1953 season/Round 1
Argentine Grand Prix 1953
- Juan y Oscar Gálvez
- Buenos Aires
- 18 January 1953
- 97 laps
- 379.5 km
- 3.912 km a lap
- P1Alberto AscariFerrari3:01:04.600
- P2Luigi VilloresiFerrari+1 lap
- P3José Froilán GonzálezMaserati+1 lap
- Pole positionAlberto AscariFerrari · 1:55.400
- Fastest lapAlberto Ascari1:48.400
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascarifastest lap | 10 | Ferrari | 1 | 97 | 3:01:04.600 | 9 |
| 2 | Luigi Villoresi | 14 | Ferrari | 3 | 96 | +1 lap | 6 |
| 3 | José Froilán González | 4 | Maserati | 5 | 96 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | Mike Hawthorn | 16 | Ferrari | 6 | 96 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Oscar Alfredo Gálvez | 8 | Maserati | 9 | 96 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jean Behra | 30 | Gordini | 11 | 94 | +3 laps | |
| 7 | Maurice Trintignant | 28 | Gordini | 7 | 91 | +6 laps | |
| 7 | Harry Schellshared | 28 | Gordini | – | |||
| 8 | John Barber | 22 | Cooper · Bristol | 16 | 90 | +7 laps | |
| 9 | Alan Brown | 20 | Cooper · Bristol | 12 | 87 | +10 laps | |
| DNF | Robert Manzon | 26 | Gordini | 8 | 67 | Wheel | |
| DNF | Juan Manuel Fangio | 2 | Maserati | 2 | 36 | Transmission | |
| DNF | Felice Bonetto | 6 | Maserati | 15 | 31 | Transmission | |
| DNF | Nino Farina | 12 | Ferrari | 4 | 30 | Accident | |
| DNF | Carlos Menditéguy | 32 | Gordini | 10 | 24 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Pablo Birger | 34 | Simca-Gordini · Gordini | 14 | 21 | Differential | |
| DNF | Adolfo Schwelm Cruz | 24 | Cooper · Bristol | 13 | 20 | Wheel |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 1:55.400 | |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 1:56.100 | +0.700 |
| 3 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 1:56.500 | +1.100 |
| 4 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 1:57.100 | +1.700 |
| 5 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 1:58.500 | +3.100 |
| 6 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 1:59.400 | +4.000 |
| 7 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 2:00.400 | +5.000 |
| 8 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 2:00.900 | +5.500 |
| 9 | Oscar Alfredo Gálvez | Maserati | 2:01.300 | +5.900 |
| 10 | Carlos Menditéguy | Gordini | 2:01.800 | +6.400 |
| 11 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 2:02.600 | +7.200 |
| 12 | Alan Brown | Cooper | 2:03.200 | +7.800 |
| 13 | Adolfo Schwelm Cruz | Cooper | 2:03.700 | +8.300 |
| 14 | Pablo Birger | Simca-Gordini | 2:03.800 | +8.400 |
| 15 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 2:04.200 | +8.800 |
| 16 | John Barber | Cooper | 2:06.800 | +11.400 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | – | 1:48.400 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 1. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | 9 | |
| 2 | Luigi Villoresi | 6 | |
| 3 | José Froilán González | 4 | |
| 4 | Mike Hawthorn | 3 | |
| 5 | Oscar Alfredo Gálvez | 2 |