Circuito Costanera (Buenos Aires)

The Circuito Costanera (commonly known as the Costanera Circuit), was a Grand Prix circuit in Buenos Aires (Argentina). Two variants are known to have existed under Circuito "Avenida" Costanera and Costanera "Sur" which are listed by a few data sources as circuits used for the 1930, 1932 and 1936 Buenos Aires races.[1][2][3][4] Verifiable records can only confirm the Costanera Norte circuit layouts for the 1951 V Gran Premio General Perón (Feb. 18), V Gran Premio Eva Perón (Feb. 25), Gran Premio Eva Perón (Ciudad) Sport (March 18) and the 1957 1000 km de Buenos Aires.

Circuito Costanera Norte
LocationAeroparque Newbery
Palermo Buenos Aires
Time zoneGMT −3
Major eventsBuenos Aires Grand Prix
Circuit Data
Length3.50 km (2.17 mi)
Turns5
Race lap record1:58.6 (106.24 km/h / 66.1 m/h) ( José Froilán González, Ferrari 166 FL, 1951)
Circuit Costanera Norte 1936, 1951
Circuit Costanera Norte 1957

The 1951 circuit used a 3.50 km (2.17 mi) long layout of the wide service roads at the Jorge Newbery Airport (built in 1947 as the "Aeroparque 17 de Octubre") and the connecting access loop at the south end of the air field. For the 1957 1000 km of Buenos Aires, the last race at Costanera Buenos Aires, the circuit layout was extended to a 10.219 km (6.349 m) long configuration, utilizing the Parque Norte loop north of the airport complex.

Buenos Aires Grand Prix 1948 - 1950
Formula Libre (Temporada) - Formula One (non-championship)
Year Name Circuit Date Winning drivers Winning constructor Regulations Report
1930 Gran Premio de Buenos Aires Avenida Costanera January 12 Juan Malcolm [5] Delage 2.0 Formula Libre Report
1932 Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires Avenida Costanera October 5 Domingo Bucci Hudson Formula Libre Report
1936 Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires Costanera Sur October 18 Carlos Arzani Alfa Romeo 2900 GP Fuerza Libre [6] Report
1951 V Gran Premio Gral Perón (Ciudad) Costanera Norte February 18 José Froilán González Ferrari 166 FL Formula Libre Report
1951 V Gran Premio Eva Perón (Ciudad) Costanera Norte February 25 José Froilán González Ferrari 166 FL Formula Libre Report
1951 V Gran Premio Eva Perón (Ciudad)(Sport) Costanera Norte March 18 John Fitch Allard J2-Cadillac Formula Libre Report
Sources:[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

1000 km Buenos Aires
Year Name Circuit Date Winning drivers Winning constructor Regulations Report
1957 1000 km de Buenos Aires Avenida Costanera January 20 Masten Gregory
Eugenio Castellotti
Luigi Musso		 Ferrari 290 MM Sports car Report

References
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  2. "formule libre in South America (17/43)" (PDF). gdecarli.it/Piget. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  3. "Pre-War South American "Grands Prix" (Costanera Sur Reference)". forums.autosport.com. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  4. "Buenos Aires GP". forums.autosport.com. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  5. "Juan-Augusto Malcolm (1901 – 1970) Argentina". pilotos-muertos.com. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  6. "Formula Libre - Fuerza Libre - Fuerza Limitada Argentina (basic)". Arturo Pereira. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  7. "1936 Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires". Leif Snellman. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  8. "1936 I Gran Premio de Buenos Aires". teamdan.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  9. "Race List: South America 1918-1945". Jean-Paul GLEIZE. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  10. "1895-1949 Grand Prix Winners". Hans Etzrodt. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  11. "La Temporada: Part I". velocetoday.com. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  12. "Buenos Aires (Tracks)". silhouet.com. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  13. "1951 Argentina - Gran Premio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón". jmfangio.org. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  14. "1951 Argentina - Gran Premio Maria Eva Duarte de Perón". jmfangio.org. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

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