1954 Buenos Aires Grand Prix

1954 Buenos Aires Grand Prix
1954 Buenos Aires Grand Prix
Race details
Date	31 January 1954
Official name	X Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Location	Argentina
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.706 km (2.924 mi)
Distance	65 laps, 305.89 km (190.07 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Giuseppe Farina;
Fastest lap
Driver	Giuseppe Farina
Time	2:22.6
Podium
First	Maurice Trintignant;
Second	Roberto Mieres;
Third	José Froilán González; Giuseppe Farina;

The 10th Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires was a Formula Libre motor race held on 31 January 1954 at the Autódromo 17 de Octubre in Buenos Aires. The race was won by Maurice Trintignant in the Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 625. Roberto Mieres in a Maserati A6GCM was second and José Froilán González and Giuseppe Farina shared another Ferrari 625 for third, Farina's car having retired earlier. Farina also qualified on pole and set fastest lap.^[1]

The event was marred by the death of team owner Enrico Platé, killed when Jorge Daponte's car spun and crashed into the pit lane.

Classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired
1	26	Maurice Trintignant	Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari 625	2:38:36.0
2	32	Roberto Mieres	Roberto Mieres	Maserati A6GCM	+29.4s
3	12	José Froilán González Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 625	+37.6s
4	28	Harry Schell	Harry Schell	Maserati A6GCM	+1:44.5
5	18	Jean Behra	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16	+1:45.4
6	14	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 625	64 laps, engine
7	8	B. Bira	Enrico Platé	Maserati A6GCM	+1 lap
8	16	Umberto Maglioli	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 625	+1 lap
9	52	Alfredo Pián	Alfredo Pián	Pián-Ford	+8 laps
10	20	Élie Bayol Roger Loyer	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16	+10 laps
Ret.	4	Onofre Marimón	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F
Ret.	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati 250F
Ret.	10	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 625	1 lap, transmission
Ret.	38	Francisco Landi	Francisco Landi	Ferrari 375
Ret.	22	Roger Loyer	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16
Ret.		Clemar Bucci	Clemar Bucci	Alfa Romeo 12C
Ret.	34	Jorge Daponte	Jorge Daponte	Maserati A6GCM	Crash
Ret.		Carlos Fortunatti Firpo		Maserati 4CLT
Ret.	24	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari 500
Ret.		José Félix López		Ferrari 166
DNA		Emmanuel de Graffenried	Enrico Platé	Maserati A6GCM