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 | Ferrari | ||||
Time | 1:44.8 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver |
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Time | 1:48.2 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Maserati | ||||
Second | Ferrari | ||||
Third | Ferrari | ||||
Lap leaders |
Motor car race
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.
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※
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | |
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1 | 10 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 1:44.8 | — | |
2 | 12 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 1:44.9 | + 0.1 | |
3 | 2 | ![]() |
Maserati | 1:45.6 | + 0.8 | |
4 | 14 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 1:47.0 | + 2.2 | |
5 | 26 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 1:47.4 | + 2.6 | |
6 | 4 | ![]() |
Maserati | 1:47.4 | + 2.6 | |
7 | 6 | ![]() |
Maserati | 1:48.2 | + 3.4 | |
8 | 32 | ![]() |
Maserati | 1:49.0 | + 4.2 | |
9 | 36 | ![]() |
Maserati | 1:49.2 | + 4.4 | |
10 | 8 | ![]() |
Maserati | 1:49.3 | + 4.5 | |
11 | 28 | ![]() |
Maserati | 1:50.0 | + 5.2 | |
12 | 16 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 1:50.2 | + 5.4 | |
13 | 30 | ![]() |
Maserati | 1:50.7 | + 5.9 | |
14 | 24 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 1:51.1 | + 6.3 | |
15 | 20 | ![]() |
Gordini | 1:51.6 | + 6.8 | |
16 | 22 | ![]() |
Gordini | 1:52.6 | + 7.8 | |
17 | 18 | ![]() |
Gordini | 1:53.0 | + 8.2 | |
18 | 34 | ![]() |
Maserati | 1:56.7 | + 11.9 | |
Source:
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Race※
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 2 | ![]() |
Maserati | 87 | 3:00:55.8 | 3 | 8 |
2 | 10 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 87 | +1:19.0 | 1 | 6 |
3 | 12 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 87 | +2:01.0 | 2 | 5 |
4 | 26 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 86 | +1 lap | 5 | 3 |
5 | 20 | ![]() |
Gordini | 85 | +2 laps | 15 | 2 |
6 | 28 | ![]() |
Maserati | 84 | +3 laps | 11 | |
7 | 8 | ![]() |
Maserati | 83 | +4 laps | 10 | |
8 | 30 | ![]() |
Maserati | 83 | +4 laps | 13 | |
9 | 16 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 82 | +5 laps | 12 | |
DSQ | 18 | ![]() |
Gordini | 61 | Push Start | 17 | |
DSQ | 14 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 52 | Push Start | 4 | |
Ret | 4 | ![]() |
Maserati | 48 | Engine | 6 | |
Ret | 32 | ![]() |
Maserati | 37 | Oil Leak | 8 | |
Ret | 22 | ![]() |
Gordini | 19 | Oil Pressure | 16 | |
Ret | 34 | ![]() |
Maserati | 19 | Gearbox | 18 | |
Ret | 24 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 1 | Accident | 14 | |
DNS | 6 | ![]() |
Maserati | Engine | 7 | ||
DNS | 36 | ![]() |
Maserati | Engine | 9 | ||
Source:
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- Notes
- ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
Championship standings after the race※
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
8 |
2 | ![]() |
6 |
3 | ![]() |
5 |
4 | ![]() |
3 |
5 | ![]() |
2 |
Source: |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship.
References※
- ^ "Statistics Drivers - Pole positions - By age". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Argentina 1954 - Qualifications". statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "1954 Argentine Grand Prix". formula1.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Argentina 1954 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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