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Argentine Grand Prix

Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez
Race information
Number of times held	21
First held	1953
Last held	1998
Most wins (drivers)	Juan Manuel Fangio (4)
Most wins (constructors)	Williams (4)
Circuit length	4.259 km (2.646 mi)
Race length	306.648 km (190.542 mi)
Laps	72
Last race (1998)
Pole position
David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.852
Podium
1. Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:48:36.175 2. Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes +22.898s 3. Eddie Irvine Ferrari +57.745s
Fastest lap
Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife 1:28.179

The Argentine Grand Prix was Formula One Grand Prix motor race. It was held off and on from 1953 to 1998. Argentine president Juan Perón was the driving force behind the creation of the circuit, after seeing the success of the country's own Juan Manuel Fangio.

The circuit was built just outside of Buenos Aires on swampland in 1952.In 1953, the Autodrome hosted the first ever Formula One race held outside Europe. The exile of Perón in 1955 lead to an unstable government. The Argentine Grand Prix left the F1 calendar in 1961 for over a decade.

In 1972 the Argentine Grand Prix returned to the World Championship. Carlos Reutemann became the new homegrown hero. Reutemann took pole position in his world championship debut. He become only the second driver to do this. The Grand Prix remained in Argentina through 1981, but the 1982 event was canceled.

A private group purchased the track in 1991 and began to upgrade it. The modernized Argentine Grand Prix returned in 1995. Because of financial problems, the 1998 race was the last running of the Argentine Grand Prix.

Winners

Repeat winners (drivers)

Wins	Driver	Years won
4	Juan Manuel Fangio	1954, 1955, 1956, 1957
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	1973, 1975
	Damon Hill	1995, 1996

Repeat winners (constructors)

Wins	Constructor	Years won
4	Williams	1980, 1995, 1996, 1997
3	Ferrari	1953, 1956, 1998
2	Maserati	1954, 1957
	Cooper	1958, 1960
	McLaren	1974, 1975
	Lotus	1973, 1978

Repeat winners (engine manufacturers)

Wins	Manufacturer	Years won
9	Ford |1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
3	Ferrari	1953, 1956, 1998
	Renault	1995, 1996, 1997
2	Maserati	1954, 1957
	Climax	1958, 1960

* Designed and built by Cosworth, funded by Ford

By year

No. 15 configuration (1974–1981)

No. 9 configuration (1971–1973)

No. 2 configuration (1953–1960) (anti-clockwise in 1954)

A pink background indicates an event which was not part of the Formula One World Championship.

Year	Driver	Constructor	Location	Report
1953	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Buenos Aires No. 2	Report
1954	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati		Report
1955	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes		Report
1956	Luigi Musso Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari		Report
1957	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati		Report
1958	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax		Report
1959	Not held
1960	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	Buenos Aires No. 2	Report
1961 – 1970	Not held
1971	Chris Amon	Matra	Buenos Aires No. 9	Report
1972	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	Buenos Aires No. 9	Report
1973	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford		Report
1974	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	Buenos Aires No. 15	Report
1975	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford		Report
1976	Not held
1977	Jody Scheckter	Wolf-Ford	Buenos Aires No. 15	Report
1978	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford		Report
1979	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford		Report
1980	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford		Report
1981	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford		Report
1982 – 1994	Not held
1995	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	Buenos Aires No. 6	Report
1996	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault		Report
1997	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault		Report
1998	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari		Report

Broadcasting

United Kingdom

See also

In Spanish: Gran Premio de Argentina para niños