1954 Argentine Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
Country:Argentina
Grand Prix:Argentine
Official Name:II Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
Date:17 January
Year:1954
Previous Round:1953 Italian Grand Prix
Next Round:1954 Indianapolis 500#World Drivers' Championship
Location:Autódromo 17 de Octubre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:2.431
Course Km:3.912
Distance Laps:87
Distance Mi:211.480
Distance Km:340.344
Weather:Overcast, wet
Pole Driver:Nino Farina
Pole Team:Ferrari
Pole Time:1:44.8
Pole Country:Italy
Fast Driver:José Froilán González
Fast Team:Ferrari
Fast Time:1:48.2
Fast Country:Argentina
First Driver:Juan Manuel Fangio
First Team:Maserati
First Country:Argentina
Second Driver:Nino Farina
Second Team:Ferrari
Second Country:Italy
Third Driver:José Froilán González
Third Team:Ferrari
Third Country:Argentina

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

Qualifying

Pos No Driver ConstructorTime Gap
110 Nino FarinaFerrari1:44.8
212 José Froilán GonzálezFerrari1:44.9+ 0.1
32 Juan Manuel FangioMaserati1:45.6+ 0.8
414 Mike HawthornFerrari1:47.0+ 2.2
526 Maurice TrintignantFerrari1:47.4+ 2.6
64 Onofre MarimónMaserati1:47.4+ 2.6
76 Luigi MussoMaserati1:48.2+ 3.4
832 Roberto MieresMaserati1:49.0+ 4.2
936 Carlos MenditeguyMaserati1:49.2+ 4.4
108 Prince BiraMaserati1:49.3+ 4.5
1128 Harry SchellMaserati1:50.0+ 5.2
1216 Umberto MaglioliFerrari1:50.2+ 5.4
1330 Toulo de GraffenriedMaserati1:50.7+ 5.9
1424 Louis RosierFerrari1:51.1+ 6.3
1520 Élie BayolGordini1:51.6+ 6.8
1622 Roger LoyerGordini1:52.6+ 7.8
1718 Jean BehraGordini1:53.0+ 8.2
1834 Jorge DaponteMaserati1:56.7+ 11.9

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
12 Juan Manuel FangioMaserati873:00:55.838
210 Nino FarinaFerrari87+1:19.016
312 José Froilán GonzálezFerrari87+2:01.025
426 Maurice TrintignantFerrari86+1 lap53
520 Élie BayolGordini85+2 laps152
628 Harry SchellMaserati84+3 laps11
78 Prince BiraMaserati83+4 laps10
830 Toulo de GraffenriedMaserati83+4 laps13
916 Umberto MaglioliFerrari82+5 laps12
DSQ18 Jean BehraGordini61Push Start17
DSQ14 Mike HawthornFerrari52Push Start4
Ret4 Onofre MarimónMaserati48Engine6
Ret32 Roberto MieresMaserati37Oil Leak8
Ret22 Roger LoyerGordini19Oil Pressure16
Ret34 Jorge DaponteMaserati19Gearbox18
Ret24 Louis RosierFerrari1Accident14
DNS6 Luigi MussoMaseratiEngine7
DNS36 Carlos MenditeguyMaseratiEngine9
Notes

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Juan Manuel Fangio8
2 Nino Farina6
3 José Froilán González5
4 Maurice Trintignant3
5 Élie Bayol2
Source: [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics Drivers - Pole positions - By age. 30 October 2019. www.statsf1.com.
  2. Web site: Argentina 1954 - Championship • STATS F1. www.statsf1.com. 5 March 2019.