Circuits/Argentina
Juan y Oscar Gálvez
- Buenos Aires
- 1953–1998
- 4.259 km
- 19 corners
- Permanent circuit
- Clockwise
Also known as: Autódromo 17 de Octubre, Autódromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Autódromo Municipal del Parque Almirante Brown de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez
- Races20
- Not classified46%of all starts
- Pole to win35%pole-sitter won
- Winner's grid slot3.6on average
- Lap record1:27.981Gerhard Berger, 1997, current layout
Furthest charge to victory here: Bruce McLaren won in 1960 from P13 on the grid.
Most successful here
Most wins
Most pole positions
Circuit specialists
A driver's average finish here, set against the same driver's average everywhere else – so a driver who wins everywhere is no specialist here. At least three starts here and three elsewhere.
| Driver | Starts here | Wins | Avg finish here | Avg finish elsewhere | Better by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Irvine | 3 | 3.3 | 6.2 | +2.8 | |
| Maurice Trintignant | 5 | 3.8 | 6.4 | +2.6 | |
| Denny Hulme | 3 | 1 | 2.7 | 4.9 | +2.2 |
| Johnny Herbert | 3 | 5.7 | 7.8 | +2.1 | |
| Jean Alesi | 4 | 4.3 | 6.3 | +2 | |
| Alan Jones | 3 | 1 | 4.7 | 6.3 | +1.6 |
| Damon Hill | 3 | 2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | +1.2 |
| Luigi Musso | 3 | 1 | 3.3 | 4.5 | +1.1 |
Layouts
The circuit has been rebuilt. Comparing lap times across a change of layout is not valid – each layout has its own lap record.
| Period | Length | Corners | Races | Lap record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953–1960 | 3.912 km | 13 | 7 | 1:38.900 · Stirling Moss, 1960 |
| 1972–1973 | 3.353 km | 14 | 2 | 1:11.220 · Emerson Fittipaldi, 1973 |
| 1974–1981 | 5.968 km | 16 | 7 | 1:45.287 · Nelson Piquet, 1981 |
| 1995–1998today | 4.259 km | 19 | 4 | 1:27.981 · Gerhard Berger, 1997 |
All races
| Year | Race | Winner | Team | From grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Argentina | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 |
| 1997 | Argentina | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 |
| 1996 | Argentina | Damon Hill | Williams | 1 |
| 1995 | Argentina | Damon Hill | Williams | 2 |
| 1981 | Argentina | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 |
| 1980 | Argentina | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 |
| 1979 | Argentina | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 |
| 1978 | Argentina | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1 |
| 1977 | Argentina | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 11 |
| 1975 | Argentina | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | 5 |
| 1974 | Argentina | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 10 |
| 1973 | Argentina | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 2 |
| 1972 | Argentina | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 2 |
| 1960 | Argentina | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 13 |
| 1958 | Argentina | Stirling Moss | Cooper | 7 |
| 1957 | Argentina | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 2 |
| 1956 | Argentina | Luigi Musso | Ferrari | 3 |
| 1955 | Argentina | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 3 |
| 1954 | Argentina | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 3 |
| 1953 | Argentina | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 1 |