1953 - Grand Prix of Argentina

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1953 - Grand Prix of Argentina

Race Name - Grand Prix of Argentina
Date - 1/18/1953
Race Track - Autodromo Oscar Alfredo Galvez
Number of Starting Cars - 16
Laps Run - 97
Pole Winner Alberto Ascari
Average Race Speed - 125.743 kph
Lead Changes - 1 Leader(s) with 0 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Alberto Ascari
Race Number - 1

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4
2	3	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4
3	5	Jos Froiln Gonzlez	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6SSG	Maserati 2.0 L6
4	6	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4
5	9	Oscar Galvz	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6SSG	Maserati 2.0 L6
6	11	Jean Behra	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.0 L6
7	7	Maurice Trintignant	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.0 L6
8	16	John Barber	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T23	Bristol 2.0 L6
9	12	Alan Brown	RJ Chase	Cooper T20	Bristol 2.0 L6
10	8	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.0 L6
11	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6SSG	Maserati 2.0 L6
12	15	Felice Bonetto	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6SSG	Maserati 2.0 L6
13	4	Nino Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4
14	10	Carlos Menditguy	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.0 L6
15	14	Pablo Birger	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini T15	Gordini
16	13	Adolfo Schwelm Cruz	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T20	Bristol 2.0 L6