1951 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (III)

1951 Buenos Aires Grand Prix
Race details
Date	March 18, 1951
Official name	Gran Premio de Eva Duarte Perón (Sport)
Location	Aeroparque Costanera Buenos Aires
Course	Public roads
Course length	3.50 km (2.17 mi)
Distance	40 laps, 140.01 km (86.99 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Tom Cole	USA
Time	2:18.50 (94.7 km/h / 56.53 m/h)
Fastest lap
Driver	John Fitch	Allard J2-Cadillac
Time	2:13.5 (92.99 km/h / 57.78 m/h)
Podium
First	John Fitch	Allard J2-Cadillac
Second	Fred Wacker	Allard J2-Cadillac
Third

The third of three 1951 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (official name: Gran Premio de Eva Duarte Perón - Sport) was a Sports Car Grand Prix motor race (over 1500cc S+1.5) that took place on March 18, 1951, at the Costanero Norte circuit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The race was also known as the "Buenos Aires National" and was part of the Argentine Nationals racing series.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Results from the 1951 Buenos Aires Grand Prix for Sports Cars:

Classification[]

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired
1	John Fitch	Allard J2-Cadillac	40	1:33:35.8
2	Fred Wacker	Allard J2-Cadillac	39	1:34:52.5
3			38	1:34:20.4
4		Healey Silverstone Riley	38
5	Adolfo Schwelm Cruz		38
6		Ferrari 166 Inter	37
7			37
8	William Spear	Ferrari 166 MM	37
9		Jaguar XK120	37
10	Roberto Bonomi		36
11			36
12		Jaguar XK120	36
13		Healey Silverstone	36
14		Jaguar XK120	36
15		Lea Francis	36
16		Jaguar XK120	35
17			34
18	"Paquito"	Alfa Romeo	33
19	Francisco Ridder	Jaguar XK120	31
20		BMW	26
DNF			19
DNF	Roberto Mieres	Jaguar XK120	17
DNF			10
DNF	Tom Cole	Allard J2-Chrysler	7

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