1954 German Grand Prix

1954 German Grand Prix
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The 1927 layout of the Nürburgring
Race Details
Date	August 1, 1954
Official Name	XVII Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location	Nürburgring Nürburg
Course	Permanent racing facility 22.810 km (14.173 mi)
Distance	22 laps, 501.82 km (311.816 mi)
Pole Position
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes
Time	9:50.1
Fastest Lap
Driver	Karl Kling Mercedes
Time	9:55.1 on lap 16
Podium
First	Juan Manuel Fangio
Second	José Froilán González Mike Hawthorn
Third	Maurice Trintignant
Lap Leaders
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The 1954 German Grand Prix (officially the XVII Großer Preis von Deutschland) was the sixth race of the 1954 FIA Formula One World Championship, held at the Nürburgring on the weekend of August 1, 1954. The race was won by Juan Manuel Fangio driving a Mercedes-Benz from pole position.

Background

Entry List

No.	Driver	Entreat	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
1	José Froilán González	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	625	Ferrari	625 L4 2.5	P
2	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	625	Ferrari	625 L4 2.5	P
3	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	625	Ferrari	625 L4 2.5	P
4	Piero Taruffi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	625	Ferrari	625 L4 2.5	P
5	Luigi Villoresi	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
6	Onofre Marimón	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
7	Sergio Mantovani	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
8	Roberto Mieres	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
9	Jean Behra	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini	23 L6 2.5	E
10	Paul Frère	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini	23 L6 2.5	E
11	Clemar Bucci	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini	23 L6 2.5	E
12	André Pilette	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini	23 L6 2.5	E
14	Prince Bira	Prince Bira	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
15	Harry Schell	Harry Schell	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati	A6 L6 2.0	P
16	Stirling Moss	Stirling Moss	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
17	Ken Wharton	Owen Racing Organisation	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D
18	Juan Manuel Fangio	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes	W196	Mercedes	M196 L8 2.5	C
19	Karl Kling	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes	W196	Mercedes	M196 L8 2.5	C
20	Hans Herrmann	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes	W196	Mercedes	M196 L8 2.5	C
21	Hermann Lang	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes	W196	Mercedes	M196 L8 2.5	C
22	Theo Helfrich	Hans Klenk	Klenk	Meteor	BMW	328 L6 2.0	P
24	Robert Manzon	Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari	625	Ferrari	625 L4 2.5	P
25	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari	500/625	Ferrari	625 L4 2.5	D

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	18	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	9:50.1	—
2	3	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	9:53.3	+ 3.2
3	16	Stirling Moss	Maserati	10:00.7	+ 10.6
4	20	Hans Herrmann	Mercedes	10:01.8	+ 11.7
5	1	José Froilán González	Gordini	10:01.9	+ 11.8
6	10	Paul Frère	Gordini	10:05.9	+ 15.8
7	2	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	10:07.5	+ 17.4
8*	6	Onofre Marimón	Maserati	10:11.3	+ 21.2
9	9	Jean Behra	Gordini	10:11.9	+ 21.8
10†	5	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	N/A	—
11	21	Hermann Lang	Mercedes	10:13.1	+ 23.0
12	24	Robert Manzon	Ferrari	10:16.1	+ 26.0
13	4	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	10:23.0	+ 32.9
14	15	Harry Schell	Maserati	10:28.7	+ 38.6
15	7	Sergio Mantovani	Maserati	10:39.1	+ 49.0
16	11	Clemar Bucci	Gordini	10:43.7	+ 53.6
17	8	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	10:47.0	+ 56.9
18	25	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	11:04.3	+ 1:14.2
19	14	Prince Bira	Maserati	11:10.3	+ 1:20.2
20	12	André Pilette	Gordini	11:13.4	+ 1:23.3
21	22	Theo Helfrich	Klenk-BMW	11:18.3	+ 1:28.2
22†	17	Ken Wharton	Maserati	N/A	—
DNQ‡	19	Karl Kling	Mercedes	No time	—

• *Marimón suffered a fatal accident in practice.
• ^†Villoresi and Wharton withdrew from the race after Marimón's death.
• ^‡Kling was listed as reserve.

Grid

Pos		Pos		Pos
Driver		Driver		Driver
				______________
		______________		1
______________		2		Juan Manuel Fangio
3		Mike Hawthorn
Stirling Moss
			______________
	______________		4
	5		Hans Herrmann
	José Froilán González
				______________
		______________		6
______________		7		Paul Frère
8		Maurice Trintignant
Jean Behra
			______________
	______________		9
	10		Hermann Lang
	Robert Manzon
				______________
		______________		11
______________		12		Piero Taruffi
13		Harry Schell
Sergio Mantovani
			______________
	______________		14
	15		Clemar Bucci
	Roberto Mieres
				______________
		______________		16
______________		17		Louis Rosier
18		Prince Bira
André Pilette
			______________
	______________		19
	20		Theo Helfrich
	Karl Kling*

• *Kling was listed as reserve and was allowed to join the back of the grid.

Race

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	18	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	22	3:45:45.8	1	8
2*	1	José Froilán González	Ferrari	16	+ 1:36.5	5	3
		Mike Hawthorn		6			3
3	2	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	22	+ 5:08.6	7	4
4	19	Karl Kling	Mercedes	22	+ 6:06.5	20	4
5	7	Sergio Mantovani	Maserati	21	+ 1 Lap	13	2
6	4	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	21	+ 1 Lap	11
7	15	Harry Schell	Maserati	21	+ 1 Lap	12
8	25	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	21	+ 1 Lap	16
9	24	Robert Manzon	Ferrari	20	+ 2 Laps	10
10	9	Jean Behra	Gordini	20	+ 2 Laps	8
Ret	14	Prince Bira	Maserati	18	Steering	17
Ret	21	Hermann Lang	Mercedes	10	Spin	9
Ret	11	Clemar Bucci	Gordini	8	Tire	14
Ret	22	Theo Helfrich	Klenk-BMW	8	Engine	19
Ret	20	Hans Herrmann	Mercedes	7	Fuel pump	4
Ret	10	Paul Frère	Gordini	4	Tire	6
Ret	3	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	3	Transmission	2
Ret	8	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	2	Tank	15
Ret	16	Stirling Moss	Maserati	1	Engine	3
Ret	12	André Pilette	Gordini	0	Gearbox	18
DNS	6	Onofre Marimón	Maserati
WD†	5	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati
WD†	17	Ken Wharton	Maserati

• *González and Hawthorne shared his car, to cover a combined distance of 22 laps for car #1. They scored 3 points each for coming in 2nd place.
• ^†Villoresi and Wharton withdrew from the race after Marimón's death.

Milestones

• This was the longest race, at three hours and 45 minutes, before the record was broken by the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix. Nevertheless, the race still holds the record for the longest race without a red flag.

References

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