1953 Argentine Grand Prix

The 1953 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on January 18, 1953 at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires. It was part of the 1953 World Drivers' Championship, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than the Formula One regulations normally used.

Race report

The Maseratis lived up to their testing potential - and with improved fuel consumption and better reliability - gave the Ferraris a run for their money. It was to be another dominant race for Alberto Ascari from Luigi Villoresi. José Froilán González came home third in the Maserati in his home race - the first time a Championship round had been to Argentina, whilst new Ferrari signing Mike Hawthorn came home fourth in the 2-litre Ferrari. The race was marred by an accident involving Nino Farina who crashed into the crowd on lap 31, killing 13 spectators.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	10	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	97	3:01:04.6	1	9
2	14	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	96	+1 lap	3	6
3	4	José Froilán González	Maserati	96	+1 lap	5	4
4	16	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	96	+1 lap	6	3
5	8	Oscar Alfredo Galvez	Maserati	96	+1 lap	9	2
6	30	Jean Behra	Gordini	94	+3 laps	11
7	28	Maurice Trintignant Harry Schell	Gordini	91	+6 laps	7
8	22	John Barber	Cooper-Bristol	90	+7 laps	16
9	20	Alan Brown	Cooper-Bristol	87	+10 laps	12
Ret	26	Robert Manzon	Gordini	67	Wheel	8
Ret	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	36	Transmission	2
Ret	6	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	32	Transmission	15
Ret	12	Nino Farina	Ferrari	31	Accident	4
Ret	32	Carlos Menditeguy	Gordini	24	Gearbox	10
Ret	34	Pablo Birger	Simca-Gordini-Gordini	21	Differential	14
Ret	24	Adolfo Schewelm Cruz	Cooper-Bristol	20	Wheel	13

Notes

• Pole position: Alberto Ascari - 1:55.4
• Fastest lap: Alberto Ascari - 1:48.4
• Shared Drive - Car #28: Trintignant (50 laps) then Schell (41 laps)