1941 Buenos Aires Grand Prix
| 1941 Buenos Aires Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 23 November 1941 | ||
| Official name | Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires | ||
| Location | Retiro, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Course | Public streets | ||
| Course length | 2.410 km (1.497 miles) | ||
| Distance | 40 laps, 96.4 km (59.9 miles) | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 José Canziani | Alfa Romeo | |
| Time | 1m 17.1s 112.53 km/h (69.92 mp/h) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | ||
| Second | Alfa Romeo 8C-35 | ||
| Third | Mercury Bi-motor | ||
The Buenos Aires Grand Prix, (also known as the Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires)[1] was a Formula Libre handicap race, organized by the ACA (Automóvil Club Argentino) and held at the Retiro Circuit on 23 November 1941.
Entries were open for the national mechanic "Mecánica Nacional" class, based on series cars (Ford, Chevrolet, Hudson) and the "Coches Especiales" Grand Prix cars. Racing started with a preliminary Mecánica Nacional class elimination round (best five qualifying for the GP) which was won by Mario P. Chiozza (Bi-Motor Mercury). The class group received a one-minute handicap at the start of the GP main event.[2][3]
The GP class included Riganti's new Maserati 8CL (chassis 3034) that was entered in the 1940 Indianapolis.
Classification
[edit]| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | José Canziani
|
Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 | 40 | 53m49.5 |
| 2 | 39 |  Oldemar Ramos
|
Alfa Romeo 8C-35 | 40 | + 42.0 |
| 3 | 26 | Mario Chiozza
|
Mercury Bi-motor | 39 | + 1 Lap |
| 4 | 41 | Francisco Landi
|
Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3 | 39 | + 1 Lap |
| 5 | 44 | Gerardo Avelar
|
Alfa Romeo | 38 | + 2 Laps |
| 6 | 43 | Eric Forrest Greene
|
Maserati 6CM | 38 | + 2 Laps |
| 7 | 16 | Rodolfo Martini
|
Ford Model A special | 38 | + 2 Laps |
| 8 | 22 | Roque Brisco
|
Ford Model A special | 36 | + 4 Laps |
| 9 | 45 | Domingo Ochoteco
|
Alfa Romeo | 36 | + 4 Laps |
| 10 | 3 | Alfredo Pián
|
Ford Model A special | 36 | + 4 Laps |
| 11 | 10 | Mario Sessarego
|
Ford Model A special | 34 | + 6 Laps |
| Ret | 42 | Adriano Malusardi
|
Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3 | 31 | |
| Ret | 4 | Rossi
|
Ford Model A special | 27 | |
| Ret | 46 | Raoul Riganti
|
Maserati 8CL | ? | |
| DNS | ? |  Victorio Coppoli
|
Mercedes | ? | Did Not Start |
| Source:[2][4] | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "La Temporada: Part II". velocetoday.com. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ a b Snellman, Leif. "II Gran Premio de Buenos Aires". Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Buenos Aires GP 1941". leonardasf1. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ "Buenos Aires (Tracks)". silhouet.com. Retrieved 20 March 2014.