Claim: Sixteen players competed in the qualifying round of the 1953 Argentine Grand Prix, with Italian driver and Formula One World Champion Alberto Ascari leading the pack.
Evidence: Italy Alberto Ascari Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Italy Luigi Villoresi Italy Nino Farina Argentina José Froilán González United_Kingdom Mike Hawthorn France Maurice Trintignant France Robert Manzon Argentina Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Argentina Carlos Menditeguy France Jean Behra United_Kingdom Alan Brown Argentina Adolfo Schwelm Cruz Argentina Pablo Birger Italy Felice Bonetto United_Kingdom John Barber