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 Gap1 18 John Surtees Lotus-Climax 2:25.56—2 24 Dan Gurney BRM 2:25.63 +0.073 2 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 2:26.05 +0.494 12 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 2:26.19 +0.635 22 Graham Hill BRM 2:27.11 +1.556 4 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 2:27.44 +1.887 16 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 2:27.52 +1.968 14 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 2:28.36 +2.809 28 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 2:28.40 +2.8410 26 Phil Hill Ferrari 2:28.42 +2.8611 30 Masten Gregory Cooper-Maserati 2:29.16 +3.6012 6 Tony Brooks Cooper-Climax 2:32.12 +6.5613 20 Jo Bonnier BRM 2:33.34 +7.7814 8 Olivier Gendebien Cooper-Climax 2:33.73 +8.1715 32 Mário de Araújo Cabral Cooper-Maserati 2:33.85 +8.29 Source:
Race 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 12 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 51 Disqualified 4 32 Mário de Araújo Cabral Cooper-Maserati 38 Accident 15 18 John Surtees Lotus-Climax 37 Radiator 1 26 Phil Hill Ferrari 30 Accident 10 24 Dan Gurney BRM 25 Engine 2 30 Masten Gregory Cooper-Maserati 21 Gearbox 11 22 Graham Hill BRM 9 Gearbox 5 20 Jo Bonnier BRM 6 Engine 13 10 Henry Taylor Cooper-Climax Accident
Notes
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
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Jack Brabham 40 2 Bruce McLaren 33 1 3 Innes Ireland 12 1 4 Stirling Moss 11 5 Olivier Gendebien 10Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Cooper-Climax48 (54) 2 Lotus-Climax28 (29) 3 Ferrari19 4 BRM6 5 Cooper-Maserati3Source:
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.
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