![]() Buenos Aires 1000km Circuit (1957) ![]() Costanera Norte Circuit (1951) | |
Location | Aeroparque Newbery Palermo Buenos Aires |
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Time zone | UTC-03:00 |
Coordinates | 34°33′30″S 58°24′37″W / 34.55833°S 58.41028°W |
Opened | 1932 |
Closed | January 1957 |
Major events | 1000 km Buenos Aires (1957) Buenos Aires Grand Prix (1936, 1951) |
Buenos Aires 1000km Circuit (1957) | |
Length | 3.500 km (2.175 miles) |
Turns | 13 |
Race lap record | 3:36.000 (![]() |
Costanera Norte Circuit (1951) | |
Length | 3.500 km (2.175 miles) |
Turns | 7 |
Race lap record | 1:58.600 (![]() |
Costanera Sur Circuit (1932–1936) | |
Length | 2.650 km (1.640 miles) |
Race lap record | 1:20.100 (![]() |
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.
Formula Libre (Temporada) - Formula One (non-championship) | |||||||
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Year | Name | Circuit | Date | Winning drivers | Winning constructor | Regulations | Report |
1930 | ![]() |
Avenida Costanera | January 12 | ![]() |
Delage 2.0 | Formula Libre | Report |
1932 | ![]() |
Avenida Costanera | October 5 | ![]() |
Hudson | Formula Libre | Report |
1936 | ![]() |
Costanera Sur | October 18 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 2900 GP | Fuerza Libre[6] | Report |
1951 | ![]() |
Costanera Norte | February 18 | ![]() |
Ferrari 166 FL | Formula Libre | Report |
1951 | ![]() |
Costanera Norte | February 25 | ![]() |
Ferrari 166 FL | Formula Libre | Report |
1951 | ![]() |
Costanera Norte | March 18 | ![]() |
Allard J2-Cadillac | Formula Libre | Report |
Sources:[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] |
Year | Name | Circuit | Date | Winning drivers | Winning constructor | Regulations | Report |
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1957 | ![]() |
Avenida Costanera | January 20 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ferrari 290 MM | Sports car | Report |
The fastest official race lap records at the Circuito Costanera (Buenos Aires) are listed as:
Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
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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 |