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Jack Brabham won the 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix

Jack Brabham won the 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix for Cooper, ahead of Bruce McLaren and Jim Clark at Circuito da Boavista.

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Race recap

Winner
Jack Brabham
Team
Cooper
Top listed
Jack Brabham, Bruce McLaren, and Jim Clark
Race date
August 14, 1960
Pole
John Surtees
Fastest lap
John Surtees
Classified drivers
16
Circuit
Circuito da Boavista

The decisive result

Jack Brabham finished first for Cooper. Bruce McLaren is listed 2 for Cooper, with Jim Clark 3 for Team Lotus.

Grid to finish

Tony Brooks from P12 to P5 (+7), Olivier Gendebien from P14 to P7 (+7), and Jim Clark from P8 to P3 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. John Surtees started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 Finished, 2 Accident, 2 Engine, 2 Gearbox, and 1 +6 laps. John Surtees holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:27.530 on lap 33. 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
1Jack BrabhamCooper2:19:00.0308
2Bruce McLarenCooper2:19:58.0006
3Jim ClarkTeam Lotus2:20:53.2604
4Wolfgang von TripsFerrari2:20:58.8403
5Tony BrooksCooper+6 laps2
6Innes IrelandTeam Lotus+7 laps1
7Olivier GendebienCooper+9 laps0
DNFMário de Araújo CabralCooperAccident0
DNFJohn SurteesTeam LotusRadiator0
DNFPhil HillFerrariAccident0
DNFDan GurneyBRMEngine0
DNFMasten GregoryCooperGearbox0
DNFGraham HillBRMGearbox0
DNFJo BonnierBRMEngine0
DSQStirling MossTeam LotusDSQ0
DNSHenry TaylorCooperAccident in practice0