1948 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (I)

The first of two 1948 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (official name: II Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires) was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Palermo street circuit in Buenos Aires on January 17–18, 1948.[1]

1948 Buenos Aires Grand Prix
Race details
Date January 17/18 1948
Official name II Gran Premio del General Juan Perón
y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Location Parco Palermo Buenos Aires
Course Public roads
Course length 4.865 km (3.022 miles)
Distance 25 laps, 121.6 km (75.55 miles)
Pole position
Driver Maserati 8CL
Time 2:37.6 (111.13 km/h)
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL
Time 2:37.4 (111.27 km/h)
Podium
First Maserati 4CL
Second Alfa Romeo 308
Third Maserati 6CM

Classification

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Pos Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired
1   Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL 25 1:11:46.6
2   Chico Landi Alfa Romeo 308 25 1:12:24.6
3   Andres Fernández Maserati 6CM 24 1:13:31.3
4   Arialdo Ruggeri Maserati 4CL 24 1:14:15.1
5   Victorio Rosa Maserati 6CM 23 1:14:55.3
6   Raph Maserati 4CL 21 1:14:20.3
Ret   Óscar Alfredo Gálvez Alfa Romeo 308 7 DNF
Ret   Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 4CL 4 DNF
Ret   Italo Bizio Alfa Romeo 2900 A 3 DNF
Ret   Nino Farina Maserati 8CL 3 DNF
Ret   Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo 12C-37 2 DNF
Ret   Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL 2 DNF
Ret   Pascual Puopolo Maserati 8CL DNS
Ret   Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo 8C-308 DNS
Ret   Eitel Cantoni Maserati 4CM DNS
Ret   Gabriele Besana Ferrari 166 SC DNS

References

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  1. ^ "South American Formula Libre/Temporada Races 1946-1952". teamdan.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2014.


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