1960 Portuguese Grand Prix

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	John Surtees;
Time	2:25.56
Fastest lap
Driver	John Surtees
Time	2:27.53 on lap 33
Podium
First	Jack Brabham;
Second	Bruce McLaren;
Third	Jim Clark;
	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

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]

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]

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.

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.

^ "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.

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