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. Giuseppe Farina scored the pole position at an age of 47 years and 79 days, which still is a record today.^[1]

1954 Argentine Grand Prix
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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 miles)
Distance	87 laps, 340.344 km (211.480 miles)
Weather	Overcast, wet
Pole position
Driver	Nino Farina	Ferrari
Time	1:44.8
Fastest lap
Driver	José Froilán González	Ferrari
Time	1:48.2
Podium
First	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati
Second	Nino Farina	Ferrari
Third	José Froilán González	Ferrari
Lap leaders

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
Officine Alfieri Maserati	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	P
	4	Onofre Marimón
	6	Luigi Musso	Maserati 250F/Maserati A6GCM	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6/Maserati A6 2.0 L6
	8	Prince Bira	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6
Scuderia Ferrari	10	Nino Farina	Ferrari 625 F1	Ferrari 625 2.5 L4
	12	José Froilán González
	14	Mike Hawthorn
	16	Umberto Maglioli
Equipe Gordini	18	Jean Behra	Gordini T16	Gordini 23 2.5 L6	E
	20	Élie Bayol
	22	Roger Loyer
Ecurie Rosier	24	Louis Rosier	Ferrari 625 F1	Ferrari 625 2.5 L4	P
	26	Maurice Trintignant
Harry Schell	28	Harry Schell	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6
Emmanuel de Graffenried	30	Toulo de Graffenried
Roberto Mieres	32	Roberto Mieres
Jorge Daponte	34	Jorge Daponte
Onofre Marimón	36	Carlos Menditeguy
Source:[2]

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
Source:[3]

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:[4]

Notes

• ^1 – 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	2
Source: [5]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship.