1000 km Buenos Aires

November 2020 ARG 1000km Buenos Aires Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez Circuito N° 12.svg 11 1954 178 1,000 2018 2018 1000km Buenos Aires ARG Agustín CanapinoARG Federico AlonsoARG Martín Ponte Jet Racing ARG Agustín CanapinoARG Federico AlonsoARG Martín Ponte Jet Racing thumb|Circuit Callejero - Buenos Aires 1000km (1954) thumb|Circuit Callejero - Buenos Aires 1000km (1955) thumb|Circuit Costanera Norte - Buenos Aires 1000 km (1957) thumb|Circuit-galvez-1968-No15 The 1000 km Buenos Aires was an endurance sports car and stock car event held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The race mostly run on the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, although it ran on the Costanera circuit in 1957. Besides a single race in Caracas, Venezuela, it was the only annual South American race in the history of the World Sportscar Championship. History In 1953, Formula One visited the newly built Autódromo in the center of Buenos Aires for the Argentine Grand Prix. The race was successful enough for Formula One to return the following year, and it was also decided that the newly formed World Sportscar Championship would add the track to their schedule as a traditional season-opening event. Following the 1000km Nürburgring the previous year, this would make the Buenos Aires round only the second 1000 km mi 1 on event in the series history. A 9.5 km mi 1 on circuit using long sections of the Avenida General Paz highway attached to the Autodromo section used only by Formula One would be used for the first 1000 km event.http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits/racingcircuits/Argentina/BuenosAires1954-K.html Buenos Aires - 1000 km Circuit (1954, 1956, 1958 & 1960) Motor Racing Circuits Database 2005-09-18 2007-09-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20071105220046/http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits/racingcircuits/Argentina/BuenosAires1954-K.html# 5 November 2007 dead In 1955, an even longer section of the Autopista General Pablo Riccheri route would be added, making the circuit 17.1 km mi 1 on in length before it returned to its original size once again in 1956.http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits/racingcircuits/Argentina/BuenosAires1955-K.html Buenos Aires - 1000km Circuit (1955) Motor Racing Circuits Database 2005-09-18 2007-09-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20071105220052/http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits/racingcircuits/Argentina/BuenosAires1955-K.html 5 November 2007 dead The event would move however in 1957, to the Costanera circuit before returning to the Autodromo in 1958.http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits/racingcircuits/Argentina/Costanera1957.html Costanera - Buenos Aires 1000 km Circuit (1957) Motor Racing Circuits Database 2002-10-01 2007-09-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20071105103439/http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits/racingcircuits/Argentina/Costanera1957.html 5 November 2007 dead One final appearance was made by both Formula One and sports cars in 1960 before both chose not to return to Argentina for the time being. The 1000 km event would return once more in 1970, as a non-championship exhibition round. The Autodromo had been expanded in 1968 to allow for a 6.1 km mi 1 on circuit and eliminating the use of public highways.http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits/racingcircuits/Argentina/BuenosAires1968-15.html Buenos Aires - Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez - Circuito #15 (1968–1971) Motor Racing Circuits Database 2005-09-18 2007-09-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20071105223645/http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits/racingcircuits/Argentina/BuenosAires1968-15.html 5 November 2007 dead World Championship status would return again in 1971 while Formula One would also test the re-addition of the Argentine Grand Prix by holding their own exhibition race. The circuit would be modified again in 1972, shortening the lap to 6.0 km mi 1 on for the sportscars,http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits/racingcircuits/Argentina/BuenosAires1972-15.html Buenos Aires - Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez - Circuito #15 (1972–1978) Motor Racing Circuits Database 2005-09-18 2007-09-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20071105223700/http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits/racingcircuits/Argentina/BuenosAires1972-15.html 5 November 2007 dead while the Argentine Grand Prix officially returned to the Formula One calendar where it would stay for nearly a decade. The 1000 km sports car event would however be abandoned after the 1972 running, with the series eliminating several fly-away events in the coming years to cut costs. In 2017, Turismo Carretera revived the event as one of their Carreras Especiales ("special races") to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the category. This version of the race was held only twice, in 2017 and 2018, with one win apiece going to Ford and Chevrolet.https://www.solotc.com.ar/1000-kilometros-carretera-tc-buenos-aires-2024/ ¿Vuelven los 1000K de Buenos Aires en 2024? Spanish SoloTC 15 May 2023 Winners The event was dominated by Ferraris, winning five out of the six runnings in the race's first incarnation before winning the final event once again in 1972. American Phil Hill would be the only driver to win more than once. Year Drivers Team Car Time Circuit World Sportscar Championship event 1954 ITA 1946 Giuseppe FarinaITA 1946 Umberto Maglioli ITA 1946 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 375 MM 6:41:50.800 Gálvez – Callejero 1955 ARG 1868 Enrique Saenz ValienteARG 1868 José María Ibáñez No Team Name Ferrari 375 Plus 6:35:15.400 1956 GBR Stirling MossARG 1868 Carlos Menditeguy ITA 1946 Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 300S 6:29:37.900 1957 USA 1912 Masten GregoryITA 1946 Eugenio CastellottiITA 1946 Luigi Musso USA 1912 Scuderia Temple Buell Ferrari 290 MM 6:10:29.900 Costanera 1958 GBR Peter CollinsUSA 1912 Phil Hill ITA 1946 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 6:19:55.400 Gálvez – Callejero 1959 No Race 1960 USA 1959 Phil HillGBR Cliff Allison ITA 1946 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 250 TR59/60 6:17:12.100 Gálvez – Callejero 1961to1969 No Races 1970† FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseFRA Henri Pescarolo FRA Equipe Matra Matra-Simca MS630/650 5:37:22.200 Gálvez 1971 SUI Jo SiffertGBR Derek Bell GBR J.W. Automotive Porsche 917K 5:25:25.940 1972 SWE Ronnie PetersonAUS Tim Schenken ITA 1946 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 312 PB 5:45:58.220 1973to2016 No Races Turismo Carretera event 2017 ARG Juan Manuel SilvaARG Juan Tomás Catalán Magni ARG CM Motorsport Ford Falcon TC 5:30:55.166 Gálvez 2018 ARG Agustín CanapinoARG Federico AlonsoARG Martín Ponte ARG Jet Racing Chevrolet Coupé SS 5:35:10.931 2019to2025 No Races † - Non-championship event. References Category:Sports car races Buenos Aires Category:Motorsport competitions in Argentina