1948 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (I)

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]

1948 Buenos Aires Grand Prix
Race details
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
  • Nino Farina
 Maserati 8CL
Time 2:37.6 (111.13 km/h)
Fastest lap
Driver Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL
Time 2:37.4 (111.27 km/h)
Podium
First
Maserati 4CL
Second
Alfa Romeo 308
Third
  • Andres Fernández
 Maserati 6CM

Classification
Pos Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired
1 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CL 25 1:11:46.6
2 Chico Landi Alfa Romeo 308 25 1:12:24.6
3 Andres Fernández Maserati 6CM 24 1:13:31.3
4 Arialdo Ruggeri Maserati 4CL 24 1:14:15.1
5 Victorio Rosa Maserati 6CM 23 1:14:55.3
6 Raph Maserati 4CL 21 1:14:20.3
Ret Óscar Alfredo Gálvez Alfa Romeo 308 7 DNF
Ret Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 4CL 4 DNF
Ret Italo Bizio Alfa Romeo 2900 A 3 DNF
Ret Nino Farina Maserati 8CL 3 DNF
Ret Achille Varzi Alfa Romeo 12C-37 2 DNF
Ret Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL 2 DNF
Ret Pascual Puopolo Maserati 8CL DNS
Ret Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo 8C-308 DNS
Ret Eitel Cantoni Maserati 4CM DNS
Ret Gabriele Besana Ferrari 166 SC DNS
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References
  1. "South American Formula Libre/Temporada Races 1946-1952". teamdan.com. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
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