Name:Oscar   Surname:Gonzalez
Country:Uruguay   Entries:1
Starts:1   Podiums:0
Fastest laps:0   Points:0
Start year:1956   End year:1956
Active years:1    

Oscar Mario “Bocha” González (10 November 1923 – 5 November 2006) was a racing driver from Uruguay.
González participated in one Formula One Grand Prix, the 1956 Argentine Grand Prix on 22 January 1956, finishing sixth in a shared drive with countryman Alberto Uria. He scored no championship points. Info from Wiki


Bio by Stephen Latham
Oscar Gonzales, also known as ‘Bocha’ or ‘Bochita’, raised the funds to race from his business and was friends with Jose Froilan Gonzalez and Juan Manuel Fangio. He competed in Uruguay and Argentina in the 1950’s and 1960’s and though primarily a touring car driver for many years in Argentina he also raced in Uruguayan Formula 3 plus competed in the Triangular Championship of 1959 in a Ferrari 375.

He entered the 1956 Argentine GP with Alberto Uria in a shared Maserati A6GCM/250F. After taking over the car he lapped at a steady pace, and although several laps down crossed the line sixth, and last, as the rest of the field had retired through accidents or mechanical problems.


1956 Argentine Grand Prix. Oscar Gonzáles /first from left/, second Alberto Uria

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