1960 Portuguese Grand Prix

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
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 United Kingdom 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

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 18   John Surtees 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
Source:[1]

Race

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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 Cooper-Climax   Accident    
Source:[2]

Notes

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Championship standings after the race

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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

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  1. ^ "1959 British GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ^ "1960 Portuguese Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Portugal 1960 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.


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