| 1954 World Sportscar Championship season | |
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The 1954 World Sportscar Championship season was the 2nd season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured a series of six endurance races for sportscars, contested from January 24 to November 23, 1954.
Schedule[]
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  1000km of Buenos Aires
|
Autódromo 17 de Octubre | January 24 |
| 2 |  12 Hours of Sebring
|
Sebring International Raceway | March 7 |
| 3 |  Mille Miglia
|
Brescia | May 2 |
| 4 |  24 Hours of Le Mans
|
Circuit de la Sarthe | June 12 June 13 |
| 5 |  RAC Tourist Trophy
|
Dundrod | September 11 |
| 6 |  Carrera Panamericana
|
Veracruz | November 23 |
Season results[]
Races[]
| Rnd | Circuit | Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Buenos Aires | Scuderia Ferrari
|
Results |
| Giuseppe Farina Umberto Maglioli
| |||
| 2 | Sebring | Briggs Cunningham
|
Results |
| Bill Lloyd Stirling Moss
| |||
| 3 | Brescia | Scuderia Lancia
|
Results |
| Alberto Ascari
| |||
| 4 | La Sarthe | Scuderia Ferrari
|
Results |
| José Froilán González Maurice Trintignant
| |||
| 5 | Dundrod | Scuderia Ferrari
|
Results |
| Mike Hawthorn Maurice Trintignant
| |||
| 6 | Veracruz |  Erwin Goldschmidt
|
Results |
| Umberto Maglioli
|
Note: The Tourist Trophy was awarded to the DB of Paul Armagnac and Gerard Laureau, which was the winner of the Dundrod race on handicap.[1] World Championship points were awarded on the overall race results rather than the handicap results.[1]
Manufacturers Championship[]
Championship points were awarded for the top 6 finishing positions in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1.[1] Only the highest placed car of each manufacturer was eligible to score points, [1] no points being awarded for positions filled by additional cars from the same manufacturer. Only the best 4 results for each manufacturer counted towards the championship results.[1] Discarded points are shown within brackets in the table below.
| Pos [2] | Manufacturer [2] | Rd 1 [2] | Rd 2 [2] | Rd 3 [2] | Rd 4 [2] | Rd 5 [2] | Rd 6 [2] | Total [2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari
|
8 | (6) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | |
| 2 | Lancia
|
6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | |||
| 3 | Jaguar
|
3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 4 | O.S.C.A.
|
8 | 8 | |||||
| 5 | Maserati
|
1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |||
| 6 | Porsche
|
1 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 7= | Cunningham
|
4 | 4 | |||||
| 7= | Austin-Healey
|
4 | 4 | |||||
| 7= | Aston Martin
|
4 | 4 | |||||
| 10 | HWM
|
3 | 3 | |||||
| 11= | Kieft
|
1 | 1 | |||||
| 11= | Gordini
|
1 | 1 |
The cars[]
The following models contributed to the nett championship pointscores of their respective manufacturers.[3]
- Ferrari 375 Plus and Ferrari 750 Monza
- Lancia D24
- Jaguar C-type and Jaguar D-type
- O.S.C.A. MT4
- Maserati A6GCS
- Porsche 550 Spyder
- Cunningham C-4R Chrysler
- Austin-Healey 100
- Aston Martin DB3S
- HWM Jaguar
- Kieft Sport Bristol
- Gordini T15S
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, pages 260-262
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 1954 World Sportscar Championship table at www.wspr-racing.com Retrieved on 23 September 2010
- ↑ 1954 World Sportscar Championship race results at wspr-racing.com Retrieved on 23 September 2010
External links[]
- 1954 World Sportscar Championship points listing and race results at www.teamdan.com
- FIA World Sports Car Championship race details (including images) at www.racingsportscars.com
| World Sportscar Championship seasons | ||
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1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 | ||
| "Group 6" World Championship seasons | ||
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| 1976 • 1977 | ||
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