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.
Juan Manuel Fangio won the race, marking his first home victory. He would go on to win the Argentine Grand Prix in the following three years as well.
This race was unique in that the track was run in the opposite direction compared to all other editions.
Entries
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Team
!No
!Driver
!Car
!Engine
!Tyre
|-
| rowspan="4" | Officine Alfieri Maserati
|2
| Juan Manuel Fangio
| rowspan="2" |Maserati 250F
| rowspan="2" |Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
| rowspan="8" |
|-
|4
| Onofre Marimón
|-
|6
| Luigi Musso
|Maserati 250F/Maserati A6GCM
|Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6/Maserati A6 2.0 L6
|-
|8
| Prince Bira
|Maserati A6GCM
|Maserati A6 2.0 L6
|-
| rowspan="4" | Scuderia Ferrari
|10
| Nino Farina
| rowspan="4" |Ferrari 625 F1
| rowspan="4" |Ferrari 625 2.5 L4
|-
|12
| José Froilán González
|-
|14
| Mike Hawthorn
|-
|16
| Umberto Maglioli
|-
| rowspan="3" | Equipe Gordini
|18
| Jean Behra
| rowspan="3" |Gordini T16
| rowspan="3" |Gordini 23 2.5 L6
| rowspan="3" |
|-
|20
| Élie Bayol
|-
|22
| Roger Loyer
|-
| rowspan="2" | Ecurie Rosier
|24
| Louis Rosier
| rowspan="2" |Ferrari 625 F1
| rowspan="2" |Ferrari 625 2.5 L4
| rowspan="7" |
|-
|26
| Maurice Trintignant
|-
| Harry Schell
|28
| Harry Schell
| rowspan="5" |Maserati A6GCM
| rowspan="5" |Maserati A6 2.0 L6
|-
| Emmanuel de Graffenried
|30
| Toulo de Graffenried
|-
| Roberto Mieres
|32
| Roberto Mieres
|-
| Jorge Daponte
|34
| Jorge Daponte
|-
| Onofre Marimón
|36
| Carlos Menditeguy
|-
|colspan=6|
|}
Classification
Qualifying
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|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor!! Time !! Gap
|-
! 1
| 10
| Nino Farina
| Ferrari
| 1:44.8
| —
|-
! 2
| 12
| José Froilán González
| Ferrari
| 1:44.9
| + 0.1
|-
! 3
| 2
| Juan Manuel Fangio
| Maserati
| 1:45.6
| + 0.8
|-
! 4
| 14
| Mike Hawthorn
| Ferrari
| 1:47.0
| + 2.2
|-
! 5
| 26
| Maurice Trintignant
| Ferrari
| 1:47.4
| + 2.6
|-
! 6
| 4
| Onofre Marimón
| Maserati
| 1:47.4
| + 2.6
|-
! 7
| 6
| Luigi Musso
| Maserati
| 1:48.2
| + 3.4
|-
! 8
| 32
| Roberto Mieres
| Maserati
| 1:49.0
| + 4.2
|-
! 9
| 36
| Carlos Menditeguy
| Maserati
| 1:49.2
| + 4.4
|-
! 10
| 8
| Prince Bira
| Maserati
| 1:49.3
| + 4.5
|-
! 11
| 28
| Harry Schell
| Maserati
| 1:50.0
| + 5.2
|-
! 12
| 16
| Umberto Maglioli
| Ferrari
| 1:50.2
| + 5.4
|-
! 13
| 30
| Toulo de Graffenried
| Maserati
| 1:50.7
| + 5.9
|-
! 14
| 24
| Louis Rosier
| Ferrari
| 1:51.1
| + 6.3
|-
! 15
| 20
| Élie Bayol
| Gordini
| 1:51.6
| + 6.8
|-
! 16
| 22
| Roger Loyer
| Gordini
| 1:52.6
| + 7.8
|-
! 17
| 18
| Jean Behra
| Gordini
| 1:53.0
| + 8.2
|-
! 18
| 34
| Jorge Daponte
| Maserati
| 1:56.7
| + 11.9
|-
!colspan="7"|
|}
Race
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos
! No
! Driver
! Constructor
! Laps
! Time/Retired
! Grid
! Points
|-
! 1
| 2
| Juan Manuel Fangio
| Maserati
| 87
| 3:00:55.8
| 3
| 8
|-
! 2
| 10
| Nino Farina
| Ferrari
| 87
| +1:19.0
| 1
| 6
|-
! 3
| 12
| José Froilán González
| Ferrari
| 87
| +2:01.0
| 2
| 5
|-
! 4
| 26
| Maurice Trintignant
| Ferrari
| 86
| +1 lap
| 5
| 3
|-
! 5
| 20
| Élie Bayol
| Gordini
| 85
| +2 laps
| 15
| 2
|-
! 6
| 28
| Harry Schell
| Maserati
| 84
| +3 laps
| 11
|
|-
! 7
| 8
| Prince Bira
| Maserati
| 83
| +4 laps
| 10
|
|-
! 8
| 30
| Toulo de Graffenried
| Maserati
| 83
| +4 laps
| 13
|
|-
! 9
| 16
| Umberto Maglioli
| Ferrari
| 82
| +5 laps
| 12
|
|-
!
| 18
| Jean Behra
| Gordini
| 61
| Push Start
| 17
|
|-
!
| 14
| Mike Hawthorn
| Ferrari
| 52
| Push Start
| 4
|
|-
!
| 4
| Onofre Marimón
| Maserati
| 48
| Engine
| 6
|
|-
!
| 32
| Roberto Mieres
| Maserati
| 37
| Oil Leak
| 8
|
|-
!
| 22
| Roger Loyer
| Gordini
| 19
| Oil Pressure
| 16
|
|-
!
| 34
| Jorge Daponte
| Maserati
| 19
| Gearbox
| 18
|
|-
!
| 24
| Louis Rosier
| Ferrari
| 1
| Accident
| 14
|
|-
!
| 6
| Luigi Musso
| Maserati
|
| Engine
| 7
|
|-
!
| 36
| Carlos Menditeguy
| Maserati
|
| Engine
| 9
|
|-
!colspan="8"|
|}
;Notes
- – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
|align="center"| 1
| Juan Manuel Fangio
|align="left"| 8
|-
|align="center"| 2
| Nino Farina
|align="left"| 6
|-
|align="center"| 3
| José Froilán González
|align="left"| 5
|-
|align="center"| 4
| Maurice Trintignant
|align="left"| 3
|-
|align="center"| 5
| Élie Bayol
|align="left"| 2
|-
!colspan=3|Source:
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