1954 Argentine Grand Prix | |||||
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Race details | |||||
Date | 17 January 1954 | ||||
Official name | II Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina | ||||
Location | Autódromo 17 de Octubre, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 3.912 km (2.431 miles) | ||||
Distance | 87 laps, 340.344 km (211.480 miles) | ||||
Weather | Overcast, wet | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Ferrari | ||||
Time | 1:44.8 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | José Froilán González | Ferrari | |||
Time | 1:48.2 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Maserati | ||||
Second | Ferrari | ||||
Third | Ferrari | ||||
Lap leaders |
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.[1]
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.