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1954 Argentine Grand Prix

Argentina  1954 Argentine Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 9 in the 1954 Formula One season
Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez Circuito N° 2 (-) (Histórico).svg
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 mi)
Distance 87 laps, 340.344 km (211.480 mi)
Weather Overcast, wet
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:44.8
Fastest lap
Driver Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari
Time 1:48.2
Podium
First Maserati
Second
  • Italy Nino Farina
Ferrari
Third
  • Argentina José Froilán González
Ferrari

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 the first round of the 1954 World Drivers' Championship.

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.



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