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1953 Grand Prix of Argentina qualifying results Previous race results Next race results                     Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 1 of 9 Sunday, January 18, 1953 at Autodromo Oscar Alfredo Galvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina 97 laps on a 3.912 kilometer road course (379.464 kilometers) Time of race: 3:01:04.6 Average speed: 125.743 kph Pole time: 115.4 seconds Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 0 Glossary    1953 Formula One results   /   1953 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Time (seconds) Speed (km/hr) 1   Alberto Ascari 10 1:55.400   122.038   2   Juan Manuel Fangio 2 1:56.100   121.302   3   Luigi Villoresi 14 1:56.500   120.886   4   Nino Farina 12 1:57.100   120.266   5   Jose Froilan Gonzalez 4 1:58.500   118.846   6   Mike Hawthorn 16 1:59.400   117.950   7   Maurice Trintignant 28 2:00.400   116.970   8   Robert Manzon 26 2:00.900   116.486   9   Oscar Galvez 8 2:01.300   116.102   10   Carlos Menditeguy 32 2:01.800   115.626   11   Jean Behra 30 2:02.600   114.871   12   Alan Brown 20 2:03.200   114.312   13   Adolfo Schwelm Cruz 24 2:03.700   113.850   14   Pablo Birger 34 2:03.800   113.758   15   Felice Bonetto 6 2:04.200   113.391   16   John Barber 22 2:06.800   111.066   Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   not available