1954 Italian Grand Prix

1954 Italian Grand Prix
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Round	8 of 1954
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Race Details
Date	September 5, 1954
Official Name	XXV Gran Premio d'Italia
Location	Autodromo Nazionale Monza Monza, Monza e della Brianza, Lombardy, Italia
Course	Permanent racing facility 6.300 km (3.915 mi)
Distance	80 laps, 504 km (313.171 mi)
Pole Position
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes
Time	1:59.0
Fastest Lap
Driver	José Froilán González Ferrari
Time	2:00.8 on lap 2
Podium
First	Juan Manuel Fangio
Second	Mike Hawthorn
Third	Umberto Maglioli José Froilán González
Lap Leaders

The 1954 Italian Grand Prix was held on September 5, 1954. It was the eighth race of the nine race season. Even though Juan Manuel Fangio had clinched the World Championship at the previous race, there was a healthy entry at Monza. After a race of attrition, Fangio inherited the win for Mercedes when the Maserati of Stirling Moss lost all of its oil. Second place went to Mike Hawthorn's Ferrari, ahead of José Froilán González, who had taken over teammate Umberto Maglioli's Ferrari earlier in the event.

Entry list

The full entry list for the 1954 Italian Grand Prix is outlined below:

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
6	Robert Manzon	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	625	Ferrari	625 2.5 L4	P
8	Jorge Daponte	Jorge Daponte	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati	A6 2.0 L6	P
10	Peter Collins	Vandervell Products	Vanwall	Special	Vanwall	254 2.5 L4	P
12	Hans Herrmann	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes	W196	Mercedes	M196 2.5 L8	C
14	Karl Kling	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes	W196	Mercedes	M196 2.5 L8	C
16	Juan Manuel Fangio	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes	W196	Mercedes	M196 2.5 L8	C
18	Sergio Mantovani	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 2.5 L6	P
20	Giovanni de Riu Luigi Musso	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 2.5 L6	P
22	Luigi Villoresi	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 2.5 L6	P
24	Roberto Mieres	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 2.5 L6	P
26	Louis Rosier	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 2.5 L6	P
28	Stirling Moss	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 2.5 L6	P
30	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	625	Ferrari	625 2.5 L4	P
32	José Froilán González	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	625	Ferrari	625 2.5 L4	P
34	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	625	Ferrari	625 2.5 L4	P
38	Umberto Maglioli	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	625	Ferrari	625 2.5 L4	P
40	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	625	Ferrari	625 2.5 L4	P
42	Fred Wacker	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini	23 2.5 L6	E
44	Jean Behra	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini	23 2.5 L6	E
46	Clemar Bucci	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini	23 2.5 L6	E

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	16	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	1:59.0	—
2	34	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1:59.2	+0.2
3	28	Stirling Moss	Maserati	1:59.3	+0.3
4	14	Karl Kling	Mercedes	1:59.6	+0.6
5	32	José Froilán González	Ferrari	2:00.0	+1.0
6	22	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	2:00.2	+1.2
7	40	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:00.2	+1.2
8	12	Hans Herrmann	Mercedes	2:01.4	+2.4
9	18	Sergio Mantovani	Maserati	2:01.6	+1.6
10	24	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	2:01.7	+2.7
11	30	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	2:02.3	+3.3
12	44	Jean Behra	Gordini	2:02.4	+3.4
13	38	Umberto Maglioli	Ferrari	2:03.5	+4.5
14	20	Luigi Musso	Maserati	2:03.5	+4.5
15	6	Robert Manzon	Ferrari	2:04.7	+5.7
16	10	Peter Collins	Vanwall	2:05.2	+6.2
17	46	Clemar Bucci	Gordini	2:05.5	+6.5
18	42	Fred Wacker	Gordini	2:08.0	+9.0
19	8	Jorge Daponte	Maserati	2:09.5	+10.5
20	26	Louis Rosier	Maserati	2:11.0	+12.0

Grid

Pos	Pos	Pos
Driver	Driver	Driver
		______________
	______________	1
______________	2	Juan Manuel Fangio
3	Alberto Ascari
Stirling Moss
		______________
	______________	4
______________	5	Karl Kling
6	José Froilán González
Luigi Villoresi
		______________
	______________	7
______________	8	Mike Hawthorn
9	Hans Herrmann
Sergio Mantovani
		______________
	______________	10
______________	11	Roberto Mieres
12	Maurice Trintignant
Jean Behra
		______________
	______________	13
______________	14	Umberto Maglioli
15	Luigi Musso
Robert Manzon
		______________
	______________	16
______________	17	Peter Collins
18	Clemar Bucci
Fred Wacker
		______________
	______________	19
______________	20	Jorge Daponte
21	Louis Rosier

Race

Results

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	16	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	80	2:47:47.9	1	8
2	40	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	79	+1 Lap	7	6
3	38	Umberto Maglioli José Froilán González	Ferrari	78	+2 Laps	13	2 3
4	12	Hans Herrmann	Mercedes	77	+3 Laps	8	3
5	30	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	75	+5 Laps	11	2
6	42	Fred Wacker	Gordini	75	+5 Laps	18
7	10	Peter Collins	Vanwall	75	+5 Laps	16
8	26	Louis Rosier	Maserati	74	+6 Laps	20
9	18	Sergio Mantovani	Maserati	74	+6 Laps	9
10	28	Stirling Moss	Maserati	71	+9 Laps	3
11	8	Jorge Daponte	Maserati	70	+10 Laps	19
Ret	34	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	48	Engine	2
Ret	22	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	42	Clutch	6
Ret	14	Karl Kling	Mercedes	36	Accident	4
Ret	24	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	34	Suspension	10
Ret	20	Luigi Musso	Maserati	32	Transmission	14
Ret	32	José Froilán González	Ferrari	16	Gearbox	5
Ret	6	Robert Manzon	Ferrari	16	Engine	15
Ret	46	Clemar Bucci	Gordini	13	Transmission	17
Ret	44	Jean Behra	Gordini	2	Engine	12
DNQ	20	Giovanni de Riu	Maserati		Did Not Qualify

Milestones

• 14th career pole position, and 13th career victory for Juan Manuel Fangio.
• 4th victory for Mercedes in the modern World Championship, and 20th victory including the pre-war European Championship.
• 7th career pdium for Mike Hawthorn.
• 9th career fastest lap, and 6th career podium for José Froilán González.
• First points and podium for Umberto Maglioli.
• First time a Grand Prix was led by Stirling Moss.
• First start for Luigi Musso.
• Final races for Fred Wacker and Jorge Daponte.
• Only Grand Prix appearance for Giovanni de Riu.

Standings after race

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