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000d 00h 00m 00s1953 Argentine Grand Prix
| Overview | Grid | Race Entries |
| Race | Qualifying |
| Race Name: | I Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina |
| Track: | Autódromo 17 de Octubre |
| Round: | 1 of 9 |
| Race date: | Sunday, January 18th, 1953 |
| Race time: | 14.00 |
The Podium
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Alberto Ascari | Luigi Villoresi | José Froilán González |
| Constructor | Ferrari | Ferrari | Maserati |
| Car | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 | Maserati A6GCM |
| Engine | Ferrari Type 500 | Ferrari Type 500 | Maserati A6G |
| Tyre | Pirelli | Pirelli | Pirelli |
| Time | 3:01:04.6 | 3:01:36.3 | 3:02:19.2 |
| Gap | 1 Lap | 1 Lap |
Fastest weekend laptimes
| P | No. | Driver | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 10 | Alberto Ascari Ferrari | 3:35.4 0 | 1:48.4 97 | 1:48.4 97 | |
| 2 | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati | 3:36.1 0 | No Time 36 | 3:36.1 36 | |
| 3 | 14 | Luigi Villoresi Ferrari | 3:36.5 0 | No Time 96 | 3:36.5 96 | |
| 4 | 12 | Nino Farina Ferrari | 3:37.1 0 | No Time 31 | 3:37.1 31 | |
| 5 | 4 | José Froilán González Maserati | 3:38.5 0 | No Time 96 | 3:38.5 96 | |
| 6 | 16 | Mike Hawthorn Ferrari | 3:39.4 0 | No Time 96 | 3:39.4 96 | |
| 7 | 28 | Maurice Trintignant Gordini | 3:40.4 0 | No Time 50 | 3:40.4 50 | |
| 8 | 26 | Robert Manzon Gordini | 3:40.9 0 | No Time 67 | 3:40.9 67 | |
| 9 | 8 | Oscar Gávez Maserati | 3:41.3 0 | No Time 96 | 3:41.3 96 | |
| 10 | 32 | Carlos Menditéguy Gordini | 3:41.8 0 | No Time 24 | 3:41.8 24 | |
| 11 | 30 | Jean Behra Gordini | 3:42.6 0 | No Time 94 | 3:42.6 94 | |
| 12 | 20 | Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol | 3:43.2 0 | No Time 87 | 3:43.2 87 | |
| 13 | 24 | Adolfo Schwelm Cruz Cooper-Bristol | 3:43.7 0 | No Time 20 | 3:43.7 20 | |
| 14 | 34 | Pablo Birger Simca-Gordini-Gordini | 3:43.8 0 | No Time 21 | 3:43.8 21 | |
| 15 | 6 | Felice Bonetto Maserati | 3:44.2 0 | No Time 32 | 3:44.2 32 | |
| 16 | 22 | John Barber Cooper-Bristol | 3:46.8 0 | No Time 90 | 3:46.8 90 | |
| 17 | 28 | Harry Schell Gordini | No Time 41 | No Time 41 |