1954 Formula One season

1954 FIA Formula One World Championship season
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The 1954 Formula One season included the 5th FIA Formula One World Championship season, which commenced on January 17, 1954, and ended on October 24 after nine races. The Championship was won by Juan Manuel Fangio who drove, and won races, for both Maserati and Mercedes over the course of the season. In this season Argentinean drivers made a 1–2 in the season's final positions.

Season summary

With the formula changing to 2.5 litres unsupercharged, Mercedes re-entered grand prix racing for the first time since the Second World War at the French Grand Prix with a streamlined single seater which Fangio and Karl Kling took to a dominating 1–2 win. Fangio's French success had come after switching from the Maserati team with whom he had won the first two Grands Prix of the season. Although the streamlined body proved unsuitable for Silverstone, Mercedes produced a more conventional body for the Nürburgring and Fangio won three of the remaining four races.

Reigning champion Alberto Ascari had a less successful switch of teams, choosing to leave Ferrari for the newly formed Lancia team. Unfortunately for him, Lancia's car, the D50, was not ready until the final World Championship race, meaning he had to sit out most of his title defence.

Points were given to top 5 finishers (8, 6, 4, 3, 2). 1 point was given for fastest lap. Only the best five of nine scores counted towards the world championship. Points for shared drives were divided equally between the drivers, regardless of who had driven more laps unless one of the drivers was deemed to have completed "insufficient distance". Drivers who shared more than one car during a race received points only for their highest finish.

Season review

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor	Tyre	Report
1	Argentine Grand Prix	Oscar Gálvez	January 17	Giuseppe Farina	José Froilán González	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	P	Report
2	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	May 31	Jack McGrath	Jack McGrath	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft-Offy	F	Report
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa- Francorchamps	June 20	Juan Manuel Fangio	Juan Manuel Fangio	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	P	Report
4	French Grand Prix	Reims	July 4	Juan Manuel Fangio	Hans Herrmann	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	C	Report
5	British Grand Prix	Silverstone	July 17	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alberto Ascari Jean Behra Juan Manuel Fangio José Froilán González Mike Hawthorn Onofre Marimón Stirling Moss	José Froilán González	Ferrari	P	Report
6	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	August 1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Karl Kling	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	C	Report
7	Swiss Grand Prix	Bremgarten	August 22	José Froilán González	Juan Manuel Fangio	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	C	Report
8	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	September 5	Juan Manuel Fangio	José Froilán González	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	C	Report
9	Spanish Grand Prix	Pedralbes	October 24	Alberto Ascari	Alberto Ascari	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	P	Report

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1954 FIA World Championship.

1954 Driver line-ups

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F A6GCM	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Juan Manuel Fangio	1, 3
					Onofre Marimón	1, 3–6
					Luigi Musso	1, 8–9
					Prince Bira	1
					Sergio Mantovani	3–4, 6–9
					Alberto Ascari	4–5
					Luigi Villoresi	4–6, 8
					Roberto Mieres	7–9
					Stirling Moss	7, 9
					Harry Schell	7
					Louis Rosier	8
					Paco Godia	9
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	625 553 500	Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Ferrari 554 2.5 L4 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	P	Giuseppe Farina	1, 3
					José Froilán González	1, 3–8
					Mike Hawthorn	1, 3–9
					Umberto Maglioli	1, 7–8
					Maurice Trintignant	4–9
					Piero Taruffi	6
					Robert Manzon	7–8
					Alberto Ascari	8
Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini 23 2.5 L6	E	Jean Behra	1, 3–9
					Élie Bayol	1
					Roger Loyer	1
					Paul Frère	3–4, 6
					André Pilette	3, 5–6
					Jacques Pollet	4, 9
					Clemar Bucci	5–8
					Fred Wacker	7–8
Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari Maserati	500 625 250F	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	D P	Louis Rosier	1, 4–6, 9
					Maurice Trintignant	1, 3
					Robert Manzon	4–6, 9
Harry Schell	Maserati	A6GCM 250F	Maserati A6 2.0 L6 Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	P	Harry Schell	1, 4–6, 9
Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Toulo de Graffenried	1, 9
					Ottorino Volonterio	9
Roberto Mieres	Maserati	A6GCM 250F	Maserati A6 2.0 L6 Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	P	Roberto Mieres	1, 3–6
Jorge Daponte	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Jorge Daponte	1, 8
Onofre Marimón	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Carlos Menditeguy	1
Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari	500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	E	Jacques Swaters	3, 7, 9
Prince Bira	Maserati	250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	P	Prince Bira	3–6, 9
				D	Ron Flockhart	5
Equipe Moss A.E. Moss	Maserati	250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	P	Stirling Moss	3, 5–6, 8
Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes	W196	Mercedes M196 2.5 L8	C	Juan Manuel Fangio	4–9
					Karl Kling	4–9
					Hans Herrmann	4, 6–9
					Hermann Lang	6
Georges Berger	Gordini	T16	Gordini 23 2.5 L6	E	Georges Berger	4
HW Motors	HWM	53	Alta GP 2.5 L4	D	Lance Macklin	4
Owen Racing Organisation	Maserati	250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	D	Ken Wharton	4–7, 9
					Guerino Bertocchi	9
Gilby Engineering	Maserati	250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	D	Roy Salvadori	4–5
Scuderia Ambrosiana	Ferrari	500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	A	Reg Parnell	5
G.A. Vandervell Vandervell Products	Vanwall	Special	Vanwall 254 2.5 L4	P	Peter Collins	5, 8–9
Peter Whitehead	Cooper	T24	Alta GP 2.5 L4	D	Peter Whitehead	5
Bill Whitehouse	Connaught	A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4	D	Bill Whitehouse	5
Leslie Marr	Connaught	A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4	D	Leslie Marr	5
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Connaught	A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4	D	John Riseley-Prichard	5
Sir Jeremy Boles	Connaught	A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4	D	Don Beauman	5
Ecurie Ecosse	Connaught	A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4	D	Leslie Thorne	5
R.J. Chase	Cooper	T23	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	D	Alan Brown	5
Gould's Garage (Bristol)	Cooper	T23	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	D	Horace Gould	5
Bob Gerard	Cooper	T23	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	D	Bob Gerard	5
Ecurie Richmond	Cooper	T23	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	D	Eric Brandon	5
					Rodney Nuckey	5
Hans Klenk	Klenk	Meteor	BMW 328 2.0 L6	P	Theo Helfrich	6
Giovanni de Riu	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Giovanni de Riu	8
Scuderia Lancia	Lancia	D50	Lancia DS50 2.5 L8	P	Alberto Ascari	9
					Luigi Villoresi	9

1954 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos. Driver ARG 500‡ BEL FRA GBR GER SUI ITA ESP Pts. 1 Juan Manuel Fangio 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 3 42 (57.14) 2 José Froilán González 3 4† Ret 1 2† 2 3† / Ret 25.14 (26.64) 3 Mike Hawthorn DSQ 4† Ret 2 2† Ret 2 1 24.64 4 Maurice Trintignant 4 2 Ret 5 3 Ret 5 Ret 17 5 Karl Kling 2 7 4 Ret Ret 5 12 6 Bill Vukovich 1 8 7 Hans Herrmann Ret Ret 3 4 Ret 8 8 Luigi Musso DNS Ret 2 6 9 Nino Farina 2 Ret 6 10 Jimmy Bryan 2 6 11 Roberto Mieres Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret 4 6 12 Jack McGrath 3 5 13 Stirling Moss 3 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 4.14 14 Onofre Marimón Ret Ret Ret 3 4.14 15 Robert Manzon 3 Ret 9 Ret Ret 4 16 Sergio Mantovani 7 5 5 9 Ret 4 17 Prince Bira 7 6 4 Ret† Ret 9 3 18 Umberto Maglioli 9 7 3† 2 19 André Pilette 5 9 Ret 2 20 Luigi Villoresi 5 Ret† Ret Ret 2 21 Élie Bayol 5 2 22 Mike Nazaruk 5 2 23 Troy Ruttman 4† 1.5 24 Duane Carter 4† / 15† 1.5 25 Alberto Ascari Ret Ret  / Ret† Ret Ret 1.14 26 Jean Behra DSQ Ret 6 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 0.14 — Harry Schell 6 Ret 12 7 Ret Ret 0 — Ken Wharton Ret 8 6 8 0 — Fred Wacker Ret 6 0 — Fred Agabashian 6 0 — Piero Taruffi 6 0 — Paco Godia 6 0 — Louis Rosier Ret Ret Ret 8 8 7 0 — Peter Collins Ret 7 0 — Don Freeland 7 0 — Jacques Swaters Ret 8 Ret 0 — Toulo de Graffenried 8 Ret† 0 — Paul Russo 8 0 — Larry Crockett 9 0 — Cal Niday 10 0 — Bob Gerard 10 0 — Jorge Daponte Ret 11 0 — Art Cross 11 0 — Don Beauman 11 0 — Chuck Stevenson 12 0 — Manny Ayulo 13 0 — Leslie Marr 13 0 — Bob Sweikert 14 0 — Leslie Thorne 14 0 — Horace Gould 15 0 — Jimmy Jackson 15† 0 — Ernie McCoy 16 0 — Jimmy Reece 17 0 — Ed Elisian 18 0 — Frank Armi 19 0 — Clemar Bucci Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 — Paul Frère Ret Ret Ret 0 — Roy Salvadori Ret Ret 0 — Jacques Pollet Ret Ret 0 — Roger Loyer Ret 0 — Sam Hanks Ret 0 — Pat O'Connor Ret 0 — Rodger Ward Ret 0 — Gene Hartley Ret 0 — Andy Linden Ret 0 — Johnny Thomson Ret 0 — Jerry Hoyt Ret 0 — Jimmy Daywalt Ret 0 — Tony Bettenhausen Ret 0 — Spider Webb Ret 0 — Bill Homeier Ret 0 — Johnnie Parsons Ret 0 — Len Duncan Ret 0 — Pat Flaherty Ret† 0 — Jim Rathmann Ret† 0 — Lance Macklin Ret 0 — Georges Berger Ret 0 — Bill Whitehouse Ret 0 — John Riseley-Prichard Ret 0 — Reg Parnell Ret 0 — Peter Whitehead Ret 0 — Eric Brandon Ret 0 — Ron Flockhart Ret† 0 — Hermann Lang Ret 0 — Theo Helfrich Ret 0 — Ottorino Volonterio Ret† 0 — Alan Brown DNS 0 — Rodney Nuckey DNS 0 Pos. Driver ARG 500‡ BEL FRA GBR GER SUI ITA ESP Pts.

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish, inc. non-classified finish Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Friday test driver (TD) - 2003-2007 only Blank Did not practice (DNP) Injured or ill (Inj) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA)

• Italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded – point shared equally between drivers sharing fastest lap)
• Bold indicates pole position
• † Position shared between multiple drivers of the same car
• ‡ Several cars were shared in this race. See the race page for details.
• Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

Non-Championship race results

Other Formula One races also held in 1954, which did not count towards the World Championship.

Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
IV Gran Premio di Siracusa	Syracuse	April 11	Nino Farina	Ferrari	Report
XV Pau Grand Prix	Pau	April 19	Jean Behra	Gordini	Report
VI Lavant Cup	Goodwood	April 19	Reg Parnell	Ferrari	Report
III Grand Prix de Bordeaux	Bordeaux	May 9	José Froilán González	Ferrari	Report
IV BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	May 15	José Froilán González	Ferrari	Report
VII Gran Premio di Bari	Bari	May 22	José Froilán González	Ferrari	Report
II Curtis Trophy	Snetterton	June 5	Roy Salvadori	Maserati	Report
XIII Gran Premio di Roma	Castelfusano	June 6	Onofre Marimón	Maserati	Report
XXIV Grand Prix des Frontières	Chimay	June 6	B Bira	Maserati	Report
I Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race	Davidstow	June 7	John Riseley-Prichard	Connaught-Francis	Report
I BARC Formula 1 Race	Goodwood	June 7	Reg Parnell	Ferrari	Report
II Crystal Palace Trophy	Crystal Palace	June 19	Reg Parnell	Ferrari	Report
IV Grand Prix de Rouen-les-Essarts	Rouen	July 11	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	Report
III Grand Prix de Caen	Caen	July 25	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	Report
I August Cup	Crystal Palace	August 2	Reg Parnell	Ferrari	Report
II Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race	Davidstow	August 2	John Coombs	Lotus-Connaught	Report
I International Gold Cup	Oulton Park	August 7	Stirling Moss	Maserati	Report
RedeX Trophy	Snetterton	August 14	Reg Parnell	Ferrari	Report
XXIII Circuito di Pescara	Pescara	August 15	Luigi Musso	Maserati	Report
V Sachsenring-Rennen	Sachsenring	August 15	Paul Thiel	EMW	Report
III Joe Fry Memorial Trophy	Castle Combe	August 28	Horace Gould	Cooper-Bristol	Report
V Circuit de Cadours	Cadours	September 12	Jean Behra	Gordini	Report
I Grosser Preis von Berlin	AVUS	September 19	Karl Kling	Mercedes	Report
VII Goodwood Trophy	Goodwood	September 25	Stirling Moss	Maserati	Report
I Daily Telegraph Trophy	Aintree	October 2	Stirling Moss	Maserati	Report

Notes

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