1949 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (I)

GP Argentina Buenos Aires Circuito-palermo-1948.png January 30 1949 III Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires 1 7 Parco Palermo Buenos Aires Public roads 3.03 4.87 35 106 170 Alberto Ascari Maserati 2:36.8 Italy Alberto Ascari Maserati 2:32.4 (tied) (114.85 km/h) Luigi Villoresi Italy Italy Maserati Alberto Ascari Maserati Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati Italy Óscar Alfredo Gálvez Alfa Romeo Argentina 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.http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/temporad.html#6 South American Formula Libre/Temporada Races 1946-1952 teamdan.com March 21, 2014 January 23, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160123172355/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/temporad.html#6 dead 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 PosDriverConstructorLapsTime/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 ARG Victorio Rosa Maserati 4CLT 29 +6 Laps 7 ARG Adriano Malusardi Maserati 4CLT 25 +10 Laps 8 ARG Benedicto Campos Maserati 4CL Ret ITA Nino Farina Maserati 4CL Ret United Kingdom Reg Parnell Maserati 4CL 4 Engine Ret ARG Ernesto Tornquist Maserati 4CL 4 Engine Ret ARG Pascual Puopolo Maserati 8CL 4 Engine Ret ARG Ernesto Tornquist Maserati 4CL 4 Engine Ret Argentina Pablo Pessatti Alfa Romeo Fatal accident DNS France Jean-Pierre Wimille Simca-Gordini 0 Fatal accident DNS France Amédée Gordini Simca-Gordini 0 Source:https://www.jmfangio.org/gp1949palermo.htm 1949 Argentina - III Gran Premio Juan Domingo Perón y de la Republica Argentina jmfangio.org April 4, 2014 References Buenos Aires Grand Prix 1949 1948 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (II) 1949 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (II) Buenos Aires Grand Prix Buenos Aires Grand Prix (I) Category:Buenos Aires Grand Prix