VII Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
18 January 1953 - Buenos Aires: 3 Hours, 379.46 km (3.912 km x 97 Laps)
1 10 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 500 '5' 3:01:04.6, 125.747 km/h
2 14 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 500 '6' 3:01:36.3, 96 laps
3 4 Jose Froilan Gonzalez Maserati A6GCM '2036' 3:02:19.2, 96 laps
4 16 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 500 '2' 3:02:33.5, 96 laps
5 8 Oscar Galvez Maserati A6GCM '2037' 3:02:48.1, 96 laps
6 30 Jean Behra Gordini 16 '16-0033' 3:01:10.0, 94 laps
7 28 Maurice Trintignant/Harry Schell Gordini 16 '16-0032' 3:01:07.1, 91 laps
8 22 John Barber Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-1-53' 3:01:40.6, 90 laps
9 20 Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-2-52' 3:02:48.6, 87 laps
Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari, Ferrari, 1:48.4 = 129.930 km/h
Did Not Finish
26 Robert Manzon Gordini 16 '16-0031' 67 laps/Wheel off
2 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati A6GCM '2035' 37 laps/Prop shaft universal joint
6 Felice Bonetto Maserati A6GCM '2032' 31 laps/Transmission
12 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 500 '3' 30 laps/Accident
32 Carlo Menditéguy Gordini 16 '16-0034' 24 laps/Gearbox
34 Pablo Birger Gordini 15 '0006-GC' 21 laps/Crown wheel
24 Adolfo Schwelm Cruz Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-5-52' 20 laps/Wheel off
Did Not Appear
18 Ferrari 500 entry withdrawn
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Starting Grid
Giuseppe Farina Luigi Villoresi Juan Manuel Fangio Alberto Ascari
Ferrari 500 Ferrari 500 Maserati A6GCM Ferrari 500
1:57.1 1:56.5 1:56.1 1:55.4
Maurice Trintignant Mike Hawthorn José Froilan Gonzalez
Gordini 16 Ferrari 500 Maserati A6GCM
2:00.2 1:59.4 1:58.5
Jean Behra Carlos Menditéguy Oscar Galvez Robert Manzon
Gordini 16 Gordini 16 Maserati A6GCM Gordini 16
2:02.6 2:01.8 2:01.3 2:00.9
Pablo Birger Adolfo Schwelm Cruz Alan Brown
Simca-Gordini 15 Cooper T20-Bristol Cooper T20-Bristol
2:03.8 2:03.7 2:03.2
John Barber Felice Bonetto
Cooper T23-Bristol Maserati A6GCM
2:06.8 2:04.2