1954 Argentine Grand Prix
# 1954 Argentine Grand Prix

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.

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 | Constructor | Time | Gap |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 1:44.8 | — |
| 2 | 12 | José Froilán González | Ferrari | 1:44.9 | + 0.1 |
| 3 | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 1:45.6 | + 0.8 |
| 4 | 14 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 1:47.0 | + 2.2 |
| 5 | 26 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 1:47.4 | + 2.6 |
| 6 | 4 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 1:47.4 | + 2.6 |
| 7 | 6 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 1:48.2 | + 3.4 |
| 8 | 32 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 1:49.0 | + 4.2 |
| 9 | 36 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | 1:49.2 | + 4.4 |
| 10 | 8 | Prince Bira | Maserati | 1:49.3 | + 4.5 |
| 11 | 28 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 1:50.0 | + 5.2 |
| 12 | 16 | Umberto Maglioli | Ferrari | 1:50.2 | + 5.4 |
| 13 | 30 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 1:50.7 | + 5.9 |
| 14 | 24 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 1:51.1 | + 6.3 |
| 15 | 20 | Élie Bayol | Gordini | 1:51.6 | + 6.8 |
| 16 | 22 | Roger Loyer | Gordini | 1:52.6 | + 7.8 |
| 17 | 18 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 1:53.0 | + 8.2 |
| 18 | 34 | Jorge Daponte | Maserati | 1:56.7 | + 11.9 |
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### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 87 | 3:00:55.8 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 10 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 87 | +1:19.0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 12 | José Froilán González | Ferrari | 87 | +2:01.0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 26 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 86 | +1 lap | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 20 | Élie Bayol | Gordini | 85 | +2 laps | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | 28 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 84 | +3 laps | 11 | |
| 7 | 8 | Prince Bira | Maserati | 83 | +4 laps | 10 | |
| 8 | 30 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 83 | +4 laps | 13 | |
| 9 | 16 | Umberto Maglioli | Ferrari | 82 | +5 laps | 12 | |
| DSQ | 18 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 61 | Push Start | 17 | |
| DSQ | 14 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 52 | Push Start | 4 | |
| Ret | 4 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 48 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 32 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 37 | Oil Leak | 8 | |
| Ret | 22 | Roger Loyer | Gordini | 19 | Oil Pressure | 16 | |
| Ret | 34 | Jorge Daponte | Maserati | 19 | Gearbox | 18 | |
| Ret | 24 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 1 | Accident | 14 | |
| DNS | 6 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | | Engine | 7 | |
| DNS | 36 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati | | Engine | 9 | |
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**Notes**

* ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

## Championship standings after the race

### Drivers' Championship standings

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 8 |
| 2 | Nino Farina | 6 |
| 3 | José Froilán González | 5 |
| 4 | Maurice Trintignant | 3 |
| 5 | Élie Bayol | 2 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship.
