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Argentine Grand Prix

Gran Premio de Argentina 1953

Round 1 of 9Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos AiresJan 18 195397 laps

Podium

VILFerrari
2
ASCFerrari
1
GONMaserati
3

Key facts

WinnerASC3:01:04.600 from P1
PoleASC1:55.400
Fastest lapASC1:48.400
Finishers10 / 17classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lap
1ASCAlberto AscariFerrari1–973:01:04.60091:48.400
2VILLuigi VilloresiFerrari3▲196+1 lap6–
3GONJosé Froilán GonzálezMaserati5▲296+1 lap4–
4HAWMike HawthornFerrari6▲296+1 lap3–
5GALOscar Alfredo GálvezMaserati9▲496+1 lap2–
6BEHJean BehraGordini11▲594+3 laps–
7TRIMaurice TrintignantGordini7–91+6 laps–
8SCHHarry SchellGordini–0+97 laps–
9BARJohn BarberCooper16▲790+7 laps–
10BROAlan BrownCooper12▲287+10 laps–
DNFRMARobert ManzonGordini867Wheel–
DNFFANJuan Manuel FangioMaserati236Transmission–
DNFBONFelice BonettoMaserati1531Transmission–
DNFFARNino FarinaFerrari430Accident–
DNFMENCarlos MenditéguyGordini1024Gearbox–
DNFPBIPablo BirgerSimca-Gordini1421Differential–
DNFSADAdolfo Schwelm CruzCooper1320Wheel–

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap to pole
1ASCAlberto AscariFerrari1:55.400
2FANJuan Manuel FangioMaserati1:56.100+0.700s
3VILLuigi VilloresiFerrari1:56.500+1.100s
4FARNino FarinaFerrari1:57.100+1.700s
5GONJosé Froilán GonzálezMaserati1:58.500+3.100s
6HAWMike HawthornFerrari1:59.400+4.000s
7TRIMaurice TrintignantGordini2:00.400+5.000s
8RMARobert ManzonGordini2:00.900+5.500s
9GALOscar Alfredo GálvezMaserati2:01.300+5.900s
10MENCarlos MenditéguyGordini2:01.800+6.400s
11BEHJean BehraGordini2:02.600+7.200s
12BROAlan BrownCooper2:03.200+7.800s
13SADAdolfo Schwelm CruzCooper2:03.700+8.300s
14PBIPablo BirgerSimca-Gordini2:03.800+8.400s
15BONFelice BonettoMaserati2:04.200+8.800s
16BARJohn BarberCooper2:06.800+11.400s

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1953. Outline from F1DB.

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