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The 1954 Spanish Grand Prix was run on October 24, and was the ninth and final race of the season. Held at the Pedralbes Circuit in Barcelona, it was won by Mike Hawthorn in a Ferrari, ahead of Luigi Musso in a Maserati and Juan Manuel Fangio in a Mercedes.

Background[]

This would be the fourth running of the Grand Prix at Pedralbes. Financial issues had caused the cancellation of the race in 1952 and 1953, and this race was is doubt until not long before the event.


Entry List[]

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

No. Driver Entreat Constructor Chassis Engine Model Tyre
2 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio West Germany Daimler Benz AG Mercedes W196 Mercedes M196 L8 2.5 C
4 West Germany Karl Kling West Germany Daimler Benz AG Mercedes W196 Mercedes M196 L8 2.5 C
6 West Germany Hans Herrmann West Germany Daimler Benz AG Mercedes W196 Mercedes M196 L8 2.5 C
8 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 P
10 Argentina Roberto Mieres Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 P
12 Italy Sergio Mantovani Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 P
14 Italy Luigi Musso Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 P
16 Spain Francisco Godia-Sales Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 P
18 Thailand Prince Bira Thailand Privateer Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 P
20 France Robert Manzon France Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 625 Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 P
22 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Switzerland Privateer Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6 L6 2.0 P
Switzerland Ottorino Volonterio
24 United States Harry Schell United States Privateer Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 P
26 France Louis Rosier France Ecurie Rosier Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 P
28* United Kingdom Ken Wharton United Kingdom Owen Racing Organisation Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 D
30 Belgium Jacques Swaters Belgium Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 500/625 Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 E
32 Italy Giovanni de Riu Italy Privateer Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6 L6 2.0 P
34 Italy Alberto Ascari Italy Scuderia Lancia Lancia D50 Lancia DS50 V8 2.5 P
36 Italy Luigi Villoresi Italy Scuderia Lancia Lancia D50 Lancia DS50 V8 2.5 P
38 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 553 Ferrari 554 L4 2.5 P
40 France Maurice Trintignant Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625 Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 P
42 United Kingdom Peter Collins United Kingdom G.A. Vandervell Vanwall Special Vanwall 254 L4 2.5 P
44 Italy Giuseppe Farina Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625 Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 P
46 France Jean Behra France Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 Gordini 23 L6 2.5 E
48 France Jacques Pollet France Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 Gordini 23 L6 2.5 E
50 United States Fred Wacker France Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 Gordini 23 L6 2.5 E

Qualifying[]

Report[]

Qualifying Results[]

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Time Speed Gap
1 34 Italy Alberto Ascari Italy Lancia 2:18.1 164.646
2 2 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio West Germany Mercedes 2:19.1 163.462 +1.0s
3 38 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Italy Ferrari 2:20.6 161.718 +2.5s
4 24 United States Harry Schell Italy Maserati 2:20.6 161.718 +2.5s
5 36 Italy Luigi Villoresi Italy Lancia 2:21.0 161.260 +2.9s
6 8 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Italy Maserati 2:21.1 161.145 +3.0s
7 14 Italy Luigi Musso Italy Maserati 2:21.5 160.690 +3.4s
8 40 France Maurice Trintignant Italy Ferrari 2:21.9 160.237 +3.8s
9 6 West Germany Hans Herrmann West Germany Mercedes 2:21.9 160.237 +3.8s
10 12 Italy Sergio Mantovani Italy Maserati 2:22.0 160.124 +3.9s
11 10 Argentina Roberto Mieres Italy Maserati 2:22.3 159.786 +4.2s
12 4 West Germany Karl Kling West Germany Mercedes 2:23.4 158.561 +5.3s
13 16 Spain Francisco Godia-Sales Italy Maserati 2:24.2 157.681 +6.1s
14 28 United Kingdom Ken Wharton Italy Maserati 2:25.7 156.058 +7.6s
15 18 Thailand Prince Bira Italy Maserati 2:26.1 155.630 +8.0s
16 48 France Jacques Pollet France Gordini 2:27.4 154.258 +9.3s
17 20 France Robert Manzon Italy Ferrari 2:27.5 154.153 +9.4s
18 46 France Jean Behra France Gordini 2:27.8 153.840 +9.7s
19 30 Belgium Jacques Swaters Italy Ferrari 2:28.0 153.632 +9.9s
20 26 France Louis Rosier Italy Maserati 2:29.8 151.786 +11.7s
21 22 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Italy Maserati 2:29.8 151.786 +11.7s
DNS 42 United Kingdom Peter Collins United Kingdom Vanwall Accident
WD 22 Switzerland Ottorino Volonterio Italy Maserati Appeared in race
WD 32 Italy Giovanni de Riu Italy Maserati Withdrew
WD 44 Italy Giuseppe Farina Italy Ferrari Withdrew
WD 50 United States Fred Wacker France Gordini Withdrew
DNA 28 Italy Guerino Bertocchi Italy Maserati Did not arrive

Grid[]

Pos Pos Pos Pos
Driver Driver Driver Driver
______________
______________ 1
______________ 2 Alberto Ascari
______________ 3 Juan Manuel Fangio
4 Mike Hawthorn
Harry Schell
______________
______________ 5
______________ 6 Luigi Villoresi
7 Stirling Moss
Luigi Musso
______________
______________ 8
______________ 9 Maurice Trintignant
______________ 10 Hans Herrmann
11 Sergio Mantovani
Roberto Mieres
______________
______________ 12
______________ 13 Karl Kling
14 Francisco Godia-Sales
Ken Wharton
______________
______________ 15
______________ 16 Prince Bira
______________ 17 Jacques Pollet
18 Robert Manzon
Jean Behra
______________
______________ 19
______________ 20 Jacques Swaters
21 Louis Rosier
Emmanuel de Graffenried



Race[]

Report[]

Results[]

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 38 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Italy Ferrari 80 3:13:52.1 3 8
2 14 Italy Luigi Musso Italy Maserati 80 +1:13.2 7 6
3 2 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio West Germany Mercedes 79 +1 lap 2 4
4 10 Argentina Roberto Mieres Italy Maserati 79 +1 lap 11 3
5 4 West Germany Karl Kling West Germany Mercedes 79 +1 lap 12 2
6 16 Spain Francisco Godia-Sales Italy Maserati 76 +4 laps 13
7 26 France Louis Rosier Italy Maserati 74 +6 laps 20
8 28 United Kingdom Ken Wharton Italy Maserati 74 +6 laps 14
9 18 Thailand Prince Bira Italy Maserati 68 +12 laps 15
Ret 12 Italy Sergio Mantovani Italy Maserati 58 Brakes 10
Ret 22 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Italy Maserati 30 Engine 21
Switzerland Ottorino Volonterio 27
Ret 6 West Germany Hans Herrmann West Germany Mercedes 50 Fuel pump 9
Ret 40 France Maurice Trintignant Italy Ferrari 47 Gearbox 8
Ret 48 France Jacques Pollet France Gordini 37 Engine 16
Ret 24 United States Harry Schell Italy Maserati 29 Transmission 4
Ret 8 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Italy Maserati 20 Oil pump 6
Ret 46 France Jean Behra France Gordini 17 Brakes 18
Ret 30 Belgium Jacques Swaters Italy Ferrari 16 Engine 19
Ret 34 Italy Alberto Ascari Italy Lancia 10 Clutch 1 1
Ret 36 Italy Luigi Villoresi Italy Lancia 2 Brakes 5
Ret 20 France Robert Manzon Italy Ferrari 2 Engine 17
DNS 42 United Kingdom Peter Collins United Kingdom Vanwall
WD 32 Italy Giovanni de Riu Italy Maserati
WD 44 Italy Giuseppe Farina Italy Ferrari
WD 50 United States Fred Wacker France Gordini
DNA 28 Italy Guerino Bertocchi Italy Maserati

Milestones[]

Standings[]

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
V T E Spain Spanish Grand Prix
Circuits Pedralbes (1951, 1954), Jarama (1967-1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976-1981), Montjuïc (1969, 1971, 1973, 1975), Jerez (1986-1990), Catalunya (1991-Present)
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