1960 Portuguese Grand Prix

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

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.

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

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 18 United Kingdom John Surtees Lotus-Climax 2:25.56
2 24 United States Dan Gurney BRM 2:25.63 +0.07
3 2 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 2:26.05 +0.49
4 12 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 2:26.19 +0.63
5 22 United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM 2:27.11 +1.55
6 4 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 2:27.44 +1.88
7 16 United Kingdom Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 2:27.52 +1.96
8 14 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 2:28.36 +2.80
9 28 Germany Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 2:28.40 +2.84
10 26 United States Phil Hill Ferrari 2:28.42 +2.86
11 30 United States Masten Gregory Cooper-Maserati 2:29.16 +3.60
12 6 United Kingdom Tony Brooks Cooper-Climax 2:32.12 +6.56
13 20 Sweden Jo Bonnier BRM 2:33.34 +7.78
14 8 Belgium Olivier Gendebien Cooper-Climax 2:33.73 +8.17
15 32 Portugal Mário de Araújo Cabral Cooper-Maserati 2:33.85 +8.29
Source:[1]

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 55 2:19:00.03 3 8
2 4 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 55 + 57.97 6 6
3 14 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 55 + 1:53.23 8 4
4 28 Germany Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 55 + 1:58.81 9 3
5 6 United Kingdom Tony Brooks Cooper-Climax 49 + 6 Laps 12 2
6 16 United Kingdom Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 48 + 7 Laps 7 1
7 8 Belgium Olivier Gendebien Cooper-Climax 46 + 9 Laps 14  
DSQ 12 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 51 Disqualified 4  
Ret 32 Portugal Mário de Araújo Cabral Cooper-Maserati 38 Accident 15  
Ret 18 United Kingdom John Surtees Lotus-Climax 37 Radiator 1  
Ret 26 United States Phil Hill Ferrari 30 Accident 10  
Ret 24 United States Dan Gurney BRM 25 Engine 2  
Ret 30 United States Masten Gregory Cooper-Maserati 21 Gearbox 11  
Ret 22 United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM 9 Gearbox 5  
Ret 20 Sweden Jo Bonnier BRM 6 Engine 13  
DNS 10 United Kingdom Henry Taylor Cooper-Climax   Accident    
Source:[2]

Championship standings after the race

  • 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

  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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