The 1960 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Buenos Aires on 7 February 1960. It was race 1 of 10 in the 1960 World Championship of Drivers and race 1 of 9 in the 1960 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. This was the last Argentine Grand Prix until 1972, and the last to be held on the No. 4 configuration of the circuit.

The race was won by Bruce McLaren, his second consecutive victory, having won his first at Sebring at the end of the 1959 season. Stirling Moss suffered a suspension failure while leading, and took over Maurice Trintignant's Cooper, but was not awarded points for third place as a result of the shared drive, a rule that had been in place since 1958.

Venezuelan driver Ettore Chimeri participated in his only grand prix. He was killed two weeks later driving a Ferrari 250 TR in Havana. He was the first driver from his country in Formula One, and the last until Johnny Cecotto in 1983. It was the only grand prix appearances for Antonio Creus, Alberto Rodríguez Larreta and Roberto Bonomi. It was also the last grand prix appearances for the driver who scored Ferrari's first World Championship race victory, José Froilán González, and experienced American driver Harry Schell, who would be killed during practice for a non-championship race at Silverstone.

Three other local drivers took part in the practice sessions for the race. The Scuderia Centro Sud Maserati (No. 10) was driven in the first practice session by Pedro Llano, as well as by eventual race driver Nasif Estéfano and Rodriguez Larreta. In the second practice session, Julio Pola shared Chimeri's No. 44 Maserati. Also, Oscar Cabalén shared Estéfano's car in the qualifying session as a reserve driver.

Classification

Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 36 Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax 1:36.9— 2 20 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 1:38.5 +1.6 3 42 Graham Hill BRM 1:38.9 +2.0 4 40 Jo Bonnier BRM 1:38.9 +2.0 5 30 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 1:39.2 +2.3 6 26 Phil Hill Ferrari 1:39.3 +2.4 7 24 Cliff Allison Ferrari 1:39.7 +2.8 8 38 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax 1:39.9 +3.0 9 34 Harry Schell Cooper-Climax 1:40.3 +3.4 10 18 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 1:40.6 +3.7 11 32 José Froilán González Ferrari 1:41.0 +4.1 12 6 Carlos Menditeguy Cooper-Maserati 1:41.8 +4.9 13 16 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 1:41.8 +4.9 14 22 Alan Stacey Lotus-Climax 1:43.6 +6.7 15 46 Alberto Rodríguez Larreta Lotus-Climax 1:45.0 +8.1 16 2 Masten Gregory Behra-Porsche-Porsche 1:45.5 +8.6 17 4 Roberto Bonomi Cooper-Maserati 1:46.1 +9.2 18 8 Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 1:46.1 +9.2 19 14 Gino Munaron Maserati 1:49.0 +12.1 20 10 Nasif Estéfano Maserati 1:50.1 +13.2 21 44 Ettore Chimeri Maserati 1:50.5 +13.6 22 12 Antonio Creus Maserati 1:52.8 +15.9Source:

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 16 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 80 2:17:49.5 13 8 2 24 Cliff Allison Ferrari 80 + 26.3 7 6 3 38 Maurice Trintignant Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax 80 + 36.9 8 0 4 6 Carlos Menditeguy Cooper-Maserati 80 + 53.3 12 3 5 30 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 79 + 1 Lap 5 2 6 20 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 79 + 1 Lap 2 1 7 40 Jo Bonnier BRM 79 + 1 Lap 4   8 26 Phil Hill Ferrari 77 + 3 Laps 6   9 46 Alberto Rodríguez Larreta Lotus-Climax 77 + 3 Laps 15   10 32 José Froilán González Ferrari 77 + 3 Laps 11   11 4 Roberto Bonomi Cooper-Maserati 76 + 4 Laps 17   12 2 Masten Gregory Behra-Porsche-Porsche 76 + 4 Laps 16   13 14 Gino Munaron Maserati 72 + 8 Laps 19   14 10 Nasif Estéfano Maserati 70 + 10 Laps 20   34 Harry Schell Cooper-Climax 63 Fuel pump 9   18 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 42 Gearbox 10   36 Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax 40 Suspension 1   42 Graham Hill BRM 37 Overheating 3   22 Alan Stacey Lotus-Climax 24 Physical 14   44 Ettore Chimeri Maserati 23 Physical 21   12 Antonio Creus Maserati 16 Physical 22   8 Giorgio Scarlatti Maserati 11 Overheating 18   10 Oscar Cabalén Maserati – 10 Pedro Llano Maserati – 44 Julio Pola Maserati – Notes – Trintignant and Moss received no points for the shared drive

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Bruce McLaren 8 2 Cliff Allison 6 3 Carlos Menditeguy 3 4 Wolfgang von Trips 2 5 Innes Ireland 1Source:

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Cooper-Climax8 2 Ferrari6 3 Cooper-Maserati3 4 Lotus-Climax1Source:

Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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