| 1953 Argentine Grand Prix | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||
.svg) | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 18 January 1953 | ||||
| Official name | I Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina | ||||
| Location | Autódromo 17 de Octubre, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 3.912 km (2.431 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 97 laps, 379.464 km (235.788 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Hot, dry | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:55.4 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:48.4 on lap 73 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First |
| Ferrari | |||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Maserati | ||||
|
Lap leaders | |||||
The 1953 Argentine Grand Prix was race 1 of 9 in the 1953 World Championship of Drivers, which was run to Formula Two regulations in 1952 and 1953. The race was held in Buenos Aires on 18 January 1953, at the Autódromo Gálvez (official name: Autódromo Juan y Óscar Gálvez, also known as the Autódromo 17 de Octubre) and was the first World Drivers' Championship race in South America.