1949 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (I)

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Race details
1949 Grand Prix season
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 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 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]

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 Italy Alberto Ascari Maserati 4CLT 35 1:30:23.1
2 Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CLT 35 +41.0
3 Argentina Óscar Alfredo Gálvez Alfa Romeo 308 35 +2:31.9
4 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 4CLT 34 +1 Lap
5 Thailand Prince Bira Maserati 4CLT 31 +4 Laps
6 Argentina Victorio Rosa Maserati 4CLT 29 +6 Laps
7 Argentina Adriano Malusardi Maserati 4CLT 25 +10 Laps
8 Argentina Benedicto Campos Maserati 4CL
Ret Italy Nino Farina Maserati 4CL
Ret United Kingdom Reg Parnell Maserati 4CL 4 Engine
Ret Argentina Ernesto Tornquist Maserati 4CL 4 Engine
Ret Argentina Pablo Pessatti Alfa Romeo Fatal accident
DNS France Jean-Pierre Wimille Simca-Gordini 0 Fatal accident
Source: [2]

References

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