First Ferrari winner Gonzalez dies at 90

Jose Froilan Gonzalez, the ‘Pampas Bull’ who in 1951 became the first driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix for Ferrari, has died at the age of 90, Argentine media reported Saturday.

June 15, 2013

 


 


BUENOS AIRES — Jose Froilan Gonzalez, the ‘Pampas Bull’ who in 1951 became the first driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix for Ferrari, has died at the age of 90, Argentine media reported Saturday. Gonzalez beat compatriot and five-time  champion Juan Manuel Fangio to win the 1951 British Grand Prix at Silverstone after making his debut with Maserati in Monaco a year earlier. He also won the Le Mans 24 Hours race with Frenchman Maurice Trintignant in a works Ferrari in 1954. The stocky Argentine’s Formula One career spanned a decade, taking in 26 Grands Prix. His last appearance for Ferrari came in his home Grand Prix in 1960. — Reuters


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