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1954 Argentine Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
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
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioMaserati873hr 00m 55.800s8
2-1(ITA) Giuseppe FarinaFerrari87+1m 19.000s6
3-1(ARG) Jose Froilan GonzalezFerrari87+2m 01.000s5 FL
4+1(FRA) Maurice TrintignantFerrari (privateer)86+1 lap3
5+10(FRA) Elie BayolGordini85+2 laps2
6+5(USA) Harry SchellMaserati (privateer)84+3 laps 
7+3(THA) Birabongse BhanudejMaserati83+4 laps 
8+5(CHE) Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati (privateer)83+4 laps 
9+3(ITA) Umberto MaglioliFerrari82+5 laps 
DQ (GBR) Mike HawthornFerrari DSQ 
DQ (FRA) Jean BehraGordini DSQ 
R (ARG) Onofre MarimonMaserati5DNF 
R (ARG) Roberto MieresMaserati (privateer) DNF 
R (ARG) Jorge DaponteMaserati (privateer) DNF 
R (FRA) Roger LoyerGordini DNF 
R (FRA) Louis RosierFerrari (privateer)2DNF 
Did not start
  (ITA) Luigi MussoMaserati   
  (ARG) 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
1(ITA) Giuseppe FarinaFerrari
2(ARG) Jose Froilan GonzalezFerrari
3(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioMaserati
4(GBR) Mike HawthornFerrari
5(FRA) Maurice TrintignantFerrari (privateer)
6(ARG) Onofre MarimonMaserati
7  
8(ARG) Roberto MieresMaserati (privateer)
9  
10(THA) Birabongse BhanudejMaserati
11(USA) Harry SchellMaserati (privateer)
12(ITA) Umberto MaglioliFerrari
13(CHE) Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati (privateer)
14(FRA) Louis RosierFerrari (privateer)
15(FRA) Elie BayolGordini
16(FRA) Roger LoyerGordini
17(FRA) Jean BehraGordini
18(ARG) Jorge DaponteMaserati (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio8
2(ITA) Giuseppe Farina6
3(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez5
4(FRA) Maurice Trintignant3
5(FRA) Elie Bayol2

Constructor

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.

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
1-2 start
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)