1960 Portuguese Grand Prix
| 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 | |||
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
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]| 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
[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
|
Cooper-Climax | Accident | |||
Source:[2]
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Notes
[edit]- This was the second win of a Portuguese Grand Prix for a Cooper; a new record. Likewise, it was a second Portuguese Grand Prix win for a Coventry Climax-powered car, also a new record.
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
[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.