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.
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 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]
Even before the race started, Ferrari had a frightening accident where Allisons’s 250 TR suffered a blown tyre, and was withdrawn from the event.[5]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 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]
Class Winners are in Bold text.
| Pos | No | Class | Driver | Entrant | Chassis | Laps | Reason Out | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 184 | S2.0 |  Jo Bonnier | Hans Herrmann | Porsche KG | Porsche 718 RS 60 | 7hr 33:08.2, 10 | |
| 2nd | 194 | S3.0 | Wolfgang von Trips |  Phil Hill | Scuderia Ferrari | Dino 246 S | 7hr 39:11.0, 10 | |
| 3rd | 176 | S2.0 |  Olivier Gendebien | Hans Herrmann | Porsche KG | Porsche 718 RS 60 | 7hr 41:46.0, 10 | |
| 4th | 198 | S3.0 | Willy Mairesse Giulio Cabianca | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Scuderia Ferrari | Dino 246 S | 7hr 44.49.0, 10 | |
| 5th | 160 | S1.6 | Edgar Barth |  Graham Hill | Porsche KG | Porsche 718 RS 60 | 7hr 59:11.6, 10 | |
| 6th | 116 | GT2.5 | Paul-Ernst Strähle Herbert Linge | Dieter Lissmann | Paul-Ernst Strähle | Porsche 356 B Carrera GTL Abarth | 8hr 10:06.2, 10 | |
| 7th | 172 | S2.0 |  Ricardo Rodríguez | Pedro Rodríguez | North American Racing Team | Dino 196 S | 8hr 16:52.0, 10 | |
| 8th | 120 | GT2.5 | Herbert Linge Paul-Ernst Strähle | Dieter Lissmann | Paul-Ernst Strähle | Porsche 356B Carrera | 8hr 19:54.2, 10 | |
| 9th | 208 | S3.0 | Elio Lenza | Antonio Maglione | Partenopea | Ferrari 250 GT SWB | 8hr 23:27.4, 10 | |
| 10th | 134 | GT+2.5 | Edoardo Lualdi | Giorgio Scarlatti | Scuderia Sant’Ambroeus | Ferrari 250 GT LWB | 8hr 26:38.0, 10 | |
| 11th | 74 | S1.15 | Ada Pace | Giancarlo Castellina | Nineteen Racing Club | Osca S1100 | 8hr 27:27.0, 10 | |
| 12th | 204 | S3.0 | Gerino Gerini | Salvatore La Pira | Scuderia Serenissima | Ferrari 250 GT SWB | 8hr 31:27.3, 10 | |
| 13th | 50 | GT1.3 | Vincenzo Riolo | Alessandro Federico | Monte Pellegrino | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale | 8hr 37:33.4. 10 | |
| 14th | 42 | GT1.3 | Baldassare Taormina | Saica | Baldassare Taormina | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato | 8hr 43:31.2, 10 | |
| 15th | 156 | S1.6 | Gianni Brichetti | Corrado Manfredini | Madunina | Osca S1500 | 8hr 45:54.0, 10 | |
| 16th | 14 | GT1.15 |  Gérard Laureau | Bernard Cahier | Gérard Laureau | D.B. HBR Panhard Coupé | 8hr 51:32.0, 10 | |
| 17th | 152 | S1.6 | Francisco Siracusa | Anna Maria Peduzzi | Aspromonte | Osca F2/S 1500 | 8hr 52:23.0, 10 | |
| 18th | 206 | S3.0 | Pietro Ferraro | Armando Zampiero | San Marco | Ferrari 250 GT SWB | 8hr 54:.07, 10 | |
| 19th | 60 | GT1.3 | Massimo Leto di Priolo | Ottavio Prandoni | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato | 8hr 54:11.0, 10 | |
| 20th | 48 | GT1.3 | Vito Coco | Vito Sabbia | Scuderia Etna | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce | 8hr 54:41.0, 10 | |
| 21st | 118 | GT2.5 | Luigi Mosca | Giuseppe Cucchiarelli | Montegrappa | Fiat 8V Zagato | 10 | |
| 22nd | 92 | GT2.5 | Lloyd Casner | Nino Todaro | Camoradi USA | Porsche 356B 1600 | 10 | |
| 23rd | 36 | GT1.3 | Pietro Laureati | Giorgio Scarlatti | Scuderia Sant’Ambroeus | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato | 10 | |
| 24th | 84 | S1.15 | Attilio Brandi | Ilfo Minzoni | Scuderia Settecolli | Osca S1100 S273 | 10 | |
| 25th | 34 | GT1.3 | Emanuele | Aldebaran | La Clessidra | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce | 10 | |
| 26th | 56 | GT1.3 | Giulio Pernice | Salvatore Russo | Scuderia Etna | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider | 10 | |
| 27th | 180 | S2.0 | Franco Pisano | Salvatore Sirchia | Monte Pellegrino | Maserati 200S I | 10 | |
| 28th | 54 | GT1.3 | Silvio Mandato | Giuseppe Ruggero | Partenopea | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce | 10 | |
| NC | 108 | GT2.5 | Sergio Mantia | Giuseppe D’Amico | Monte Pellegrino | Alfa Romeo 2500 | 10 | over time limit |
| NC | 106 | GT2.5 | Aldo Mancini | Rosario Buondonno | Aldo Mancini | Alfa Romeo 2500 | 10 | over time limit |
| NC | 114 | GT2.5 | Ovidio Capelli | Ottavio Prandoni | Ovidio Capelli | Fiat 1500 Cabriolet | 10 | over time limit |
| NC | 32 | GT1.3 | Fernando Natella | Raffaele Fiordelisi | Scuderia Settecolli | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato | 10 | over time limit |
| NC | 16 | GT1.15 | Casare Largaioli | Teboro Zeccoli | Scuderia Castellotti | Lancia Appia GTZ | 10 | over time limit |
| NC | 40 | GT2.5 | Marco Vannucci | Gian Carlo Carfi | Scuderia Etna | Lancia Aurelia B20 | 10 | over time limit |
| NC | 24 | S850 | Francesco Soldano | Giuseppe Ramirez | Monte Pellegrino | Fiat-Abarth 750 Sport | 10 | over time limit |
| NC | 26 | S850 | Guido Garufi | Franco Tagliavia | Guido Garufi | Fiat-Abarth 850 Zagato | 10 | over time limit |
| NC | 12 | GT1.15 | Francesco Fiorentino | Gregorio Rizzotti | San Rizzo | Lancia Appia GTZ | 10 | over time limit |
| DNF | 96 | GT2.5 | Antonio Diomaiuta | Giancarlo Presciutti | Montegrappa | Fiat 8V Zagato | 8 | did not finish |
| DNF | 104 | GT2.5 | Francesco di Benedetto | Franceso Mentesana | Balarm | Alfa Romeo 1900 Super Sprint Zagato | 8 | did not finish |
| DNF | 44 | GT1.3 | Kim | Alfonso Thiele | Scuderia Sant’Ambroeus | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato | 7 | did not finish |
| DNF | 82 | S1.15 | Domenico Rotolo | Gaspere Cavaliere | Monte Pellegrino | Osca MT4 1100 | 7 | did not finish |
| DNF | 112 | GT2.5 | Guido Perrella | Antonio Covino | Guido Perrella | Alfa Romeo 1900 Super Sprint Touring | 7 | did not finish |
| DNF | 200 | S3.0 | Umberto Maglioli | Nino Vaccarella | Camoradi USA | Maserati Tipo 61 | 7 | Fuel tank |
| DNF | 62 | GT1.3 | Emanuele Trapani | Guercia | Balarm | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale | 6 | did not finish |
| DNF | 102 | GT2.5 | Renato Monaci | Forlanini | Partenopea | Lancia Aurelia B20 | 6 | did not finish |
| DNF | 110 | GT2.5 | Huschke von Hanstein | Antonio Pucci | Porsche KG | Porsche 356B Carrera Reutter | 6 | Accident, Fuel starvation |
| DNF | 188 | S2.0 | Colin Davis | Raffaele Cammarota | Scuderia Serenissima | Cooper-Maserati T49 Monaco | 6 | Broken header tank |
| DNF | 192 | S3.0 | Domenico Tramontana | Giuseppe Alotta | Partenopea | Ferrari 250 GT SWB | 6 | did not finish |
| DNF | 46 | GT1.3 | Antonio Picone | Antonio di Salvo | Monte Pellegrino | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale | 5 | did not finish |
| DNF | 154 | S1.6 | Giovani Giordano | Gaetano Starrabba | Scuderia Serenissima | Osca MT4 | 5 | did not finish |
| DNF | 202 | S3.0 | Cliff Allison | Richie Ginther | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 250 TR 59/60 | 5 | Accident |
| DNF | 38 | GT1.3 | Dario Sepe | Sergio Bettoja | Partenopea | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato | 4 | did not finish |
| DNF | 76 | S1.15 | Mario Raimondo | Salvatore Calascibetta | Balarm | Osca MT4 1100 | 4 | did not finish |
| DNF | 4 | GT850 |  Roberto Bonomi | Cavalieri | Monte Pellegrino | Fiat-Abarth 750 Zagato | 3 | did not finish |
| DNF | 22 | S750 | Gaetano Spampinato | Giuseppe Matera | Scuderia Etna | Fiat-Abarth 750 Sport Spampinato | 3 | did not finish |
| DNF | 94 | GT2.5 | Bartolomeo Donato | Giuseppe Pizzo | Balarm | Lancia Aurelia B20 | 3 | did not finish |
| DNF | 64 | GT1.3 | Sergio Bettoja | Sagittario | Scuderia Sant’Ambroeus | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale | 2 | did not finish |
| DNF | 72 | S1.15 | Francesco de Leonibus | Gina Munaron | Virgilio Conrero | Conrero-Alfa Romeo 1150 Sport | 2 | did not finish |
| DNF | 80 | S1.15 | Umberto Bini | Hans Bauer | Scuderia Sant' Ambroeus | did not finish | ||
| DNF | 124 | GT2.5 | Rosario Montalbano | Gaspere Bologna | Monte Pellegrino | Fiat 8V | 2 | did not finish |
| DNF | 8 | GT850 | Michele Paratore | Benedetto Manasseri | Trinacria | Fiat-Abarth 750 Goccia Vignale | 1 | did not finish |
| DNF | 40 | GT1.3 | Giuseppe Grasso | Vito Sabbia | Scuderia Etna | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint | 1 | did not finish |
| DNF | 58 | GT1.3 | Paolo Samona | Dracula | Partenopea | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce Zagato | 1 | did not finish |
| DNF | 78 | S1.15 | Giovanni Napoli | Angelo Marino | Monte Pellegrino | Ermini-Fiat 1100 | 1 | did not finish |
| DNF | 162 | S1.6 | George Bauer | Carroll Smith | Vincenzo Arena | Osca S1500 | 1 | Accident |
| DNF | 178 | S2.0 | Odoardo Govoni | Mennato Boffa | Luigi Bellucci | Maserati Tipo 60 | 1 | Clutch |
| DNF | 186 | S2.0 | Mennato Boffa | Adolfo Tedeschi | Luigi Bellucci | WRE-Maserati | 1 | did not finish |
| DNF | 122 | GT2.5 | Alfonso Vella | Pietro Termini | Monte Pellegrino | Fiat 8V | 0 | did not finish |
| DNF | 158 | S1.6 | Raffaele Fiordelisi | Bartolomeo Donato | Settecolli | Alfa Romeo Speciale 1500 | 0 | did not finish |
| DNS | 6 | GT850 | Michele Perillo | Angelo Ambrogio | Madunina | Fiat-Abarth 750 | did not start | |
| DNS | 52 | GT1.3 | Aldo Tine | Matteo Sgarlata | Aretusa | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint | did not start | |
| DNS | 100 | GT2.5 | Manlio Santuccio | Matteo Sgarlata | Aretusa | Fiat 8V | did not start | |
| DNS | 132 | GT3.0 | Casimiro Toselli | Nino Todaro | Scuderia Sant’Ambroeus | Ferrari 250 GT LWB | did not start | |
| DNS | 138 | GT3.0 | Giuseppe Allotta | Giorgio Scarlatti | Partenopea | Ferrai 250 GT California LWB | did not start | |
| DNS | 182 | S2.0 | Luigi Bellucci | Vincenzo Sorrentino | Luigi Bellucci | WRE-Maserati | did not start | |
| DNS | 196 | S3.0 | Cliff Allison | Phil Hill | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 250 TR 59/60 | Blown tyre, accident | |
| DNS | T | S3.0 | Paul Frère | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 250 TR | practiced only | ||
| Class | Winners | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports 3000 | 194 | 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 | ||
| Pos | Championship | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 18 |
| 3 | Maserati | 3 |
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.