The Circuito (Parco) Palermo (commonly known as the Palermo Circuit), was a Grand Prix circuit in Buenos Aires (Argentina). The 4.865 km (3.023 mi) circuit used a layout of public roads within the north-end of the Palermo park complex (adjacent to the Hipodromo Argentino), to host the Buenos Aires Grand Prix from 1948 to 1950.
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| Location | Parco Palermo, Buenos Aires |
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| Time zone | UTC-03:00 |
| Coordinates | 34°33′36″S 58°25′35″W / 34.5601°S 58.4263°W |
| Opened | 1948 |
| Closed | 1950 |
| Major events | Buenos Aires Grand Prix (1948–1950) |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1948–1950) | |
| Length | 4.865 km (3.023 miles) |
| Turns | 15 |
| Race lap record | 2m 28.4 (118.02 km/h) ( Luigi Villoresi, Maserati 4CL, 1950, Formula Libre) |
Palermo was the site of the General Juan Perón / Eva Duarte de Perón Grand Prix series, hosting five (of twelve) alternating editions (The first was held at the Retiro circuit in 1947). [1] [2] [3]
Buenos Aires Grand Prix 1948–1950
edit| Year | Name | Date | Winning drivers | Constructor | Regulations | Report | |
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| 1948 |  II Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
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January 17–18 | Luigi Villoresi
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Maserati 4CL | Formula Libre | Report | |
| 1948 | Gran Premio Dalmiro Varela Castex
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February 14 | Luigi Villoresi
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Maserati 4CL | Formula Libre | Report | |
| 1949 | III Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
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January 29 | Alberto Ascari
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Maserati 4CL | Formula Libre | Report | |
| 1949 | III Gran Premio Eva Duarte de Perón
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February 6 | Óscar Alfredo Gálvez
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Alfa Romeo 308 | Formula Libre | Report | |
| 1949 | IV Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
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December 18 | Alberto Ascari
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Ferrari 166 FL | Formula Libre | Report | |
| 1950 | IV Gran Premio Eva Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
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January 8 | Luigi Villoresi
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Ferrari 166 FL | Formula Libre | Report | |
| Sources: [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||
References
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- ^ "Palermo 1949". jmfangio.org. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
- ^ "Palermo 1950". jmfangio.org. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
- ^ "Buenos Aires (Tracks)". silhouet.com. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ^ "South American Formula Libre/Temporada Races 1946-1952". teamdan.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
- ^ "Formula Libre - Fuerza Libre - Fuerza Limitada Argentina (basic)". Arturo Pereira. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
- ^ "Race List: South America 1918-1945". Jean-Paul Gleize. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
- ^ "Grand Prix Winners 1895-1949". Hans Etzrodt. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2014.