The second of three 1951 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (official name: V Gran Premio Extraordinario de Eva Duarte Perón) was a Formula Libre Grand Prix motor race that took place on February 25, 1951, at the Costanero Norte street circuit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [1] [2]
| 1951 Buenos Aires Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | February 25, 1951 | ||
| Official name |
V Gran Premio Extraordinario de Eva Duarte Perón | ||
| 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 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 José Froilán González | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:58.6 (106.24 km/h / 66.1 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 | 1:35:40.6 |
| 2 |  Karl Kling
|
Mercedes-Benz W154 | 45 | 1:37:53.1 |
| 3 | Hermann Lang
|
Mercedes-Benz W154 | 43 | 1:36:30.5" |
| 4 | Jorge Daponte
|
Maserati 4CLT | 43 | N/A |
| 5 | Carlos Menditeguy
|
Alfa Romeo 8C 308 | 36 | DNF |
| Ret | Alfredo Pian
|
Maserati 4CL | 23 | DNF |
| Ret | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Mercedes-Benz W154 | 18 | DNF |
| Ret | Clemar Bucci
|
Alfa Romeo 12C-37 | 18 | DNF |
| Ret | Óscar Alfredo Gálvez
|
Ferrari 166 FL | 12 | DNF |
| Ret | Luis Alberto de Dios
|
Simca-Gordini T-15 | 11 | DNF |
| Ret | Hector Niemitz
|
Alfa Romeo 2.9 sc | 9 | DNF |
| Ret | Pascual Puópolo
|
Maserati | 7 | DNF |
References edit
- ^ "1951 Argentina - Gran Premio Maria Eva Duarte de Perón". jmfangio.org. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
- ^ "South American Formula Libre/Temporada Races 1946-1952". teamdan.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2014.