| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 9 in the 1954 Formula One season | ||
 Circuit Bremgarten track layout | ||
| Date | 22 August 1954 | |
| Official name | XIV Großer Preis der Schweiz | |
| Location | Bremgarten, Bern, Switzerland | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 7.280 km (4.524 mi) | |
| Distance | 66 laps, 480.480 km (298.556 mi) | |
| Weather | Rain | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  José Froilán González
|
Ferrari |
| Time | 2:39.5 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Mercedes |
| Time | 2:39.7 on lap 34 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Mercedes |
| Second | José Froilán González
|
Ferrari |
| Third |  Hans Herrmann
|
Mercedes |
The 1954 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Bremgarten on 22 August 1954. It was the seventh round of the 1954 World Drivers' Championship.
Race report[]
The Mercedes domination continued as Fangio led from start to finish. Moss soon passed Gonzalez for 2nd and battled ferociously to catch Fangio. However, he was himself soon under pressure as Hawthorn caught him. The two duelled furiously in a superb patriotic spectacle, ended only when Moss's engine gave way. Hawthorn himself succumbed to fuel feed problems. Gonzalez thus ended in second, whilst Fangio lapped the entire field up to second, winning by nearly a minute. Hans Herrmann in the sister Mercedes took the final podium spot.
The Driver's championship was to be decided at this race. Works Ferrari driver José Froilán González needed to win to stay in contention to beat Mercedes driver Juan Manuel Fangio on points and after finishing 2nd to Fangio, he still had 23 1/7 points to Fangio's 42. With the rules in place at the time, González could not overhaul Fangio's total with 2 races left, and so the title went to Fangio for the 2nd time.
This would be the last F1 race in Switzerland. Following the 1955 Le Mans disaster the Swiss government banned all forms of motor racing. Swiss Grands Prix were subsequently held in 1975 (non-championship) and 1982 but both races took place in France.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Mercedes | 66 | 3:00' 34.5 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 20 | José Froilán González
|
Ferrari | 66 | +57.8 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Hans Herrmann
|
Mercedes | 65 | +1 lap | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 30 | Roberto Mieres
|
Maserati | 64 | +2 laps | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 |  Sergio Mantovani
|
Maserati | 64 | +2 laps | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 18 |  Ken Wharton
|
Maserati | 64 | +2 laps | 8 | |
| 7 | 24 | Umberto Maglioli
|
Ferrari | 61 | +5 laps | 11 | |
| 8 | 2 |  Jacques Swaters
|
Ferrari | 58 | +8 laps | 16 | |
| Ret | 8 | Karl Kling
|
Mercedes | 38 | Fuel system | 5 | |
| Ret | 26 |  Maurice Trintignant
|
Ferrari | 33 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 22 | Mike Hawthorn
|
Ferrari | 30 | Oil leak | 6 | |
| Ret | 34 |  Harry Schell
|
Maserati | 23 | Oil pump | 13 | |
| Ret | 32 | Stirling Moss
|
Maserati | 21 | Oil pump | 3 | |
| Ret | 14 | Fred Wacker
|
Gordini | 10 | Transmission | 15 | |
| Ret | 10 | Jean Behra
|
Gordini | 8 | Clutch | 14 | |
| Ret | 12 | Clemar Bucci
|
Gordini | 0 | Fuel pump | 10 | |
| DNS | 24 | Robert Manzon
|
Ferrari | Accident |
Notes[]
- Pole position: José Froilán González – 2' 39.5
- Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio – 2' 39.7
- This would be the last F1 race in Switzerland. Following the 1955 Le Mans disaster the Swiss government would ban all forms of motor racing. A Swiss Grand Prix would appear once more in 1982 but this race was held in France.
- Fangio retook the record for the most victories from Alberto Ascari at this race, scoring his twelfth here. Although he would later score 12 more victories, he held the record from this point until 1968.
- Fangio won the world championship with two races left to go.
Drivers' Championship standings after the race[]
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
42 (45.14) |
|
|
2 | José Froilán González
|
23.64 |
|
|
3 | Maurice Trintignant
|
15 |
|
|
4 | Mike Hawthorn
|
10.64 |
|
|
5 | Karl Kling
|
10 |
- 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.
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FIA Formula One World Championship 1954 season |
Next race: 1954 Italian Grand Prix |
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