1954 Formula One Season

1954 FIA Formula One World Championship
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1954 World Championship, Juan Manuel Fangio
Season Information
Number of races	9
Season opener	Argentine Grand Prix 17 January
Season finale	Spanish Grand Prix 24 October
Engine suppliers	Alta, BMW, Bristol, Ferrari, Gordini, Lancia, Lea-Francis, Maserati, Mercedes, Vanwall
Tyre suppliers	A C D E P
Points system	8–6–4–3–2 1 (fastest lap)
Drivers' World Championship
Champion	Juan Manuel Fangio 42 (57 1⁄7) points
Runner-Up	José Froilán González 25 1⁄7 (26 9⁄14) points
3rd	Mike Hawthorn 24 9⁄14 points

The 1954 Formula One season was the 5th running of the FIA Formula One World Championship, which commenced on January 17, 1954, and ended on October 24 after nine races. There were also 25 races that, while run to Formula One rules, did not count towards championship standings.

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 Juan Manuel 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	Date	Location	Winning driver	Constructor	Tyres	Report
1	Argentine Grand Prix	January 17	Oscar Gálves	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	P	Report
2	Indianapolis 500	May 31	Indianapolis	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	F	Report
3	Belgian Grand Prix	June 20	Spa-Francorchamps	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	P	Report
4	French Grand Prix	July 4	Reims	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	C	Report
5	British Grand Prix	July 17	Silverstone	José Froilán González	Ferrari	P	Report
6	German Grand Prix	August 1	Nürburgring	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	C	Report
7	Swiss Grand Prix	August 22	Bremgarten	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	C	Report
8	Italian Grand Prix	September 5	Monza	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	C	Report
9	Spanish Grand Prix	October 24	Pedralbes	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	P	Report

Teams and Drivers

Outlined below is the full list of teams and drivers for the 1954 FIA Formula One World Championship:

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Team	Engine
Maserati	A6GCM 250F	P	Juan Manuel Fangio	1, 3
Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6 2.0 L6 Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6		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
			Francisco Godia-Sales	9
Ferrari	500 553 625	P	Giuseppe Farina	1, 3
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 Ferrari 554 2.5 L4 Ferrari 625 2.5 L4		José Froilán González	1, 3–8
			Mike Hailwood	1, 3–9
			Umberto Maglioli	1, 7–8
			Maurice Trintignant	3–9
			Piero Taruffi	6
			Robert Manzon	7
			Alberto Ascari	8
Gordini	T16	E	Jean Behra	1, 3–9
Equipe Gordini	Gordini 23 2.5 L6		Élie Bayol	1
			Roger Loyer	1
			Paul Frère	3–4, 6
			André Pilette	3, 5–6
			Jacques Pollet	4, 9
			Georges Berger	4
			Clemar Bucci	5–8
			Fred Wacker	7–8
Ferrari Maserati	500 625 250F	D P	Louis Rosier	1, 4–6, 9
Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6		Maurice Trintignant	1
			Robert Manzon	4–6, 8–9
Maserati	A6GCM 250F	P	Harry Schell	1, 4–6, 9
Privateer	Maserati A6 2.0 L6 Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
Maserati	A6GCM	P	Emmanuel de Graffenried	1, 9
Privateer	Maserati A6 2.0 L6		Ottorino Volonterio	9
Maserati	A6GCM 250F	P	Roberto Mieres	1, 3–6
Privateer	Maserati A6 2.0 L6 Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
Maserati	A6GCM	P	Jorge Daponte	1, 8
Privateer	Maserati A6 2.0 L6
Maserati	A6GCM	P	Carlos Menditeguy	1
Onofre Marimón	Maserati A6 2.0 L6
Ferrari	500	E	Jacques Swaters	3, 7, 9
Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4
Maserati	250F	P	Prince Bira	3–6, 9
Privateer	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6		Ron Flockhart	5
Maserati	250F	P	Stirling Moss	3, 5–6
A.E. Moss Equipe Moss	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
Mercedes-Benz	W196 W196S	C	Juan Manuel Fangio	4–9
Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes M196 2.5 L8		Jean Behra	4–9
			Hans Herrmann	4, 6–9
			Hermann Lang	6
HWM-Alta	53	D	Lance Macklin	4
H&W Motors	Alta GP 2.5 L4
Maserati	250F	D	Ken Wharton	4–7, 9
Owen Racing Organisation	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
Maserati	250F	D	Roy Salvadori	4–5
Gilby Engineering	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
Ferrari	500	A	Reg Parnell	5
Scuderia Ambrosiana	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4
Vanwall	Special	P	Peter Collins	5, 8–9
G.A. Vandervell Vandervell Products	Vanwall 254 2.5 L4
Cooper-Alta	T24	D	Peter Whitehead	5
Privateer	Alta GP 2.5 L4
Connaught-Lea-Francis	A	D	Bill Whitehouse	5
Privateer	Lea-Francis 2.0 L4
Connaught-Lea-Francis	A	D	Leslie Marr	5
Privateer	Lea-Francis 2.0 L4
Connaught-Lea-Francis	A	D	John Riseley-Prichard	5
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Lea-Francis 2.0 L4
Connaught-Lea-Francis	A	D	Don Beauman	5
Sir Jeremy Boles	Lea-Francis 2.0 L4
Connaught-Lea-Francis	A	D	Leslie Thorne	5
Ecurie Ecosse	Lea-Francis 2.0 L4
Cooper-Bristol	T23	D	Alan Brown	5
R.J. Chase	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6
Cooper-Bristol	T23	D	Horace Gould	5
Gould's Garage	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6
Cooper-Bristol	T23	D	Bob Gerard	5
Bob Gerard	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6
Cooper-Bristol	T23	D	Eric Brandon	5
Ecurie Richmond	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6		Rodney Nuckey	5
Klenk-BMW	Meteor	P	Theo Helfrich	6
Hans Klenk	BMW 328 2.0 L6
Maserati	A6GCM	P	Giovanni de Riu	8
Privateer	Maserati A6 2.0 L6
Lancia	D50	P	Alberto Ascari	9
Scuderia Lancia	Lancia DS50 2.5 V8		Luigi Villoresi	9

Calendar

Non-Championship Schedule

Date	Event	Circuit	Report
31st January	X Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires	Report
11th April	IV Gran Premio di Siracusa	Syracuse	Report
19th April	VI Lavant Cup	Goodwood	Report
19th April	XV Grand Prix Automobile de Pau	Pau	Report
9th May	3e Grand Prix Automobile	Bordeaux	Report
15th May	IV Daily Express International Trophy	Silverstone	Report
22nd May	VII Gran Premio di Bari	Bari	Report
5th June	II Curtis Trophy	Snetterton	Report
6th June	XIII Gran Premio di Roma	Vallelunga	Report
6th June	XIII Grand Prix des Frontières	Chimay	Report
7th June	I Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race	Davidstow	Report
7th June	I BARC Formula 1 Race	Goodwood	Report
19th June	II Crystal Palace Trophy	Crystal Palace	Report
11th July	4e Grand Prix International Automobile	Rouen	Report
25th July	III Grand Prix de Caen	Prairie	Report
2nd August	I August Cup	Crystal Palace	Report
2nd August	II Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race	Davidstow	Report
7th August	I Oulton Park Gold Cup	Oulton Park	Report
14th August	Redex Trophy	Snetterton	Report
15th August	XXIII Circuito di Pescara	Pescara	Report

Final Standings

World Championship for Drivers

Pos.	Driver										Pts.
1st	Juan Manuel Fangio	1st		1stP	1stP	4thP	1stP	1st	1stP	3rd	42 (57 1⁄7)
2nd	José Froilán González	3rd		4th‡	Ret	1st	2nd‡	2ndP	3rd‡ Ret		25 1⁄7 (26 9⁄14)
3rd	Mike Hawthorn	DSQ		4th‡	Ret	2nd	2nd‡	Ret	2nd	1st	24 9⁄14
4th	Maurice Trintignant	4th		2nd	Ret	5th	3rd	Ret	5th	Ret	17
5th	Karl Kling				2nd	7th	4th	Ret	Ret	5th	12
6th	Bill Vukovich		1st								8
=	Hans Herrmann				Ret		Ret	3rd	4th	Ret	8
8th	Luigi Musso	DNS							Ret	2nd	6
=	Giuseppe Farina	2ndP		Ret							6
=	Jimmy Bryan		2nd								6
=	Roberto Mieres	Ret		Ret	Ret	6th	Ret	4th	Ret	4th	6
12th	Jack McGrath		3rdP								5
13th	Stirling Moss			3rd		Ret	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	4 1⁄7
=	Onofre Marimón	Ret		Ret	Ret	3rd	DNS				4 1⁄7
15th	Robert Manzon				3rd	Ret	9th	DNS	Ret	Ret	4
=	Sergio Mantovani			7th			5th	5th	9th	Ret	4
17th	Prince Bira	7th		6th	4th	Ret‡	Ret			9th	3
18th	Umberto Maglioli	9th						7th	3rd‡		2
=	André Pilette			5th		9th	Ret			9th	2
=	Luigi Villoresi				5th	Ret‡	DNS		Ret	Ret	2
=	Élie Bayol	5th									2
=	Mike Nazaruk		5th								2
23rd	Troy Ruttman		4th‡								1 1⁄2
=	Duane Carter		4th‡								1 1⁄2
25th	Alberto Ascari				Ret	Ret‡			Ret	Ret	1 1⁄7
26th	Jean Behra	DSQ		Ret	6th	Ret	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	1⁄7
—	Harry Schell	6th			Ret	12th	7th	Ret		Ret	0
—	Ken Wharton				Ret	8th	DNS	6th		8th	0
—	Fred Wacker							Ret	6th		0
—	Fred Agabashian		6th								0
—	Piero Taruffi						6th				0
—	Francisco Godia-Sales									6th	0
—	Louis Rosier	Ret			Ret	Ret	8th		8th	7th	0
—	Peter Collins					Ret			7th	DNS	0
—	Don Freeland		7th								0
—	Jacques Swaters			Ret				8th		Ret	0
—	Emmanuel de Graffenried	8th								Ret‡	0
—	Paul Russo		8th								0
—	Larry Crockett		9th								0
—	Cal Niday		10th								0
—	Bob Gerard					10th					0
—	Jorge Daponte	Ret							11th		0
—	Art Cross		11th								0
—	Don Beauman					11th					0
—	Chuck Stevenson		12th								0
—	Manny Ayulo		13th								0
—	Leslie Marr					13th					0
—	Bob Sweikert		14th								0
—	Leslie Thorne					14th					0
—	Horace Gould					15th					0
—	Jimmy Jackson		15th‡								0
—	Ernie McCoy		16th								0
—	Jimmy Reece		17th								0
—	Ed Elisian		18th								0
—	Frank Armi		19th								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
—	Tony Bettenhausen		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
—	Giovanni de Riu								DNQ		0

Key
Symbol	Meaning		Symbol	Meaning
1st	Winner		Ret	Retired
2nd	Podium finish		DSQ	Disqualified
3rd			DNQ	Did not qualify
5th	Points finish		DNPQ	Did not pre-qualify
14th	Non-points finish		TD	Test driver
Italics	Fastest Lap		DNS	Did not start
18th†	Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance)		NC	Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4thP	Qualified for pole position		[+] More Symbols

• ^‡ Position shared between multiple drivers of the same car
• Fastest lap earns 1 point
• Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

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See Also

• List of fatal accidents

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