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Gran Premio de Argentina 1960

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Event date: 7 Feb 1960

Name: Gran Premio de Argentina 1960

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

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Original reference ↗

Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Recorded qualifying format: TWO_SESSION

Grand Prix context

Gran Premio de Argentina 1960 · Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1960 Formula 1 World Championship · round 1

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	2:17:49.500 · 80 laps · climax	8
2	Cliff Allison	Ferrari	2:18:15.800 · 80 laps · ferrari	6
3	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper	2:18:26.400 · 80 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
3	Stirling Moss	Cooper	Shared drive · Time not recorded · climax	Unknown / not applicable
4	Carlos Menditéguy	Cooper	2:18:42.800 · 80 laps · maserati	3
5	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 79 laps · ferrari	2
6	Innes Ireland	Lotus	Time not recorded · 79 laps · climax	1
7	Jo Bonnier	BRM	Time not recorded · 79 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
8	Phil Hill	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 77 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
9	Alberto Rodriguez Larreta	Lotus	Time not recorded · 77 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
10	José Froilán González	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 77 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
11	Roberto Bonomi	Cooper	Time not recorded · 76 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
12	Masten Gregory	Behra-Porsche	Time not recorded · 76 laps · porsche	Unknown / not applicable
13	Gino Munaron	Maserati	Time not recorded · 72 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
14	Nasif Estéfano	Maserati	Time not recorded · 70 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Harry Schell	Cooper	Fuel pump · Time not recorded · 63 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jack Brabham	Cooper	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 42 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Stirling Moss	Cooper	Suspension · Time not recorded · 40 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Graham Hill	BRM	Overheating · Time not recorded · 37 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alan Stacey	Lotus	Physical · Time not recorded · 24 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ettore Chimeri	Maserati	Physical · Time not recorded · 23 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Antonio Creus	Maserati	Physical · Time not recorded · 16 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	Overheating · Time not recorded · 10 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Stirling Moss	Cooper	1:36.900 · climax
2	Innes Ireland	Lotus	1:38.500 · climax
3	Graham Hill	BRM	1:38.900 · brm
4	Jo Bonnier	BRM	1:38.900 · brm
5	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	1:39.200 · ferrari
6	Phil Hill	Ferrari	1:39.300 · ferrari
7	Cliff Allison	Ferrari	1:39.700 · ferrari
8	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper	1:39.900 · climax
9	Harry Schell	Cooper	1:40.300 · climax
10	Jack Brabham	Cooper	1:40.600 · climax
11	José Froilán González	Ferrari	1:41.000 · ferrari
12	Carlos Menditéguy	Cooper	1:41.800 · maserati
13	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:41.800 · climax
14	Alan Stacey	Lotus	1:43.600 · climax
15	Alberto Rodriguez Larreta	Lotus	1:45.000 · climax
16	Masten Gregory	Behra-Porsche	1:45.500 · porsche
17	Roberto Bonomi	Cooper	1:46.100 · maserati
18	Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	1:46.100 · maserati
19	Gino Munaron	Maserati	1:49.000 · maserati
20	Nasif Estéfano	Maserati	1:50.100 · maserati
21	Ettore Chimeri	Maserati	1:50.500 · maserati
22	Antonio Creus	Maserati	1:52.800 · maserati

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Stirling Moss	Cooper	1:36.900 · climax
2	Innes Ireland	Lotus	1:38.500 · climax
3	Graham Hill	BRM	1:38.900 · brm
4	Jo Bonnier	BRM	1:38.900 · brm
5	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	1:39.200 · ferrari
6	Phil Hill	Ferrari	1:39.300 · ferrari
7	Cliff Allison	Ferrari	1:39.700 · ferrari
8	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper	1:39.900 · climax
9	Harry Schell	Cooper	1:40.300 · climax
10	Jack Brabham	Cooper	1:40.600 · climax
11	José Froilán González	Ferrari	1:41.000 · ferrari
12	Carlos Menditéguy	Cooper	1:41.800 · maserati
13	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:41.800 · climax
14	Alan Stacey	Lotus	1:43.600 · climax
15	Alberto Rodriguez Larreta	Lotus	1:45.000 · climax
16	Masten Gregory	Behra-Porsche	1:45.500 · porsche
17	Roberto Bonomi	Cooper	1:46.100 · maserati
18	Giorgio Scarlatti	Maserati	1:46.100 · maserati
19	Gino Munaron	Maserati	1:49.000 · maserati
20	Nasif Estéfano	Maserati	1:50.100 · maserati
21	Ettore Chimeri	Maserati	1:50.500 · maserati
22	Antonio Creus	Maserati	1:52.800 · maserati

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Bruce McLaren	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
2	Cliff Allison	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
3	Carlos Menditéguy	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
4	Wolfgang von Trips	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
5	Innes Ireland	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1

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