1954 Argentine Grand Prix

1954 Argentine Grand Prix
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	Nino Farina;
Time	1:44.8
Fastest lap
Driver	José Froilán González
Time	1:48.2
Podium
First	Juan Manuel Fangio;
Second	Nino Farina;
Third	José Froilán González;
	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.

^ "Statistics Drivers - Pole positions - By age". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.

[1] "Statistics Drivers - Pole positions - By age". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.

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