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José Froilán González
	Nationality Argentine
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1950 - 1957, 1960
Teams	Maserati, Talbot-Lago, Ferrari, Vanwall
Races	26
Championships	0
Wins	2
Podiums	15
Career points	72.14 (77.64)
Pole positions	3
Fastest laps	6
First race	1950 Monaco Grand Prix
First win	1951 British Grand Prix
Last win	1954 British Grand Prix
Last race	1960 Argentine Grand Prix

José Froilán González (born October 5, 1922 in Arrecifes) is an Argentine former racing driver, 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^[2]. 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 and six fastest laps. González scored 72.14 points and led 14 times in nine Grands Prix, for 270 laps, making a career lead of 1363.85 kilometers or approximately 847.457 miles. 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).

Gonzalez demonstrating a Ferrari 500

[edit] 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.^[1]
1950	Scuderia Achille Varzi	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4 C	GBR	MON Ret	500	SUI	BEL	FRA Ret	ITA				NC	0
1951	José Froilán González	Talbot-Lago T26C-GS	Talbot L6	SUI Ret	500	BEL								3rd	24 (27)
1951	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari V12				FRA 2	GBR 1	GER 3	ITA 2	ESP 2			3rd	24 (27)
1952	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati L6	SUI	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA 2**			9th	6.5
1953	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati L6	ARG 3	500	NED 3*	BEL Ret	FRA 3	GBR 4	GER	SUI	ITA		6	13.5 (14.5)
1954	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 625	Ferrari L4	ARG 3	500	BEL 4*^†		GBR 1	GER 2*	SUI 2	ITA 3*^†	ESP		2nd	25.14 (26.64)
1954	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 553	Ferrari L4				FRA Ret							2nd	25.14 (26.64)
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
1956	Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall	Vanwall L4						GBR Ret	GER	ITA			NC	0
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.

[edit] Notes

^ ^a ^b Up until 1990, not all points scored by a driver contributed to their final World Championship tally (see list of pointscoring systems for more information). Number without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
^ "The Formula One Archives". http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/title.html. Retrieved 2007-07-25.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Tony Rolt Duncan Hamilton	Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1954 with: Maurice Trintignant	Succeeded by Mike Hawthorn Ivor Bueb
Preceded by Mike Hawthorn	BRDC International Trophy winner 1954	Succeeded by Peter Collins
Records
Preceded by Geoff Crossley 29 years, 2 days (1950 British GP)	Youngest Driver to start a Formula One race 27 years, 228 days (1950 Monaco Grand Prix)	Succeeded by Troy Ruttman 20 years, 80 days (1950 Indianapolis 500)
Preceded by Manny Ayulo 29 years, 221 days (1951 Indianapolis 500)	Youngest Driver to score a Podium Position in Formula One 28 years, 269 days (1951 French Grand Prix)	Succeeded by Troy Ruttman 22 years, 80 days (1952 Indianapolis 500)
Preceded by Walt Faulkner 30 years, 103 days (1950 Indianapolis 500)	Youngest Grand Prix Pole Position Winner 28 years, 282 days (1951 British Grand Prix)	Succeeded by Jerry Hoyt 26 years, 121 days (1955 Indianapolis 500)
Preceded by Johnnie Parsons 31 years, 330 days (1950 Indianapolis 500)	Youngest Grand Prix Race Winner 28 years, 282 days (1951 British Grand Prix)	Succeeded by Troy Ruttman 22 years, 80 days (1952 Indianapolis 500)
Preceded by Johnnie Parsons 31 years, 330 days (1950 Indianapolis 500)	Youngest driver to set Fastest Lap in Formula One 29 years, 338 days (1952 Italian Grand Prix)	Succeeded by Hans Herrmann 26 years, 131 days (1954 French GP)

[droppedpoints-0] Up until 1990, not all points scored by a driver contributed to their final World Championship tally (see list of pointscoring systems for more information). Number without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

[1] "The Formula One Archives". http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/title.html. Retrieved 2007-07-25.

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