1954 Argentine Grand Prix

The 1954 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Autódromo 17 de Octubre in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 17 January 1954. It was race 1 of 9 in the 1954 World Championship of Drivers.

1954 Argentine Grand Prix
Race details
Date 17 January 1954
Official name II Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
Location Autódromo 17 de Octubre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.912 km (2.431 mi)
Distance 87 laps, 340.344 km (211.480 mi)
Weather Overcast, wet
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 1:44.8
Fastest lap
Driver José Froilán González Ferrari
Time 1:48.2
Podium
First
Maserati
Second
  • Nino Farina
 Ferrari
Third
  • José Froilán González
 Ferrari

This was Juan Manuel Fangio's first home victory, following Alberto Ascari's win in 1953. He would repeat this with three consecutive victories in the following three years.

Classification

Qualifying
PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
1 10 Nino Farina Ferrari 1:44.8 —
2 12 José Froilán González Ferrari 1:44.9 + 0.1
3 2 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 1:45.6 + 0.8
4 14 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 1:47.0 + 2.2
5 26 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 1:47.4 + 2.6
6 4 Onofre Marimón Maserati 1:47.4 + 2.6
7 6 Luigi Musso Maserati 1:48.2 + 3.4
8 32 Roberto Mieres Maserati 1:49.0 + 4.2
9 36 Carlos Menditeguy Maserati 1:49.2 + 4.4
10 8 Prince Bira Maserati 1:49.3 + 4.5
11 28 Harry Schell Maserati 1:50.0 + 5.2
12 16 Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 1:50.2 + 5.4
13 30 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 1:50.7 + 5.9
14 24 Louis Rosier Ferrari 1:51.1 + 6.3
15 20 Élie Bayol Gordini 1:51.6 + 6.8
16 22 Roger Loyer Gordini 1:52.6 + 7.8
17 18 Jean Behra Gordini 1:53.0 + 8.2
18 34 Jorge Daponte Maserati 1:56.7 + 11.9
Source:[1]

Race
Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 87 3:00:55.8 3 8
2 10 Nino Farina Ferrari 87 +1:19.0 1 6
3 12 José Froilán González Ferrari 87 +2:01.0 2 51
4 26 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 86 +1 lap 5 3
5 20 Élie Bayol Gordini 85 +2 laps 15 2
6 28 Harry Schell Maserati 84 +3 laps 11
7 8 Prince Bira Maserati 83 +4 laps 10
8 30 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 83 +4 laps 13
9 16 Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 82 +5 laps 12
DSQ 18 Jean Behra Gordini 61 Push Start 17
DSQ 14 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 52 Push Start 4
Ret 4 Onofre Marimón Maserati 48 Engine 6
Ret 32 Roberto Mieres Maserati 37 Oil Leak 8
Ret 22 Roger Loyer Gordini 19 Oil Pressure 16
Ret 34 Jorge Daponte Maserati 19 Gearbox 18
Ret 24 Louis Rosier Ferrari 1 Accident 14
DNS 6 Luigi Musso Maserati Engine 7
DNS 36 Carlos Menditeguy Maserati Engine 9
Source:[2]
Notes
  • ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Notes
  • This race was run in an anti-clockwise direction, as opposed to clockwise the year before, and all subsequent races.
  • Ascari and Villoresi were not present due to the Lancia car not being ready.
  • Bayol scores his first career points.
  • Records tied or broken: Farina gets his 17th podium finish (this ties Ascari), and his 22nd race to score points (this gives him sole possession of the record).
  • First Race: Maserati 250F.
  • Farina scored the pole position at an age of 47 years and 79 days, which still is a record today.[3]

Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Juan Manuel Fangio 8
2 Nino Farina 6
3 José Froilán González 5
4 Maurice Trintignant 3
5 Élie Bayol 2
Source: [4]
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship.

References
  1. "Argentina 1954 - Qualifications". statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. "1954 Argentine Grand Prix". formula1.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. "Statistics Drivers - Pole positions - By age". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  4. "Argentina 1954 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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