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Argentine Grand Prix

Flag
Circuit	Buenos Aires Circuit
Circuit image
Laps	72
Circuit length km	4.259
Race length km	306.648
Circuit length mi	2.646
Race length mi	190.542
Most wins driver	Juan Manuel Fangio (4)
Most wins constructor	Williams (4)
Current year	1998
Winner	Michael Schumacher
Winning team	Ferrari
Winning time	1:48:36.175
Pole driver	David Coulthard
Pole team	McLaren-Mercedes
Pole time	1:25.852
Fastest lap driver	Alexander Wurz
Fastest lap team	Benetton-Playlife
Fastest lap	1:28.179

The Argentine Grand Prix was a round of the Formula One championship, held intermittently from 1953 to 1998. Although it is no longer on the Formula One calendar, the race has a long and varied history. 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 swampland in 1952, the "Autódromo", as it was known, featured a white archway dedicated to the memory of Admiral Guillermo Brown (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 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 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 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 world champion Jackie Stewart. The Grand Prix remained in Argentina through 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 F1 season calendar, but the race (set for October) was aborted to continue modernization. The modernized Argentine Grand Prix returned in 1995, with victory going to Damon Hill. Hill would win the event again in 1996 (his championship season), and in 1997 Jacques Villeneuve won the race in his championship season. Unfortunately, with the organizers of the event running into financial difficulties, the 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)

Number of wins	Driver	Achieved
4	Juan Manuel Fangio	1954, 1955, 1956, 1957
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	1973, 1975
2	Damon Hill	1995, 1996

By Year

Year	Driver	Constructor	Location	Report
1998	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Buenos Aires	Report
1997	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	Buenos Aires	Report
1996	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	Buenos Aires	Report
1995	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	Buenos Aires	Report
1994 - 1982	Not held
1981	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	Buenos Aires	Report
1980	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Buenos Aires	Report
1979	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford	Buenos Aires	Report
1978	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	Buenos Aires	Report
1977	Jody Scheckter	Wolf-Ford	Buenos Aires	Report
1976	Not held
1975	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	Buenos Aires	Report
1974	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	Buenos Aires	Report
1973	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	Buenos Aires	Report
1972	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	Buenos Aires	Report
1971	Chris Amon	Matra	Buenos Aires	Report
1970 - 1961	Not held
1960	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	Buenos Aires	Report
1959	Not held
1958	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	Buenos Aires	Report
1957	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	Buenos Aires	Report
1956	Luigi Musso Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	Buenos Aires	Report
1955	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes-Benz	Buenos Aires	Report
1954	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	Buenos Aires	Report
1953	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Buenos Aires	Report

Races in the Formula One championship:
2007 championship Grand Prix events:
Australian \| Malaysian \| Bahrain \| Spanish \| Monaco \| Canadian \| U.S. \| French \| British German \| European\| Hungarian \| Turkish \| Italian \| Belgian \| Japanese \| Chinese \| Brazilian
Past championship Grand Prix events:
Argentine \| Austrian \| Dutch \| Indy 500 \| Las Vegas \| Luxembourg \| Mexican \| Morocco Pacific \| Pescara \| Portuguese \| San Marino \| South African \| Swedish \| Swiss \| USA East \| USA West
Confirmed future Grand Prix events:
Abu Dhabi \| Korean \| European \| Singapore

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+|Circuit                 ||   [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires Circuit]]
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-| Most_wins_driver      = {{flagiconArgentina}} [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] (4)|
+|Circuit image           ||
-| Most_wins_constructor = {{flagiconUK}} [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] (4)|
+|-
-| Current_year          = 1998|
+|Laps                    ||   72
-| Winner                = {{flagiconGermany}} [[Michael Schumacher]]|
+|-
-| Winning_team          = {{flagiconItaly}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]|
+|Circuit length km       ||   4.259
-| Winning_time          = 1:48:36.175|
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-| Pole_driver           = {{flagiconUK}} [[David Coulthard]]|
+|Race length km         ||   306.648
-| Pole_team             = {{flagiconUK}} [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]|
+|-
-| Pole_time             = 1:25.852|
+|Circuit length mi       ||   2.646
-| Fastest_lap_driver    = {{flagiconAustria}} [[Alexander Wurz]]|
+|-
-| Fastest_lap_team      = {{flagiconUK}} [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Playlife]]|
+|Race length mi       ||   190.542
-| Fastest_lap           = 1:28.179
+|-
-}}
+|Most wins driver        ||   {{flagiconArgentina}} [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] (4)
+|-
+|Most wins constructor   ||   {{flagiconUK}} [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] (4)
+|-
+|Current year            ||   1998
+|-
+|Winner                  ||   {{flagiconGermany}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
+|-
+|Winning team            ||   {{flagiconItaly}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
+|-
+|Winning time            ||   1:48:36.175
+|-
+|Pole driver             ||   {{flagiconUK}} [[David Coulthard]]
+|-
+|Pole team               ||   {{flagiconUK}} [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
+|-
+|Pole time               ||   1:25.852
+|-
+|Fastest lap driver      ||   {{flagiconAustria}} [[Alexander Wurz]]
+|-
+|Fastest lap team        ||   {{flagiconUK}} [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Playlife]]
+|-
+|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]].
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 == Winners ==
 === Multiple winners (drivers) ===
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 ! Number of wins
 ! Driver
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 === By Year ===
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 ! Year
 ! Driver
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 | [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
 | [[1995 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
-|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
+|- bgcolor="#333333"
 ! 1994<br />-<br />1982
 | COLSPAN=4| ''Not held''
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 | [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
 | [[1977 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
-|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
+|- bgcolor="#333333"
 ! 1976
 | COLSPAN=4| ''Not held''
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 | [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
 | [[1972 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
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 ! [[1971 Formula One season|1971]]
 |{{flagiconNew Zealand}} [[Chris Amon]]
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 |[[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
 |[[1971 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
-|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
+|- bgcolor="#333333"
 ! 1970<br />-<br />1961
 | COLSPAN=4| ''Not held''
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 | [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez|Buenos Aires]]
 | [[1960 Argentine Grand Prix|Report]]
-|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
+|- bgcolor="#333333"
 ! 1959
 | COLSPAN=4| ''Not held''

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