Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Buenos Aires Grand Prix was a motor race held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event was first held at the Costanera circuit in the early 1930s until 1940 and then switched to the Retiro circuit for 1941. After a six year break, Juan Peron in office by then, racing resumed in 1947 at Retiro with the start of the South American "Temporada" Grand Prix series, competing twice that year under Formula Libre regulations. Italian Luigi Villoresi won all 1947 Temporada events. The race regularly attracted Brazilian and European drivers and also Argentine drivers such as Juan Manuel Fangio and José Froilán González were now competing in Europe on a regular basis. For the 1948 Grand Prix season, the race was moved to the Palermo circuit where it would remain to host six of twelve "Peron Cup" races until the end of 1950. In 1951, the Costanera Norte circuit would host its last three Grand Prix events before the 1951 completion of the Autodromo 17 de Octubre (October 17), a purpose-built circuit for major Grand Prix series. 1930-1953 Argentine Formula Libre and various Sports Car Grand Prix events 1954-1960 Formula One non-championship Grand Prix 1964-1968 (1978) Formula 2, Formula 3 and Formula Junior races 1987-2009 Formula Three Sudamericana. }
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- Buenos_Aires_Grand_Prix_(motor_racing) abstract "The Buenos Aires Grand Prix was a motor race held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event was first held at the Costanera circuit in the early 1930s until 1940 and then switched to the Retiro circuit for 1941. After a six year break, Juan Peron in office by then, racing resumed in 1947 at Retiro with the start of the South American "Temporada" Grand Prix series, competing twice that year under Formula Libre regulations. Italian Luigi Villoresi won all 1947 Temporada events. The race regularly attracted Brazilian and European drivers and also Argentine drivers such as Juan Manuel Fangio and José Froilán González were now competing in Europe on a regular basis. For the 1948 Grand Prix season, the race was moved to the Palermo circuit where it would remain to host six of twelve "Peron Cup" races until the end of 1950. In 1951, the Costanera Norte circuit would host its last three Grand Prix events before the 1951 completion of the Autodromo 17 de Octubre (October 17), a purpose-built circuit for major Grand Prix series. 1930-1953 Argentine Formula Libre and various Sports Car Grand Prix events 1954-1960 Formula One non-championship Grand Prix 1964-1968 (1978) Formula 2, Formula 3 and Formula Junior races 1987-2009 Formula Three Sudamericana".