Argentina Grand Prix

This article is about the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Argentina ; for other races of the same name, see Argentine Grand Prix (disambiguation) .

Argentina Grand Prix

Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez
Route data
Main sponsor:	Marlboro (1997, 1998)
in the racing calendar:	1953-1958, 1960, 1972-1975, 1977-1981, 1995-1998
Route length:	4.259 km
Race length:	306.648 km in 72 laps
Records
Lap record:	1.27: 981 (1997, Gerhard Berger , Benetton - Renault )
Lap record qualification:	1: 24,473 (1997, Jacques Villeneuve , Williams - Renault )
Most wins:	Juan Manuel Fangio (4)
Most Poles:	Juan Manuel Fangio , Stirling Moss , David Coulthard (2)

As the Grand Prix of Argentina , a Formula 1 race was held 21 times in Buenos Aires at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez . The last of these races so far took place in 1998.

From 1953 to 1960, a 3.912 km long race track was driven. In 1972 and 1973 the length of a lap was 3.345 km, 1974 to 1981 the route was 5.968 km and from 1995 to 1998 the distance was 4.259 km.

The Argentine Grand Prix was only not part of the Formula 1 World Championship in 1971.

The record winner to date is Juan Manuel Fangio with four wins.

Results

Edition	year	route	winner	Second	Third	Pole position	Fastest lap
01	1953	Buenos Aires	Alberto Ascari ( Ferrari )	Luigi Villoresi ( Ferrari )	José Froilán González ( Maserati )	Alberto Ascari ( Ferrari )	Alberto Ascari ( Ferrari )
02	1954	Buenos Aires	Juan Manuel Fangio ( Maserati )	Giuseppe Farina ( Ferrari )	José Froilán González ( Ferrari )	Giuseppe Farina ( Ferrari )	José Froilán González ( Ferrari )
03	1955	Buenos Aires	Juan Manuel Fangio ( Mercedes )	Giuseppe Farina José Froilán González Maurice Trintignant ( Ferrari )	Giuseppe Farina Umberto Maglioli Maurice Trintignant ( Ferrari )	José Froilán González ( Ferrari )	Juan Manuel Fangio ( Mercedes )
04th	1956	Buenos Aires	Juan Manuel Fangio Luigi Musso ( Ferrari )	Jean Behra ( Maserati )	Mike Hawthorn ( Maserati )	Juan Manuel Fangio ( Ferrari )	Juan Manuel Fangio ( Ferrari )
05	1957	Buenos Aires	Juan Manuel Fangio ( Maserati )	Jean Behra ( Maserati )	Carlos Menditéguy ( Maserati )	Stirling Moss ( Maserati )	Stirling Moss ( Maserati )
06th	1958	Buenos Aires	Stirling Moss ( Cooper - Climax )	Luigi Musso ( Ferrari )	Mike Hawthorn ( Ferrari )	Juan Manuel Fangio ( Ferrari )	Juan Manuel Fangio ( Ferrari )
	1959	not a Grand Prix of Argentina
07th	1960	Buenos Aires	Bruce McLaren ( Cooper - Climax )	Cliff Allison ( Ferrari )	Stirling Moss Maurice Trintignant ( Cooper - Climax )	Stirling Moss ( Cooper - Climax )	Stirling Moss ( Cooper - Climax )
	1961 to 1970	not a Grand Prix of Argentina
08th	1971	Buenos Aires	Chris Amon ( Matra - Cosworth )	Henri Pescarolo ( Matra - Cosworth )	Carlos Reutemann ( McLaren - Cosworth )	Rolf Stommelen ( Surtees - Cosworth )	Chris Amon ( Matra - Cosworth )
09	1972	Buenos Aires	Jackie Stewart ( Tyrrell - Ford )	Denis Hulme ( McLaren - Ford )	Jacky Ickx ( Ferrari )	Carlos Reutemann ( Brabham - Ford )	Jackie Stewart ( Tyrrell - Ford )
10	1973	Buenos Aires	Emerson Fittipaldi ( Lotus - Ford )	François Cevert ( Tyrrell - Ford )	Jackie Stewart ( Tyrrell - Ford )	Clay Regazzoni ( BRM )	Emerson Fittipaldi ( Lotus - Ford )
11	1974	Buenos Aires	Denis Hulme ( McLaren - Ford )	Niki Lauda ( Ferrari )	Clay Regazzoni ( Ferrari )	Ronnie Peterson ( Lotus - Ford )	Clay Regazzoni ( Ferrari )
12	1975	Buenos Aires	Emerson Fittipaldi ( McLaren - Ford )	James Hunt ( Hesketh - Ford )	Carlos Reutemann ( Brabham - Ford )	Jean-Pierre Jarier ( Shadow - Ford )	James Hunt ( Hesketh - Ford )
	1976	not a Grand Prix of Argentina
13	1977	Buenos Aires	Jody Scheckter ( Wolf - Ford )	Carlos Pace ( Brabham - Alfa Romeo )	Carlos Reutemann ( Ferrari )	James Hunt ( McLaren - Ford )	James Hunt ( McLaren - Ford )
14th	1978	Buenos Aires	Mario Andretti ( Lotus - Ford )	Niki Lauda ( Brabham - Alfa Romeo )	Patrick Depailler ( Tyrrell - Ford )	Mario Andretti ( Lotus - Ford )	Gilles Villeneuve ( Ferrari )
15th	1979	Buenos Aires	Jacques Laffite ( Ligier - Ford )	Carlos Reutemann ( Lotus - Ford )	John Watson ( McLaren - Ford )	Jacques Laffite ( Ligier - Ford )	Jacques Laffite ( Ligier - Ford )
16	1980	Buenos Aires	Alan Jones ( Williams - Ford )	Nelson Piquet ( Brabham - Ford )	Keke Rosberg ( Fittipaldi - Ford )	Alan Jones ( Williams - Ford )	Alan Jones ( Williams - Ford )
17th	1981	Buenos Aires	Nelson Piquet ( Brabham - Ford )	Carlos Reutemann ( Williams - Ford )	Alain Prost ( Renault )	Nelson Piquet ( Brabham - Ford )	Nelson Piquet ( Brabham - Ford )
	1982 to 1994	not a Grand Prix of Argentina
18th	1995	Buenos Aires	Damon Hill ( Williams - Renault )	Jean Alesi ( Ferrari )	Michael Schumacher ( Benetton - Renault )	David Coulthard ( Williams - Renault )	Michael Schumacher ( Benetton - Renault )
19th	1996	Buenos Aires	Damon Hill ( Williams - Renault )	Jacques Villeneuve ( Williams - Renault )	Jean Alesi ( Benetton - Renault )	Damon Hill ( Williams - Renault )	Jean Alesi ( Benetton - Renault )
20th	1997	Buenos Aires	Jacques Villeneuve ( Williams - Renault )	Eddie Irvine ( Ferrari )	Ralf Schumacher ( Jordan - Peugeot )	Jacques Villeneuve ( Williams - Renault )	Gerhard Berger ( Benetton - Renault )
21st	1998	Buenos Aires	Michael Schumacher ( Ferrari )	Mika Häkkinen ( McLaren - Mercedes )	Eddie Irvine ( Ferrari )	David Coulthard ( McLaren - Mercedes )	Alexander Wurz ( Benetton - Playlife )
	since 1999	not a Grand Prix of Argentina

Legend
abbreviation	class	comment
F1	formula 1	Formula 1 World Championship from 1950
F2	Formula 2
FL	Formula libre	Vehicle class usually advertised by the organizer
SW	Sports car
TW	Touring car
GP	Grand Prix vehicles
	↓ Solid gray lines indicate when a new course was used in history. ↓
	Entries with a light red background were not runs for the automobile or Formula 1 world championship.
	Entries with a yellow background were runs for the European Championship .

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