1951 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (III)
| 1951 Buenos Aires Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | March 18, 1951 | ||
| Official name | Gran Premio de Eva Duarte Perón (Sport) | ||
| Location | Aeroparque Costanera Buenos Aires | ||
| Course | Public roads | ||
| Course length | 3.50 km (2.17 miles) | ||
| Distance | 40 laps, 140.01 km (86.99 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| USA | |
| Time | 2:18.50 (94.7 km/h / 56.53 m/h) | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 John Fitch | Allard J2-Cadillac | |
| Time | 2:13.5 (92.99 km/h / 57.78 m/h) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Allard J2-Cadillac | ||
| Second | Allard J2-Cadillac | ||
| Third | Delahaye Le Mans | ||
The third of three 1951 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (official name: Gran Premio de Eva Duarte Perón - Sport) was a Sports Car Grand Prix motor race (over 1500cc S+1.5) that took place on March 18, 1951, at the Costanero Norte circuit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The race was also known as the "Buenos Aires National" and was part of the Argentine Nationals racing series.[1] [2] [3]
Results from the 1951 Buenos Aires Grand Prix for Sports Cars:
Classification
[edit]| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Fitch
|
Allard J2-Cadillac | 40 | 1:33:35.8 |
| 2 | Fred Wacker
|
Allard J2-Cadillac | 39 | 1:34:52.5 |
| 3 |  Miguel Schroeder
|
Delahaye Le Mans | 38 | 1:34:20.4 |
| 4 | José M. Collazo
|
Healey Silverstone Riley | 38 | |
| 5 | Adolfo Schwelm Cruz
|
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 | 38 | |
| 6 | George Rand
|
Ferrari 166 Inter | 37 | |
| 7 | Jim Kimberly
|
Ferrari 195 S Berlinetta | 37 | |
| 8 | William Spear
|
Ferrari 166 MM | 37 | |
| 9 | Jorge Camaño
|
Jaguar XK120 | 37 | |
| 10 | Roberto Bonomi
|
Cisitalia 1.2 | 36 | |
| 11 | Hal Ullrich
|
Wayne-Nardi Alfa | 36 | |
| 12 | Lucio Bollaert
|
Jaguar XK120 | 36 | |
| 13 | Carlos Stabile
|
Healey Silverstone | 36 | |
| 14 | Carlos Lostalo
|
Jaguar XK120 | 36 | |
| 15 | Nicolas Dellepiane
|
Lea Francis | 36 | |
| 16 | Cesar Tesoriero
|
Jaguar XK120 | 35 | |
| 17 | Eric Forrest Greene
|
Bentley 4 1/4 | 34 | |
| 18 | "Paquito"
|
Alfa Romeo | 33 | |
| 19 | Francisco Ridder
|
Jaguar XK120 | 31 | |
| 20 | Eduardo Harrington
|
BMW | 26 | |
| DNF | Jose Dellepiane
|
19 | ||
| DNF | Roberto Mieres
|
Jaguar XK120 | 17 | |
| DNF | Carlos Pérez de Villa
|
Alfa Romeo 2.9 | 10 | |
| DNF | Tom Cole
|
Allard J2-Chrysler | 7 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Grand Prix de Buenos Aires (list)". wikif1.org. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- ^ "Latin American Races 1951 - National Buenos Aires". wsrp.cz. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ "(1951) Buenos Aires National". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved June 14, 2015.