What is Argentine Grand Prix?
{{F1 race | Name = [[Argentina|Argentine]] Grand Prix | Flag = Flag of Argentina.svg | Circuit = [[Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez]] | Circuit_image =Autódromo_Oscar_y_Juan_Gálvez_Circuito_N°_6_por_Senna.svg | Laps = 72 | Circuit_length_km = 4.259 | Race_length_km = 306.648 | Circuit_length_mi = 2.646 | Race_length_mi = 190.542 | First_held = 1953 | Last_held = 1998 | Times_held = 21 | Most_wins_driver = {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] (4) | Most_wins_constructor = {{flagicon|UK}} [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] (4) | Current_year = 1998 | Winner = {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Michael Schumacher]] | Winning_team = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] | Winning_time = 1:48:36.175 | Second = {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Mika Häkkinen]] | Second_team = [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]] | Second_time = +22.898s | Third = {{flagicon|UK}} [[Eddie Irvine]] | Third_team = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] | Third_time = +57.745s | Pole_driver = {{flagicon|UK}} [[David Coulthard]] | Pole_team = [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]] | Pole_time = 1:25.852| | Fastest_lap_driver = {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Alexander Wurz]] | Fastest_lap_team = [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Playlife]] | Fastest_lap = 1:28.179 }} The '''Argentine Grand Prix''' was [[Formula One]] Grand Prix [[Auto racing|motor race]]. It was held off and on from {{F1|1953}} to {{F1|1998}}. [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[president]] [[Juan Perón]] was the driving force behind the creation of the circuit, after seeing the success of the country's own [[Juan Manuel Fangio]]. The circuit was built just outside of [[Buenos Aires]] on [[swamp]]land in 1952.In 1953, the Autodrome hosted the first ever Formula One race held outside [[Europe]].