1953 Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina

Race 1 of 9

Oscar Galvez
97 laps
Time of race: 3:01:04.6
Average speed of winner: 125.743 kph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 0
Fastest lap: Alberto Ascari 1:48.4
Lap leaders: Ascari 1-97

Race notes: Debut for Pablo Birger and Carlos Menditéguy. Only start for John Barber, Oscar Galvéz, and Adolfo Schwelm Cruz.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Alberto Ascari	10	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4	Pirelli	Ferrari	1:55.4	97	1	97	3:01:04.6	9
2	3	Luigi Villoresi	14	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4	Pirelli	Ferrari	1:56.5	96	0	0	+1 lap	6
3	5	José Froilán González	4	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6SSG	Maserati 2.0 L6	Pirelli	Maserati	1:58.5	96	0	0	+1 lap	4
4	6	Mike Hawthorn	16	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4	Pirelli	Ferrari	1:59.4	96	0	0	+1 lap	3
5	9	Oscar Galvéz	8	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6SSG	Maserati 2.0 L6	Pirelli	Maserati	2:01.3	96	0	0	+1 lap	2
6	11	Jean Behra	30	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.0 L6		Gordini	2:02.6	94	0	0	+3 laps	0
7	7	Maurice Trintignant	28	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.0 L6		Gordini	2:00.4	50	0	0	+6 laps	0
7	7	Harry Schell	28	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.0 L6		Gordini	2:00.4	0.0000	0	0	+6 laps	0
8	16	John Barber	22	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T23	Bristol 2.0 L6		Cooper	2:06.8	90	0	0	+7 laps	0
9	12	Alan Brown	20	R.J. Chase	Cooper T20	Bristol 2.0 L6		R.J. Chase	2:03.2	87	0	0	+10 laps	0
10	8	Robert Manzon	26	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.0 L6		Gordini	2:00.9	67	0	0	wheel	0
11	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	2	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6SSG	Maserati 2.0 L6	Pirelli	Maserati	1:56.1	36	0	0	transmission	0
12	15	Felice Bonetto	6	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6SSG	Maserati 2.0 L6	Pirelli	Maserati	2:04.2	32	0	0	transmission	0
13	4	Nino Farina	12	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4	Pirelli	Ferrari	1:57.1	31	0	0	accident	0
14	10	Carlos Menditéguy	32	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.0 L6		Gordini	2:01.8	24	0	0	gearbox	0
15	14	Pablo Birger	34	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini T15	Gordini		Gordini	2:03.8	21	0	0	differential	0
16	13	Adolfo Schwelm Cruz	24	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T20	Bristol 2.0 L6		Cooper	2:03.7	20	0	0	wheel	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Alberto Ascari	9	1	1	1	1
2	Luigi Villoresi	6	1	0	0	1
3	José Froilán González	4	1	0	0	1
4	Mike Hawthorn	3	1	0	0	0
5	Oscar Galvéz	2	1	0	0	0
6	Jean Behra	0	1	0	0	0
7	Maurice Trintignant	0	1	0	0	0
8	John Barber	0	1	0	0	0
9	Alan Brown	0	1	0	0	0
10	Robert Manzon	0	1	0	0	0
11	Juan Manuel Fangio	0	1	0	0	0
12	Felice Bonetto	0	1	0	0	0
13	Nino Farina	0	1	0	0	0
14	Carlos Menditéguy	0	1	0	0	0
15	Pablo Birger	0	1	0	0	0
16	Adolfo Schwelm Cruz	0	1	0	0	0