List of Autodromo de Buenos Aires fatalities

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Fatal accidents to competitors at the Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, in Buenos Aires, Argentina during the 1000 km Buenos Aires and other national and international motor-sport events.

Eric Forrest-Greene died in the 1954 1000 km Buenos Aires, and Jorge Magnasco died in 1958 1000 km Buenos Aires, though they are not included because their accidents occurred on Avenida General Paz (the track was mixed).[1][2]

List of fatal accidents involving competitors[edit]

No Competitor Date Place Series Race Type
1 Argentina Felix Martinez 9 March 1952 Sports Car MG TC
2 Italy Enrico Platé 31 January 1954 Box Formula Libre 1954 Buenos Aires Grand Prix
3 United States Harry Blanchard 31 January 1960 1960 World Sportscar Championship 1960 1000 km Buenos Aires Porsche 718 RSK
4 Uruguay Alberico Passadore 16 February 1964 Curvon Formula Junior 1964 Buenos Aires Grand Prix Lotus 27
5 Argentina Jose Gimenez (co-driver) 17 August 1967 Curvon Turismo Carretera 1967 TC Buenos Aires race Ford F100 Prototype
6 Italy Ignazio Giunti 9 January 1971 Horquilla World Sportscar Championship 1971 1000 km Buenos Aires Ferrari 312PB
7 Argentina Alberto Beguerie 15 April 1978 Curvon Salotto Turismo Carretera 1978 TC Buenos Aires race Ford Falcon
8 Argentina Oscar Franciscángelo 2 September 1984 Ascari Formula Renault Argentina 1984 Formula Renault Argentina race
9 Argentina Fernando Cerdera 22 July 1990 Moto Max

List of fatal accidents involving race officials[edit]

No Official Date Place Series Race Role
1 Argentina Ricardo Kalhofer 10 January 1970 Ascari Corner Sport cars 1970 1000 km Buenos Aires Flag Marshal
2 Argentina Carlos Ortega 19 May 2019 Stock Car PROCAR 4000 Flag Marshal

List of fatal accidents involving spectators[edit]

Number fatalities Driver Date Place Series Race
10 approximately[3] Italy Nino Farina
United Kingdom Alan Brown
18 January 1953 Curva Nor Este 1953 Formula One season 1953 Argentine Grand Prix

References[edit]

  1. ^ Moda, Scuderia. "Information about Eric Forrest-Greene from historicracing.com". www.historicracing.com. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Un tributo al chueco... Mil Km de Buenos Aires". www.jmfangio.org. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. ^ Collantine, Keith (18 January 2013). "Peron's grand prix ends in carnage". Racefans. Retrieved 10 February 2021.