José Froilán González
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Nationality  Argentine |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
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| Active years | 1950 - 1957, 1960 |
| Teams | Maserati, Talbot-Lago, Ferrari, Vanwall |
| Races | 26 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 15 |
| Career points | 72.14 (77.64)[1] |
| Pole positions | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 6 |
| First race | 1950 Monaco Grand Prix |
| First win | 1951 British Grand Prix |
| Last win | 1954 British Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1960 Argentine Grand Prix |
José Froilán González (born October 5, 1922 in Arrecifes) is an Argentine former racing driver, particularly notable for scoring Ferrari's first win in a Formula One World Championship race at the 1951 British Grand Prix. He made his Formula One debut for Scuderia Achille Varzi in the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix. His last Grand Prix was the 1960 Argentine Grand Prix.
González competed in 26 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix over nine seasons (1950-1957 and 1960) and numerous non-Championship events[2]. In the 26 World Championship races, González scored two victories (the 1951 British Grand Prix and the 1954 British Grand Prix), seven second place finishes, six third place finishes, three pole positions and six fastest laps. González scored 72.14 points and led 14 times in nine Grands Prix, for 270 laps, making a career lead of 1363.85 kilometers or approximately 847.457 miles. He won the 1951 Coppa Acerbo, in 1954 the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Maurice Trintignant, and the Portuguese Grand Prix for Ferrari.
González's nicknames were The Pampas Bull (by his English fans) and El Cabezón (Fat Head, by his close colleagues).
Formula One World Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | WDC | Pts.[1] |
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| 1950 | Scuderia Achille Varzi | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Maserati L4C | GBR | MON Ret |
500 | SUI | BEL | FRA Ret |
ITA | NC | 0 | |||
| 1951 | José Froilán González | Talbot-Lago T26C-GS | Talbot L6 | SUI Ret |
500 | BEL | 3rd | 24 (27) |
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| Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 375 | Ferrari V12 | FRA 2 |
GBR 1 |
GER 3 |
ITA 2 |
ESP 2 |
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| 1952 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati L6 | SUI | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | NED | ITA 2** |
9th | 6.5 | ||
| 1953 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati L6 | ARG 3 |
500 | NED 3* |
BEL Ret |
FRA 3 |
GBR 4 |
GER | SUI | ITA | 6 | 13.5 (14.5) |
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| 1954 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 625 | Ferrari L4 | ARG 3 |
500 | BEL 4*† |
GBR 1 |
GER 2* |
SUI 2 |
ITA 3*† |
ESP | 2nd | 25.14 (26.64) |
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| Ferrari 553 | Ferrari L4 | FRA Ret |
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| 1955 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 625 | Ferrari L4 | ARG 2* |
MON | 500 | BEL | NED | GBR | ITA | 17th | 2 | |||
| 1956 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati L6 | ARG Ret |
MON | 500 | BEL | FRA | NC | 0 | |||||
| Vandervell Products Ltd. | Vanwall | Vanwall L4 | GBR Ret |
GER | ITA | ||||||||||
| 1957 | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia-Ferrari D50 | Ferrari V8 | ARG 5* |
MON | 500 | FRA | GBR | GER | PES | ITA | 21st | 1 | ||
| 1960 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari Dino 246 | Ferrari V6 | ARG 10 |
MON | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | POR | ITA | USA | NC | 0 |
* Shared drive.
** Joint fastest lap.
† González started the race in a Ferrari 553 Squalo, but took over one of his team mates' 625 during the race.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Up until 1990, not all points scored by a driver contributed to their final World Championship tally (see list of pointscoring systems for more information). Number without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
- ↑ "The Formula One Archives". http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/title.html. Retrieved on 25 July 2007.
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Tony Rolt Duncan Hamilton |
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1954 with: Maurice Trintignant |
Succeeded by Mike Hawthorn Ivor Bueb |
| Preceded by Mike Hawthorn |
BRDC International Trophy winner 1954 |
Succeeded by Peter Collins |
| Records | ||
| Preceded by Geoff Crossley 29 years, 2 days (1950 British GP) |
Youngest Driver to start a Formula One race 27 years, 228 days (1950 Monaco Grand Prix) |
Succeeded by Troy Ruttman 20 years, 80 days (1950 Indianapolis 500) |
| Preceded by Manny Ayulo 29 years, 221 days (1951 Indianapolis 500) |
Youngest Driver to score a Podium Position in Formula One 28 years, 269 days (1951 French Grand Prix) |
Succeeded by Troy Ruttman 22 years, 80 days (1952 Indianapolis 500) |
| Preceded by Walt Faulkner 30 years, 103 days (1950 Indianapolis 500) |
Youngest Grand Prix Pole Position Winner 28 years, 282 days (1951 British Grand Prix) |
Succeeded by Jerry Hoyt 26 years, 121 days (1955 Indianapolis 500) |
| Preceded by Johnnie Parsons 31 years, 330 days (1950 Indianapolis 500) |
Youngest Grand Prix Race Winner 28 years, 282 days (1951 British Grand Prix) |
Succeeded by Troy Ruttman 22 years, 80 days (1952 Indianapolis 500) |
| Preceded by Johnnie Parsons 31 years, 330 days (1950 Indianapolis 500) |
Youngest driver to set Fastest Lap in Formula One 29 years, 338 days (1952 Italian Grand Prix) |
Succeeded by Hans Herrmann 26 years, 131 days (1954 French GP) |
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