Argentine Grand Prix
Round 1 · 18 January 1953 ·Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Villoresi
Ferrari
2
Ascari
Ferrari
1
González
Maserati
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari |  Italian | Ferrari | 97 | 3:01:04.6 | 9 |
| 2 | Luigi Villoresi | Italian | Ferrari | 96 | +1 Lap | 6 |
| 3 | José Froilán González |  Argentine | Maserati | 96 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Mike Hawthorn |  British | Ferrari | 96 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Oscar Gálvez | Argentine | Maserati | 96 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jean Behra |  French | Gordini | 94 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 7 | Harry Schell |  American | Gordini | 91 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 7 | Maurice Trintignant | French | Gordini | 91 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | John Barber | British | Cooper | 90 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Alan Brown | British | Cooper | 87 | +10 Laps | 0 |
| R | Robert Manzon | French | Gordini | 67 | Wheel | 0 |
| R | Juan Fangio | Argentine | Maserati | 36 | Transmission | 0 |
| R | Felice Bonetto | Italian | Maserati | 32 | Transmission | 0 |
| R | Nino Farina | Italian | Ferrari | 31 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Carlos Menditeguy | Argentine | Gordini | 24 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Pablo Birger | Argentine | Simca | 21 | Differential | 0 |
| R | Adolfo Cruz | Argentine | Cooper | 20 | Wheel | 0 |
- R
- Retired