1949 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (II)

  1949 Buenos Aires Grand Prix

Race details
1949 Grand Prix season
Date	February 6, 1949
Official name	III Gran Premio de Eva Duarte Perón
Location	Parco Palermo Buenos Aires
Course	Public roads
Course length	4.865 km (3.022 mi)
Distance	30 laps, 145.95 km (90.68 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati 4CL
Time	N/A
Fastest lap
Driver	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati 4CLT
Time	2m 50.7 (102.60 km/h)
Podium
First	Óscar Alfredo Gálvez	Alfa Romeo 308
Second	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati 4CLT
Third	Eitel Cantoni	Maserati 4CL

The second of three 1949 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (official name: III Gran Premio de Eva Duarte Perón), was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Palermo street circuit in Buenos Aires on February 6, 1949. The race was shortened from 35 laps due to rain. ^[1]

Classification

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired
1	Óscar Alfredo Gálvez	Alfa Romeo 308	30	1:31:04
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati 4CLT	28	N/A
3	Eitel Cantoni	Maserati 4CL	27	N/A
4	Adriano Malusardi	Maserati 4CLT	27	N/A
5	P. Bira	Maserati 4CLT	27	N/A
6	Alberto Ascari	Maserati 4CLT	25	Engine
Ret	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati 4CLT	11	Carburetor
Ret	Nino Farina	Ferrari 125C F1		Crash
Ret	Reg Parnell	Maserati 4CLT	10	Radiator
Ret	Benedicto Campos	Maserati 4CLT		Oil Pipe

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