Circuito Palermo

Circuito Palermo

Location	Parco Palermo, Buenos Aires
Time zone	GMT −3
Major events	Buenos Aires Grand Prix
Circuit Data
Length	4.865 km (3.022 mi)
Turns	15
Lap record	2m 28.4 (118.02 km/h) (1950) ( Luigi Villoresi, Maserati 4CL, 1950)

The Circuito (Parco) Palermo (commonly known as the Palermo Circuit), was a Grand Prix circuit in Buenos Aires (Argentina). The 4.865 km (3.022 m) circuit used a layout of public roads within the north-end of the Palermo park complex (adjacent to the Hipodromo Argentino), to host the Buenos Aires Grand Prix from 1948 to 1950.

Palermo was the site of the General Juan Perón / Eva Duarte de Perón Grand Prix series, hosting five (of twelve) alternating editions (The first was held at the Retiro circuit in 1947). ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Buenos Aires Grand Prix 1948 - 1950

Year	Name	Date	Winning drivers	Constructor	Regulations	Report
1948	II Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires	January 17–18	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati 4CL	Formula Libre	Report
1948	Gran Premio Dalmiro Varela Castex	February 14	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati 4CL	Formula Libre	Report
1949	III Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires	January 29	Alberto Ascari	Maserati 4CL	Formula Libre	Report
1949	III Gran Premio Eva Duarte de Perón	February 6	Óscar Alfredo Gálvez	Alfa Romeo 308	Formula Libre	Report
1949	IV Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires	December 18	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari 166 FL	Formula Libre	Report
1950	IV Gran Premio Eva Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires	January 8	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari 166 FL	Formula Libre	Report
Sources: [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

References

1. "Palermo 1948". jmfangio.org. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
2. "Palermo 1949". jmfangio.org. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
3. "Palermo 1950". jmfangio.org. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
4. "Buenos Aires (Tracks)". silhouet.com. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
5. "South American Formula Libre/Temporada Races 1946-1952". teamdan.com. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
6. "Formula Libre - Fuerza Libre - Fuerza Limitada Argentina (basic)". Arturo Pereira. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
7. "Race List: South America 1918-1945". Jean-Paul Gleize. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
8. "Grand Prix Winners 1895-1949". Hans Etzrodt. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

Coordinates: 34°33′36″S 58°25′35″W / 34.5601°S 58.4263°W