1949 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (I)

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.^[1]

1949 Buenos Aires Grand Prix
1949 Grand Prix season
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	Alberto Ascari	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	Alberto Ascari	Maserati
Second	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati
Third	Óscar Alfredo Gálvez	Alfa Romeo

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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