1954 Argentine Grand Prix

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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

Team	No	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre
Template:Flagicon Officine Alfieri Maserati	2	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	Template:Pirelli
	4	Template:Flagicon Onofre Marimón
	6	Template:Flagicon Luigi Musso	Maserati 250F/Maserati A6GCM	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6/Maserati A6 2.0 L6
	8	Template:Flagicon Prince Bira	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Ferrari	10	Template:Flagicon Nino Farina	Ferrari 625 F1	Ferrari 625 2.5 L4
	12	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González
	14	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn
	16	Template:Flagicon Umberto Maglioli
Template:Flagicon Equipe Gordini	18	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Gordini T16	Gordini 23 2.5 L6	Template:Englebert
	20	Template:Flagicon Élie Bayol
	22	Template:Flagicon Roger Loyer
Template:Flagicon Ecurie Rosier	24	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier	Ferrari 625 F1	Ferrari 625 2.5 L4	Template:Pirelli
	26	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant
Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	28	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6
Template:Flagicon Emmanuel de Graffenried	30	Template:Flagicon Toulo de Graffenried
Template:Flagicon Roberto Mieres	32	Template:Flagicon Roberto Mieres
Template:Flagicon Jorge Daponte	34	Template:Flagicon Jorge Daponte
Template:Flagicon Onofre Marimón	36	Template:Flagicon Carlos Menditeguy
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Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	10	Template:Flagicon Nino Farina	Ferrari	1:44.8	—
2	12	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	Ferrari	1:44.9	+ 0.1
3	2	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	1:45.6	+ 0.8
4	14	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	1:47.0	+ 2.2
5	26	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	1:47.4	+ 2.6
6	4	Template:Flagicon Onofre Marimón	Maserati	1:47.4	+ 2.6
7	6	Template:Flagicon Luigi Musso	Maserati	1:48.2	+ 3.4
8	32	Template:Flagicon Roberto Mieres	Maserati	1:49.0	+ 4.2
9	36	Template:Flagicon Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati	1:49.2	+ 4.4
10	8	Template:Flagicon Prince Bira	Maserati	1:49.3	+ 4.5
11	28	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Maserati	1:50.0	+ 5.2
12	16	Template:Flagicon Umberto Maglioli	Ferrari	1:50.2	+ 5.4
13	30	Template:Flagicon Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	1:50.7	+ 5.9
14	24	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier	Ferrari	1:51.1	+ 6.3
15	20	Template:Flagicon Élie Bayol	Gordini	1:51.6	+ 6.8
16	22	Template:Flagicon Roger Loyer	Gordini	1:52.6	+ 7.8
17	18	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Gordini	1:53.0	+ 8.2
18	34	Template:Flagicon Jorge Daponte	Maserati	1:56.7	+ 11.9
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Race

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

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Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	8
2	Template:Flagicon Nino Farina	6
3	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	5
4	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	3
5	Template:Flagicon Élie Bayol	2
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