1948 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (I)

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Race details
1948 Grand Prix season
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 mi)
Distance 25 laps, 121.6 km (75.55 mi)
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
  • Argentina Andres Fernández
Maserati 6CM

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]

Classification

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

References

  1. "South American Formula Libre/Temporada Races 1946-1952". teamdan.com. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
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