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1960 Portuguese Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitPorto, 55 laps
Round8 of 10
Race numbers

The 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix was the:

  • 92nd World Championship race
  • 3rd World Championship Portuguese Grand Prix (last until 1984)
  • 2nd and last World Championship race at Porto
  • 1960 Drivers’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(AUS) Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax552hr 19m 00.030s8
2+4(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax55+57.970s6
3+5(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax55+1m 53.230s4
4+5(DEU) Wolfgang von TripsFerrari55+1m 58.810s3
DQ (GBR) Stirling MossLotus-Climax (privateer)50DSQ 
5+7(GBR) Tony BrooksCooper-Climax (privateer)49+6 laps2
6+1(GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-Climax48+7 laps1
7+7(BEL) Olivier GendebienCooper-Climax (privateer)46+9 laps 
R (PRT) Mario de Araujo CabralCooper-Maserati (privateer)37DNF 
R (GBR) John SurteesLotus-Climax36DNF 
R (USA) Phil HillFerrari29DNF 
R (USA) Dan GurneyBRM24DNF 
R (USA) Masten GregoryCooper-Maserati (privateer)21DNF 
R (GBR) Graham HillBRM8DNF 
R (SWE) Jo BonnierBRM6DNF 
Did not start
  (GBR) Henry TaylorCooper-Climax (privateer)   

Notes

  • Stirling Moss was disqualified for driving in the wrong direction after a spin.
  • Henry Taylor withdrew from the Grand Prix after sustaining an injury during practice.

Starting grid

Pole time: 2:25.560

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) John SurteesLotus-Climax
2(USA) Dan GurneyBRM
3(AUS) Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax
4(GBR) Stirling MossLotus-Climax (privateer)
5(GBR) Graham HillBRM
6(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
7(GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-Climax
8(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
9(DEU) Wolfgang von TripsFerrari
10(USA) Phil HillFerrari
11(USA) Masten GregoryCooper-Maserati (privateer)
12(GBR) Tony BrooksCooper-Climax (privateer)
13(SWE) Jo BonnierBRM
14(BEL) Olivier GendebienCooper-Climax (privateer)
15(PRT) Mario de Araujo CabralCooper-Maserati (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUS) Jack Brabham40
2(NZL) Bruce McLaren33
3(GBR) Innes Ireland12
4(GBR) Stirling Moss11
5(BEL) Olivier Gendebien10
6(USA) Jim Rathmann8
7(GBR) Jim Clark8
8(DEU) Wolfgang von Trips8
9(USA) Phil Hill7
10(GBR) Tony Brooks7
11(GBR) Cliff Allison6
=(USA) Rodger Ward6
=(GBR) John Surtees6
14(USA) Paul Goldsmith4
=(GBR) Graham Hill4
16(ARG) Carlos Menditeguy3
=(USA) Don Branson3
=(GBR) Henry Taylor3
19(SWE) Jo Bonnier2
=(USA) Johnny Thompson2
21(USA) Richie Ginther2
22(USA) Eddie Johnson1
=(BEL) Lucien Bianchi1
=(GBR) Ron Flockhart1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Cooper-Climax48
2Lotus-Climax28
3Ferrari19
4BRM6
5Cooper-Maserati3

Stats & milestones

World Champion
2nd title for Jack Brabham (3rd driver to win two championships, 1st Australian driver)
Wins
7th for Jack Brabham (last win until 1966; last Australian winner until 1966; last for Cooper)
13th for Cooper
Race 1-2
5th for Cooper
Podiums
10th for Jack Brabham (8th driver to score ten podiums, 1st Australian driver; last podium until 1963; last for Cooper)
7th for Bruce McLaren
1st for Jim Clark (73rd different podium finisher, 14th British driver)
31st & 32nd for Cooper
5th for Lotus
Poles
1st for John Surtees (23rd different polesitter, 5th British driver; last until 1962; only pole for Lotus)
3rd for Lotus
Fastest laps
1st for John Surtees (30th different fastest lap setter, 6th British driver; last until 1963; only fastest lap for Lotus)
3rd for Lotus
Front row starts
15th for Jack Brabham
2nd for Dan Gurney (first for BRM)
1st for John Surtees (54th different front row starter, 10th British driver; last until 1962; only front row start for Lotus)