José Froilán González

José Froilán González (October 5, 1922 in Arrecifes, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina – June 15, 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an Argentine Formula One driver who raced during the championship's early years. He is most notable for scoring 's first win in Formula One, at the 1951 British Grand Prix.
He made his début at the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix. He moved to Ferrari mid-way through , scoring five consecutive podiums, including winning the British Grand Prix. After two years driving for , González moved to Ferrari once again in , getting another five podiums, including another British GP win and coming second in the championship in the process. González's appearances at Championship Grands Prix became rare, making only five starts from to . His last appearance was the 1960 Argentine Grand Prix.
González was sometimes referred to by English fans of the time as "The Pampas Bull" for his driving style whilst colleagues referred to him as El Cabezón meaning fat head. His close friends and family called him "Pepe". 
He died on 15 June 2013 at the age of 90 in Buenos Aires of respiratory failure.
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== Before Formula 1 World Championship ==
González was a large man but surprisingly good sportsman and was adept at Soccer, Swimming and Cycling and began his motorsports career on Motorbikes.
Spotted by Juan Manuel Fangio, González was first noticed driving a Maserati that Fangio had found for him in 1949 and he also drove a Ferrari 166 that the Argentine Automobile Club had part funded with the Government, much the same way as Juan Manuel Fangio had made it to European racing.
==Formula One Career==
===1950===
In 1950, González, racing a Maserati 4CLT/48 would qualify an incredible third on his World Championship debut at Monaco, splitting the dominant Alfa Romeos. At the start, he was in third as the cars entered the Tabac corner for the first time. When they arrived they found it had been flooded by a rogue wave, and although Juan Manuel Fangio made it through, second placed Giuseppe Farina spun his Alfa Romeo 158 in front of González who rammed him. González was rammed in turn by Luigi Fagioli and in 10 cars retired from the incident. González would receive burns caused by fuel on his skin.
González would return for the French GP, qualifying 8th. But, like most of the runners in the race, he retired with engine trouble.
==Formula One Statistical Overview==
===Formula One Record===
Year 	Entrant 	Team 	WDC Points 	WDC Pos. 	Report
 	Scuderia Achille Varzi 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	José Froilán González 	 	24 (27) 	rowspan=3 	Report
 	Enrico Platé 	 	24 (27) 	 	Report
 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	24 (27) 	 	Report
 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	6.5 	9th 	Report
 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	13.5 (14.5) 	6th 	Report
 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	25.143 (26.643) 	 	Report
 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	2 	17th 	Report
 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Vandervell Products Ltd. 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	1 	21st 	Report
 	José Froilán González 	 	0 	NC 	Report
: Did not compete	: Did not compete 	: Did not compete	: Did not compete	: Did not compete	: Did not compete
 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	0 	NC 	Report
===Career Statistics===
===Race Wins===
Win Number	Grand Prix
1 	1951 British Grand Prix
2 	1954 British Grand Prix
===Career Results===
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| colspan=14| : Did not compete
==Notes==
==External links==
* Wikipedia article
* Manipe F1 article
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