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 miles) | ||
| Distance | 45 laps, 157.5 km (90.689 miles) | ||
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
- ^ "South American Formula Libre/Temporada Races 1946-1952". teamdan.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2014.