Argentine Grand Prix

The Argentine Grand Prix was Formula One Grand Prix motor race. It was held off and on from  to . 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  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 , 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 . Because of financial problems, the  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  Renault1995, 1996, 1997 2 Maserati1954, 1957  Climax 1958, 1960
* Designed and built by  Cosworth, funded by Ford

 By year 
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 AmonMatraBuenos 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

 Year Network Lap-by-lap Colour commentator(s)  ITV Murray Walker Martin Brundle   BBC Two Jonathan Palmer Eurosport Ben Edwards John Watson  BBC Two Murray Walker Jonathan Palmer Eurosport Ben Edwards John Watson  BBC Two Murray Walker James Hunt     ITV Andrew Marriott 

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