José Froilán González

José Froilán González (5 October 1922 – 15 June 2013) was an Argentine racing driver, who competed in Formula One between Template:F1 and Template:F1.Template:Efn Nicknamed the Bull of the Pampas (in English-speaking media)Template:Efn and El Cabezón (The Big-headed One, in Argentina), González was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in Template:F1 with Ferrari, and won two Grands Prix across nine seasons. In endurance racing, González won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in Template:24hLM, also with Ferrari.

González, who was a close friend of Juan Manuel Fangio and Roberto Mieres, among others, is 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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 Template:Frac points. He won the 1951 Coppa Acerbo, the 1954 24 Hours of Le Mans with Maurice Trintignant, and the Portuguese Grand Prix for Ferrari.

Sixtieth anniversary tribute

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González demonstrating a Ferrari 500 in 2000

On 10 July 2011, during the British Grand Prix meeting, González was honoured by Ferrari 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's Ferrari 375 F1 for four laps of the Silverstone track. Later that day, Alonso won the British Grand Prix in his Ferrari 150º Italia. Template:Clear left

Death

González died in Buenos Aires from respiratory failure, aged 90, after a downturn in health following a heart attack earlier in 2013.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.Template:Efn
Template:F1	Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4C	GBR	MON Template:Small	500	SUI	BEL	FRA Template:Small	ITA				NC	0
Template:F1	José Froilán González	Talbot-Lago T26C-GS	Talbot L6	SUI Template:Small	500									3rd	24 (27)
	Enrico Platé	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4			BEL DNA
	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari V12				FRA Template:Small	GBR Template:Small	GER Template:Small	ITA Template:Small	ESP Template:Small
Template:F1	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati L6	SUI	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA 2**			9th	6 Template:Frac
Template:F1	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati L6	ARG Template:Small	500	NED Template:Small	BEL Template:Small	FRA Template:Small	GBR 4**	GER	SUI	ITA		6th	13 Template:Frac (14 Template:Frac)
Template:F1	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 625	Ferrari L4	ARG Template:Small	500	BEL 4*†		GBR Template:Small	GER Template:Small	SUI Template:Small	ITA 3*†	ESP		2nd	25 Template:Frac (26 Template:Frac)
		Ferrari 553	Ferrari L4				FRA Template:Small
Template:F1	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 625	Ferrari L4	ARG Template:Small	MON	500	BEL	NED	GBR	ITA				17th	2
Template:F1	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F	Maserati L6	ARG Template:Small	MON	500	BEL	FRA						NC	0
	Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall VW 2	Vanwall L4						GBR Template:Small	GER	ITA
Template:F1	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia-Ferrari D50	Ferrari V8	ARG 5*	MON	500	FRA	GBR	GER	PES	ITA			21st	1
Template:F1	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 246	Ferrari V6	ARG Template:Small	MON	500	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	POR	ITA	USA	NC	0
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* 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
Template:F1	Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati 1.5 s/c straight-4	PAU Template:Small	RIC	SRM Template:Small	PAR	EMP	BAR	JER	ALB Template:Small	NED Template:Small	NAT Template:Small	NOT	ULS	PES	STT	INT	GOO	PEN
Template:F1	José Froilán González	Talbot-Lago T26C-GS	Talbot-Lago 4.5 L6	SYR	PAU	RIC	SRM	BOR	INT	PAR Template:Small	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 Template:Small	BAR Template:Small	GOO
Template:F1	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 4.5 V12	SYR	VAL	RIC Template:Small	LAV	PAU	IBS	MAR	AST	INT	ELÄ	NAP	EIF	PAR
	British Racing Motors	BRM Type 15	BRM P15 1.5 s/c V16														ALB Template:Small	FRO	ULS							DMT Template:Small	COM	NAT	BAU
	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati 2.0 L6																	MNZ Template:Small	LAC	ESS	MAR	SAB	CAE					MOD Template:Small	CAD	SKA	MAD	AVU	JOE	NEW
Template:F1	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati 2.0 L6	SYR	PAU	LAV	AST	BOR	INT	ELÄ	NAP Template:Small	ULS	WIN	FRO	COR	SNE	EIF
	British Racing Motors	BRM Type 15	BRM P15 1.5 s/c V16															ALB Template:Small	PRI	ESS	MID	ROU	CRY	AVU	USF	LAC	BRI	CHE	SAB	NEW	CAD	RED	SKA	LON	MOD	MAD	JOE	CUR
Template:F1	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 553	Ferrari 2.0 L4	SYR Template:Small												ROU Template:Small	CAE	AUG	COR	OUL	RED	PES	JOE	CAD	BER	GOO	DTT
		Ferrari 625	Ferrari 2.5 L4		PAU Template:Small	LAV	BOR Template:Small	INT Template:Small	BAR Template:Small	CUR	ROM DNA	FRO	COR	BRC	CRY
Template:F1	José Froilán González	Ferrari 625	Ferrari 2.5 L4	BUE Template:Small	SYR	GLV	NAP	RMS	CAE	INT	MOD	MOR
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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

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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	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Automobiles Gordini	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Simca-Gordini T15S Compresseur	S 3.0	95	DNF (Engine)
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Henri Louveau	Template:Flagicon Onofre Marimón	Talbot-Lago T26 GS	S 5.0	128	DNF (Radiator)
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Scuderia Lancia	Template:Flagicon Clemente Biondetti	Lancia D20 Compressor	S 8.0	213	DNF (Engine)
Template:24hLM	Template:Flagicon Scuderia Ferrari	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari 375 Plus	S 5.0	302	1st	1st
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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)

External links

• Video: Tribute to Froilán González by Fernando Alonso