.300	+3.400
10	Jack Brabham	Cooper	1:40.600	+3.700
11	José Froilán González	Ferrari	1:41.000	+4.100
12	Carlos Menditéguy	Cooper	1:41.800	+4.900
13	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:41.800	+4.900
14	Alan Stacey	Lotus	1:43.600	+6.700
15	Alberto Rodriguez Larreta	Lotus	1:45.000	+8.100
16	Masten Gregory	Behra-Porsche	1:45.500	+8.600
17	Roberto Bonomi	Cooper	1:46.100	+9.200
18	Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	1:46.100	+9.200
19	Gino Munaron	Maserati	1:49.000	+12.100
20	Nasif Estéfano	Maserati	1:50.100	+13.200
21	Ettore Chimeri	Maserati	1:50.500	+13.600
22	Antonio Creus	Maserati	1:52.800	+15.900

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Stirling Moss	37	1:38.900

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 1. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 1
Pos	Driver	Points
1	Bruce McLaren	8
2	Cliff Allison	6
3	Carlos Menditéguy	3
4	Wolfgang von Trips	2
5	Innes Ireland	1

Constructors' championship after round 1
Pos	Team	Points
2	Ferrari	6
3	Cooper	3
4	Lotus	1