José Froilán González Facts for Kids

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José Froilán González

Born

5 October 1922
Arrecifes, Argentina

Died

15 June 2013 (aged 90)
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Formula One World Championship career

Nationality

Argentine

Active years

1950–1957, 1960

Teams

Maserati, Talbot-Lago, Ferrari, Vanwall

Entries

Championships

Wins

Podiums

Career points

72 1⁄7 (77 9⁄14)

Pole positions

Fastest laps

First entry

1950 Monaco Grand Prix

First win

1951 British Grand Prix

Last win

1954 British Grand Prix

Last entry

1960 Argentine Grand Prix

24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	1950–1951, 1953–1954
Teams	Automobiles Gordini Henri Louveau Scuderia Lancia Scuderia Ferrari
Best finish	1st (1954)

José Froilán González (October 5, 1922 – June 15, 2013) was an Argentine 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. 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, six fastest laps, and 72 1⁄7 points. He won the 1951 Coppa Acerbo, in 1954 the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Maurice Trintignant, and the Portuguese Grand Prix for Ferrari.

Physically well built, González was nicknamed The Pampas Bull (by his English fans) and El Cabezón (Fat Head, by his Argentine fans). His close friends, like Juan-Manuel Fangio and Roberto Mieres, called him Pepe.

Sixtieth anniversary tribute
Death
Racing record
See also

Sixtieth anniversary tribute

González demonstrating a Ferrari 500 in 2000

On 10 July 2011, during the British Grand Prix meeting, González was honoured by the Ferrari team and the FIA on the 60th anniversary of Ferrari's first Formula One World Championship race victory. As part of the celebration, Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso drove González' Ferrari 375 F1 for four laps of the Silverstone track. Later that day, Alonso won the British Grand Prix in his Ferrari 150º Italia.

Death

He died in Buenos Aires from respiratory failure, aged 90, after a downturn in health following a heart attack earlier in 2013.

Racing record

Complete 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.
1950	Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4 C	GBR	MON Ret	500	SUI	BEL	FRA Ret	ITA				NC	0
1951	José Froilán González	Talbot-Lago T26C-GS	Talbot L6	SUI Ret	500									3rd	24 (27)
	Enrico Platé	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4			BEL DNA
	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari V12				FRA 2*	GBR 1	GER 3	ITA 2	ESP 2
1952	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati L6	SUI	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA 2**			9th	6 1⁄2
1953	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati L6	ARG 3	500	NED 3*	BEL Ret	FRA 3	GBR 4**	GER	SUI	ITA		6th	13 1⁄2 (14 1⁄2)
1954	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 625	Ferrari L4	ARG 3	500	BEL 4*^†		GBR 1	GER 2*	SUI 2	ITA 3*^†	ESP		2nd	25 1⁄7 (26 9⁄14)
1954	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 553	Ferrari L4				FRA Ret							2nd	25 1⁄7 (26 9⁄14)
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
1956	Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall VW 2	Vanwall L4						GBR Ret	GER	ITA			NC	0
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 teammates' 625 during the race.

Complete Formula One non-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	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35
1950	Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati 1.5 s/c straight-4	PAU Ret	RIC	SRM Ret	PAR	EMP	BAR	JER	ALB 2	NED 7	NAT Ret	NOT	ULS	PES	STT	INT	GOO	PEN
1951	José Froilán González	Talbot-Lago T26C-GS	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6	SYR	PAU	RIC	SRM	BOR	INT	PAR 2	ULS	SCO
	Enrico Platé	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati 4CLT 1.5 s/c L4										NED DNA	ALB
	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 4.5 V12												PES 1	BAR 2	GOO
1952	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 4.5 V12	SYR	VAL	RIC 1	LAV	PAU	IBS	MAR	AST	INT	ELÄ	NAP	EIF	PAR
	British Racing Motors	BRM Type 15	BRM P15 1.5 s/c V16														ALB Ret	FRO	ULS							DMT Ret	COM	NAT	BAU
	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati 2.0 L6																	MNZ Ret	LAC	ESS	MAR	SAB	CAE					MOD 2	CAD	SKA	MAD	AVU	JOE	NEW
1953	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati 2.0 L6	SYR	PAU	LAV	AST	BOR	INT	ELÄ	NAP 3	ULS	WIN	FRO	COR	SNE	EIF
1953	British Racing Motors	BRM Type 15	BRM P15 1.5 s/c V16															ALB 2	PRI	ESS	MID	ROU	CRY	AVU	USF	LAC	BRI	CHE	SAB	NEW	CAD	RED	SKA	LON	MOD	MAD	JOE	CUR
1954	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 553	Ferrari 2.0 L4	SYR Ret												ROU Ret	CAE	AUG	COR	OUL	RED	PES	JOE	CAD	BER	GOO	DTT
1954	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 625	Ferrari 2.5 L4		PAU Ret	LAV	BOR 1	INT 1¹	BAR 1	CUR	ROM DNA	FRO	COR	BRC	CRY
1957	José Froilán González	Ferrari 625	Ferrari 2.5 L4	BUE NC	SYR	GLV	NAP	RMS	CAE	INT	MOD	MOR

¹Gonzalez drove the 553 in the heat and the 625 in the final of the 1954 BRDC International Trophy.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

1950 Simca Gordini T15s, as raced, and retired, at the 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans by José Froilán González and Juan Manuel Fangio

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1950	Automobiles Gordini	Juan Manuel Fangio	Simca-Gordini T15S Compresseur	S 3.0	95	DNF (Engine)
1951	Henri Louveau	Onofre Marimón	Talbot-Lago T26 GS	S 5.0	128	DNF (Radiator)
1953	Scuderia Lancia	Clemente Biondetti	Lancia D20 Compressor	S 8.0	213	DNF (Engine)
1954	Scuderia Ferrari	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari 375 Plus	S 5.0	302	1st	1st

Other race results

Grand Prix of Interlagos: 3rd, (1952), Formula Libre
Grand Prix of Rio de Janeiro 1st, (1952), Formula Libre
Grand Prix of Buenos Aires 1st, (1951), Formula Libre
Glover Trophy: 1st, (1952), Formula Libre
Supercortemaggiore: 2nd, (1954)
Monsanto Park Circuit: 1st, (1954)
1000 miles of Buenos Aires: 3rd, (1956), 1st (1960)
500 miles of Rafaela: 1st, (1958), 1st (1959)

José Froilán González facts for kids

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