The 1954 French Grand Prix was the fourth race of the season. Held again at the Reims-Gueux circuit, it featured the overwhelming return to racing of Mercedes. Silver Arrows drivers Juan Manuel Fangio and Karl Kling finished 1-2, a tenth of a second apart and a lap ahead of the field, while the third driver, Hans Herrmann, recorded the fastest lap before retiring with engine problems. The final spot on the podium was claimed by private Ferrari driver Robert Manzon, but the Scuderia was clearly outclassed this weekend.
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Background[edit | edit source]
The Reims circuit had been slightly modified to shortcut the brick roundabout at Thillois. Ferrari was missing Giuseppe Farina, who had crashed heavily while leading in the Mille Miglia. Among his injuries was a broken arm.
Entry list[edit | edit source]
The full entry list for the 1954 French Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice Overview[edit | edit source]
Qualifying Results[edit | edit source]
The full qualifying results for the 1954 French Grand Prix are outlined below:
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Ave. Speed |
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1 | 18 | 2:29.4 | — | 200.048 km/h | ||
2 | 20 | 2:30.4 | +1.0s | 198.718 km/h | ||
3 | 10 | 2:30.5 | +1.1s | 198.586 km/h | ||
4 | 2 | 2:30.6 | +1.2s | 198.454 km/h | ||
5 | 12 | 2:31.6 | +2.2s | 197.145 km/h | ||
6 | 46 | 2:35.1 | +5.7s | 192.696 km/h | ||
7 | 22 | 2:35.3 | +5.9s | 192.448 km/h | ||
8 | 6 | 2:35.6 | +6.2s | 192.077 km/h | ||
9 | 4 | 2:36.1 | +6.7s | 191.462 km/h | ||
10 | 44 | 2:36.3 | +6.9s | 191.217 km/h | ||
11 | 16 | 2:38.7 | +9.3s | 188.325 km/h | ||
12 | 34 | 2:42.0 | +12.6s | 184.489 km/h | ||
13 | 36 | 2:42.1 | +12.7s | 184.375 km/h | ||
14 | 14 | 2:42.7 | +13.3s | 183.695 km/h | ||
15 | 32 | 2:52.5 | +23.1s | 173.259 km/h | ||
16 | 42 | 3:09.3 | +39.9s | 157.883 km/h | ||
NC* | 24 | — | ||||
NC* | 26 | — | ||||
NC* | 28 | — | ||||
NC* | 30 | — | ||||
NC* | 48 | — | ||||
WD | 8 | Injury | ||||
WD | 38 | Withdrawn | ||||
WD | 40 | Withdrawn | ||||
WD | 50 | Withdrawn |
- Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
- * Behra, Pollet, Frère, Berger, and Schell had taken the start at the back of the grid as they did not set their time in practice.
Grid[edit | edit source]
Pos | Pos | Pos | |||
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Driver | Driver | Driver | |||
______________ | |||||
______________ | 1 | ||||
______________ | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | |||
3 | Karl Kling | ||||
Alberto Ascari | |||||
______________ | |||||
______________ | 4 | ||||
5 | José Froilán González | ||||
Onofre Marimón | |||||
______________ | |||||
______________ | 6 | ||||
______________ | 7 | Prince Bira | |||
8 | Hans Herrmann | ||||
Mike Hawthorn | |||||
______________ | |||||
______________ | 9 | ||||
10 | Maurice Trintignant | ||||
Roy Salvadori | |||||
______________ | |||||
______________ | 11 | ||||
______________ | 12 | Roberto Mieres | |||
13 | Robert Manzon | ||||
Louis Rosier | |||||
______________ | |||||
______________ | 14 | ||||
15 | Luigi Villoresi | ||||
Lance Macklin | |||||
______________ | |||||
______________ | 16 | ||||
______________ | 17 | Ken Wharton | |||
18 | Jean Behra | ||||
Jacques Pollet | |||||
______________ | |||||
______________ | 19 | ||||
20 | Paul Frère | ||||
Georges Berger | |||||
______________ | |||||
______________ | 21 | ||||
______________ | 22 | Harry Schell | |||
23 | |||||
Race[edit | edit source]
Results[edit | edit source]
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 18 | 61 | 2:42:47.9 | 1 | 8 | ||
2 | 20 | 61 | + 0.1 | 2 | 6 | ||
3 | 34 | 60 | + 1 Lap | 12 | 4 | ||
4 | 46 | 60 | + 1 Lap | 6 | 3 | ||
5 | 14 | 58 | + 3 Laps | 14 | 2 | ||
6 | 24 | 56 | + 5 Laps | 17 | |||
Ret | 28 | 50 | Axle | 19 | |||
Ret | 4 | 36 | Engine | 9 | |||
Ret | 36 | 27 | Engine | 13 | |||
Ret | 12 | 27 | Gearbox | 5 | |||
Ret | 16 | 24 | Engine | 11 | |||
Ret | 42 | 19 | Transmission | 16 | |||
Ret | 48 | 19 | Fuel Pump | 21 | |||
Ret | 22 | 16 | Engine | 7 | 1 | ||
Ret | 44 | 15 | Half Shaft | 10 | |||
Ret | 2 | 13 | Engine | 4 | |||
Ret | 32 | 10 | Engine | 15 | |||
Ret | 30 | 9 | Engine | 20 | |||
Ret | 6 | 9 | Engine | 8 | |||
Ret | 26 | 8 | Engine | 18 | |||
Ret | 10 | 1 | Transmission | 3 | |||
Source: [1] |
Milestones[edit | edit source]
- First races for Karl Kling, Jacques Pollet and Continental Tire.
- First modern race for Mercedes.
- First victory for Mercedes, Continental and a non-Italian constructor.
Standings after race[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "1954 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1954/races/129/france/race-result.html. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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