1954 Spanish Grand Prix

1954 Spanish Grand Prix
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Round	9 of 1954
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Last Grand Prix at Pedralbes
Race details
Date	October 24, 1954
Official Name	XII Gran Premio de España
Location	Pedralbes Circuit Pedralbes, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Course	Temporary street circuit 6.316km (3.925mi)
Distance	80 laps, 505.280km (314.034 miles)
Pole Position
Driver	Alberto Ascari Lancia
Time	2:18.1
Fastest Lap
Driver	Alberto Ascari Lancia
Time	2:20.4 on lap 3
Podium
First	Mike Hawthorn Ferrari
Second	Luigi Musso Maserati
Third	Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes
Lap Leaders
No race-code specified

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	Juan Manuel Fangio	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes	W196	Mercedes	M196 L8 2.5	C
4	Karl Kling	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes	W196	Mercedes	M196 L8 2.5	C
6	Hans Herrmann	Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes	W196	Mercedes	M196 L8 2.5	C
8	Stirling Moss	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
10	Roberto Mieres	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
12	Sergio Mantovani	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
14	Luigi Musso	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
16	Francisco Godia-Sales	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
18	Prince Bira	Privateer	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
20	Robert Manzon	Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari	625	Ferrari	625 L4 2.5	P
22	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Privateer	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati	A6 L6 2.0	P
	Ottorino Volonterio
24	Harry Schell	Privateer	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
26	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	P
28*	Ken Wharton	Owen Racing Organisation	Maserati	250F	Maserati	250F1 L6 2.5	D
30	Jacques Swaters	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari	500/625	Ferrari	625 L4 2.5	E
32	Giovanni de Riu	Privateer	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati	A6 L6 2.0	P
34	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Lancia	Lancia	D50	Lancia	DS50 V8 2.5	P
36	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Lancia	Lancia	D50	Lancia	DS50 V8 2.5	P
38	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	553	Ferrari	554 L4 2.5	P
40	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	625	Ferrari	625 L4 2.5	P
42	Peter Collins	G.A. Vandervell	Vanwall	Special	Vanwall	254 L4 2.5	P
44	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	625	Ferrari	625 L4 2.5	P
46	Jean Behra	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini	23 L6 2.5	E
48	Jacques Pollet	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini	23 L6 2.5	E
50	Fred Wacker	Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini	23 L6 2.5	E

• *Guerino Bertocchi also entered as the #28 entry, but did not show up.

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Speed	Gap
1	34	Alberto Ascari	Lancia	2:18.1	164.646	—
2	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	2:19.1	163.462	+1.0s
3	38	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:20.6	161.718	+2.5s
4	24	Harry Schell	Maserati	2:20.6	161.718	+2.5s
5	36	Luigi Villoresi	Lancia	2:21.0	161.260	+2.9s
6	8	Stirling Moss	Maserati	2:21.1	161.145	+3.0s
7	14	Luigi Musso	Maserati	2:21.5	160.690	+3.4s
8	40	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	2:21.9	160.237	+3.8s
9	6	Hans Herrmann	Mercedes	2:21.9	160.237	+3.8s
10	12	Sergio Mantovani	Maserati	2:22.0	160.124	+3.9s
11	10	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	2:22.3	159.786	+4.2s
12	4	Karl Kling	Mercedes	2:23.4	158.561	+5.3s
13	16	Francisco Godia-Sales	Maserati	2:24.2	157.681	+6.1s
14	28	Ken Wharton	Maserati	2:25.7	156.058	+7.6s
15	18	Prince Bira	Maserati	2:26.1	155.630	+8.0s
16	48	Jacques Pollet	Gordini	2:27.4	154.258	+9.3s
17	20	Robert Manzon	Ferrari	2:27.5	154.153	+9.4s
18	46	Jean Behra	Gordini	2:27.8	153.840	+9.7s
19	30	Jacques Swaters	Ferrari	2:28.0	153.632	+9.9s
20	26	Louis Rosier	Maserati	2:29.8	151.786	+11.7s
21	22	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	2:29.8	151.786	+11.7s
DNS	42	Peter Collins	Vanwall	Accident
WD	22	Ottorino Volonterio	Maserati	Appeared in race
WD	32	Giovanni de Riu	Maserati	Withdrew
WD	44	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	Withdrew
WD	50	Fred Wacker	Gordini	Withdrew
DNA	28	Guerino Bertocchi	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

Results

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

Milestones

• Second and final time that the Pedralbes Circuit hosted the Spanish Grand Prix.