The 1960 Argentine Grand Prix was a

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motor race held at

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on 7 February 1960. It was race 1 of 10 in the

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and race 1 of 9 in the 1960 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. This was the last

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until

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, and the last to be held on the No. 4 configuration of the circuit. The race was won by

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, 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

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'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

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. Venezuelan driver Ettore Chimeri participated in his only grand prix. He was killed two weeks later driving a

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in Havana. He was the first driver from his country in Formula One, and the last until

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. It was the only grand prix appearances for

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and

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. It was also the last grand prix appearances for the driver who scored Ferrari's first World Championship race victory,

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, and experienced American driver

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, 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 (№ 10) was driven in the first practice session by

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, as well as by eventual race driver Nasif Estéfano and Rodriguez Larreta. In the second practice session, Julio Pola shared Chimeri's № 44 Maserati. Also, Oscar Cabalén shared Estéfano's car in the qualifying session as a reserve driver.

Classification

Qualifying

Race

;Notes * – Trintignant and Moss received no points for the shared drive

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings * Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

{{F1GP 60-69

Argentine Grand Prix