1941 Buenos Aires Grand Prix

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.

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	José Canziani	Alfa Romeo
Time	1m 17.1s 112.53 km/h (69.92 mp/h)
Podium
First	José Canziani	Alfa Romeo Tipo 308
Second	Oldemar Ramos	Alfa Romeo 8C-35
Third	Mario Chiozza	Mercury Bi-motor

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	José Canziani	Alfa Romeo Tipo 308	40	53m49.5
2	39	Oldemar Ramos	Alfa Romeo 8C-35	40	+ 42.0
3	26	Mario Chiozza	Mercury Bi-motor	39	+ 1 Lap
4	41	Francisco Landi	Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3	39	+ 1 Lap
5	44	Gerardo Avelar	Alfa Romeo	38	+ 2 Laps
6	43	Eric Forrest Greene	Maserati 6CM	38	+ 2 Laps
7	16	Rodolfo Martini	Ford Model A special	38	+ 2 Laps
8	22	Roque Brisco	Ford Model A special	36	+ 4 Laps
9	45	Domingo Ochoteco	Alfa Romeo	36	+ 4 Laps
10	3	Alfredo Pian	Ford Model A special	36	+ 4 Laps
11	10	Mario Sessarego	Ford Model A special	34	+ 6 Laps
Ret	42	Adriano Malusardi	Alfa Romeo Tipo-B P3	31
Ret	4	Rossi	Ford Model A special	27
Ret	46	Raoul Riganti	Maserati 8CL	?
DNS	?	Victorio Coppoli	Mercedes	?	Did Not Start
Source:[2][4]

References

1. "La Temporada: Part II". velocetoday.com. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
2. Snellman, Leif. "II Gran Premio de Buenos Aires". Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
3. "Buenos Aires GP 1941". leonardasf1. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
4. "Buenos Aires (Tracks)". silhouet.com. Retrieved 20 March 2014.