1956 Buenos Aires 1000 km race

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Maserati 300S
Ferrari 410 Sport Scaglietti Spyder

The third 1000 km race of Buenos Aires , also Grand Prix Buenos Aires 1000 Kilometers, Autódromo Municipal y Avenida Paz , took place on January 29, 1956 at the Autódromo Municipal-Avenida Paz and was the first race of the sports car world championship of that year .

Before the race

The 1956 World Sports Car Championship began with the race in Argentina , and that year comprised only five racing events. After the catastrophe at the 24-hour race at Le Mans in 1955 , this 24-hour race was driven this year without world championship status.

The race

After the end of the motorsport activities of Daimler-Benz , Juan Manuel Fangio did not return to Maserati, but switched to the big competitor Ferrari . Also Stirling Moss was required after the end of Mercedes without a contract and was designed by Maserati.

The victory in the 1000 km race was not only Moss' first success for his new employer, but also Maserati's first ever victory in the World Sports Car Championship. Moss won the race with his teammate Carlos Menditéguy in a Maserati 300S with a two-lap lead over the factory Ferrari 857S of Olivier Gendebien and Phil Hill . Overall third was Jean Behra and José Froilán González , who drove another factory Maserati 300S.

Results

Final ranking

Item class No. team driver vehicle Round
1 S + 3.0 31 ItalyItaly Officine Alfieri Maserati United KingdomUnited Kingdom Stirling Moss Carlos Menditéguy
ArgentinaArgentina
Maserati 300S 106
2 S + 3.0 36 ItalyItaly Scuderia Ferrari BelgiumBelgium Olivier Gendebien Phil Hill
United States 48United States
Ferrari 857S 104
3 S 3.0 32 ItalyItaly Officine Alfieri Maserati FranceFrance Jean Behra José Froilán González
ArgentinaArgentina
Maserati 300S 101
4th S 1.5 4th ArgentinaArgentina Alejandro de Tomaso Carlo Tomasi
ArgentinaArgentina
Maserati 150S 97
5 S 2.0 20th Venezuela 1954VenezuelaEnrique Muro Julio Pola
Venezuela 1954Venezuela
Ferrari 500 Mondial 93
6th S 3.0 26th ChileChileEduardo Kovacs-Jones Raul Jaras
ChileChile
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 90
7th S 1.5 6th United States 48United States Isabelle Haskell Carlos Lostalo
ArgentinaArgentina
Maserati 150S 88
8th S 3.0 24 ArgentinaArgentinaAngel Maiocchi Lucio Bollaert
ArgentinaArgentina
Ferrari 225S 85
9 S + 2.0 43 ArgentinaArgentinaFranco Bruno Carlos Bruno
ArgentinaArgentina
Allard J2 71
Disqualified
10 S 1.5 3 GermanyGermany Curt Delfosse Pedro Escudero
ArgentinaArgentina
Gordini T15 Special 70
Failed
11 S + 3.0 43 ItalyItaly Scuderia Ferrari ArgentinaArgentina Juan Manuel Fangio Eugenio Castellotti
ItalyItaly
Ferrari 410 Sport Scaglietti Spyder 89
12 S 1.5 1 GuatemalaGuatemala Jaroslav Juhan José Félix Lopes
ArgentinaArgentina
Porsche 550 Spyder 72
13 S 3.0 33 ItalyItaly Officine Alfieri Maserati BrazilBrazil Chico Landi Gerino Gerini
ItalyItaly
Maserati 300S 68
14th S + 3.0 44 ItalyItaly Scuderia Ferrari ItalyItaly Luigi Musso Peter Collins
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Ferrari 410 Sport Scaglietti Spyder 61
15th S + 3.0 42 ArgentinaArgentina Roberto Bonomi Ernesto Florencio Castro Cranwell
ArgentinaArgentina
Ferrari 375MM 59
16 S 3.0 34 ArgentinaArgentinaLuis Milán Ela Capotosti
ArgentinaArgentina
Ferrari 625TF 44
17th S + 3.0 41 BrazilBrazilCelso Lara Barberis Godofredo Vianna
BrazilBrazil
Ferrari 375MM 41
18th S 3.0 30th ItalyItaly Scuderia Guastalla Venezuela 1954Venezuela Lino Fayen Joao Rozende Dos Santos
Venezuela 1954Venezuela
Ferrari 750 Monza Spider Scaglietti 37
19th S + 3.0 45 ArgentinaArgentina Enrique Sáenz-Valiente Jorge Camano
ArgentinaArgentina
Ferrari 375 Plus 35
20th S 2.0 22nd ItalyItaly Maria Teresa de Filippis Maserati A6GCS 26th
21st S + 3.0 46 ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Najurieta César Rivero
ArgentinaArgentina
Ferrari 375MM 23
22nd S 1.5 5 ArgentinaArgentinaMiguel Jantus Alberto Gomez
ArgentinaArgentina
Gordini T15S 23
23 S 2.0 23 ArgentinaArgentina Ricardo Grandío Alberto Rodríguez Larreta
ArgentinaArgentina
Maserati A6GCS 21st
24 S 3.0 25th UruguayUruguayDanilo Ciapessoni Cesar Reyes
ArgentinaArgentina
Ferrari 225 export 16
25th S 1.5 2 ArgentinaArgentinaTomas Mayol Juan Gobbi
ArgentinaArgentina
Porsche 550 Spyder 14th
26th S 3.0 21st UruguayUruguayOsvaldo Carballido Elias Carballido
UruguayUruguay
Austin-Healey 100M 11
27 S + 3.0 35 ArgentinaArgentinaJosé Millet Miguel Schroeder
ArgentinaArgentina
Jaguar C-Type 3
Not started
28 S + 3.0 40 FranceFranceJean Blanc Colette Duval Pedro Llano
FranceFrance
ArgentinaArgentina
Talbot Lago T26GS 1

1 not started

Only in the entry list

Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.

Item class No. team driver chassis
29 S 2.0 7th ArgentinaArgentinaArturo Santamaria David Speroni
ArgentinaArgentina
Alfa Romeo 1900
30th S 3.0 37 ArgentinaArgentinaCarlos Guimarey Caralpey
ArgentinaArgentina
Alfa Romeo
31 S + 3.0 47 ArgentinaArgentinaGaston Perkins Rodolfo de Alzaga
ArgentinaArgentina
Maserati A6G
32 S + 3.0 48 ArgentinaArgentina Clemar Bucci Pedro Suarez
ArgentinaArgentina
Alfa Romeo 12C 37

Class winner

class driver driver vehicle Placement in the overall ranking
S + 3.0 BelgiumBelgium Olivier Gendebien United States 48United States Phil Hill Ferrari 857S Rank 2
S 3.0 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Stirling Moss ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Menditéguy Maserati 300S Overall victory
S 2.0 Venezuela 1954Venezuela Enrique Muro Venezuela 1954Venezuela Julio Pola Ferrari 500 Mondial Rank 5
S 1.5 ArgentinaArgentina Alejandro de Tomaso ArgentinaArgentina Carlo Tomasi Maserati 150S Rank 4

Racing data

  • Registered: 32
  • Started: 27
  • Rated: 9
  • Race classes: 4
  • Spectator: unknown
  • Race day weather: warm and dry
  • Route length: 9.476 km
  • Driving time of the winning team: 6:29:37,900 hours
  • Total laps of the winning team: 106
  • Total distance of the winning team: 1004.490 km
  • Winner's average: 154.683 km / h
  • Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio - Ferrari 410 Sport Scaglietti Spyder (# 43) - 3: 29.400 = 162.917 km / h
  • Fastest race lap: Peter Collins - Ferrari 410 Sport Scaglietti Spyder (# 44) - 3: 26.400 = 165.285 km / h
  • Racing series: 1st round of the 1956 World Sports Car Championship

literature

  • Maurizio Tabucchi: Maserati, All Grand Prix, Sports and GT vehicles from 1926 until today . Heel, Königswinter 2004, ISBN 3-89880-211-6
  • Anthony Pritchard: Maserati - the racing history . Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 2008, ISBN 978-3-7688-2513-9

Web links

Predecessor race
Targa Florio 1955
Sports car world championship Successor to the
Sebring 12-hour race in 1956