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. Giuseppe Farina scored the pole position at an age of 47 years and 79 days, which still is a record today.
Juan Manuel Fangio won the race, marking his first home victory. He would go on to win the Argentine Grand Prix in the following three years as well.
This race was unique in that the track was run in the opposite direction compared to all other editions.
Entries +TeamNoDriverCarEngineTyre Officine Alfieri Maserati2 Juan Manuel FangioMaserati 250FMaserati 250F1 2.5 L64 Onofre Marimón6 Luigi MussoMaserati 250F/Maserati A6GCMMaserati 250F1 2.5 L6/Maserati A6 2.0 L68 Prince BiraMaserati A6GCMMaserati A6 2.0 L6 Scuderia Ferrari10 Nino FarinaFerrari 625 F1Ferrari 625 2.5 L412 José Froilán González14 Mike Hawthorn16 Umberto Maglioli Equipe Gordini18 Jean BehraGordini T16Gordini 23 2.5 L620 Élie Bayol22 Roger Loyer Ecurie Rosier24 Louis RosierFerrari 625 F1Ferrari 625 2.5 L426 Maurice Trintignant Harry Schell28 Harry SchellMaserati A6GCMMaserati A6 2.0 L6 Emmanuel de Graffenried30 Toulo de Graffenried Roberto Mieres32 Roberto Mieres Jorge Daponte34 Jorge Daponte Onofre Marimón36 Carlos Menditeguy
Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 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
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 5 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 18 Jean Behra Gordini 61 Push Start 17 14 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 52 Push Start 4 4 Onofre Marimón Maserati 48 Engine 6 32 Roberto Mieres Maserati 37 Oil Leak 8 22 Roger Loyer Gordini 19 Oil Pressure 16 34 Jorge Daponte Maserati 19 Gearbox 18 24 Louis Rosier Ferrari 1 Accident 14 6 Luigi Musso Maserati Engine 7 36 Carlos Menditeguy Maserati Engine 9 Notes – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
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 2Source:
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