1941 Buenos Aires Grand Prix

1941 Buenos Aires Grand Prix
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 mi)
Distance	40 laps, 96.4 km (59.9 mi)
Fastest lap
Driver		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 Mecanica 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[]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired
1	40		Alfa Romeo Tipo 308	40	53m49.5
2	39		Alfa Romeo 8C-35	40	+ 42.0
3	26		Mercury Bi-motor	39	+ 1 Lap
4	41	Francisco Landi	Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3	39	+ 1 Lap
5	44		Alfa Romeo	38	+ 2 Laps
6	43		Maserati 6CM	38	+ 2 Laps
7	16		Ford Model A special	38	+ 2 Laps
8	22		Ford Model A special	36	+ 4 Laps
9	45		Alfa Romeo	36	+ 4 Laps
10	3	Alfredo Pian	Ford Model A special	36	+ 4 Laps
11	10		Ford Model A special	34	+ 6 Laps
Ret	42		Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3	31
Ret	4		Ford Model A special	27
Ret	46	Raoul Riganti	Maserati 8CL	?
DNS	?		Mercedes	?	Did Not Start
Source:[2][4]

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