1953 - Iº Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina

Iº Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina

Date:

1953-01-18

Location:

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Weather:

Hot, Dry

Length:

3.912 km, 97 laps

Distance:

379.499 km

GP No:

21 (Not incl INDY500 in the '50th & '60th)

Winner: Alberto Ascari Ferrari 500 Ferrari 2.5L L4

Pole: Alberto Ascari Ferrari 500 Ferrari 2.5L L4

FastLap: Alberto Ascari Ferrari 500 Ferrari 2.5L L4

Race Results Driver Linup Fastest Laps

6 Argentine driver drivers resulted in a big crowd, swollen by the decision not to charge any admission.
400,000 where believed to be inside the Buenos Aires Autodrome, and such was the crush that in many places the security fences were broken and spectators poured onto the perimeter of the circuit itself.
On the 32nd lap someone decided to cross the track in front of Nino Farina who swerved to avoid them but skidded into the crowd on the edge of the tarmac killing 10 - many thought the actual number was much higher - more than three dozen more were injured.
A boy got killed after running into Alan Brown's path
Shell took Trintignat's car
As a trial, Ferrari was allowed to run Ascari's car with 2.5 litre Formula Libre specification.