| Circuit | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez |
|---|---|
| Date | 1953-01-18 |
| Round | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time/Status | Fastest Lap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 1 | 97 | 3:01:04.600 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 3 | 96 | +1 Lap | — | 6 |
| 3 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 5 | 96 | +1 Lap | — | 4 |
| 4 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 6 | 96 | +1 Lap | — | 3 |
| 5 | Oscar Gálvez | Maserati | 9 | 96 | +1 Lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 11 | 94 | +3 Laps | — | 0 |
| 7 | Harry Schell | Gordini | 7 | 91 | +6 Laps | — | 0 |
| 7 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 7 | 91 | +6 Laps | — | 0 |
| 8 | John Barber | Cooper | 16 | 90 | +7 Laps | — | 0 |
| 9 | Alan Brown | Cooper | 12 | 87 | +10 Laps | — | 0 |
| 10 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 8 | 67 | Wheel | — | 0 |
| 11 | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 2 | 36 | Transmission | — | 0 |
| 12 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 15 | 32 | Transmission | — | 0 |
| 13 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 4 | 31 | Accident | — | 0 |
| 14 | Carlos Menditeguy | Gordini | 10 | 24 | Gearbox | — | 0 |
| 15 | Pablo Birger | Simca | 14 | 21 | Differential | — | 0 |
| 16 | Adolfo Cruz | Cooper | 13 | 20 | Wheel | — | 0 |