1948 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (II)
Motor car race
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The second of two 1948 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (official name: II Gran Premio de Eva Duarte Perón (Gran Premio Dalmiro Varela Castex), was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Palermo street circuit in Buenos Aires on February 14, 1948. [1]
Date
February 14, 1948
Official name
II Gran Premio de Eva Duarte Perón
(Gran Premio Dalmiro Varela Castex)
(Gran Premio Dalmiro Varela Castex)
Location
Parco Palermo Buenos Aires
Course
Public roads
| 1948 Buenos Aires Grand Prix | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | February 14, 1948 | ||
| Official name |
II Gran Premio de Eva Duarte Perón (Gran Premio Dalmiro Varela Castex) | ||
| Location | Parco Palermo Buenos Aires | ||
| Course | Public roads | ||
| Course length | 4.865 km (3.022 miles) | ||
| Distance | 50 laps, 243.25 km (151.14 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati 4CL | ||
| Time | N/A | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Luigi Villoresi | Maserati 4CL | |
| Time | 2m 33.7 (114.02 km/h)) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati 4CL | ||
| Second | Alfa Romeo 308 | ||
| Third | Maserati 4CL | ||
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luigi Villoresi |
Maserati 4CL | 50 | 2:15:16.5 |
| 2 |  Óscar Alfredo Gálvez |
Alfa Romeo 308 | 50 | 2:15:55.8 |
| 3 |  Raph |
Maserati 4CL | 48 | N/A |
| 4 | Pablo Pessatti |
Alfa Romeo 8C-35 | 47 | N/A |
| 5 | Carlos Fortunati Firpo |
Maserati 1.5 sc | 47 | N/A |
| 6 | Benedicto Campos |
Maserati 4CL | 45 | N/A |
| 7 | Victorio Rosa |
Maserati 1.5 sc | 41 | N/A |
| 8 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
Gordini 11 | 41 | N/A |
| Ret | Achille Varzi |
Alfa Romeo 12C-37 A | 37 | Electrical |
| Ret | Nino Farina |
Maserati 8CL | Fuel tank | |
| Ret | Pascual Puopolo |
Maserati 8CL | DNF | |
| Ret |  Chico Landi |
Alfa Romeo 308 | DNF | |
| Ret |  Eitel Cantoni |
Maserati 4CL | Fire | |
| Ret | Italo Bizio |
Alfa Romeo 8C-2900A | DNF | |
| Ret | Adriano Malusardi |
Alfa Romeo 3.2 sc | DNF | |
| Ret | Andres Fernández |
Maserati 1.5 sc | DNF | |
| Ret | Jean-Pierre Wimille |
Gordini 15 | DNA | |
| Ret | Gabriele Besana |
Ferrari 166 SC | DNF |