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| Official Name | 1º Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina |
|---|---|
| Circuit | Buenos Aires |
| Date | January 18 |
| Pole | Alberto Ascari 01:55.400 |
| Fastest Lap | Alberto Ascari 01:48.400 |
| Podium | 1st Alberto Ascari (97) , 2nd Luigi Villoresi, 3rd José Froilán González |
| GP Number | 24 |
| Round | 1 |
| Weather | Sunny |
| Prev race | Gran Premio d’Italia September 7 |
| Next race | Indianapolis 500 May 30 |
| P | N | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | Time | Laps | FL | Led | Gr | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |  Alberto Ascari |
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 [05] |
Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | 03:01:04.600 | 97 |
01:48.400 |
97 |
1 |
9 |
| 2 | 14 | Luigi Villoresi |
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 [06] |
Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | +1 lap | 96 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
| 3 | 4 |  José Froilán González |
Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6GCM [2036] |
Maserati A6G L6 2.0 | Pirelli | +1 lap | 96 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
| 4 | 16 |  Mike Hawthorn |
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 [01] |
Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | +1 lap | 96 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
|
| 5 | 8 | Óscar Alfredo Gálvez |
Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6GCM [2037] |
Maserati A6G L6 2.0 | Pirelli | +1 lap | 96 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
|
| 6 | 30 |  Jean Behra |
Automobiles Gordini | Gordini T16 [33] |
Gordini T20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | +3 laps | 94 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
|
| 7 | 28 | Maurice Trintignant Harry Schell |
Équipe Gordini | Gordini T16 [32] |
Gordini T20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | +6 laps | 50 41 |
0 0 |
7 7 |
0 0 |
|
| 8 | 22 | John Barber |
Cooper Car Co. | Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-1-53] |
Bristol BS L6 2.0 | Dunlop | +7 laps | 90 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
| 9 | 20 | Alan Brown |
Cooper Car Co. | Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-2-52] |
Bristol BS L6 2.0 | Dunlop | +10 laps | 87 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 26 | Robert Manzon |
Équipe Gordini | Gordini T16 [31] |
Gordini T20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | Wheel | 67 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6GCM [2035] |
Maserati A6G L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Transmission | 36 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 6 | Felice Bonetto |
Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6GCM [2032] |
Maserati A6G L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Transmission | 32 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 12 | Giuseppe Farina |
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 [03] |
Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Accident | 31 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 32 | Carlos Menditeguy |
Équipe Gordini | Gordini T16 [34] |
Gordini T20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | Gearbox | 24 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 34 | Pablo Birger |
Équipe Gordini | Simca Gordini T15 [6GC] |
Gordini T18 L4 1.5 | Englebert | Differential | 21 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 24 | Adolfo Schwelm Cruz |
Cooper Car Co. | Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-5-52] |
Bristol BS L6 2.0 | Dunlop | Wheel | 20 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 9 |
| 2 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 6 |
| 3 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 4 |
| 4 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 3 |
| 5 | Óscar Alfredo Gálvez | Maserati | 2 |