1960 Targa Florio
The 44° Targa Florio took place on 8 May 1960, on the Circuito Piccolo delle Madonie, (Sicily, Italy). It was the third round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship.
Report
Entry
The event attracted more cars than in previous seasons, with 78 racing cars were registered for this event,[1] instead of the 58 in 1959,[2] of which 77 arrived for practice. Only these, 69 qualified for, and started the race.[3]
Reigning World Champions, Ferrari had entered three of their latest 250 TR 60 and Ferrari Dino 246 S for their squad of drivers; Phil Hill, Wolfgang von Trips, Richie Ginther, Willy Mairesse, Ludovico Scarfiotti and Cliff Allison. As Aston Martin elected to miss the championship in concentrate on Formula One, there was no other factory entrants in the S3.0 class, therefore their main opposition would come from the works Porsches of Jo Bonnier, Hans Herrmann, Edgar Barth, Graham Hill and Olivier Gendebien, despite these were smaller engined cars and less powerful, the marque was victorious twelve months earlier and in the last round, 12 Hours of Sebring.[4]
Race
Even before the race started, Ferrari had a frightening accident where Allisons’s 250 TR suffered a blown tyre, and was withdrawn from the event.[5]
At the start, the remaining three Scuderia Ferrari’s in the Sport category were the favourites. The cars of the Rodríguez brothers and that of Hill and von Trips, who were supposed to attack. Once von Trips has moved into the lead, it was decided they should continue to race flat-out, and not back off, to try and maintenance their advantage. In the fight for the victory, the Porsche of Bonnier/Herrmann moved ahead of the Ferraris, however it was the all Italian crew of Umberto Maglioli and Nino Vaccarella in their Maserati Tipo 61 who were on a charge. On lap five, Maglioli passed Hermann, only to ceded the leadership to Palermo-born Vaccarella who betrayed his audience: everyone looked at him with his breath a bit 'suspended, it did not seem possible; Nino completed the sixth lap slightly increasing the advantage of Hermann; the seventh his Maserati, the number 200, it did make the fastest lap and was passing with a lead over three minutes. On the seventh lap, Maglioli waiting for him to finish the race brilliantly, but did not reach Vaccarella: a stone had punctured the fuel tank.[6]
The Porsche of Bonnier/Herrmann inherited the lead, to record their second straight win in Sicily, and their second consecutive win in the World Sportscar Champions. They took the victory, with their 718 RS 60 completing 10 laps, covering 447.388 miles in just over 7½ hours of racing, averaging a speed of 59.239 mph. Second place went to the works Ferrari of von Trips and Hill in a Ferrari Dino 246 S, albeit over 6 mins adrift. The podium was complete by another works Porsche, of Olivier Gendebien and Herrmann who were further 2½ mins behind.[7][8][9]
Official Classification
Class Winners are in Bold text.
Pos | No | Class | Driver | Entrant | Chassis | Laps | Reason Out | |
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1st | 184 | S2.0 | ![]() |
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Porsche KG | Porsche 718 RS 60 | 7hr 33:08.2, 10 | |
2nd | 194 | S3.0 | ![]() |
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Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari Dino 246 S | 7hr 39:11.0, 10 | |
3rd | 176 | S2.0 | ![]() |
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Porsche KG | Porsche 718 RS 60 | 7hr 41:46.0, 10 | |
4th | 198 | S3.0 | ![]() ![]() |
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Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari Dino 246 S | 7hr 44.49.0, 10 | |
5th | 160 | S1.6 | ![]() |
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Porsche KG | Porsche 718 RS 60 | 7hr 59:11.6, 10 | |
6th | 116 | GT2.5 | ![]() ![]() |
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Paul-Ernst Strähle | Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL | 8hr 10:06.2, 10 | |
7th | 172 | S2.0 | ![]() |
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North American Racing Team | Ferrari Dino 196 S | 8hr 16:52.0, 10 | |
8th | 120 | GT2.5 | ![]() ![]() |
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Paul-Ernst Strähle | Porsche 356B Carrera | 8hr 19:54.2, 10 | |
9th | 208 | S3.0 | ![]() |
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Partenopea | Ferrari 250 GT SWB | 8hr 23:27.4, 10 | |
10th | 134 | GT+2.5 | ![]() |
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Scuderia Sant’Ambroeus | Ferrari 250 GT LWB | 8hr 26:38.0, 10 | |
11th | 74 | S1.15 | ![]() |
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Nineteen Racing Club | Osca S1100 | 8hr 27:27.0, 10 | |
12th | 204 | S3.0 | ![]() |
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Scuderia Serenissima | Ferrari 250 GT SWB | 8hr 31:27.3, 10 | |
13th | 50 | GT1.3 | ![]() |
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Monte Pellegrino | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale | 8hr 37:33.4. 10 | |
14th | 42 | GT1.3 | ![]() |
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Baldassare Taormina | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato | 8hr 43:31.2, 10 | |
15th | 156 | S1.6 | ![]() |
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Madunina | Osca S1500 | 8hr 45:54.0, 10 | |
16th | 14 | GT1.15 | ![]() |
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Gérard Laureau | D.B. HBR Panhard Coupé | 8hr 51:32.0, 10 | |
17th | 152 | S1.6 | ![]() |
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Aspromonte | Osca F2/S 1500 | 8hr 52:23.0, 10 | |
18th | 206 | S3.0 | ![]() |
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San Marco | Ferrari 250 GT SWB | 8hr 54:.07, 10 | |
19th | 60 | GT1.3 | ![]() |
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Scuderia Ambrosiana | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato | 8hr 54:11.0, 10 | |
20th | 48 | GT1.3 | ![]() |
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Scuderia Etna | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce | 8hr 54:41.0, 10 | |
21st | 118 | GT2.5 | ![]() |
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Montegrappa | Fiat 8V Zagato | 10 | |
22nd | 92 | GT2.5 | ![]() |
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Camoradi USA | Porsche 356B 1600 | 10 | |
23rd | 36 | GT1.3 | ![]() |
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Scuderia Sant’Ambroeus | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato | 10 | |
24th | 84 | S1.15 | ![]() |
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Scuderia Settecolli | Osca S1100 S273 | 10 | |
25th | 34 | GT1.3 | ![]() |
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La Clessidra | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce | 10 | |
26th | 56 | GT1.3 | ![]() |
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Scuderia Etna | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider | 10 | |
27th | 180 | S2.0 | ![]() |
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Monte Pellegrino | Maserati 200S I | 10 | |
28th | 54 | GT1.3 | ![]() |
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Partenopea | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce | 10 | |
NC | 108 | GT2.5 | ![]() |
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Monte Pellegrino | Alfa Romeo 2500 | 10 | over time limit |
NC | 106 | GT2.5 | ![]() |
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Aldo Mancini | Alfa Romeo 2500 | 10 | over time limit |
NC | 114 | GT2.5 | ![]() |
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Ovidio Capelli | Fiat 1500 Cabriolet | 10 | over time limit |
NC | 32 | GT1.3 | ![]() |
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Scuderia Settecolli | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato | 10 | over time limit |
NC | 16 | GT1.15 | ![]() |
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Scuderia Castellotti | Lancia Appia GTZ | 10 | over time limit |
NC | 40 | GT2.5 | ![]() |
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Scuderia Etna | Lancia Aurelia B20 | 10 | over time limit |
NC | 24 | S850 | ![]() |
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Monte Pellegrino | Fiat-Abarth 750 Sport | 10 | over time limit |
NC | 26 | S850 | ![]() |
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Guido Garufi | Fiat-Abarth 850 Zagato | 10 | over time limit |
NC | 12 | GT1.15 | ![]() |
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San Rizzo | Lancia Appia GTZ | 10 | over time limit |
DNF | 96 | GT2.5 | ![]() |
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Montegrappa | Fiat 8V Zagato | 8 | did not finish |
DNF | 104 | GT2.5 | ![]() |
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Balarm | Alfa Romeo 1900 Super Sprint Zagato | 8 | did not finish |
DNF | 44 | GT1.3 | ![]() |
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Scuderia Sant’Ambroeus | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato | 7 | did not finish |
DNF | 82 | S1.15 | ![]() |
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Monte Pellegrino | Osca MT4 1100 | 7 | did not finish |
DNF | 112 | GT2.5 | ![]() |
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Guido Perrella | Alfa Romeo 1900 Super Sprint Touring | 7 | did not finish |
DNF | 200 | S3.0 | ![]() |
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Camoradi USA | Maserati Tipo 61 | 7 | Fuel tank |
DNF | 62 | GT1.3 | ![]() |
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Balarm | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale | 6 | did not finish |
DNF | 102 | GT2.5 | ![]() |
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Partenopea | Lancia Aurelia B20 | 6 | did not finish |
DNF | 110 | GT2.5 | ![]() |
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Porsche KG | Porsche 356B Carrera Reutter | 6 | Accident, Fuel starvation |
DNF | 188 | S2.0 | ![]() |
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Scuderia Serenissima | Cooper-Maserati T49 Monaco | 6 | Broken header tank |
DNF | 192 | S3.0 | ![]() |
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Partenopea | Ferrari 250 GT SWB | 6 | did not finish |
DNF | 46 | GT1.3 | ![]() |
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Monte Pellegrino | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale | 5 | did not finish |
DNF | 154 | S1.6 | ![]() |
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Scuderia Serenissima | Osca MT4 | 5 | did not finish |
DNF | 202 | S3.0 | ![]() |
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Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 250 TR 59/60 | 5 | Accident |
DNF | 38 | GT1.3 | ![]() |
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Partenopea | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato | 4 | did not finish |
DNF | 76 | S1.15 | ![]() |
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Balarm | Osca MT4 1100 | 4 | did not finish |
DNF | 4 | GT850 | ![]() |
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Monte Pellegrino | Fiat-Abarth 750 Zagato | 3 | did not finish |
DNF | 22 | S750 | ![]() |
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Scuderia Etna | Fiat-Abarth 750 Sport Spampinato | 3 | did not finish |
DNF | 94 | GT2.5 | ![]() |
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Balarm | Lancia Aurelia B20 | 3 | did not finish |
DNF | 64 | GT1.3 | ![]() |
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Scuderia Sant’Ambroeus | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale | 2 | did not finish |
DNF | 72 | S1.15 | ![]() |
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Virgilio Conrero | Conrero-Alfa Romeo 1150 | 2 | did not finish |
DNF | 80 | S1.15 | ![]() |
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Scuderia Sant' Ambroeus | did not finish | ||
DNF | 124 | GT2.5 | ![]() |
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Monte Pellegrino | Fiat 8V | 2 | did not finish |
DNF | 8 | GT850 | ![]() |
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Trinacria | Fiat-Abarth 750 Goccia Vignale | 1 | did not finish |
DNF | 40 | GT1.3 | ![]() |
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Scuderia Etna | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint | 1 | did not finish |
DNF | 58 | GT1.3 | ![]() |
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Partenopea | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato | 1 | did not finish |
DNF | 78 | S1.15 | ![]() |
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Monte Pellegrino | Ermini-Fiat 1100 | 1 | did not finish |
DNF | 162 | S1.6 | ![]() |
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Vincenzo Arena | Osca S1500 | 1 | Accident |
DNF | 178 | S2.0 | ![]() |
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Luigi Bellucci | Maserati Tipo 60 | 1 | Clutch |
DNF | 186 | S2.0 | ![]() |
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Luigi Bellucci | WRE-Maserati | 1 | did not finish |
DNF | 122 | GT2.5 | ![]() |
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Monte Pellegrino | Fiat 8V | 0 | did not finish |
DNF | 158 | S1.6 | ![]() |
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Settecolli | Alfa Romeo Speciale 1500 | 0 | did not finish |
DNS | 6 | GT850 | ![]() |
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Madunina | Fiat-Abarth 750 | did not start | |
DNS | 52 | GT1.3 | ![]() |
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Aretusa | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint | did not start | |
DNS | 100 | GT2.5 | ![]() |
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Aretusa | Fiat 8V | did not start | |
DNS | 132 | GT3.0 | ![]() |
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Scuderia Sant’Ambroeus | Ferrari 250 GT LWB | did not start | |
DNS | 138 | GT3.0 | ![]() |
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Partenopea | Ferrai 250 GT California LWB | did not start | |
DNS | 182 | S2.0 | ![]() |
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Luigi Bellucci | WRE-Maserati | did not start | |
DNS | 196 | S3.0 | ![]() |
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Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 250 TR 59/60 | Blown tyre, accident | |
DNS | T | S3.0 | ![]() |
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 250 TR | practiced only | ||
- Fastest Lap: Jo Bonnier, 42:46.0secs (62.767 mph) [10][11][12]
Class Winners
Class | Winners | ||
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Sports 3000 | 194 | Ferrari Dino 246 S | von Trips / P. Hill |
Sports 2000 | 184 | Porsche 718 RS 60 | Bonnier / Herrmann |
Sports 1600 | 160 | Porsche 718 RS 60 | Barth / G. Hill |
Sports 1150 | 74 | Osca S1100 | Pace / Castellina |
Sports 850 | 24 | Fiat-Abarth 750 Sport | Soldano / Ramirez |
Grand Touring +2500 | 134 | Ferrari 250 GT LWB | Lualdi / Scarlatti |
Grand Touring 2600 | 116 | Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL | Strähle / Lissmann / Linge |
Grand Touring 1300 | 50 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale | Riolo / Federico |
Grand Touring 1150 | 14 | D.B. HBR Panhard Coupé | Laureau / Cahier |
Grand Touring 750 | No classified finisher | ||
Standings after the race
Pos | Championship | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
20 |
2 | ![]() |
18 |
3 | ![]() |
3 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included in this set of standings.
Championship points were awarded for the first six places in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by additional cars. Only the best 3 results out of the 5 races could be retained by each manufacturer. Points earned but not counted towards the championship totals are listed within brackets in the above table.
References
- ↑ http://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Targa_Florio-1960-05-08.html
- ↑ http://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Targa_Florio-1959-05-24.html
- ↑ http://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Targa_Florio-1960-05-08.html
- ↑ http://www.racingsportscars.com/entry/Targa_Florio-1960-05-08.html
- ↑ http://www.racingsportscars.com/result/Targa_Florio-1960-05-08.html
- ↑ http://targaflorio.info/44.htm
- ↑ http://www.teamdan.com/archive/wsc/1960/60tf.html
- ↑ http://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Targa_Florio-1960-05-08.html
- ↑ http://www.formula2.net/Targa60.htm
- ↑ http://www.teamdan.com/archive/wsc/1960/60tf.html
- ↑ http://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Targa_Florio-1960-05-08.html
- ↑ http://www.formula2.net/Targa60.html
- ↑ http://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Targa_Florio-1960-05-08.html
Further reading
- Ed Heivink. Targa Florio: 1955-1973. Reinhard Klein. ISBN 978-3927458666
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