1951 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (I)

The first of three 1951 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (official name: V Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires) was a Formula Libre Grand Prix motor race that took place on February 18, 1951, at the Costanero Norte street circuit in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1]

1951 Buenos Aires Grand Prix
Race Formula Libre of in the 1951 Formula One season
Race details
Date February 18, 1951
Official name V Gran Premio del General Juan Perón
y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Location Aeroparque Costanera Buenos Aires
Course Public roads
Course length 3.50 km (2.17 mi)
Distance 45 laps, 157.5 km (90.689 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Mercedes
Time 1:58.4 (106.42 km/h / 66.13 m/h)
Fastest lap
Driver Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes
Time 2:02.4 (102.94 km/h / 63.96 m/h)
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
Mercedes
Third
Mercedes

Classification
Pos Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired
1 José Froilán González Ferrari 166 FL 45 1:35:18.9
2 Hermann Lang Mercedes-Benz W154 45 1:35:35.3
3 Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes-Benz W154 45 1:36:10.4
4 Óscar Alfredo Gálvez Ferrari 166 FL 44 1:36:25.0
5 Alfredo Pian Maserati 4CL 44 1:36:55.0
6 Karl Kling Mercedes-Benz W154 44 1:37:27.2
7 Pascual Puópolo Maserati 43 1:36:08.4
8 Hector Niemitz Alfa Romeo 42 1:35:19.0
9 Jorge Daponte Maserati 4CLT 42 1:37:24.8
10 Carlos Menditeguy Alfa Romeo 8C 308 41 1:36:29.8
11 José Felix Lopes Simca-Gordini T-15 38 1:36:01.7
12 Clemar Bucci Alfa Romeo 12C-37 33, DNF 1:11:20.2
Ret Luis Alberto de Dios Simca-Gordini T15 8 DNF
Ret Roberto Miéres Maserati 2 DNF
Ret Onofre Marimón Maserati DNS
Ret Alberto Crespo Maserati DNS
Ret Viannini Maserati 4CL DNS
Ret Victorio Rosa Maserati DNS
Ret Eitel Cantoni Maserati 4CL DNS

References
  1. "South American Formula Libre/Temporada Races 1946-1952". teamdan.com. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
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