Buenos Aires 1000 km race in 1960
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The sixth 1000 km race of Buenos Aires , also 1000 km Buenos Aires , took place on January 31, 1960 on the Autódromo Municipal-Avenida Paz and was the first race of the sports car world championship of that year.
The race
The factory teams of Ferrari and Porsche met in Buenos Aires for the first race of the sports car world championship in 1960 . After more than six hours of racing, the race ended with a one-two victory for the 3-liter Ferrari in front of the fastest Porsche 718 RSK , which, driven by Joakim Bonnier and Graham Hill , was five laps behind the winners Phil Hill and Cliff Allison .
The race was overshadowed by Harry Blanchard's fatal accident . The American had an accident on the first lap and died at the scene of the accident after his Porsche 718 RSK rolled over several times.
Results
Final ranking
| Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S 3.0 | 4th |
 Scuderia Ferrari
|
 Cliff Allison Phil Hill
|
Ferrari 250TR59 / 60 Fantuzzi Spyder | 106 | ||
| 2 | S 3.0 | 2 |
Scuderia Ferrari
|
 Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips Richie Ginther
|
Ferrari 250TR59 / 60 Fantuzzi Spyder | 105 | ||
| 3 | S 1.6 | 30th |
Porsche KG
|
Graham Hill Joakim Bonnier
|
Porsche 718 RSK | 101 | ||
| 4th | S 3.0 | 14th |
 Celso Lara Barberis Christian Heins
|
Maserati 300S | 101 | |||
| 5 | S 1.6 | 42 |
 Pedro von Döry Anton von Döry
|
Porsche 718 RSK | 100 | |||
| 6th | S 1.6 | 36 |
 Christian Goethals Curt Delfosse
|
Porsche 718 RSK | 100 | |||
| 7th | S 1.6 | 34 |
Porsche KG
|
 Maurice Trintignant Hans Herrmann
|
Porsche 718 RSK | 95 | ||
| 8th | S 1.6 | 44 |
Hugo Maestretti Alberto Gomez
|
Porsche 718 RSK | 94 | |||
| 9 | S 1.6 | 44 |
Bruno Gavazzoli Nino Todaro
|
Ferrari 250 GT Interim | 92 | |||
| 10 | GT | 56 |
Porsche KG
|
Fritz Huschke from Hanstein Heriberto Bohnen
|
Porsche 356B Carrera | 88 | ||
| 11 | GT | 52 |
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|
Ferrari 250 GT LWB | 83 | |||
| Failed | ||||||||
| 12 | S 3.0 | 8th |
Roberto Bonomi Luis Milán
|
Maserati 300S | 83 | |||
| 13 | S 3.0 | 20th |
Camoradi International
|
Dan Gurney Masten Gregory
|
Maserati Tipo 61 | 56 | ||
| 14th | S 1.6 | 32 |
Porsche KG
|
Olivier Gendebien Edgar Barth
|
Porsche 718 RSK | 53 | ||
| 15th | S 3.0 | 6th |
Scuderia Ferrari
|
Ludovico Scarfiotti José Froilán González
|
Ferrari Dino 246S | 38 | ||
| 16 | S 3.0 | 10 |
Rodolfo de Alzaga Nestor Salerno
|
Maserati 300S | 10 | |||
| 17th | S 3.0 | 24 |
Antonio Pucci Ernesto Dagnino
|
Maserati | 5 | |||
| 18th | S 3.0 | 18th |
Camilo Gay César Rivero
|
Lancia D24 | 4th | |||
| 19th | GT | 54 |
Carlo-Maria Abate Alberto Rodríguez Larreta
|
Ferrari 250 GT LWB | 2 | |||
| 20th | S 3.0 | 16 |
Fernando Barreto Carlos Najurieta
|
Maserati 300S | 1 | |||
| 21st | S 3.0 | 22nd |
Enrique Sticoni Jesús Ricardo Iglesias
|
Maserati 200SI | 1 | |||
| 22nd | S 1.6 | 38 |
 Heini Walter Juan Manuel Bordeu
|
Porsche 718 RSK | 1 | |||
| 23 | S 1.6 | 40 |
Wolfgang Seidel
|
Wolfgang Seidel Harry Blanchard
|
Porsche 718 RSK | 1 | ||
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| 24 | S 3.0 | 12 |
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|
Maserati 300S | 1 | |||
| 25th | S 3.0 | 26th |
Ettore Chimeri Julio Pola
|
Maserati 300S | 2 | |||
| 26th | S 3.0 | 28 |
Cesar Reyes Julio Guimarey
|
Maserati 300S | 3 | |||
| 27 | S 1.6 | 46 |
Gino Munaron Carlos Reyes Alberto Mapelli Mozzi
|
Osca 1500S | 4th | |||
| 28 | GT | 48 |
Scuderia Serenissima
|
Carlo-Maria Abate Casimiro Toselli
|
Ferrari 250 GT LWB | 5 | ||
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Only in the entry list
No further reports are known for this race.
Class winner
| class | driver | driver | vehicle | Placement in the overall ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 3.0 |
Phil Hill
|
Cliff Allison
|
Ferrari 250TR59 / 60 Fantuzzi Spyder | Overall victory |
| S 1.6 |
Joakim Bonnier
|
Graham Hill
|
Porsche 718 RSK | Rank 3 |
| GT |
Bruno Gavazzoli
|
Nino Todaro
|
Ferrari 250 GT Interim | Rank 9 |
Racing data
- Registered: 28
- Started: 23
- Valued: 11
- Race classes: 3
- Spectators: 200,000
- Race day weather: warm and dry
- Route length: 9.476 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 6:17:12, 100 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 106
- Total distance of the winning team: 1004.490 km
- Winner's average: 159.780 km / h
- Pole position: Phil Hill - Ferrari 250TR59 / 60 Fantuzzi Spyder (# 4) - 3: 31,000
- Fastest race lap: Richie Ginther - Ferrari 250TR59 / 60 Fantuzzi Spyder (# 4) - 3: 22.400
- Racing series: 1st round of the 1960 Sports Car World Championship
literature
- Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .
Web links
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Predecessor race RAC Tourist Trophy 1959 |
Sports car world championship |
Successor to the 12-hour race at Sebring in 1960 |