The 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuito da Boavista, Oporto on 14 August 1960. It was race 8 of 10 in the 1960 World Championship of Drivers and race 7 of 9 in the 1960 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
| 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| 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 miles) | ||
| Distance | 55 laps, 407 km (254.375 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Time | 2:25.56 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 John Surtees | Lotus-Climax | |
| Time | 2:27.53 on lap 33 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Cooper-Climax | ||
| Second | Cooper-Climax | ||
| Third | Lotus-Climax | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
Scottish racing legend Jim Clark scored his first ever Formula One podium at this race.
John Surtees achieved his first pole position at this race.
Classification edit
Qualifying edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | John Surtees
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Lotus-Climax | 2:25.56 | — |
| 2 | 24 |  Dan Gurney
|
BRM | 2:25.63 | +0.07 |
| 3 | 2 |  Jack Brabham
|
Cooper-Climax | 2:26.05 | +0.49 |
| 4 | 12 | Stirling Moss
|
Lotus-Climax | 2:26.19 | +0.63 |
| 5 | 22 | Graham Hill
|
BRM | 2:27.11 | +1.55 |
| 6 | 4 |  Bruce McLaren
|
Cooper-Climax | 2:27.44 | +1.88 |
| 7 | 16 | Innes Ireland
|
Lotus-Climax | 2:27.52 | +1.96 |
| 8 | 14 | Jim Clark
|
Lotus-Climax | 2:28.36 | +2.80 |
| 9 | 28 |  Wolfgang von Trips
|
Ferrari | 2:28.40 | +2.84 |
| 10 | 26 | Phil Hill
|
Ferrari | 2:28.42 | +2.86 |
| 11 | 30 | Masten Gregory
|
Cooper-Maserati | 2:29.16 | +3.60 |
| 12 | 6 | Tony Brooks
|
Cooper-Climax | 2:32.12 | +6.56 |
| 13 | 20 |  Jo Bonnier
|
BRM | 2:33.34 | +7.78 |
| 14 | 8 |  Olivier Gendebien
|
Cooper-Climax | 2:33.73 | +8.17 |
| 15 | 32 |  Mário de Araújo Cabral
|
Cooper-Maserati | 2:33.85 | +8.29 |
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Race edit
| 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 | |
| DNS | 10 | Henry Taylor
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Cooper-Climax | Accident | |||
Source:[2]
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Championship standings after the race edit
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- 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 edit
- ^ "1959 British GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "1960 Portuguese Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Portugal 1960 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.