1954 Rouen Grand Prix

4e Grand Prix International Automobile
Rouen-Les-Essarts for the 1954 non-championship race
Race details
Date	11 July, 1954
Official Name	4e Grand Prix International Automobile
Location	Rouen-Les-Essarts Orival, Rouen, France
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.100km (3.17mi)
Distance	95 laps, 484.500km (301.119 miles)
Pole Position
Driver	Maurice Trintignant Ferrari
Time	2:09.4
Fastest Lap
Driver	Maurice Trintignant Ferrari
Time	2:09.9
Podium
First	Maurice Trintignant Ferrari
Second	Prince Bira Maserati
Third	Roy Salvadori Maserati
Lap Leaders
No race-code specified

The 1954 Rouen Grand Prix, or the 4^e Grand Prix International Automobile, was the non-championship round of the 1954 FIA Formula One World Championship staged at Rouen-Les-Essarts on 11 July, 1954.

Background

Entry List

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

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
2	Jean Behra	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini	23 2.5 L6	E
4	Clemar Bucci	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini	23 2.5 L6	E
6	Georges Berger	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini	23 2.5 L6	E
8	André Pilette	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini	23 2.5 L6	E
10	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari	500/625	Ferrari	625 2.0 L4	D
12	Robert Manzon	Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari	625	Ferrari	625 2.0 L4	P
14	José Froilán González	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	553	Ferrari	554 2.5 L4	P
16	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	625	Ferrari	625 2.0 L4	P
18	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	625	Ferrari	625 2.0 L4	P
20	Roberto Mieres	Privateer	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati	A6 2.0 L6	P
22	Prince Bira	Privateer	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 2.5 L6	P
24	Harry Schell	Privateer	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati	A6 2.0 L6	P
26	Giovanni de Riu	Privateer	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati	A6 2.0 L6	P
28	Ted Whiteaway	Privateer	HWM	54	Alta	GP 2.5 L4	D
30	Roy Salvadori	Gilby Engineering	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 2.5 L6	D
32	Alan Brown	Ecurie Richmond	Cooper	T23	Bristol	BS1 2.0 L6	D
34	Jorge Daponte	Privateer	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati	A6 2.0 L6	P

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

The full qualifying results for the 1954 Rouen Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	18	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	2:09.4	—
2	2	Jean Behra	Gordini	2:10.2	+0.8s
3	16	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:10.9	+1.5s
4	14	José Froilán González	Ferrari	2:11.2	+1.8s
5	8	André Pilette	Gordini	2:11.7	+2.3s
6	12	Robert Manzon	Ferrari	2:13.1	+3.7s
7	4	Clemar Bucci	Gordini	2:16.2	+6.8s
8	22	Prince Bira	Maserati	2:16.2	+6.8s
9	30	Roy Salvadori	Maserati	2:17.1	+7.7s
10	24	Harry Schell	Maserati	2:17.9	+8.5s
11	10	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	2:19.0	+9.6s
12	6	Georges Berger	Gordini	2:23.1	+13.7s
13	28	Ted Whiteaway	HWM-Alta	2:23.0	+13.6s
14	34	Jorge Daponte	Maserati	2:25.1	+15.7s
NC*	32	Alan Brown	Cooper-Bristol	—
WD	20	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	Withdrawn
WD	26	Giovanni de Riu	Maserati	Withdrawn

• * Alan Brown would not take the start despite failing to set the time as he had mechancial problem.

Grid

Pos		Pos		Pos
Driver		Driver		Driver
				______________
		______________		1
______________		2		Maurice Trintignant
3		Jean Behra
Mike Hawthorn
			______________
	______________		4
	5		José Froilán González
	André Pilette
				______________
		______________		6
______________		7		Robert Manzon
8		Clemar Bucci
Prince Bira
			______________
	______________		9
	10		Roy Salvadori
	Harry Schell
				______________
		______________		11
______________		12		Louis Rosier
13		Georges Berger
Ted Whiteaway
			______________
	______________		14
	15		Jorge Daponte
				______________
		______________		16
______________		17
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