The Circuito Costanera (English: 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. 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.
The 1951 circuit used a 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 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 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 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 ReportSources:
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
Lap Records
The fastest official race lap records at the Circuito Costanera (Buenos Aires) are listed as:
CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent Buenos Aires 1000km Circuit (1957): Sports car racing 3:36.000 Stirling Moss Maserati 300S 1957 1000 km Buenos Aires Costanera Norte Circuit (1951): Formula Libre 1:58.600 José Froilán González Ferrari 166 FL 1951 2nd Buenos Aires Grand Prix Costanera Sur Circuit (1932–1936): Formula Libre 1:20.100 Carlos Zatuszek Mercedes-Benz SSK 1936 Buenos Aires Grand Prix
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