1954 season/Round 1
Argentine Grand Prix 1954
- Juan y Oscar Gálvez
- Buenos Aires
- 17 January 1954
- 87 laps
- 340.3 km
- 3.912 km a lap
- P1Juan Manuel FangioMaserati3:00:55.800
- P2Nino FarinaFerrari+1:19.000
- P3José Froilán GonzálezFerrari+2:01.000
- Pole positionNino FarinaFerrari · 1:44.800
- Fastest lapJosé Froilán González1:48.200
- Winner started fromP3on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 2 | Maserati | 3 | 87 | 3:00:55.800 | 8 |
| 2 | Nino Farina | 10 | Ferrari | 1 | 87 | +1:19.000 | 6 |
| 3 | José Froilán Gonzálezfastest lap | 12 | Ferrari | 2 | 87 | +2:01.000 | 5 |
| 4 | Maurice Trintignant | 26 | Ferrari | 5 | 86 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Élie Bayol | 20 | Gordini | 15 | 85 | +2 laps | 2 |
| 6 | Harry Schell | 28 | Maserati | 11 | 84 | +3 laps | |
| 7 | Birabongse Bhanudej | 8 | Maserati | 10 | 83 | +4 laps | |
| 8 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | 30 | Maserati | 13 | 83 | +4 laps | |
| 9 | Umberto Maglioli | 16 | Ferrari | 12 | 82 | +5 laps | |
| DNF | Onofre Marimón | 4 | Maserati | 6 | 5 | Engine | |
| DNF | Roberto Mieres | 32 | Maserati | 8 | 37 | Oil leak | |
| DNF | Jorge Daponte | 34 | Maserati | 18 | 19 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Roger Loyer | 22 | Gordini | 16 | 19 | Oil pressure | |
| DNF | Louis Rosier | 24 | Ferrari | 14 | 2 | Accident | |
| DSQ | Jean Behra | 18 | Gordini | 17 | 61 | Push start | |
| DSQ | Mike Hawthorn | 14 | Ferrari | 4 | 52 | Push start | |
| DNS | Luigi Musso | 6 | Maserati | 7 | Engine | ||
| DNS | Carlos Menditéguy | 36 | Maserati | 9 | Engine |
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 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 1:44.800 | |
| 2 | José Froilán González | Ferrari | 1:44.900 | +0.100 |
| 3 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 1:45.600 | +0.800 |
| 4 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 1:47.000 | +2.200 |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 1:47.400 | +2.600 |
| 6 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 1:47.400 | +2.600 |
| 7 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 1:48.200 | +3.400 |
| 8 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 1:49.000 | +4.200 |
| 9 | Carlos Menditéguy | Maserati | 1:49.200 | +4.400 |
| 10 | Birabongse Bhanudej | Maserati | 1:49.300 | +4.500 |
| 11 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 1:50.000 | +5.200 |
| 12 | Umberto Maglioli | Ferrari | 1:50.200 | +5.400 |
| 13 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati | 1:51.000 | +6.200 |
| 14 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 1:51.600 | +6.800 |
| 15 | Élie Bayol | Gordini | 1:52.600 | +7.800 |
| 16 | Roger Loyer | Gordini | 1:52.600 | +7.800 |
| 17 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 1:53.000 | +8.200 |
| 18 | Jorge Daponte | Maserati | 1:56.700 | +11.900 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Froilán González | – | 1:48.200 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 1. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 8 | |
| 2 | Nino Farina | 6 | |
| 3 | José Froilán González | 5 | |
| 4 | Maurice Trintignant | 3 | |
| 5 | Élie Bayol | 2 |