Jorge Daponte

Jorge Daponte

Nation:	Argentina
Automobile world championship
First start:	1954 Grand Prix of Argentina
Last start:	1954 Italian Grand Prix
Constructors
1954  Maserati (private)
statistics
World Cup balance:	no World Cup placement
Starts Victories Poles SR 2 - - -
World Cup points :	-
Podiums :	-
Leadership laps :	-

Jorge Daponte (born June 5, 1923 in Buenos Aires , † March 1, 1963 there ) was an Argentine automobile racing driver .

formula 1

In 1954, Daponte took part in two races for the Formula 1 drivers' championship as a private driver for Maserati . With its inferior Formula 2 - Maserati A6gcm he fell at the Grand Prix of Argentina at the Autodromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez due to a gearbox failure, while he at the Italian Grand Prix einkam in Monza with ten laps down in eleventh place. In addition, Daponte took part in some Formula 1 races that were not part of the world championship.

Champ Cars

In 1953, Daponte tried unsuccessfully to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 mile race .

In 1953 he took part in the Carrera Panamericana , but failed. He died in his hometown of Buenos Aires in 1963. He may have committed suicide.

statistics

Statistics in the automobile world championship

general overview

season	team	chassis	engine	run	Victories	Second	Third	Poles	nice Race laps	Points	WM-Pos.
1954	Jorge Daponte	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati 2.0 L6	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	NC
total				2	-	-	-	-	-	-

Single results

season	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9
1953
		DNQ
1954
	DNF							11

Indy 500 results

year	Start number	begin	Agony (km / h)	Result	Round	guide	failure
1953	93	DNQ

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Sebring results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1953	Fritz Koster	Maserati A6GCS	Fritz Koster	Disqualified

Individual results in the sports car world championship

season	team	race car	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th
1953	Fritz Koster Jorge Daponte	Maserati A6GCS Chevrolet 210	SEB	MIM	LEM	SPA	ONLY	RTT	CAP
			DNF						DNF

Web links

• Jorge Daponte at Racing Sports Cars

Individual evidence

1. ^ Formula 1 statistics at motorsportarchiv.de: Archive link ( Memento from September 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Champ Car Starts: [1]
3. ↑ Old racing cars: [2]