1960 Argentine Grand Prix

The 1960 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Buenos Aires on 7 February 1960. It was race 1 of 10 in the 1960 World Championship of Drivers and race 1 of 9 in the 1960 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. This was the last Argentine Grand Prix until 1972, and the last to be held on the No. 4 configuration of the circuit.

The race was won by Bruce McLaren, his second consecutive victory, having won his first at Sebring at the end of the 1959 season. Stirling Moss suffered a suspension failure while leading, and took over Maurice Trintignant's Cooper, but was not awarded points for third place as a result of the shared drive, a rule that had been in place since 1958.

Venezuelan driver Ettore Chimeri participated in his only grand prix. He was killed two weeks later driving a Ferrari 250 TR in Havana. He was the first driver from his country in Formula One, and the last until Johnny Cecotto in 1983. It was the only grand prix appearances for Antonio Creus, Alberto Rodríguez Larreta and Roberto Bonomi. It was also the last grand prix appearances for the driver who scored Ferrari's first World Championship race victory, José Froilán González, and experienced American driver Harry Schell, who would be killed during practice for a non-championship race at Silverstone.

Three other local drivers took part in the practice sessions for the race. The Scuderia Centro Sud Maserati (№ 10) was driven in the first practice session by Pedro Llano, as well as by eventual race driver Nasif Estéfano and Rodriguez Larreta. In the second practice session, Julio Pola shared Chimeri's № 44 Maserati. Also, Oscar Cabalén shared Estéfano's car in the qualifying session as a reserve driver.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	36	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	1:36.9	—
2	20	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	1:38.5	+1.6
3	42	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	BRM	1:38.9	+2.0
4	40	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	BRM	1:38.9	+2.0
5	30	Template:Flagicon Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	1:39.2	+2.3
6	26	Template:Flagicon Phil Hill	Ferrari	1:39.3	+2.4
7	24	Template:Flagicon Cliff Allison	Ferrari	1:39.7	+2.8
8	38	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Climax	1:39.9	+3.0
9	34	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Cooper-Climax	1:40.3	+3.4
10	18	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	1:40.6	+3.7
11	32	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	Ferrari	1:41.0	+4.1
12	6	Template:Flagicon Carlos Menditeguy	Cooper-Maserati	1:41.8	+4.9
13	16	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	1:41.8	+4.9
14	22	Template:Flagicon Alan Stacey	Lotus-Climax	1:43.6	+6.7
15	46	Template:Flagicon Alberto Rodríguez Larreta	Lotus-Climax	1:45.0	+8.1
16	2	Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory	Behra-Porsche-Porsche	1:45.5	+8.6
17	4	Template:Flagicon Roberto Bonomi	Cooper-Maserati	1:46.1	+9.2
18	8	Template:Flagicon Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	1:46.1	+9.2
19	14	Template:Flagicon Gino Munaron	Maserati	1:49.0	+12.1
20	10	Template:Flagicon Nasif Estéfano	Maserati	1:50.1	+13.2
21	44	Template:Flagicon Ettore Chimeri	Maserati	1:50.5	+13.6
22	12	Template:Flagicon Antonio Creus	Maserati	1:52.8	+15.9
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	16	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	80	2:17:49.5	13	8
2	24	Template:Flagicon Cliff Allison	Ferrari	80	+ 26.3	7	6
3	38	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Cooper-Climax	80	+ 36.9	8	0Template:Ref
4	6	Template:Flagicon Carlos Menditeguy	Cooper-Maserati	80	+ 53.3	12	3
5	30	Template:Flagicon Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	79	+ 1 Lap	5	2
6	20	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	79	+ 1 Lap	2	1
7	40	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	BRM	79	+ 1 Lap	4
8	26	Template:Flagicon Phil Hill	Ferrari	77	+ 3 Laps	6
9	46	Template:Flagicon Alberto Rodríguez Larreta	Lotus-Climax	77	+ 3 Laps	15
10	32	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	Ferrari	77	+ 3 Laps	11
11	4	Template:Flagicon Roberto Bonomi	Cooper-Maserati	76	+ 4 Laps	17
12	2	Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory	Behra-Porsche-Porsche	76	+ 4 Laps	16
13	14	Template:Flagicon Gino Munaron	Maserati	72	+ 8 Laps	19
14	10	Template:Flagicon Nasif Estéfano	Maserati	70	+ 10 Laps	20
Ret	34	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Cooper-Climax	63	Fuel pump	9
Ret	18	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	42	Gearbox	10
Ret	36	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	40	Suspension	1
Ret	42	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	BRM	37	Overheating	3
Ret	22	Template:Flagicon Alan Stacey	Lotus-Climax	24	Physical	14
Ret	44	Template:Flagicon Ettore Chimeri	Maserati	23	Physical	21
Ret	12	Template:Flagicon Antonio Creus	Maserati	16	Physical	22
Ret	8	Template:Flagicon Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	11	Overheating	18
DNS	10	Template:Flagicon Oscar Cabalén	Maserati			–
DNS	10	Template:Flagicon Pedro Llano	Maserati			–
DNS	44	Template:Flagicon Julio Pola	Maserati			–
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Notes

• Template:Note – Trintignant and Moss received no points for the shared drive

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	8
2	Template:Flagicon Cliff Allison	6
3	Template:Flagicon Carlos Menditeguy	3
4	Template:Flagicon Wolfgang von Trips	2
5	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	1
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Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Cooper-Climax	8
2	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	6
3	Template:Flagicon Cooper-Maserati	3
4	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Climax	1
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• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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