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 mi) | ||
Distance | 35 laps, 170 km (106 mi) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Maserati | ||
Time | 2:36.8 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Drivers |
| Maserati | |
| 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
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Maserati 4CLT | 35 | 1:30:23.1 | |
2 | Maserati 4CLT | 35 | +41.0 | |
3 | Alfa Romeo 308 | 35 | +2:31.9 | |
4 | Maserati 4CLT | 34 | +1 Lap | |
5 | Maserati 4CLT | 31 | +4 Laps | |
6 | Maserati 4CLT | 29 | +6 Laps | |
7 | Maserati 4CLT | 25 | +10 Laps | |
8 | Maserati 4CL | |||
Ret | Maserati 4CL | |||
Ret | Maserati 4CL | 4 | Engine | |
Ret | Maserati 4CL | 4 | Engine | |
Ret | Maserati 8CL | 4 | Engine | |
Ret | Maserati 4CL | 4 | Engine | |
Ret | Alfa Romeo | Fatal accident | ||
DNS | Simca-Gordini | 0 | Fatal accident | |
DNS | Simca-Gordini | 0 | ||
Source:[2] |
gollark: We may need to actually consistently post things on here somehow.
gollark: It's surprisingly not *entirely* inactive yet.
gollark: Who thought this line-based syntax was a good idea anyway?
gollark: This is irritating. I finally (via horrible hacks) managed to get it to negotiate STARTTLS successfully but now it apioforms other things?
gollark: The limit is actually a million or so due to UTF-16.
References
- "South American Formula Libre/Temporada Races 1946-1952". teamdan.com. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- "1949 Argentina - III Gran Premio Juan Domingo Perón y de la Republica Argentina". jmfangio.org. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
Grand Prix Race | ||
---|---|---|
1949 Grand Prix season | ||
Previous race: 1948 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (II) |
Buenos Aires Grand Prix | Next race: 1949 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (II) |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.