1960 Buenos Aires 1000 km

21 January 1960 - Buenos Aires (RA): Round 1, World Sports Car Championship
106 laps of a 5.888 mile/9.476 km circuit - 624.162 miles/1004.490 kms
Weather: warm, dry


Pos Car # Drivers Car Laps DNF Reason Grid Group Group Pos
1 4 Phil Hill/Cliff Allison/Froilan Gonzalez^/Richie Ginther^/Wolfgang vonTrips^ Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 59/60 [0774] 106   1 Sports 3000 1
2 2 Richie Ginther/Wolfgang von Trips/Phil Hill^/Cliff Allison^ Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 59/60 [0770] 105   3 Sports 3000 2
3 30 Jo Bonnier/Graham Hill Porsche 718 RSK 101   15 Sports 1600 1
4 14 Celso Lara-Barberis/Christian Bino Heins Maserati 300S 101   5 Sports 3000 3
5 42 Pedro von Döry/Anton von Döry/Juan-Manuel Bordeu Porsche 718 RSK 100   21 Sports 1600 2
6 36 Christian Goethals/Curt Delfosse Porsche 718 RSK 100   20 Sports 1600 3
7 34 Maurice Trintignant/Hans Herrmann Porsche 718 RSK 95   17 Sports 1600 4
8 44 Hugo Maestretti/Alberto Gomez Porsche 718 RSK 94   22 Sports 1600 5
9 50 Bruno Gavazzoli/Nino Todaro/Gino Munaron^ Ferrari 250 GT Interim [1377] 92   26 Grand Touring 1
10 56 Huschke von Hanstein/Heriberto Bohnen Porsche 356B Carrera [105 558] 88   27 Grand Touring 2
NRF 8 Roberto Bonomi/Luis Milan/Juan Manuel Fangio^ Maserati 300S 83 Clutch 8 Sports 3000  
11 52 Ugo Tosa/Silvano Turco Ferrari 250 GT 83   25 Grand Touring 3
DNF 20 Dan Gurney/Masten Gregory Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage [2451] 56 Gearbox 2 Sports 3000  
DNF 32 Olivier Gendebien/Edgar Barth Porsche 718 RSK 53 Oil pipe 16 Sports 1600  
DNF 6 Ludovico Scarfiotti/Froilan Gonzalez Ferrari Dino 246S [0778] 38 Distributor 4 Sports 3000  
DNF 10 Rodolfo de Alzaga/Nestor Salerno Maserati 300S 10 Engine 6 Sports 3000  
DNF 24 Antonio Pucci/Ernesto Dagnino^ Maserati 5 Oil pressure 14 Sports 3000  
DNF 18 Camilo Gay/Cesar Rivero^ Lancia D24 4 Transmission 11 Sports 3000  
DNF 54 Carlo Maria Abate/Alberto Rodriguez-Larreta^/Carlos Menditéguy^ Ferrari 250 GT 2 Brakes 24 Grand Touring  
DNF 16 Fernando Barreto/Carlos Najurieta^ Maserati 300S   Transmission 7 Sports 3000  
DNF 22 Enrique Sticoni/Jésus-Ricardo Iglesias^ Maserati 200SI   Gearbox 9 Sports 3000  
DNF 40 Harry Blanchard/Wolfgang Seidel^ Porsche 718 RSK [026]   Fatal accident 18 Sports 1600  
DNF 38 Heini Walter/Juan-Manuel Bordeu^ Porsche 718 RSK   Accident 19 Sports 1600  
DNS 26 Ettore Muro Chimeri/Julio Pola Maserati 300S     10 Sports 3000  
DNS 12 Carlos Guimarey/Antonio Creus Maserati 300S     12 Sports 3000  
DNS 28 Cesar Reyes/Julio Guimarey Ferrari 750 Monza     13 Sports 3000  
DNS 48 Carlo Maria Abate/Casimiro Toselli Ferrari 250 GT     23 Grand Touring  
DNS 46 Gino Munaron/Carlos Reyes/Alberto Mapelli Mozzi OSCA 1500S       Sports 1600  
Winning Time: 6h17m12.1, 99.283 mph/159.780 kph
Fastest Lap: Dan Gurney #20 (Maserati Tipo 61), 3m22.4, 104.733 mph/168.551 kph
* Driver listed for car, but did not participate in race meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted


Last Updated on 21/04/01
By Darren Galpin
Email: darren.galpin@virgin.net