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, 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.
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.[3][4]
Racing record
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
1000 miles of Buenos Aires: 3rd, (1956), 1st (1960)
500 miles of Rafaela: 1st, (1958), 1st (1959)
References
^ abUp until 1990, not all points scored by a driver contributed to their final World Championship tally (see list of points scoring systems for more information). Number without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
^"The Formula One Archives". Retrieved 2007-07-25.
^"Jose Froilan Gonzalez, Ferrari's first GP winner, dies at age 90". 14 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
^Brown, Allen. "Jose Froilan Gonzalez". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
External links
Video: Tribute to Froilán González by Fernando Alonso
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For other people named Jose Gonzalez see Jose Gonzalez disambiguation Jose Froilan Gonzalez 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 Jose Froilan GonzalezBorn 1922 10 05 5 October 1922Arrecifes ArgentinaDied15 June 2013 2013 06 15 aged 90 Buenos Aires ArgentinaFormula One World Championship careerNationalityArgentineActive years1950 1957 1960TeamsMaserati Talbot Lago Ferrari VanwallEntries26Championships0Wins2Podiums15Career points72 1 7 77 9 14 1 Pole positions3Fastest laps6First entry1950 Monaco Grand PrixFirst win1951 British Grand PrixLast win1954 British Grand PrixLast entry1960 Argentine Grand Prix24 Hours of Le Mans careerYears1950 1951 1953 1954TeamsAutomobiles GordiniHenri LouveauScuderia LanciaScuderia FerrariBest finish1st 1954 Gonzalez 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 Gonzalez 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 Gonzalez was nicknamed The Pampas Bull by his English fans and El Cabezon Fat Head by his Argentine fans His close friends like Juan Manuel Fangio and Roberto Mieres called him Pepe Contents 1 Sixtieth anniversary tribute 2 Death 3 Racing record 3 1 Complete Formula One World Championship results 3 2 Complete Formula One non championship results 3 3 Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results 3 4 Other race results 4 References 5 External linksSixtieth anniversary tribute Edit Gonzalez demonstrating a Ferrari 500 in 2000 On 10 July 2011 during the British Grand Prix meeting Gonzalez 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 Gonzalez 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 EditHe died in Buenos Aires from respiratory failure aged 90 after a downturn in health following a heart attack earlier in 2013 3 4 Racing record EditComplete Formula One World Championship results Edit 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 1950 Scuderia Achille Varzi Maserati 4CLT 48 Maserati L4C GBR MONRet 500 SUI BEL FRARet ITA NC 01951 Jose Froilan Gonzalez Talbot Lago T26C GS Talbot L6 SUIRet 500 3rd 24 27 Enrico Plate Maserati 4CLT 48 Maserati L4 BELDNAScuderia Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari V12 FRA2 GBR1 GER3 ITA2 ESP21952 Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati A6GCM Maserati L6 SUI 500 BEL FRA GBR GER NED ITA2 9th 6 1 21953 Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati A6GCM Maserati L6 ARG3 500 NED3 BELRet FRA3 GBR4 GER SUI ITA 6th 13 1 2 14 1 2 1954 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625 Ferrari L4 ARG3 500 BEL4 GBR1 GER2 SUI2 ITA3 ESP 2nd 25 1 7 26 9 14 Ferrari 553 Ferrari L4 FRARet1955 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625 Ferrari L4 ARG2 MON 500 BEL NED GBR ITA 17th 21956 Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati L6 ARGRet MON 500 BEL FRA NC 0Vandervell Products Ltd Vanwall VW 2 Vanwall L4 GBRRet GER ITA1957 Scuderia Ferrari Lancia Ferrari D50 Ferrari V8 ARG5 MON 500 FRA GBR GER PES ITA 21st 11960 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Dino 246 Ferrari V6 ARG10 MON 500 NED BEL FRA GBR POR ITA USA NC 0 Shared drive Joint fastest lap Gonzalez 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 Edit 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 351950 Scuderia Achille Varzi Maserati 4CLT 48 Maserati 1 5 s c straight 4 PAURet RIC SRMRet PAR EMP BAR JER ALB2 NED7 NATRet NOT ULS PES STT INT GOO PEN1951 Jose Froilan Gonzalez Talbot Lago T26C GS Talbot Lago 4 5 L6 SYR PAU RIC SRM BOR INT PAR2 ULS SCOEnrico Plate Maserati 4CLT 48 Maserati 4CLT 1 5 s c L4 NED DNA ALBScuderia Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari 4 5 V12 PES1 BAR2 GOO1952 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari 4 5 V12 SYR VAL RIC1 LAV PAU IBS MAR AST INT ELA NAP EIF PARBritish Racing Motors BRM Type 15 BRM P15 1 5 s c V16 ALBRet FRO ULS DMTRet COM NAT BAUOfficine Alfieri Maserati Maserati A6GCM Maserati 2 0 L6 MNZRet LAC ESS MAR SAB CAE MOD2 CAD SKA MAD AVU JOE NEW1953 Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati A6GCM Maserati 2 0 L6 SYR PAU LAV AST BOR INT ELA NAP 3 ULS WIN FRO COR SNE EIFBritish 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 CUR1954 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 553 Ferrari 2 0 L4 SYRRet ROURet CAE AUG COR OUL RED PES JOE CAD BER GOO DTTFerrari 625 Ferrari 2 5 L4 PAURet LAV BOR1 INT11 BAR1 CUR ROM DNA FRO COR BRC CRY1957 Jose Froilan Gonzalez Ferrari 625 Ferrari 2 5 L4 BUENC SYR GLV NAP RMS CAE INT MOD MOR1Gonzalez 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 Edit 1950 Simca Gordini T15s as raced and retired at the 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans by Jose Froilan Gonzalez and Juan Manuel Fangio Year Team Co Drivers Car Class Laps Pos ClassPos 1950 Automobiles Gordini Juan Manuel Fangio Simca Gordini T15S Compresseur S 3 0 95 DNF Engine 1951 Henri Louveau Onofre Marimon 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 1stOther race results Edit 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 References Edit a b Up until 1990 not all points scored by a driver contributed to their final World Championship tally see list of points scoring systems for more information Number without parentheses are Championship points numbers in parentheses are total points scored The Formula One Archives Retrieved 2007 07 25 Jose Froilan Gonzalez Ferrari s first GP winner dies at age 90 14 June 2013 Retrieved 14 June 2013 Brown Allen Jose Froilan Gonzalez oldracingcars com Retrieved 14 August 2018 External links EditVideo Tribute to Froilan Gonzalez by Fernando AlonsoSporting positionsPreceded byTony RoltDuncan Hamilton Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans1954 With Maurice Trintignant Succeeded byMike HawthornIvor BuebPreceded byMike Hawthorn BRDC International TrophyWinner1954 Succeeded byPeter CollinsRecordsPreceded byGeoffrey Crossley29 years 2 days 1950 British GP Youngest driver to starta Formula One race27 years 228 days 1950 Monaco Grand Prix Succeeded byTroy Ruttman20 years 80 days 1950 Indianapolis 500 Preceded byManny Ayulo29 years 221 days 1951 Indianapolis 500 Youngest driver to score apodium position in Formula One28 years 269 days 1951 French Grand Prix Succeeded byTroy Ruttman22 years 80 days 1952 Indianapolis 500 Preceded byWalt Faulkner30 years 103 days 1950 Indianapolis 500 Youngest Grand Prix polesitter28 years 282 days 1951 British Grand Prix Succeeded byJerry Hoyt26 years 121 days 1955 Indianapolis 500 Preceded byJohnnie Parsons31 years 330 days 1950 Indianapolis 500 Youngest Grand Prixrace winner28 years 282 days 1951 British Grand Prix Succeeded byTroy Ruttman22 years 80 days 1952 Indianapolis 500 Preceded byJohnnie Parsons31 years 330 days 1950 Indianapolis 500 Youngest driver to setfastest lap in Formula One29 years 338 days 1952 Italian Grand Prix Succeeded byHans Herrmann26 years 131 days 1954 French GP Preceded byAlberto Ascari33 years 107 days 1951 season Youngest Formula OneWorld Drivers Championship runner up32 years 19 days 1954 season Succeeded byStirling Moss25 years 302 days 1955 season Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose Froilan Gonzalez amp oldid 1117440084, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
