1954 Argentine Grand Prix
| 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 |
 José Froilán González | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:48.2 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Maserati | ||||
| Second |
| Ferrari | |||
| Third |
| Ferrari | |||
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Lap leaders | |||||
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]
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
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]| 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:[2]
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Race
[edit]| 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:[3]
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- Notes
- ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
Championship standings after the race
[edit]- 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: [4] | ||
- Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.