1956 Argentine GP

## Track Facts

* Name – Buenos Aires
* Location – Argentina
* Corners – 8
* Laps – 98
* Base (Worst) Lap Time – 2:30.000
* Lap Record (Real Life) – 1:42.500 (Juan Manuel Fangio)
* Lap Record (F1R) – 1:29.832 (Carlos Menditeguy – Jun Ho)
* Pit Lane Length – 15 seconds
* Fuel Consumption – Medium
* Tyre Wear – Medium

## Qualifying

A thrilling qualifying session sees double F1R champion Gerard claim a brilliant Pole Position for Maserati, but it's only a 0.3 second advantage over de Graffenried in the Ferrari that he holds come the checkered flag, with Farina's BRM in 3rd position, and Collins' Vanwall in 4th place. In fact we have 5 manufacturers in the top 5, as another brilliant performance for Emeryson sees them not only take 5th place for Maglioli, but also have Villoresi in 6th position too!

Salvadori in 7th place for Vanwall is a slight disappointment compared to how Collins finishes up, but 8th for Fairman's Cooper is a great result. Perdisa will be looking to charge through the field again after his victory at the non-championship race, whilst Ferrari must settle for only 10th place for von Trips and 11th for Brabham.

12th for Castellotti is another lackluster drive for the Italian, with Piotti top Connaught in 13th, from Bayol's Maserati 14th, Brooks 15th for Vanwall, Fangio 16th in the Connaught at his home race, Simon's BRM in 17th, Landi's Connaught in 18th, Moss in 19th for BRM after just scraping in at the last minute ahead of Bonnier who makes it all Connaught cars inside the top 20 as the renaissance of the British marque continues.

A large grid for the 1st race of the season has become de rigeur for F1R, and a total of 31 drivers make the grid including the return of Flockhart in Bugatti (who seems like a totally new man here!) in 21st, Pilette top Gordini in 22nd, home favourite Gonzalez in 23rd for Cooper, Volonterio 24th for Vanwall on his return and Trintignant 25th for Bugatti.

Da Silva Ramos, Hawthorn and Behra are 26th, 28th and 29th for Gordini as they surround the Cooper of Manzon, Meanwhile bringing up the rear in stark contrast to their team-mates the Emeryson duo of Godia and Emery are 30th and 32nd respectively, with Rosier a late qualifier in 31st place. Sadly we wont be seeing the Ferrari of Menditeguy (a former pole-sitter here), the Cooper of Taruffi, or the BRM of Harry Schell in action at the 1st race of the season.

## Grid

Gerard starts from Pole Position, and is in prime position to be able to equal the record for Hat-Tricks in F1R - currently held by the brilliant Ken Wharton (who managed 3 in a season last time around!). De Graffenried and Farina are both seasoned campaigners who will be looking to put as much pressure on the double F1R champion as possible!

Collins in 4th is taking part in his 30th race in F1R, with the Emeryson duo of Maglioli and Villoresi on his tail. Salvadori is a previous pole-sitter here and will be looking to reproduce that pace from 7th on the grid. Fairman, Perdisa and von Trips round out the top 10.

## Race Commentary

*Lap 1* – Maglioli passes Collins for 4th

Brooks up to 7th, Fangio follows him into 8th

Salvadori drops to 9th

Piotti and Landi up to 10th and 11th – great start for Connaught

Bayol up to 12th, von Trips down to 13th and Perdisa drops to 14th

Gonzalez up to 15th, Castellotti down to 16th and Brabham down to 17th

Bonnier into 18th and Moss retains 19th

Fairman goes wide at 1st corner, rejoin in 20th place

Behra tries to avoid the Cooper and crashes as a result

*Lap 2* – Gerard extending lead with FL (only man sub 1:40)

Maglioli continues advance to pass Farina for 3rd with Collins following him through into 4th

Gonzalez big mover, as he takes Perdisa and von Trips claim 13th

Bonnier pressuring Brabham to no avail

Trintignant passes Volonterio for 22nd place

Emery moves out of last position to pass Flockhart for 30th position

*Lap 3* – Villoresi advances for Emeryson – takes 5th from Farina, 4th from Collins and 3rd from team-mate Maglioli in 1 lap!

Fangio takes Brooks for 7th place

Salvadori goes wide, loses out to both Connaughts Piotti and Landi as they claim 9th and 10th

Gonzalez passes Bayol for 12th

Brabham out-brakes himself under pressure and drops behind Bonnier and Moss to 19th place

Trintignant takes Simon for 21st and moves level with Fairman over the line in the fight for 20th

*Lap 4* – Villoresi and Maglioli move past de Graffenried to make it 2x Emeryson on the podium

Farina passes Collins for 5th

Piotti makes a mistake to give Landi 8th and Gonzalez 9th

Trintignant passes Fairman for 20th, Simon follows through into 21st

*Lap 5* – De Graffenried reclaims podium position from Maglioli

Trintignant advance continues as he takes 19th from Brabham

*Lap 6* – FL for Gerard (1:38.7)

Fangio takes 6th from Collins

Gonzalez passes Landi for 9th

Trintignant makes another move – now 18th ahead of Moss, who has Brabham right on him

*Lap 7* – Landi re-claims 9th from Gonzalez

Bonnier and Trintignant take 16th and 17th from Castellotti, who runs wide

*Lap 8* – Brabham passes Moss as expected for 19th

*Lap 9* – Another FL for Gerard (1:38.4)

Fangio moves a Connaught into the points in 5th past Farina

*Lap 10* – Farina has a go at Fangio, but makes a mistake

Bonnier passes Perdisa for 15th

*Lap 11* – Emery passes Rosier for 29th

*Lap 12* – New FL for Gerard (1:38.1)

Maglioli pressuring de Graffenried, but to no avail

Gonzalez re-takes 9th from Landi, as their battle continues!

Moss has a go at Brabham, but no luck

*Lap 13* – Gerard first man under 1:38 (1:37.7) – nearly 10 second advantage

Maglioli passes de Graffenried for a podium spot, again 2 Emerysons there

Trintignant passes Perdisa to take 16th place (Maserati not happy with car balance by the looks)

*Lap 14* – Brooks out of fuel!!! Retires and finishes 31st

Volonterio pits (possibly due to what happened to his team-mate!) – drops behind Hawthorn and Godia to 25th place

Flockhart lapped by the leaders

*Lap 15* – ANOTHER FL for Gerard (1:37.4)

Collins passes Farina for 6th place

Piotti pits and comes out in 20th place, which moves everyone up including Salvadori into 10th

*Lap 16* – Both Emeryson drivers pit – chaos in the pits, both drivers held for a LONG time. Maglioli loses even more time, waiting for Villoresi!

Fangio pits too from 5th

De Graffenried into 2nd, Farina passes Collins for what is now 3rd place, Gonzalez and Landi into 5th and 6th place for Cooper & Connaught

Salvadori 7th, Bayol 8th, von Trips 9th, Bonnier 10th, Fangio out in 11th after a great stop for Connaught

Trintignant into a credible 12th for Bugatti, Perdisa 13th, Castellotti 14th, Brabham 15th, Moss 16th, Simon 17th, Piotti 18th, Fairman 19th, Villoresi out in 20th, Hawthorn 21st, Godia 22nd, Maglioli out in 23rd

*Lap 17* – Gonzalez time in points short-lived as he pits from 5th

Bonnier also in from 10th

Landi into 5th, Salvadori 6th, Bayol 7th, von Trips 8th, Trintignant and Perdisa pass Fangio (cold tyres) for 9th and 10th

Gonzalez out in 15th

Fairman passes Piotti for 17th, Bonnier out in 22nd

*Lap 18* – Collins and Landi pit (from 4th/5th)

Trintignant out of the race, out of luck and out of fuel

Salvadori up to 4th, Bayol 5th, von Trips 6th, Collins out in 7th, Perdisa 8th, Fangio 9th, Landi out in 10th

Brabham passes Castellotti for 11th

Godia takes Hawthorn for 19th, as he has his high flying team-mates all around him!

(Flockhart pits)

*Lap 19* – Leader pits and comes out 1.7 seconds ahead of 2nd place! Helped in no little way by how poor the Emeryson pit-crew has been!!!

Von Trips pits, comes out in 14th

Villoresi takes Piotti for 15th

Manzon out of fuel also

Fairman pits, out in 21st

Moss pits, out in 23rd – another poor stop for BRM

(Pilette pits, drops to 28th place thanks to Trintignant retirement)

*Lap 20* – Drivers from 2nd to 5th all pit – de Graffenried, Farina, Salvadori, Bayol

De Graffenried retains 2nd place, though Gerard now has a 15 second lead over everyone

Collins up to 3rd, Perdisa 4th, Fangio 5th and pushing the Maserati, Landi 6th, Brabham 7th, Gonzalez up to 8th

Salvadori out in 9th, Bayol out in 10th, von Trips back up to 11th, Villoresi pressing him in 12th, Piotti 13th

Farina out in 14th – another poor stop from BRM

Hawthorn 15th, Bonnier 16th, Castellotti pits and out in 17th with Maglioli right behind him in 18th

Fairman 19th, Volonterio 20th – Simon out in 22nd behind team-mate Moss

(Emery pits, out in 27th)

*Lap 21* – Perdisa pits from 4th, out in 12th

Fangio now 4th, Landi 5th = 2 Connaughts in points

Brabham pits from 6th, out in 14th

Gonzalez now 6th, Salvadori 7th, Bayol 8th, Villoresi passes von Trips for 9th

Bonnier takes Hawthorn for 15th

Maglioli flying passes Castellotti for 17th, Hawthorn for 16th and Bonnier for 15th!

*Lap 22* – Fangio moves into a podium place at the expense of Collins

Villoresi up to 8th as he easily passes Bayol

Farina takes 12th from Perdisa, Maglioli passes Brabham for 14th as all of those drivers look to recover from poor stops

Volonterio takes 19th from Fairman

(Rosier out of the race, again thanks to fuel miscalculation)

*Lap 23* – Piotti moves into top 10 at expense of von Trips

Bonnier passes Brabham for 15th – good lap for Connaught

Hawthorn and da Silva Ramos tyres look to have let go – need to pit soon!

*Lap 24* – Villoresi pressing Salvadori for 7th

Hawthorn loses 18th to Volonterio and 19th to Fairman

*Lap 25* – Villoresi takes 7th from Salvadori

Maglioli passes Perdisa from 13th – Emeryson comeback is on!

Hawthorn loses 20th to Simon and 21st to Moss

*Lap 26* – Farina takes von Trips for 11th – Maglioli chasing them both down!

(Da Silva Ramos pits, comes out just ahead of team-mate Pilette)

*Lap 27* – Piotti overhauls Bayol for 9th

Maglioli has a look at von Trips but thinks better of it

(Hawthorn pits and loses 22nd to Godia – plus gets lapped too!)

*Lap 28* – Maglioli takes 12th from von Trips, next up will be Farina

Volonterio pits and drops to 21st place

*Lap 29* – Maglioli easily passes defending champion Farina for 11th, who looks sluggish today

*Lap 30* – Maglioli continues to progress – takes 10th from Bayol, who also loses 11th to Farina too

23 second lead for Gerard now, as the victory starting to look somewhat inevitable

*Lap 31* – Maglioli makes another pass – past Piotti for 9th

Bonnier catching Perdisa for 14th

(Pilette right behind da Silva Ramos and pushing his team-mate)

*Lap 32* – Fangio pits from 3rd, comes out in 6th!

Collins into 3rd, Landi 4th, Gonzalez 5th

Both Emerysons pit again, not slowed up by each other thanks to gap between – but still complete disorganisation by the mechanics! Out in 16th and 17th – pace is bringing them back into contention for top 10

Salvadori 7th, Piotti 8th, Farina 9th, Bayol into top 10

*Lap 33* – Piotti pits, out in 13th place

Bonnier takes Perdisa for what is now 11th position

(Pilette takes 24th from team-mate da Silva Ramos)

*Lap 34* – Gonzalez pits from 5th, to let his countryman back into the points

Salvadori up to 6th, Farina 7th, Bayol and 8th and the Cooper out in 9th place

Bonnier pits from 11th, out in 16th to split the Emeryson duo

*Lap 35* – Landi pits from 4th, out in 6th ahead of Farina

Brabham passes Piotti for 12th

*Lap 36* – Collins comes in from 3rd and manages to keep hold of his podium position from Fangio!

Farina passes Landi for 6th thanks to cold tyres for the Connaught

Castellotti has had a hurry-up from his pits, thanks to Villoresi gaining ground – the Maserati staves off what might be inevitable with a pass on Piotti for 13th

((Flockhart pits))

*Lap 37* – Fangio has a go at Collins, but good defence from the Vanwall keeps the home favourite behind

((Da Silva Ramos re-takes Pilette, whose tyres look shot, for 24th))

*Lap 38* – Fangio does pass Collins for 3rd - roar from the home crowd!

Farina has a go at Salvadori for 5th, but to no avail. Piotti also tries a move on Castellotti, but is crowded out by the Italian

Villoresi uses the battle between Piotti and Castellotti to his advantage, with a great manoeuvre to move into 13th place ahead of both of them by passing them around the outside!

((Pilette pits from 25th and retains the place))

*Lap 39* – Gerard pits from the lead, maintains 1st place

Farina takes 5th from Salvadori

Von Trips pits, drops to 13th and promotes Perdisa into top 10

Piotti takes Castellotti for 14th

(Fairman pits, moving Simon up to 18th – Cooper out in 19th ahead of Volonterio now 20th)

(Moss pits and drops to 23rd after another rubbish pit from BRM)

((Emery pits from 26th, retains the place))

*Lap 40* – Several pits this lap – de Graffenried, Farina, Salvadori, Bayol, Castellotti, Simon

De Graffenried out in 2nd place still, Fangio still 3rd, Collins 4th, Landi now up to 5th

Gonzalez up to 6th, Perdisa 7th, Salvadori out in 8th, Bayol out in 9th

Villoresi back into top 10 after pass on Brabham

Piotti passes von Trips for what is now 12th

Bonnier now 14th ahead of Farina 15th (after another slow stop)

Maglioli 16th, with Castellotti out in 17th

*Lap 41* – Perdisa pits from 7th, out in 12th

Villoresi now into 8th after great pass on Bayol

Piotti up to 10th and von Trips into 11th thanks to Brabham also pitting

Bonnier 13th, Farina 14th, Maglioli 15th all just ahead of Brabham as he emerges

(Simon lapped while in the pits, and drops behind Volonterio - now 18th after passing Fairman – to come out 22nd behind Hawthorn and Simon)

(Godia pits, drops to 23rd)

*Lap 42* – Farina gaining on Bonnier, but not concentrating and loses 14th to Maglioli

*Lap 43* – Maglioli up to 13th with comfortable pass on Bonnier

(Volonterio pits, loses 18th to Fairman and 19th to Hawthorn)

*Lap 44* – Villoresi really advancing, now takes 7th from Salvadori and into clean air

Maglioli also making progress, comes from way back to pass Perdisa for 12th!

*Lap 45* – Farina passes Bonnier for 14th place at last!

*Lap 46* – Maglioli takes 11th from von Trips

Farina moves past Perdisa for 13th, with Bonnier following him through into 14th – not the race the winner of the non-championship Indy circuit would have hoped for!

*Lap 47* – Piotti passes Bayol for 9th

*Lap 48* – Fangio pits from 3rd, Villoresi from 7th, Maglioli from 11th

Collins now 3rd again, Landi 4th, Gonzalez 5th, Fangio out in 6th

Von Trips into top 10 as another awful stop from Emeryson drops both Villoresi and Maglioli right down – sees them both get lapped!

Bonnier re-takes Farina for what is now 11th

Villoresi out in 15th, Maglioli in 17th

*Lap 49* – Bonnier pits from 11th, out in 15th and a lap down

(Hawthorn tyres going off, Volonterio easily takes 19th place, with Moss into 20th and Simon into 21st thanks to the Gordini demise)

((Da Silva Ramos tyres really going off too – Pilette gaining ground hand over fist!))

*Lap 50* – Piotti pits from 8th, out in 12th and a lap down – JUST! Farina back inside top 10 as a result

*Lap 51* – Landi and Gonzalez pit from 4th and 5th, out in 5th and 7th respectively – 4th for Fangio, 6th for Salvadori

Farina passes von Trips for 9th

(Hawthorn pits, loses 22nd to Godia)

*Lap 52* – Collins pits from 3rd, comes out with a small gap back to Fangio

(Villoresi takes 13th from Brabham)

(Moss passes Volonterio for 19th)

((Da Silva Ramos pits and loses 24th to Pilette)

*Lap 53* – Fangio gains on Collins, everyone down to Perdisa in 11th now been lapped

*Lap 54* – Fangio right on the back of Collins!

(((Flockhart pits)))

*Lap 55* – Crowd go wild, as Fangio claims a podium place!

Von Trips lapped in 10th place

*Lap 56* – (Castellotti takes Bonnier for 15th place)

*Lap 57* – (Volonterio pits and drops from 20th to 21st to allow Simon to move into the top 20)

(((Pilette pits, and just allows da Silva Ramos past into 24th)))

*Lap 58* – Farina gaining heavily on Bayol in battle for 8th

*Lap 59* – Gerard pits from the lead – easily out in 1st place with 23 second lead

Perdisa up to 10th place and un-laps himself

(Villoresi passes Piotti for 12th)

(Fairman and Moss pit – puts Simon into 18th, Fairman out in 19th, Volonterio up to 20th)

*Lap 60* – De Graffenried pits from 2nd – maintains position

Salvadori, Bayol and Farina all pit

Gonzalez up to 6th, Salavdori out in 7th, Perdisa up to 8th, Bayol out in 9th

(Von Trips pits from 10th, out in 13th place)

(Bonnier takes Castellotti for 15th)

((Moss out in 22nd just ahead of Hawthorn, as pit issues continue to blight BRM))

*Lap 61* – Perdisa pits…

(Villoresi up to 10th, Farina out in 16th and a lap down now behind Maglioli)

(Castellotti pits, out in 17th)

(Hawthorn passes Simon for what is now 20th place!)

*Lap 62* – Leader Gerard under pressure for 1st time this race – from lapped Villoresi, who is only 0.4 seconds away from un-lapping himself!!!

(Villoresi passes Bayol for what is now 8th)

(Perdisa out in 12th place)

(Brabham pits, out in 16th)

(Maglioli passes Bonnier for what is now 13th place)

((Simon pits and drops to 22nd))

((Godia pits, out in 23rd))

*Lap 63* – Villoresi un-laps himself from Gerard – delight for Emeryson!

(Maglioli right on the back of Perdisa for 12th)

*Lap 64* – Fangio pits from 3rd, out in 5th place still in the points ahead of countryman Gonzalez

Villoresi short-lived on the lead lap, as he comes in for another pit-stop

(Maglioli passes Perdisa for 12th place)

*Lap 65* – (Piotti passes Bayol for what is now 8th)

(Bonnier passes Perdisa for what is now 11th)

(Villoresi emerges in 15th place)

(Maglioli pits and comes out in 17th place)

*Lap 66* – (Bonnier pits from 11th, out in 14th)

((Simon passes team-mate Moss for 21st))

*Lap 67* – Landi pits from 4th, out in 6th place – last man on lead lap as Salvadori is passed by the leader

(Piotti pits from 8th, out in 11th place)

*Lap 68* – Collins from 3rd and Gonzalez from 5th pit, Fangio up to 3rd, Collins out in 4th, Landi up to 5th, Gonzalez out in 6th

((((Flockhart passes Emery for 26th place – out of last place!))))

*Lap 69* – Nothing to report on track

*Lap 70* – Landi gaining on Collins in fight for 4th place

*Lap 71* – Landi now right on the back of Collins

Gonzalez lapped by Gerard too, now only top 5 drivers on lead lap

*Lap 72* – Landi manages to dive up the inside of Collins to claim 4th place – 3-4 for Connaught!

((Simon passes Hawthorn, as Gordini stretch their tyres to the limit yet again!!!))

((((Flockhart pits to drop behind Emery, who is now back into 26th place))))

*Lap 73* – ((Moss passes Hawthorn for 21st))

*Lap 74* – (Villoresi passes Bonnier for 14th)

*Lap 75* – ((Volonterio drops out of the race, caught out by the fuel))

*Lap 76* – ((Hawthorn pits, loses 21st to Godia))

((((Pilette pits and maintains 25th place))))

*Lap 77* – Villoresi gaining on Brabham for 13th

*Lap 78* – Gerard pits from the lead – now has a 39 second advantage

((((Da Silva Ramos pits, keeps 23rd place))))

*Lap 79* – Bayol un-laps himself to make it 8 drivers on the lead lap – Gerard and de Graffenried beginning to suffer from the high pace level

*Lap 80* – De Graffenried pits from 2nd, now only 10 seconds ahead of Fangio

Salvadori and Bayol both pit

(Von Trips pits, out in 11th place – Perdisa now 9th, Piotti 10th)

(Farina pits, another disastrous stop, down to 17th place – Villoresi passes Brabham for what is now 12th place)

(Castellotti pits and comes out in 16th place behind Maglioli, who is now 15th overall)

((Fairman pits to promote Simon to 18th))

((Moss pits to promote Godia into top 20!))

*Lap 81* – Fangio pits, moving Landi up to 3rd and Collins into 4th place

(Perdisa up to 7th, Piotti up to 8th, Salvadori out in 9th, Bayol out in 10th place)

(Villoresi pits from 12th, out in 16th place after another awful stop)

(Bonnier moves up to 12th place after passing Brabham)

(Maglioli pits from 15th, dropping down to 17th)

((Godia pits and drops down to 22nd behind Moss and Hawthorn))

*Lap 82* – (Perdisa pits from 7th, comes out in 12th place)

((Simon pits, moving Fairman up to 18th place))

*Lap 83* – Collins pits from 4th coming out in 6th behind Fangio and Gonzalez

(Piotti pits from 7th, out in 10th just ahead of team-mate Bonnier)

(Bayol passes Salvadori for what is now 7th place)

(((((Emery pits, comes out behind Flockhart to move the sole remaining Bugatti into 25th place)))))

*Lap 84* – Landi pits from 3rd, moving Fangio back onto the podium – but Landi comes out in 4th place!

(Bonnier pits to gift Perdisa 11th place)

*Lap 85* – Gonzalez pits from 5th, out in 6th behind Collins – and also a lap down

(Von Trips passes Salvadori for 8th place)

(Villoresi takes Farina for 15th position)

*Lap 86* – Nothing to report on track – other than von Trips gaining on Bayol for 7th place

*Lap 87* – Another quiet lap – Perdisa gaining on Piotti too

*Lap 88* – (((((Flockhart pits to drop back to 26th behind Emery)))))

*Lap 89* – (Von Trips passes Bayol for 7th place – likely too far back to get points, but Gonzalez in 6th a very real target 8.6 seconds up the road)

*Lap 90* – (Perdisa passes Piotti for 10th place!)

*Lap 91* – Landi pursuing Fangio for the honour of being the first Connaught to finish on the podium ever!

(Piotti has a go at Perdisa, but his Italian countryman shuts the door on him)

*Lap 92* – Much to the disappointment of the home crowd, Landi makes the move on Fangio – claiming 3rd place in the process

Collins lapped by Gerard, now only 4 on the lead lap

*Lap 93* – Nothing to report on track

*Lap 94* – (Perdisa passes Salvadori for 9th, as he finishes strongly – though again will be hard pushed to make the points)

((((Pilette pits from 24th and retains the place))))

*Lap 95* – Nothing to report on track

*Lap 96* – (Piotti passes Salvadori for 10th place, as the Vanwall really struggles to keep with the pace)

*Lap 97* – Nothing to report on track

*Lap 98* – Collins un-laps himself at the end, but Gerard takes the win from de Graffenried by nearly a minute

Landi 3rd, Fangio 4th after a brilliant race for Connaught, Collins rounds out point-scorers for Vanwall

((Godia passes the ailing Hawthorn for 21st place!))

*1 LAP DOWN* – Gonzalez 6th, Von Trips 7th, Bayol 8th, Perdisa 9th, Piotti 10th

Salvadori 11th, Bonnier 12th, Brabham 13th, Castellotti 14th

Unlucky trio of Villoresi 15th, Farina 16th and Maglioli 17th

*2 LAPS DOWN* – Fairman 18th, BRMs of Simon and Moss round out the top 20

Godia 21st for Emeryson

*3 LAPS DOWN* – Hawthorn 22nd after pushing tyres too hard

*4 LAPS DOWN* – Nothing to report on track

*5 LAPS DOWN* – Da Silva Ramos and Pilette bring in 23rd and 24th places

*6 LAPS DOWN* – Emery finishes 25th, Flockhart in 26th last finisher in lone Bugatti

## Race Setups

**How close setups were to perfect**

* 0.000705 Wolfgang von Trips
* 0.001216 Jack Brabham
* 0.01328 Luigi Piotti
* 0.013512 Toulo De Graffenried
* 0.01788 Joakim Bonnier
* 0.01968 Tony Brooks
* 0.02431 Bob Gerard
* 0.02904 Umberto Maglioli
* 0.02904 Luigi Villoresi
* 0.044224 Giuseppe Farina
* 0.06956 Elie Bayol
* 0.122568 Roy Salvadori
* 0.1780472 Chico Landi
* 0.38256 André Simon
* 0.4164264 JM Fangio
* 0.424456 Eugenio Castellotti
* 0.48943928 Jose Froilan Gonzalez
* 0.495616 Cesare Perdisa
* 0.6162 Mike Hawthorn
* 0.66872 Jack Fairman
* 0.70724 Paco Godia
* 0.774128 Peter Collins
* 1.001148 Stirling Moss
* 1.3314816 Maurice Trintignant
* 1.6953952 Hermano da Silva Ramos
* 1.7431168 Ron Flockhart
* 2.273624 Robert Manzon
* 2.4167936 Andre Pilette
* 2.4167936 Ottorino Volonterio
* 2.828 Paul Emery
* 4.4861088 Louis Rosier

## Milestones

* 30th race entry for Peter Collins & Mike Hawthorn
* 20th race entry for Maurice Trintignant
* 10th race entry for Harry Schell & Robert Manzon
* 20th race start for Stirling Moss
* De Graffenried equals 50 career points here
* Points for Collins and Volonterio move them inside Top 10 of all-time point scorers
* Points finish for de Graffenried moves into 5th most points finishes ever
* Win for Gerard means he has won 3x more races than any other driver ever
* Hat-trick for Gerard makes him joint top on hat-tricks with Wharton (who had 3 in 1 season last year!)
* Farina won once in Argentina (’55), Volonterio won once here (’54). 1953 was Whitehead.
* FL at Argentina in ’55 was Farina, ’54 was Herrmann (retired), ’53 was Bayol
* Pole at Argentina in ’55 was home fave Menditeguy, in ’54 was home fave Marimon, in ’53 was Salvadori