The Garagiste.

The Season in Review  ·  Round 1

Argentine Grand Prix

1953  ·  Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez  ·  18 January 1953  ·  97 laps

  1. 1st Alberto Ascari Ferrari · 03:01:04.6
  2. 2nd Luigi Villoresi Ferrari
  3. 3rd José Froilán González Maserati

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Alberto Ascari

Ferrari  —  Pole position

02 Lap 31

Nino Farina

Retirement Ferrari  —  Accident

03 Lap 36

Juan Fangio

Retirement Maserati  —  Transmission

04 On the Charge

John Barber

Cooper  —  P16 → P8

05 Victory

Alberto Ascari

Ferrari  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 1 97 03:01:04.6 9
2 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 3 96 +1 Lap 6
3 José Froilán González Maserati 5 96 +1 Lap 4
4 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 6 96 +1 Lap 3
5 Oscar Gálvez Maserati 9 96 +1 Lap 2
6 Jean Behra Gordini 11 94 +3 Laps
7 Harry Schell Gordini 7 91 +6 Laps
7 Maurice Trintignant Gordini 7 91 +6 Laps
8 John Barber Cooper 16 90 +7 Laps
9 Alan Brown Cooper 12 87 +10 Laps
10 Robert Manzon Gordini 8 67 Wheel
11 Juan Fangio Maserati 2 36 Transmission
12 Felice Bonetto Maserati 15 32 Transmission
13 Nino Farina Ferrari 4 31 Accident
14 Carlos Menditeguy Gordini 10 24 Gearbox
15 Pablo Birger Simca 14 21 Differential
16 Adolfo Cruz Cooper 13 20 Wheel

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