José Froilán González
José Froilán González 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. 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 and numerous non-Championship events. In the 26 World Championship races, González scored two victories, seven second-place finishes, six third-place finishes, three pole positions, six fastest laps, and 72 points. 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 and El Cabezón.
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 150º Italia.Death
He died in Buenos Aires from respiratory failure, aged 90, after a downturn in health following a heart attack earlier in 2013.Racing record
Complete Formula One World Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | WDC | Pts. |
| Scuderia Achille Varzi | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Maserati L4C | GBR | MON Ret | 500 | SUI | BEL | FRA Ret | ITA | NC | 0 | ||||
| José Froilán González | Talbot-Lago T26C-GS | Talbot L6 | SUI Ret | 500 | 3rd | 24 | |||||||||
| Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Maserati L4 | BEL DNA | 3rd | 24 | ||||||||||
| Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 375 | Ferrari V12 | FRA 2* | GBR 1 | GER 3 | ITA 2 | ESP 2 | 3rd | 24 | ||||||
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati L6 | SUI | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | NED | ITA 2** | 9th | 6 | |||
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati L6 | ARG 3 | 500 | NED 3* | BEL Ret | FRA 3 | GBR 4** | GER | SUI | ITA | 6th | 13 | ||
| Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 625 | Ferrari L4 | ARG 3 | 500 | BEL 4*† | GBR 1 | GER 2* | SUI 2 | ITA 3*† | ESP | 2nd | 25 | |||
| Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 553 | Ferrari L4 | FRA Ret | 2nd | 25 | ||||||||||
| Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 625 | Ferrari L4 | ARG 2* | MON | 500 | BEL | NED | GBR | ITA | 17th | 2 | ||||
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | Maserati L6 | ARG Ret | MON | 500 | BEL | FRA | NC | 0 | ||||||
| Vandervell Products Ltd. | Vanwall VW 2 | Vanwall L4 | GBR Ret | GER | ITA | NC | 0 | ||||||||
| Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia-Ferrari D50 | Ferrari V8 | ARG 5* | MON | 500 | FRA | GBR | GER | PES | ITA | 21st | 1 | |||
| Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari Dino 246 | Ferrari V6 | ARG 10 | MON | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | POR | ITA | USA | NC | 0 |
† González started the race in a Ferrari 553 Squalo, but took over one of his teammates' 625 during the race.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | ||
| 1950 |  Automobiles Gordini |  Juan Manuel Fangio | Simca-Gordini T15S Compresseur | S 3.0 | 95 | DNF | DNF |
| 1951 | Henri Louveau | Onofre Marimón | 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 | Ferrari 375 Plus | S 5.0 | 302 | 1st | 1st |