- José Froilán González
Former F1 driver
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Name = José Froilán González
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Nationality = flagicon|Argentina Argentine
Years = F1|1950 - F1|1957, F1|1960
Team(s) =Maserati ,Talbot-Lago , Ferrari,Vanwall
Races = 26
Championships = 0
Wins = 2
Podiums = 15
Points = 72.14 (77.64)Up until F1|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.]
Poles = 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 inArrecifes ) is an Argentine formerracing driver , particularly notable for scoring Ferrari's first win in aFormula One World Championship race at the1951 British Grand Prix . He made hisFormula One debut for Scuderia Achille Varzi in the1950 Monaco Grand Prix . His last Grand Prix was the1960 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 [cite web | url = http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/title.html | title = The Formula One Archives | accessdate = 2007-07-25] . In the 26 World Championship races, González scored two victories (the
1951 British Grand Prix and the1954 British Grand Prix ), seven second place finishes, six third place finishes, threepole position s 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 1363.85kilometer s or approximately 847.457mile s. He won the 1951Coppa Acerbo , in 1954 the24 Hours of Le Mans withMaurice Trintignant , and thePortuguese Grand Prix for Ferrari.González's
nickname s were "The Pampas Bull" (by his English fans) and "El Cabezón" (Fat Head, by his close colleagues).Formula One World Championship results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in "italics" indicate fastest lap)
* Shared drive.** Joint fastest lap.
† González started the race in aFerrari 553 "Squalo", but took over one of his team mates' 625 during the race.Notes
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