Oscar Alfredo Gálvez
Template:Short description Template:Sources needed Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Oscar Alfredo Gálvez (17 August 1913 – 16 December 1989) was an Argentine racing driver, known best for participating – and for scoring two championship points – in the Formula One World Championship Grand Prix on 18 January 1953.
Life and career
Gálvez was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 17 August 1913.[1]
A popular driver, Gálvez was a regular entrant and multiple-time champion in the Turismo Carretera series, like his brother, Juan.[2]
Gálvez often raced in vehicles manufactured by Ford.[2][3] One of the most famous instances occurred in 1960, when he won the Argentine Highway Grand Prix – an annual race which, that year, consisted of Script error: No such module "convert". of Argentine highways for its course.[2] Gálvez participated in the Argentine Highway Grand Prix several times.[2]
Death and legacy
Gálvez on 16 December 1989 from pancreatic cancer, at the age of 76. The Buenos Aires circuit was renamed with his and his brother's name.[1][4]
Complete Formula One results
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati Straight-6 | ARG 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | SUI | ITA | 15th | 2 |
References
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- ↑ SHEININ, DAVID M. K. "Argentina's Secret Cold War: Vigilance, Repression, and Nuclear Independence." Latin America and the Global Cold War, edited by THOMAS C. FIELD et al., University of North Carolina Press, 2020, pp. 174–98. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5149/9781469655710_field.12 . Accessed 27 Sept. 2023.
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External links
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- 1913 births
- 1989 deaths
- Argentine racing drivers
- Argentine Formula One drivers
- Deaths from pancreatic cancer in Argentina
- Maserati Formula One drivers
- Turismo Carretera drivers
- Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery
- Racing drivers from Buenos Aires
- World Sportscar Championship drivers
- Carrera Panamericana drivers