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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.

Background[]


Entry list[]

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

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

Practice Overview[]

Qualifying[]

Q1[]

Q2[]

Q3[]

Qualifying Results[]

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

Grid[]

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 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Germany Mercedes 80 2:47:47.9 1 8
2 40 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Italy Ferrari 79 +1 Lap 7 6
3 38 Italy Umberto Maglioli
Argentina José Froilán González
Italy Ferrari 78 +2 Laps 13 2
3
4 12 Germany Hans Herrmann Germany Mercedes 77 +3 Laps 8 3
5 30 France Maurice Trintignant Italy Ferrari 75 +5 Laps 11 2
6 42 United States Fred Wacker France Gordini 75 +5 Laps 18
7 10 United Kingdom Peter Collins United Kingdom Vanwall 75 +5 Laps 16
8 26 France Louis Rosier Italy Maserati 74 +6 Laps 20
9 18 Italy Sergio Mantovani Italy Maserati 74 +6 Laps 9
10 28 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Italy Maserati 71 +9 Laps 3
11 8 Argentina Jorge Daponte Italy Maserati 70 +10 Laps 19
Ret 34 Italy Alberto Ascari Italy Ferrari 48 Engine 2
Ret 22 Italy Luigi Villoresi Italy Maserati 42 Clutch 6
Ret 14 Germany Karl Kling Germany Mercedes 36 Accident 4
Ret 24 Argentina Roberto Mieres Italy Maserati 34 Suspension 10
Ret 20 Italy Luigi Musso Italy Maserati 32 Transmission 14
Ret 32 Argentina José Froilán González Italy Ferrari 16 Gearbox 5
Ret 6 France Robert Manzon Italy Ferrari 16 Engine 15
Ret 46 Argentina Clemar Bucci France Gordini 13 Transmission 17
Ret 44 France Jean Behra France Gordini 2 Engine 12
DNQ 20 Italy Giovanni de Riu Italy Maserati Did Not Qualify

Milestones[]

Standings after race[]

V T E Italy Italian Grand Prix
Circuits Monza (1950 - 1979, 1981 - Present), Imola (1980)
Monza2000
Races 19501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
European Championship Races 193119321935193619371938
Non-Championship Races 1921192219231924192519261927192819331934194719481949
V T E 1954 Formula One Season
Constructors Connaught • Cooper • Ferrari • Gordini • HWM • Klenk • Lancia • Maserati • Mercedes-Benz • Vanwall
Engines Alta • BMW • Bristol • Ferrari • Gordini • Lancia • Lea-Francis • Maserati • Mercedes • Vanwall
Drivers Ascari • Bayol • Beauman • Behra • Berger • Bertocchi • Bira • Brandon • Brown • Bucci • Collins • Daponte • Fangio • Farina • Flockhart • Frère • Gerard • Godia-Sales • J. F. González • Gould • de Graffenried • Hawthorn • Helfrich • Herrmann • Kling • Lang • Loyer • Macklin • Maglioli • Mantovani • Marr • Manzon • Marimón • Menditeguy • Mieres • S. Moss • Musso • Nuckey • Parnell • Pilette • Pollet • Riseley-Prichard • de Riu • Rosier • Salvadori • Schell • Swaters • Taruffi • Thorne • Trintignant • Villoresi • Volonterio • Wacker • Wharton • Whitehead • Whitehouse
Cars Connaught A • Cooper T23 • Cooper T24 • Ferrari 500 • Ferrari 553 • Ferrari 625 • Gordini T16 • HWM 53 • Klenk Meteor  • Lancia D50  • Maserati 250F • Maserati A6GCM • Mercedes-Benz W196 • Vanwall Special
Tyres Avon • Continental • Dunlop • Englebert • Pirelli
Races Argentina • Indianapolis • Belgium • France • Britain • Germany • Switzerland • Italy • Spain
See also 1953 Formula One Season • 1955 Formula One Season • Category
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