The 1000km Buenos Aires was a disputed automobile race in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was a part of the World Sportscar Championship from 1954 to 1958, in 1960 and between 1970 and 1972. The race mostly ran on Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, though it was run on the Circuito de la Costanera Norte in 1957. Beside one race in Caracas, this race was the only annual South American race in the history of the World Sportscar Championship.
Winners[]
Year | Team | Drivers | Car |
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1954 | Scuderia Ferrari | Giuseppe Farina Umberto Maglioli |
Ferrari 375 Plus |
1955 | none | Enrique Saénz-Valiente José María Ibáñez |
Ferrari 375 Plus |
1956 | Alfieri Maserati | Stirling Moss Carlos Menditeguy |
Maserati 300S |
1957 | Scuderia Temple Buell | Masten Gregory Eugenio Castellotti Luigi Musso |
Ferrari 290 MM |
1958 | Scuderia Ferrari | Peter Collins Phil Hill |
Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa |
1960 | Scuderia Ferrari | Cliff Allison Phil Hill |
Ferrari 250 TR 59/60 |
1970 | Matra | Henri Pescarolo Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
Matra-Simca MS30/650 |
1971 | John Wyer Automotive | Jo Siffert Derek Bell |
Porsche 917K |
1972 | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Ronnie Peterson Tim Schenken |
Ferrari 312 PB |
Stadistics[]
Manufacturers with most victories[]
N.° | Manufacturers | Victories | Years |
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1 | Ferrari | 6 | 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1972 |
2 | Maserati Matra Porsche |
1 | 1956 (Maserati), 1970 (Matra), 1971 (Porsche). |