Circuito Palermo Explained

The Circuito (Parco) Palermo (commonly known as the Palermo Circuit), was a Grand Prix circuit in Buenos Aires (Argentina). The circuit used a layout of public roads within the north-end of the Palermo park complex (adjacent to the Hipodromo Argentino), to host the Buenos Aires Grand Prix from 1948 to 1950.

Palermo was the site of the General Juan Perón / Eva Duarte de Perón Grand Prix series, hosting five (of twelve) alternating editions (The first was held at the Retiro circuit in 1947). [1] [2] [3]

Buenos Aires Grand Prix 1948–1950

YearNameDateWinning driversConstructorRegulationsReport
1948 II Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos AiresJanuary 17–18 Luigi VilloresiMaserati 4CLFormula LibreReport
1948 Gran Premio Dalmiro Varela CastexFebruary 14 Luigi VilloresiMaserati 4CLFormula LibreReport
1949 III Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos AiresJanuary 29 Alberto AscariMaserati 4CLFormula LibreReport
1949 III Gran Premio Eva Duarte de PerónFebruary 6 Óscar Alfredo GálvezAlfa Romeo 308Formula LibreReport
1949 IV Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos AiresDecember 18 Alberto AscariFerrari 166 FLFormula LibreReport
1950 IV Gran Premio Eva Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos AiresJanuary 8 Luigi VilloresiFerrari 166 FLFormula LibreReport
Sources: [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Palermo 1948 . jmfangio.org . March 25, 2014.
  2. Web site: Palermo 1949 . jmfangio.org . March 25, 2014.
  3. Web site: Palermo 1950 . jmfangio.org . March 25, 2014.
  4. Web site: Buenos Aires (Tracks) . silhouet.com . March 20, 2014.
  5. Web site: South American Formula Libre/Temporada Races 1946-1952 . teamdan.com . March 25, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160123172355/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/temporad.html . January 23, 2016 . dead .
  6. Web site: Formula Libre - Fuerza Libre - Fuerza Limitada Argentina (basic) . Arturo Pereira . March 24, 2014.
  7. Web site: Race List: South America 1918-1945 . Jean-Paul Gleize . March 24, 2014.
  8. Web site: Grand Prix Winners 1895-1949 . Hans Etzrodt . March 20, 2014 . November 9, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181109123950/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gpw3.htm . dead .