Type: | F1 |
Country: | Argentina |
Grand Prix: | Buenos Aires |
Date: | 31 January |
Year: | 1954 |
Official Name: | X Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires |
Location: | Argentina |
Course: | Permanent racing facility |
Course Length: | 4.706km (02.924miles) |
Distance Laps: | 65 |
Distance Length: | 305.89km (190.07miles) |
Pole Driver: | Giuseppe Farina |
Pole Team: | Ferrari |
Pole Country: | ITA |
Fast Driver: | Giuseppe Farina |
Fast Team: | Ferrari |
Fast Time: | 2:22.6 |
Fast Country: | ITA |
First Driver: | Maurice Trintignant |
First Team: | Ferrari |
First Country: | FRA |
Second Driver: | Roberto Mieres |
Second Team: | Maserati |
Second Country: | ARG |
Third Driver: | José Froilán González Giuseppe Farina |
Third Team: | Ferrari |
The 10th Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires was a Formula Libre motor race held on 31 January 1954 at the Autódromo 17 de Octubre in Buenos Aires. The race was won by Maurice Trintignant in the Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 625. Roberto Mieres in a Maserati A6GCM was second and José Froilán González and Giuseppe Farina shared another Ferrari 625 for third, Farina's car having retired earlier. Farina also qualified on pole and set fastest lap.[1]
The event was marred by the death of team owner Enrico Platé, killed when Jorge Daponte's car spun and crashed into the pit lane.