Pre-1995 Circuit Maps
Autodromo Municipal De La Cuidad De Buenos Aires Automovil Club Argentino Avenue De Liberator Buenos Aires 1850 Argentina Tel: +802 6061/69, 802 7061/60The circuit was originally named the October 17 Autodrome, having been built to celebrate President Peron's rise to power, and was opened on March 9th, 1952.
The number 2 circuit (2.431 miles) was used for the 1953-60 Grands Prix, the number 9 circuit (2.079 miles) for the 1972-73 Grands Prix, and the number 15 circuit (3.709 miles) for the 1974-81 Grands Prix.
Between 1954 and 1962, the Buenos Aires 1000km was held in the city. The first race, held in 1954, was held on a 9.476km circuit which performed an almost complete lap of the 1952 Grand Prix track before proceeding up and down Avenida General Paz. This is shown in the second map above. The 1954 race was run anticlockwise, the 1956, 1958 and 1960 races clockwise.
For 1955, the track was extended down the Autopista General Riccheri, giving a track length of 17.136km, shown in the third map above.
In 1957, a different location was used, the Circuito de la Costanera Norte, which was adjacent to the airport. This was a 10.219km circuit, and is shown in the first map above.
The Retiro Circuit was used for the 1941 and 1947 Buenos Aires GP.
The 4.865 km Palermo Circuit was used for the 1949 Gran Premio Internacional Ciudad de Buenos Aires.