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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.
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| Born | 5 October 1922 Arrecifes, Argentina |
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| Died | 15 June 2013 (aged 90) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |||||||||
| Nationality |  Argentine |
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| Active years | 1950–1957, 1960 | ||||||||
| Teams | Maserati, Talbot-Lago, Ferrari, Vanwall | ||||||||
| Entries | 26 | ||||||||
| Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Wins | 2 | ||||||||
| Podiums | 15 | ||||||||
| Career points | 72 1⁄7 (77 9⁄14) | ||||||||
| Pole positions | 3 | ||||||||
| Fastest laps | 6 | ||||||||
| First entry | 1950 Monaco Grand Prix | ||||||||
| First win | 1951 British Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last win | 1954 British Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last entry | 1960 Argentine Grand Prix | ||||||||
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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 1⁄7points. 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 150° Italia.
Death
He died in Buenos Aires from respiratory failure, aged 90.
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. |
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| 1950 | Scuderia Achille Varzi | Maserati 4CLT/48 | MaseratiL4C | GBR | MON Ret |
500 | SUI | BEL | FRA Ret |
ITA | NC | 0 | |||
| 1951 | José Froilán González | Talbot-Lago T26C-GS | Talbot L6 | SUI Ret |
500 | 3rd | 24 (27) |
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| Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Maserati L4 | BEL DNA |
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| Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 375 | Ferrari V12 | FRA 2* |
GBR 1 |
GER 3 |
ITA 2 |
ESP 2 |
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| 1952 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati L6 | SUI | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | NED | ITA 2** |
9th | 6 1⁄2 | ||
| 1953 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati L6 | ARG 3 |
500 | NED 3* |
BEL Ret |
FRA 3 |
GBR 4** |
GER | SUI | ITA | 6th | 13 1⁄2 (14 1⁄2) |
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| 1954 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 625 | Ferrari L4 | ARG 3 |
500 | BEL 4*† |
GBR 1 |
GER 2* |
SUI 2 |
ITA 3*† |
ESP | 2nd | 25 1⁄7 (26 9⁄14) |
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| Ferrari 553 | Ferrari L4 | FRA Ret |
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| 1955 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 625 | Ferrari L4 | ARG 2* |
MON | 500 | BEL | NED | GBR | ITA | 17th | 2 | |||
| 1956 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati L6 | ARG Ret |
MON | 500 | BEL | FRA | NC | 0 | |||||
| Vandervell Products Ltd. | Vanwall | Vanwall L4 | GBR Ret |
GER | ITA | ||||||||||
| 1957 | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia-Ferrari D50 | Ferrari V8 | ARG 5* |
MON | 500 | FRA | GBR | GER | PES | ITA | 21st | 1 | ||
| 1960 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari Dino 246 | Ferrari V6 | ARG 10 |
MON | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | POR | ITA | USA | NC | 0 |
* Shared drive.
** Joint fastest lap.
† González started the race in a Ferrari 553 Squalo, but took over one of his team mates' 625 during the race.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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| 1950 |  Automobiles Gordini |
Juan Manuel Fangio |
Simca-Gordini T15S Compresseur | S 3.0 | 95 | DNF | DNF |
| 1951 | Henri Louveau |
Onofre Marimon |
Talbot-Lago T26 GS | S 5.0 | 128 | DNF | DNF |
| 1953 |  Scuderia Lancia |
Clemente Biondetti |
Lancia D.20 Compressor | S 8.0 | 213 | DNF | DNF |
| 1954 | Scuderia Ferrari |
Maurice Trintignant |
Ferrari375 Plus | S 5.0 | 302 | 1st | 1st |
