1960 Argentine Grand Prix

The 1960 Argentine Grand Prix, officially known as the VII Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina, was the opening round of the 1960 Formula 1 Season along with the first race of the 1960s. It marked the return of the Grand Prix to the Formula 1 calendar after a one year hiatus, and was the last race held on the original, number 2 layout.
The race was won by Bruce McLaren for , with Cliff Allison in second for . Poleman Stirling Moss was third in a shared drive with Maurice Trintignant, also driving a Cooper.
==Background==
Reigning champion Jack Brabham stayed with Cooper alongside Bruce McLaren, the works team sticking with the engined T51 for the season opener. There was a strong privateer Cooper contingent, with Stirling Moss and Maurice Trintignant remaining with RRC Rob Walker Racing and Harry Schell driving for Ecurie Bleue as he did in the final round the previous year. Like the works team, the customer teams all opted for the Cooper T51, with a Climax engine.
The exception to this was Scuderia Centro Sud, who powered their T51s with a straight four engine. They ran with local duo Carlos Menditeguy and debutant Roberto Bonomi, the former having came close to victory at the circuit in 1956.
Scuderia Ferrari entered five front-engined D246s, for regular trio Cliff Allison, Phil Hill and Wolfgang von Trips. There was also a entry for Ferrari race winner Jose Froilan Gonzalez in his home race, and Belgian Oliver Gendebien. 
One of the two brand new cars on the entry was the Lotus 18, entered by the works team for Innes Ireland. The older Lotus 16 model was entered for Ireland's teammate Alan Stacey, along with a one-off appearence for Alberto Rodriguez Larreta at his home event. The other British team to attend was , with new signing Graham Hill pairing Jo Bonnier, the latter having won the teams first victory the previous year. Both drivers drove the aging P25 as they awaited a new car.
Camoradi International entered a for Masten Gregory, who had left Cooper during 1959. The second brand new car on the entry list was the F1, entered for co-founder Chuck Daigh, however the car was unavailable and as such he failed to compete.
The rest of the grid was filled by privately entered 250Fs. These included debutants Antonio Crues, Gino Munaron and Nasif Estefano, and an entry for the more experienced Giorgio Scarlatti. The final Maserati was for Venezuelan Ettore Chimeri, with Julio Pola entered as reserve. Other reserve drivers were Oscar Cabalen and Pedro Llano, who drove Estefano's car throughout the weekend. 
==Entry List==
No.	Driver 	Entreat 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
2 	Masten Gregory 	Camoradi International 	 	RSK 	 	547/6 F4 1.5	
4 	Roberto Bonomi 	Scuderia Centro Sud 	 	T51 	 	250S L4 2.5 	
6 	Carlos Menditeguy 	Scuderia Centro Sud 	 	T51 	 	250S L4 2.5 	
8 	Giorgio Scarlatti 	Giorgio Scarlatti (Privateer)	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
10 	Oscar Cabalén 	Nasif Estéfano (Privateer) 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
10 	Nasif Estéfano 	Nasif Estéfano (Privateer) 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
10 	Pedro Llano 	Nasif Estéfano (Privateer) 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
12 	Antonio Creus 	Antonio Creus (Privateer) 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
14 	Gino Munaron 	Gino Munaron (Privateer) 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
16 	Bruce McLaren 	Cooper Car Company 	 	T51 	 	FPF L4 2.5 	
18 	Jack Brabham 	Cooper Car Company 	 	T51 	 	FPF L4 2.5 	
20 	Innes Ireland 	Team Lotus 	 	18 	 	FPF L4 2.5 	
22 	Alan Stacey 	Team Lotus 	 	16 	 	FPF L4 2.5 	
24 	Cliff Allison 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D246 	 	155 V6 2.4 	
26 	Phil Hill 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D246 	 	155 V6 2.4 	
30 	Wolfgang von Trips 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D246 	 	155 V6 2.4 	
32 	José Froilán González 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D246 	 	155 V6 2.4 	
34 	Harry Schell 	Ecurie Bleue 	 	T51 	 	FPF L4 2.2 	
36 	Stirling Moss 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team 	 	T51 	 	FPF L4 2.5 	
38 	Maurice Trintignant 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team 	 	T51 	 	FPF L4 2.5 	
40 	Jo Bonnier 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	P25 	 	P25 L4 2.5 	
42 	Graham Hill 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	P25 	 	P25 L4 2.5 	
44 	Ettore Chimeri 	Ettore Chimeri (Privateer) 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
44 	Julio González-Pola 	Ettore Chimeri (Privateer) 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
46 	Alberto Rodriguez Larreta	Team Lotus 	 	16 	 	FPF L4 2.5 	
===Non-Arrivals===
No.	Driver 	Entreat 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
28 	Olivier Gendebien	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	D246 	 	155 V6 2.4 	
48 	Chuck Daigh 	Reventlow Automobiles	 	F1 	 	Scarab L4 2.5	
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Report===
===Qualifying Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	36 	Stirling Moss 	 	1:36.9 	—
2 	20 	Innes Ireland 	 	1:38.5 	+1.6
3 	42 	Graham Hill 	 	1:38.9 	+2.0
4 	40 	Jo Bonnier 	 	1:38.9 	+2.0
5 	30 	Wolfgang von Trips 	 	1:39.3 	+2.4
6 	26 	Phil Hill 	 	1:39.5 	+2.6
7 	24 	Cliff Allison 	 	1:39.7 	+2.8
8 	38 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	1:39.9 	+3.0
9 	34 	Harry Schell 	 	1:40.3 	+3.4
10 	18 	Jack Brabham 	 	1:40.6 	+3.7
11 	32 	José Froilán González 	 	1:41.0 	+4.1
12 	6 	Carlos Menditeguy 	 	1:41.8 	+4.9
13 	16 	Bruce McLaren 	 	1:41.8 	+4.9
14 	22 	Alan Stacey 	 	1:43.6 	+6.7
15 	46 	Alberto Rodriguez Larreta	 	1:45.0 	+8.1
16 	2 	Masten Gregory 	 	1:45.5 	+8.6
17 	4 	Roberto Bonomi 	 	1:46.1 	+9.2
18 	8 	Giorgio Scarlatti 	 	1:46.1 	+9.2
19 	14 	Gino Munaron 	 	1:49.0 	+12.1
20 	10 	Nasif Estéfano 	 	1:50.1 	+13.2
21 	44 	Ettore Chimeri 	 	1:50.5 	+13.6
22 	12 	Antonio Creus 	 	1:52.8 	+15.9
DNS 	10 	Oscar Cabalén 	 	Practice only 	Practice only
DNS 	10 	Pedro Llano 	 	Practice only 	Practice only
DNS 	44 	Julio González-Pola 	 	Practice only 	Practice only
DNA 	28 	Olivier Gendebien 	 	Did not arrive	Did not arrive
DNA 	48 	Chuck Daigh 	 	No car 	No car
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1 	16 	Bruce McLaren 	 	80 	2:17:49.5 	13 	8
2 	24 	Cliff Allison 	 	80 	+26.3 	7 	6
3 	38 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	80 	+36.9 	8 	
3 	38 	Stirling Moss 	 	80 	+36.9 	8 	
4 	6 	Carlos Menditeguy 	 	80 	+53.3 	12 	3
5 	30 	Wolfgang von Trips 	 	79 	+1 lap 	5 	2
6 	20 	Innes Ireland 	 	79 	+1 lap 	2 	1
7 	40 	Jo Bonnier 	 	79 	+1 lap 	4 	
8 	26 	Phil Hill 	 	77 	+3 laps 	6 	
9 	46 	Alberto Rodriguez Larreta	 	77 	+3 laps 	15 	
10 	32 	José Froilán González 	 	77 	+3 laps 	11 	
11 	4 	Roberto Bonomi 	 	76 	+4 laps 	17 	
12 	2 	Masten Gregory 	 	76 	+4 laps 	16 	
13 	14 	Gino Munaron 	 	72 	+8 laps 	19 	
14 	10 	Nasif Estéfano 	 	70 	+10 laps 	20 	
Ret 	34 	Harry Schell 	 	63 	Fuel pump 	9 	
Ret 	18 	Jack Brabham 	 	42 	Gearbox 	10 	
Ret 	36 	Stirling Moss 	 	40 	Suspension 	1 	
Ret 	42 	Graham Hill 	 	37 	Overheating 	3 	
Ret 	22 	Alan Stacey 	 	24 	Exhausted 	14 	
Ret 	44 	Ettore Chimeri 	 	23 	Exhausted 	21 	
Ret 	12 	Antonio Creus 	 	16 	Exhausted 	22 	
Ret 	8 	Giorgio Scarlatti 	 	10 	Overheating 	18 	
DNS 	10 	Oscar Cabalén 	 	 	 	 	
DNS 	10 	Pedro Llano 	 	 	 	 	
DNS 	44 	Julio González-Pola 	 	 	 	 	
DNA 	28 	Olivier Gendebien 	 	 	 	 	
DNA 	48 	Chuck Daigh 	 	 	 	 	
==Milestones==
* Final race for José Froilán González and Harry Schell.
==Standings==
 
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Bruce McLaren 	8 	
2 	Cliff Allison 	6 	
3 	Carlos Menditeguy 	3 	
4 	Wolfgang von Trips 	2 	
5 	Innes Ireland 	1 	
Intercontinental Cup for Manufacturers	Intercontinental Cup for Manufacturers	Intercontinental Cup for Manufacturers	Intercontinental Cup for Manufacturers
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/-
1 	 	8 	
2 	 	6 	
3 	 	3 	
4 	 	1 	
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