Circuito Costanera (Buenos Aires)

Argentina Circuito Costanera Norte

Buenos Aires 1000km Circuit (1957)

Costanera Norte Circuit (1951)
LocationAeroparque Newbery
Palermo Buenos Aires
Time zoneUTC-03:00
Coordinates34°33′30″S 58°24′37″W / 34.55833°S 58.41028°W / -34.55833; -58.41028
Opened1932
ClosedJanuary 1957
Major events1000 km Buenos Aires (1957)
Buenos Aires Grand Prix (1936, 1951)
Buenos Aires 1000km Circuit (1957)
Length3.500 km (2.175 miles)
Turns13
Race lap record3:36.000 (United Kingdom Stirling Moss, Maserati 300S, 1957, Sports car racing)
Costanera Norte Circuit (1951)
Length3.500 km (2.175 miles)
Turns7
Race lap record1:58.600 (Argentina José Froilán González, Ferrari 166 FL, 1951, Formula Libre)
Costanera Sur Circuit (1932–1936)
Length2.650 km (1.640 miles)
Race lap record1:20.100 (Argentina Carlos Zatuszek, Mercedes-Benz SSK, 1936, Formula Libre)

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.

The 1951 circuit used a 3.500 km (2.175 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 (6.350 mi) 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 Argentina Gran Premio de Buenos Aires Avenida Costanera January 12 Argentina Juan Malcolm[5] Delage 2.0 Formula Libre Report
1932 Argentina Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires Avenida Costanera October 5 Argentina Domingo Bucci Hudson Formula Libre Report
1936 Argentina Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires Costanera Sur October 18 Argentina Carlos Arzani Alfa Romeo 2900 GP Fuerza Libre[6] Report
1951 Argentina V Gran Premio Gral Perón (Ciudad) Costanera Norte February 18 Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari 166 FL Formula Libre Report
1951 Argentina V Gran Premio Eva Perón (Ciudad) Costanera Norte February 25 Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari 166 FL Formula Libre Report
1951 Argentina V Gran Premio Eva Perón (Ciudad)(Sport) Costanera Norte March 18 United States 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 Argentina 1000 km de Buenos Aires Avenida Costanera January 20 United States Masten Gregory
Italy Eugenio Castellotti
Italy 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:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Event
Buenos Aires 1000km Circuit: 10.219 km (1957)
Sports car racing 3:36.000[15][16] Stirling Moss Maserati 300S 1957 1000 km Buenos Aires
Costanera Norte Circuit: 3.500 km (1951)
Formula Libre 1:58.600 José Froilán González Ferrari 166 FL 1951 2nd Buenos Aires Grand Prix
Costanera Sur Circuit: 2.650 km (1932–1936)
Formula Libre 1:20.100 Carlos Zatuszek Mercedes-Benz SSK 1936 Buenos Aires Grand Prix

References

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