The 1957 1000 km Buenos Aires took place on 20 January, on the Circuito de la Costanera Norte, for this event, was moved from its previous venue, the Autódromo Municipal-Avenida Paz, a 45,000 capacity motor racing circuit in Buenos Aires, Argentina built in which year?
1957 1000 km Buenos Aires The 1957 1000 km Buenos Aires took place on 20 January, on the Circuito de la Costanera Norte, (Buenos Aires, Argentina). It was the fourth running of the race, and once again, it was opening round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship. For this event, was moved from its previous venue, the Autódromo Municipal-Avenida Paz, only to return to the Autódromo in 1958.
Juan Manuel Bordeu Juan Manuel Bordeu (28 January 1934 – 24 November 1990) was a racing driver from Buenos Aires, Argentina. A protégé of Juan Manuel Fangio, Bordeu had a successful early career but a bad testing accident wrecked his chances in Formula One. His only World Championship Formula One entry was at the 1961 French Grand Prix in a Lotus run by the UDT Laystall team, but the car was eventually driven by Lucien Bianchi.