| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 9 of 9 in the 1954 Formula One season | ||
 Circuit Pedralbes layout | ||
| Date | 24 October 1954 | |
| Official name | XII Gran Premio de España | |
| Location | Pedralbes Circuit, Barcelona, Spain | |
| Course | Temporary street circuit 6.316 km (3.925 mi) | |
| Distance | 80 laps, 505.280 km (313.966 mi) | |
| Weather | Sunny, mild, dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Alberto Ascari
|
Lancia |
| Time | 2:18.1 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Alberto Ascari
|
Lancia |
| Time | 2:20.4 on lap 3 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Mike Hawthorn
|
Ferrari |
| Second | Luigi Musso
|
Maserati |
| Third |  Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Mercedes |
The 1954 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 24 October 1954 at Pedralbes. It was the ninth and final round of the 1954 World Drivers' Championship.
Race report[]
The long-awaited Lancia D50s arrived-using their 90 degree V8 engine as a stiffening aid for the chassis; they were simple but brilliantly designed. Ascari immediately set the fastest practice lap and led from pole.
Villoresi in the fellow Lancia retired with brake trouble after just 1 lap and Ascari succumbed to clutch problems after 9 laps.
Various other drivers took the lead and then retired-Schell spun off, Trintignant had mechanical problems and Moss overheated (one of several retirements caused by flying newspaper jamming the radiator ducts). The race boiled down to a duel between Hawthorn and Fangio but the Argentine was losing oil and lost second place to Musso. Hawthorn hung on to take the win with Fangio driving well to claim the final podium position.
This proved to be the last major race held at the Pedralbes street circuit. The Le Mans disaster in 1955 meant tighter safety regulations, and the spectator-lined street circuit in the Pedralbes neighborhood of Barcelona was abandoned and has not been used since.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | Mike Hawthorn
|
Ferrari | 80 | 3:13:52.1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 14 | Luigi Musso
|
Maserati | 80 | +1:13.2 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Mercedes | 79 | +1 Lap | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 | Roberto Mieres
|
Maserati | 79 | +1 Lap | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 |  Karl Kling
|
Mercedes | 79 | +4 Laps | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 |  Paco Godia
|
Maserati | 76 | +4 Laps | 13 | |
| 7 | 26 |  Louis Rosier
|
Maserati | 74 | +6 Laps | 20 | |
| 8 | 28 | Ken Wharton
|
Maserati | 74 | +6 Laps | 14 | |
| 9 | 18 |  Prince Bira
|
Maserati | 68 | +12 Laps | 15 | |
| Ret | 12 | Sergio Mantovani
|
Maserati | 58 | Brakes | 10 | |
| Ret | 22 |  Toulo de Graffenried Ottorino Volonterio
|
Maserati | 57 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 6 | Hans Herrmann
|
Mercedes | 50 | Injection | 9 | |
| Ret | 40 | Maurice Trintignant
|
Ferrari | 47 | Gearbox | 8 | |
| Ret | 48 | Jacques Pollet
|
Gordini | 37 | Engine | 16 | |
| Ret | 24 |  Harry Schell
|
Maserati | 29 | Transmission | 4 | |
| Ret | 8 | Stirling Moss
|
Maserati | 20 | Oil Pump | 6 | |
| Ret | 46 | Jean Behra
|
Gordini | 17 | Brakes | 18 | |
| Ret | 30 |  Jacques Swaters
|
Ferrari | 16 | Engine | 19 | |
| Ret | 34 | Alberto Ascari
|
Lancia | 10 | Clutch | 1 | 1 |
| Ret | 36 | Luigi Villoresi
|
Lancia | 2 | Brakes | 5 | |
| Ret | 20 | Robert Manzon
|
Ferrari | 2 | Engine | 17 | |
| DNS | 42 | Peter Collins
|
Vanwall | Non Starter - Accident |
Notes[]
- Pole position: Alberto Ascari 2:18.1
- Fastest lap: Alberto Ascari 2:20.4
- Lap Leaders:
- Harry Schell 10 laps (1-2, 10, 13, 15-17, 19, 21, 23) (First race he has led a lap)
- Alberto Ascari 7 laps (3-9)
- Maurice Trintignant 5 laps (11-12, 14, 18, 20) (First race he has led a lap)
- Mike Hawthorn 58 laps (22, 24-80)
- Shared Drives: Car #22: Toulo de Graffenried (30 laps) and Ottorino Volonterio (27 laps).
- Grand Prix debut for: Ottorino Volonterio and Lancia.
- Last Grand Prix appearance for: Prince Bira and Jacques Swaters.
- First points and first podium for Luigi Musso.
- The only time that Juan Manuel Fangio finished third in a World Drivers' Championship race.
Drivers' Championship standings after the race[]
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
42 (57.14) |
| 2 | José Froilán González
|
25.14 (26.64) |
| 3 | Mike Hawthorn
|
24.64 |
| 4 | Maurice Trintignant
|
17 |
| 5 | Karl Kling
|
12 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
| Previous race: 1954 Italian Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1954 season |
Next race: 1955 Argentine Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1951 Spanish Grand Prix |
Spanish Grand Prix | Next race: 1967 Spanish Grand Prix |
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