1949 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (I)

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 Italy Alberto Ascari Maserati
Fastest lap Italy 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

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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

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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 21, 2014.
  2. ^ "1949 Argentina - III Gran Premio Juan Domingo Perón y de la Republica Argentina". jmfangio.org. Retrieved April 4, 2014.


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