Argentine Grand Prix
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 2 | Juan Fangio | Maserati |
| 3 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari |
| 4 | Nino Farina | Ferrari |
| 5 | José Froilán González | Maserati |
| 6 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari |
| 7 | Harry Schell | Gordini |
| 7 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini |
| 8 | Robert Manzon | Gordini |
| 9 | Oscar Gálvez | Maserati |
| 10 | Carlos Menditeguy | Gordini |
| 11 | Jean Behra | Gordini |
| 12 | Alan Brown | Cooper |
| 13 | Adolfo Cruz | Cooper |
| 14 | Pablo Birger | Simca |
| 15 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati |
| 16 | John Barber | Cooper |