1957 Buenos Aires Grand Prix
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Date
27 January 1957
Official name
XI Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Location
Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez, Buenos Aires
Course
Permanent racing facility
| 1957 Buenos Aires Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1957 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 27 January 1957 | ||
| Official name | XI Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires | ||
| Location | Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez, Buenos Aires | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.556 km (2.840 miles) | ||
| Distance | 60 (2 x 30) laps, 273.978 km (170.809 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Time | 2:17.9 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Drivers |
 Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | |
 Peter Collins | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 2:19.6 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Maserati | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
The 1957 Buenos Aires Grand Prix was a Formula Libre race held at Buenos Aires on 27 January 1957, at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez. The race was held over two heats of 30 laps each, with the result declared as an aggregate of the two. Juan Manuel Fangio finished first and third, his aggregate time giving him a win only 25 seconds ahead of Jean Behra's two second places.[1][2] The race was run in extremely hot conditions which led to several cases of driver exhaustion, with some retiring and handing over to a team mate.[3]
