1954 British Grand Prix

The 1954 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on July 17, 1954. It was the fifth round of the 1954 World Drivers' Championship.

Race report
A huge crowd turned out at Silverstone to see if Mercedes could repeat their Rheims rout. In the end, just two silver cars arrived (for Fangio and Kling). In contrast, Maserati had nine cars, whilst Ferrari had three for the experienced trio of Hawthorn, Gonzalez and Trintignant. Fangio set Silverstone's fastest ever lap, breaking the 100mph barrier with a lap of 100.35mph. It was Gonzalez who led away and held the lead until the flag. Behind him, Fangio passed Hawthorn for second but after colliding several times with oil drums in a difficult handling car, he dropped to fourth. Moss took over the position but retired with rear axle problems, leaving Hawthorn to follow home for a Ferrari 1-2 and young Onofre Marimón to take his first podium place.

Drivers' Championship standings after the race

 * Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship.