The first of three 1949 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (official name: III Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires) was a Grand Prix motor race that took place on January 30, 1949, at the Palermo street circuit in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1]
| 1949 Buenos Aires Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Grand Prix season | |||
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | January 30, 1949 | ||
| Official name | III Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires | ||
| Location | Parco Palermo Buenos Aires | ||
| Course | Public roads | ||
| Course length | 4.87 km (3.03 miles) | ||
| Distance | 35 laps, 170 km (106 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Time | 2:36.8 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Drivers |
 Alberto Ascari | Maserati | |
|
Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | ||
| Time | 2:32.4 (tied) (114.85 km/h) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Maserati | ||
| Third | Alfa Romeo | ||
The event was marred by the death of popular French driver Jean-Pierre Wimille. He was driving his first flying lap during practice, when his car swerved to avoid children crossing the track, and slammed into a tree. He died instantly of massive head injuries. During the race, local driver Pablo Pessatti was also killed when his car overturned, and he was thrown out.
Classification edit
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari
|
Maserati 4CLT | 35 | 1:30:23.1 |
| 2 | Luigi Villoresi
|
Maserati 4CLT | 35 | +41.0 |
| 3 |  Óscar Alfredo Gálvez
|
Alfa Romeo 308 | 35 | +2:31.9 |
| 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Maserati 4CLT | 34 | +1 Lap |
| 5 |  Prince Bira
|
Maserati 4CLT | 31 | +4 Laps |
| 6 | Victorio Rosa
|
Maserati 4CLT | 29 | +6 Laps |
| 7 | Adriano Malusardi
|
Maserati 4CLT | 25 | +10 Laps |
| 8 | Benedicto Campos
|
Maserati 4CL | ||
| Ret | Nino Farina
|
Maserati 4CL | ||
| Ret |  Reg Parnell
|
Maserati 4CL | 4 | Engine |
| Ret | Ernesto Tornquist
|
Maserati 4CL | 4 | Engine |
| Ret | Pascual Puopolo
|
Maserati 8CL | 4 | Engine |
| Ret | Ernesto Tornquist
|
Maserati 4CL | 4 | Engine |
| Ret | Pablo Pessatti
|
Alfa Romeo | Fatal accident | |
| DNS |  Jean-Pierre Wimille
|
Simca-Gordini | 0 | Fatal accident |
| DNS | Amédée Gordini
|
Simca-Gordini | 0 | |
| Source:[2] | ||||
References edit
- ^ "South American Formula Libre/Temporada Races 1946-1952". teamdan.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "1949 Argentina - III Gran Premio Juan Domingo Perón y de la Republica Argentina". jmfangio.org. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
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