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!colspan=2 style="color: white; background: darkred;"|'''[[Argentina|Argentine]] Grand Prix'''
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|Flag                    ||   Flag of Argentina.svg
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|Circuit                 ||   [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires Circuit]] 
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|Circuit image           ||    
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|Laps                    ||   72 
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|Circuit length km       ||   4.259 
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|Race length km         ||   306.648 
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|Circuit length mi       ||   2.646 
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|Race length mi       ||   190.542 
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|Most wins driver        ||   {{flagiconArgentina}} [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] (4)
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|Most wins constructor   ||   {{flagiconUK}} [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] (4)
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|Current year            ||   1998
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|Winner                  ||   {{flagiconGermany}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
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|Winning team            ||   {{flagiconItaly}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
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|Winning time            ||   1:48:36.175
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|Pole driver             ||   {{flagiconUK}} [[David Coulthard]]
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|Pole team               ||   {{flagiconUK}} [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
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|Pole time               ||   1:25.852
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|Fastest lap driver      ||   {{flagiconAustria}} [[Alexander Wurz]]
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|Fastest lap team        ||   {{flagiconUK}} [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Playlife]]
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|Fastest lap             ||   1:28.179
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The '''Argentine Grand Prix''' was a round of the [[Formula One]] championship, held intermittently from {{F1|1953}} to {{F1|1998}}. Although it is no longer on the Formula One calendar, the race has a long and varied history. [[Argentina|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]]. 

Built just outside of [[Buenos Aires]] on [[swamp]]land in [[1952]], the "Autódromo", as it was known, featured a white archway dedicated to the memory of Admiral Guillermo Brown ([[William Brown (admiral)|William Brown]]).  The circuit opened in March [[1952]] with the running of the "Perón Cup", which was won by Fangio.  In [[1953]], the Autodrome hosted the first ever Formula One race held outside [[Europe]].  The race saw native son Fangio retire his [[Maserati]] after 36 laps due to a transmission failure; [[Alberto Ascari]]'s victory for [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] was tragically overshadowed by a stadium accident which killed nine people.

The following year, Fangio did reach the top step of the podium, winning his home Grand Prix on his second attempt; he would go on to win three of the next four Grands Prix in Argentina.  In {{F1|1958}}, [[Stirling Moss]] took the win, in what would be the penultimate race in Fangio's distinguished career.  With his retirement, and with the [[exile]] of Peron (in [[1955]]) leading to several unstable governments, the Argentine Grand Prix disappeared from the F1 calendar in [[1961]] for over a decade.

A non-championship Formula One race was held at Buenos Aires in 1971, won by [[Chris Amon]] over two heats. In {{F1|1972}} the Argentine Grand Prix returned to the World Championship, with [[Carlos Reutemann]] emerging as the new homegrown hero.  Reutemann took [[pole position]] in his world championship debut, becoming only the second driver to achieve this feat.  The race was won by [[list of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|world champion]] [[Jackie Stewart]].  The [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] remained in Argentina through {{F1|1981}}, but the 1982 event was canceled.

A private [[consortium]] purchased the track in [[1991]] and began to upgrade it.  They got on the [[1994 Formula One season|1994 F1 season]] calendar, but the race (set for October) was aborted to continue modernization. The modernized Argentine Grand Prix returned in {{F1|1995}}, with victory going to [[Damon Hill]].  Hill would win the event again in {{F1|1996}} (his championship [[season (sport)|season]]), and in {{F1|1997}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]] won the race in ''his'' championship season.  Unfortunately, with the organizers of the event running into financial difficulties, the {{F1|1998}} race was the last running of the Argentine Grand Prix, the checkered flag waving victory to [[Michael Schumacher]], in his ninth win for Ferrari. 

== Winners ==
=== Multiple winners (drivers) ===

{| table BORDER=5 CELLSPACING=4 CELLPADDING=5 style="font-size: 95%"
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! Number of wins
! Driver
! Achieved
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! 4
| {{flagiconArgentina}} [[Juan Manuel Fangio]]
| [[1954 Argentine Grand Prix|1954]], [[1955 Argentine Grand Prix|1955]], [[1956 Argentine Grand Prix|1956]], [[1957 Argentine Grand Prix|1957]]
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! rowspan="2"| 2
| {{flagiconBrazil}} [[Emerson Fittipaldi]]
| [[1973 Argentine Grand Prix|1973]], [[1975 Argentine Grand Prix|1975]]
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| {{flagiconUK}} [[Damon Hill]]
| [[1995 Argentine Grand Prix|1995]], [[1996 Argentine Grand Prix|1996]]
|}

=== By Year ===

{| table BORDER=5 CELLSPACING=4 CELLPADDING=5 style="font-size: 95%"
|- tr BGCOLOR="darkred"
! Year
! Driver 
! Constructor
! Location
! Report
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! [[1998 Formula One season|1998]]
| {{flagiconGermany}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
| [[1998 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
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! [[1997 Formula One season|1997]]
| {{flagiconCanada}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
| [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]
| [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
| [[1997 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
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! [[1996 Formula One season|1996]]
| {{flagiconUK}} [[Damon Hill]]
| [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]
| [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
| [[1996 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
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! [[1995 Formula One season|1995]]
| {{flagiconUK}} [[Damon Hill]]
| [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]
| [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
| [[1995 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
! 1994<br />-<br />1982
| COLSPAN=4| ''Not held''
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! [[1981 Formula One season|1981]]
| {{flagiconBrazil}} [[Nelson Piquet]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
| [[1981 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
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! [[1980 Formula One season|1980]]
| {{flagiconAustralia}} [[Alan Jones (Formula 1)|Alan Jones]]
| [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
| [[1980 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
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! [[1979 Formula One season|1979]]
| {{flagiconFrance}} [[Jacques Laffite]]
| [[Ligier]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
| [[1979 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
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! [[1978 Formula One season|1978]]
| {{flagiconUS}} [[Mario Andretti]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
| [[1978 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
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! [[1977 Formula One season|1977]]
| {{flagiconSouth Africa}} [[Jody Scheckter]]
| [[Walter Wolf Racing|Wolf]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
| [[1977 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
! 1976
| COLSPAN=4| ''Not held''
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! [[1975 Formula One season|1975]]
| {{flagiconBrazil}} [[Emerson Fittipaldi]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
| [[1975 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
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! [[1974 Formula One season|1974]]
| {{flagiconNew Zealand}} [[Denny Hulme]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
| [[1974 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
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! [[1973 Formula One season|1973]]
| {{flagiconBrazil}} [[Emerson Fittipaldi]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
| [[1973 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
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! [[1972 Formula One season|1972]]
| {{flagiconUK}} [[Jackie Stewart]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
| [[1972 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
! [[1971 Formula One season|1971]]
|{{flagiconNew Zealand}} [[Chris Amon]]
|[[Matra]]
|[[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
|[[1971 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
! 1970<br />-<br />1961
| COLSPAN=4| ''Not held''
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! [[1960 Formula One season|1960]]
| {{flagiconNew Zealand}} [[Bruce McLaren]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
| [[1960 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
! 1959
| COLSPAN=4| ''Not held''
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! [[1958 Formula One season|1958]]
| {{flagiconUK}} [[Stirling Moss]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
| [[1958 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
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! [[1957 Formula One season|1957]]
| {{flagiconArgentina}} [[Juan Manuel Fangio]]
| [[Maserati]]
| [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
| [[1957 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
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! [[1956 Formula One season|1956]]
| {{flagiconItaly}} [[Luigi Musso]]<br />{{flagiconArgentina}} [[Juan Manuel Fangio]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
| [[1956 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
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! [[1955 Formula One season|1955]]
| {{flagiconArgentina}} [[Juan Manuel Fangio]]
| [[Mercedes-Benz]]
| [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
| [[1955 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
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! [[1954 Formula One season|1954]]
| {{flagiconArgentina}} [[Juan Manuel Fangio]]
| [[Maserati]]
| [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
| [[1954 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
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! [[1953 Formula One season|1953]]
| {{flagiconItaly}} [[Alberto Ascari]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
| [[1953 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
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