José Froilán González
José Froilán González
B Skill 75th
Elo

29.047

Number of Races

29

Number of Wins

2

Number of Podiums

13

Peak Elo

29.452

Time Spent Driving

30h42m21.58s


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. González's nicknames were The Pampas Bull (by his English fans) and El Cabezón (Fat Head, by his close colleagues).

Sixtieth anniversary tribute

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.
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Recent Events

f1-1953 Race at Circuit Park Zandvoort
07 Jun 53 00:00 UTC
  • Position: 3rd of 20
  • Points: 0
  • Skill Change: -0.162
  • Car: Maserati-1953
  • Best Lap: 0s
  • Race Time: 0s
f1-1953 Race at Autódromo Juan Y Oscar Gálvez
18 Jan 53 00:00 UTC
  • Position: 3rd of 17
  • Points: 4
  • Skill Change: 0.197
  • Car: Maserati-1953
  • Best Lap: 0s
  • Race Time: 0s
f1-1952 Race at Autodromo Nazionale Di Monza
07 Sep 52 00:00 UTC
  • Position: 2nd of 30
  • Points: 0
  • Skill Change: 0.321
  • Car: Maserati-1952
  • Best Lap: 0s
  • Race Time: 0s
f1-1951 Race at Circuit De Pedralbes
28 Oct 51 00:00 UTC
  • Position: 2nd of 20
  • Points: 6
  • Skill Change: 0.295
  • Car: Ferrari-1951
  • Best Lap: 0s
  • Race Time: 2h47m48.38s
f1-1951 Race at Autodromo Nazionale Di Monza
16 Sep 51 00:00 UTC
  • Position: 2nd of 23
  • Points: 6
  • Skill Change: 0.325
  • Car: Ferrari-1951
  • Best Lap: 0s
  • Race Time: 2h43m3.9s