1953 Buenos Aires Grand Prix

Results from the 1953 Formula Libre Buenos Aires Grand Prix, held on February 1, 1953, at the Autódromo Juan y Óscar Gálvez in Buenos Aires.

1953 Buenos Aires Grand Prix
Race details
Date	February 1, 1953
Official name	Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Location	Argentina
Course	Purpose built
Course length	4.708 km (2.924 miles)
Distance	40 laps, 188.32 km (117.01 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari 375
Time	2m 20.2 (120.89 km/h)
Fastest lap
Driver	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari 500
Time	2m 22.5 (118.94 km/h)
Podium
First	Nino Farina	Ferrari
Second	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari
Third	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari

Classification

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired
1	Nino Farina	Ferrari 500	40	1:36'52.9"
2	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari 500	40	1:36'53.0"
3	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari 500	40	1:38'18.0"
4	José Froilán González	Maserati A6GCM	40	1:38'45.6"
5	Robert Manzon	Gordini T16	39	1:37'28.2"
6	Óscar Alfredo Gálvez	Maserati A6GCM	39	1:37'46.2"
7	Felice Bonetto	Maserati A6GCM	39	1:38'13.0"
8	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini T16	38	1:37'25.8"
9	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati A6GCM	38	1:38'22.0"
10	Onofre Marimón	Ferrari 166 FL	35	1:28'14.3"
11	Alberto Crespo	Alfa Romeo 8C-2900A	35	1:37'12.4"
12	John David Barber	Cooper T23 Bristol	35	1:37'54.0"
13	Clemar Bucci	Alfa Romeo 12C-37	34	1:23'04.0"
14	Roberto Miéres	Alfa Romeo 308	33	1:23'51.2"
Ret	José Félix Lopes	Ferrari 166 FL		DNF
Ret	Jean Behra	Gordini T16		DNF
Ret	Carlos Menditeguy	Gordini T16		DNF
Ret	Carlos Fortunatti Firpo	Maserati 4CLT		DNF
Ret	Alan Brown	Cooper T20 Bristol		DNF
Ret	Remo Gamalero	Maserati 4CLT		DNF
Ret	Pablo Birger	Simca-Gordini T15		DNF
Ret	Adolfo Schwelm Cruz	Cooper T20 Bristol		DNF
Ret	José Ciscar	Talbot T26C		DNF
Ret	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari 375		DNF