| 1949 Buenos Aires Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Grand Prix season | |||
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| 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 miles) | ||
| Distance | 35 laps, 170 km (106 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Time | 2:36.8 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Drivers |
 Alberto Ascari | Maserati | |
| Fastest lap |
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.
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 | Alberto Ascari
|
Maserati 4CLT | 35 | 1:30:23.1 |
| 2 | Luigi Villoresi
|
Maserati 4CLT | 35 | +41.0 |
| 3 |  Óscar Alfredo Gálvez
|
Alfa Romeo 308 | 35 | +2:31.9 |
| 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Maserati 4CLT | 34 | +1 Lap |
| 5 |  Prince Bira
|
Maserati 4CLT | 31 | +4 Laps |
| 6 | Victorio Rosa
|
Maserati 4CLT | 29 | +6 Laps |
| 7 | Adriano Malusardi
|
Maserati 4CLT | 25 | +10 Laps |
| 8 | Benedicto Campos
|
Maserati 4CL | ||
| Ret | Nino Farina
|
Maserati 4CL | ||
| Ret |  Reg Parnell
|
Maserati 4CL | 4 | Engine |
| Ret | Ernesto Tornquist
|
Maserati 4CL | 4 | Engine |
| Ret | Pascual Puopolo
|
Maserati 8CL | 4 | Engine |
| Ret | Ernesto Tornquist
|
Maserati 4CL | 4 | Engine |
| Ret | Pablo Pessatti
|
Alfa Romeo | Fatal accident | |
| DNS |  Jean-Pierre Wimille
|
Simca-Gordini | 0 | Fatal accident |
| DNS | Amédée Gordini
|
Simca-Gordini | 0 | |
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References
- "South American Formula Libre/Temporada Races 1946-1952". teamdan.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- "1949 Argentina - III Gran Premio Juan Domingo Perón y de la Republica Argentina". jmfangio.org. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
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| 1949 Grand Prix season | ||
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