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Home / Seasons / 1954 F1 World Championship Season / 1954 Argentine Grand Prix

1954 Argentine Grand Prix

DateSunday, 17 January 1954
Winner
  • Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel Fangio
  • Italy flag lazyload Maserati
Pole position
  • Italy flag lazyload Giuseppe Farina
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • Argentina flag lazyload Jose Froilan Gonzalez
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
CircuitBuenos Aires, 87 laps
Round1 of 9
Race numbers

The 1954 Argentine Grand Prix was the

  • 33rd World Championship race
  • 2nd World Championship Argentine Grand Prix
  • 2nd World Championship race at Buenos Aires
More 1954 season
More Argentine Grands Prix
Previous race1953 Italian Grand Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel FangioMaserati873hr 00m 55.800s8
2-1Italy flag lazyload Giuseppe FarinaFerrari87+1m 19.000s6
3-1Argentina flag lazyload Jose Froilan GonzalezFerrari87+2m 01.000s5 FL
4+1France flag lazyload Maurice TrintignantFerrari (privateer)86+1 lap3
5+10France flag lazyload Elie BayolGordini85+2 laps2
6+5USA flag lazyload Harry SchellMaserati (privateer)84+3 laps 
7+3Thailand flag lazyload Birabongse BhanudejMaserati83+4 laps 
8+5Switzerland flag Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati (privateer)83+4 laps 
9+3Italy flag lazyload Umberto MaglioliFerrari82+5 laps 
DQ United Kingdom flag lazyload Mike HawthornFerrari DSQ 
DQ France flag lazyload Jean BehraGordini DSQ 
R Argentina flag lazyload Onofre MarimonMaserati5DNF 
R Argentina flag lazyload Roberto MieresMaserati (privateer) DNF 
R Argentina flag lazyload Jorge DaponteMaserati (privateer) DNF 
R France flag lazyload Roger LoyerGordini DNF 
R France flag lazyload Louis RosierFerrari (privateer)2DNF 
Did not start
  Italy flag lazyload Luigi MussoMaserati   
  Argentina flag lazyload Carlos MenditeguyMaserati (privateer)   

Notes

  • Mike Hawthorn and Jean Behra were disqualified for receiving push starts after spins.
  • Engine issues prevented Luigi Musso and Carlos Menditeguy from starting the Grand Prix.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:44.800

PosDriverConstructor
1Italy flag lazyload Giuseppe FarinaFerrari
2Argentina flag lazyload Jose Froilan GonzalezFerrari
3Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel FangioMaserati
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Mike HawthornFerrari
5France flag lazyload Maurice TrintignantFerrari (privateer)
6Argentina flag lazyload Onofre MarimonMaserati
7  
8Argentina flag lazyload Roberto MieresMaserati (privateer)
9  
10Thailand flag lazyload Birabongse BhanudejMaserati
11USA flag lazyload Harry SchellMaserati (privateer)
12Italy flag lazyload Umberto MaglioliFerrari
13Switzerland flag Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati (privateer)
14France flag lazyload Louis RosierFerrari (privateer)
15France flag lazyload Elie BayolGordini
16France flag lazyload Roger LoyerGordini
17France flag lazyload Jean BehraGordini
18Argentina flag lazyload Jorge DaponteMaserati (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-1954 Argentine Grand Prix.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel Fangio8
2Italy flag lazyload Giuseppe Farina6
3Argentina flag lazyload Jose Froilan Gonzalez5
4France flag lazyload Maurice Trintignant3
5France flag lazyload Elie Bayol2

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
Jorge Daponte, Roger Loyer (only start)
Wins
8th for Juan Manuel Fangio
2nd for Maserati
Podiums
17th for Giuseppe Farina EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Alberto Ascari), 13th for Juan Manuel Fangio, 10th for Jose Froilan Gonzalez (4th driver to score ten podiums, 2nd Argentine driver)
49th & 50th for Ferrari (1st constructor to score 50 podiums), 11th for Maserati
Poles
5th and last for Giuseppe Farina (first since 1952)
17th for Ferrari
Qualifying 1-2
9th for Ferrari EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Alfa Romeo)
Fastest laps
4th for Jose Froilan Gonzalez (first for Ferrari)
13th for Ferrari EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Alfa Romeo)
Front row starts
26th for Giuseppe Farina, 21st for Juan Manuel Fangio, 8th for Jose Froilan Gonzalez, 4th for Mike Hawthorn
Points finishes
1st and only for Elie Bayol (54th different point scorer, 9th French driver)

See also

  • Argentine Grand Prix
  • Buenos Aires circuit
  • 1954 World Championship season

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