1954 Argentine Grand Prix
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Circuit | Buenos Aires, 87 laps |
Round | 1 of 9 |
Race numbers | The 1954 Argentine Grand Prix was the:
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Previous race | 1953 Italian Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +2 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 87 | 3hr 00m 55.800s | 8 |
2 | -1 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | 87 | +1m 19.000s | 6 |
3 | -1 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari | 87 | +2m 01.000s | 5 FL |
4 | +1 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari (privateer) | 86 | +1 lap | 3 |
5 | +10 | (FRA) Elie Bayol | Gordini | 85 | +2 laps | 2 |
6 | +5 | (USA) Harry Schell | Maserati (privateer) | 84 | +3 laps | |
7 | +3 | (THA) Birabongse Bhanudej | Maserati | 83 | +4 laps | |
8 | +5 | (CHE) Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (privateer) | 83 | +4 laps | |
9 | +3 | (ITA) Umberto Maglioli | Ferrari | 82 | +5 laps | |
DQ | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | DSQ | |||
DQ | (FRA) Jean Behra | Gordini | DSQ | |||
R | (ARG) Onofre Marimon | Maserati | 5 | DNF | ||
R | (ARG) Roberto Mieres | Maserati (privateer) | DNF | |||
R | (ARG) Jorge Daponte | Maserati (privateer) | DNF | |||
R | (FRA) Roger Loyer | Gordini | DNF | |||
R | (FRA) Louis Rosier | Ferrari (privateer) | 2 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(ITA) Luigi Musso | Maserati | |||||
(ARG) Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati (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
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari |
2 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari |
3 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati |
4 | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari |
5 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari (privateer) |
6 | (ARG) Onofre Marimon | Maserati |
7 | ||
8 | (ARG) Roberto Mieres | Maserati (privateer) |
9 | ||
10 | (THA) Birabongse Bhanudej | Maserati |
11 | (USA) Harry Schell | Maserati (privateer) |
12 | (ITA) Umberto Maglioli | Ferrari |
13 | (CHE) Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (privateer) |
14 | (FRA) Louis Rosier | Ferrari (privateer) |
15 | (FRA) Elie Bayol | Gordini |
16 | (FRA) Roger Loyer | Gordini |
17 | (FRA) Jean Behra | Gordini |
18 | (ARG) Jorge Daponte | Maserati (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | 8 |
2 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | 6 |
3 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 5 |
4 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | 3 |
5 | (FRA) Elie Bayol | 2 |
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)