The Argentine Grand Prix no longer figures in the Formula one season, but it had a long and varied history. Argentine Dictator, Juan Peron was the "driving force" behind the creation of the circuit. After seeing the success of the countries own Juan Manuel Fangio, Peron was keen to bring the Grand Prix to Argentina.
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| Circuit length | 5.81 km (3.61 miles) |
| Race length | 307.57 km (191.12 miles) |
| Laps | 53 |
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Built just outside of Buenos Aires, on swamp land there, in 1952. The "Autodrome" as it was known, featured a white archway, dedicated to the memory of Almirante Guillermo Brown. The circuit was opened in March 1952, and hosted the "Peron Cup", won by Fangio. In 1953, the first ever Grand Prix outside of Europe was brought there. The race however did not quite go to plan, with Alberto Ascari beating the native Fangio, although this was overshadowed by a tragic accident in the stadium, which killed nine people.
The following year however, the grand prix returned, with Fangio winning, and then going on to win for 3 years in a row. In 1958 however, Fangio retired, with Stirling Moss taking the win. With Peron being forced into exile in 1955, and Fangios retirement in 1958, along with several unstable governments, the Grand Prix disapeared from Argentina in 1960.
It wasn't until 1972 that the Argentine Grand Prix returned, with a new homegrown hero, Carlos Reutemann emerging. Reutemann took pole position on his world championship debut, only the second driver to have achieved this. The Grand Prix remained in Argentina until 1981, with the advent of the Falklands war and Reutemann's retirement.
The Grand Prix stayed away until 1995, after a private consortium purchased the track in 1991 and began to upgrade it. However the race stayed there for only 4 years, until 1999 when it was removed due to a lack of money to run the race.