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Bruce McLaren won the 1960 Argentine Grand Prix

Bruce McLaren won the 1960 Argentine Grand Prix for Cooper, ahead of Cliff Allison and Maurice Trintignant at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez.

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Race recap

Winner
Bruce McLaren
Team
Cooper
Top listed
Bruce McLaren, Cliff Allison, and Maurice Trintignant
Race date
February 7, 1960
Pole
Stirling Moss
Fastest lap
Stirling Moss
Classified drivers
23
Circuit
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez

The decisive result

Bruce McLaren finished first for Cooper. Cliff Allison is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Maurice Trintignant 3 for Cooper.

Grid to finish

Bruce McLaren from P13 to P1 (+12), Carlos Menditéguy from P12 to P4 (+8), and Alberto Rodriguez Larreta from P15 to P9 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Stirling Moss started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 3 +3 laps, 3 Physical, and 2 +4 laps. Stirling Moss holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:38.900 on lap 37. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Bruce McLarenCooper2:17:49.5008
2Cliff AllisonFerrari2:18:15.8006
3Maurice TrintignantCooper2:18:26.4000
3Stirling MossCooperFinished0
4Carlos MenditéguyCooper2:18:42.8003
5Wolfgang von TripsFerrari+1 lap2
6Innes IrelandTeam Lotus+1 lap1
7Jo BonnierBRM+1 lap0
8Phil HillFerrari+3 laps0
9Alberto Rodriguez LarretaTeam Lotus+3 laps0
10José Froilán GonzálezFerrari+3 laps0
11Roberto BonomiCooper+4 laps0
12Masten GregoryBehra-Porsche+4 laps0
13Gino MunaronMaserati+8 laps0
14Nasif EstéfanoMaserati+10 laps0
DNFHarry SchellCooperFuel pump0
DNFJack BrabhamCooperGearbox0
DNFStirling MossCooperSuspension0
DNFGraham HillBRMOverheating0
DNFAlan StaceyTeam LotusPhysical0