1954 French Grand Prix

January 2019 F1 France French Circuit-Reims-1954.png Reims-Gueux layout 4 July 1954 1954 Belgian Grand Prix 1954 British Grand Prix XLI Grand Prix de l'ACF Reims Circuit, Reims, France Temporary road course 5.159 8.302 61 314.676 506.422 Overcast, wet Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 2:29.4 Argentina Hans Herrmann Mercedes 2:32.9 3 Germany Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes Argentina Karl Kling Mercedes Germany Robert Manzon Ferrari France FRA The 1954 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims on 4 July 1954. It was race 4 of 9 in the 1954 World Championship of Drivers. The 61-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Juan Manuel Fangio after he started from pole position. His teammate Karl Kling finished second and Ferrari driver Robert Manzon came in third. Race report The long-awaited Mercedes W196 with its straight-8 fuel-injection engine made its debut with Juan Manuel Fangio transferring from Maserati to join an otherwise all-German line-up of Hans Herrmann, Karl Kling and pre-war driver Hermann Lang. It was a dominant return with Fangio recording a practice lap of 124.31 mph. He and Kling led away and continued to race side by side around the Reims track. The Ferrari drivers simply couldn't cope with the pace. José Froilán González retired after 12 laps and Mike Hawthorn's car blew up spectacularly. Former Ferrari double World Champion (1952 and 1953) Alberto Ascari drove a Maserati, as the Lancia D50 was not yet ready for racing, and lasted only 1 lap after starting on the outside of the front row. Herrmann set fastest lap before retiring, but Fangio and Kling continued their duel until the last lap when team orders were put in force and Fangio led Kling over the line by a mere 0.1 seconds-half a car length. Only six cars finished the gruelling race. Entries +TeamNoDriverCarEngineTyreItaly Scuderia Ferrari2Argentina José Froilán GonzálezFerrari 553Ferrari 554 2.5 L4Pirelli4France Maurice TrintignantFerrari 625 F1Ferrari 625 2.5 L46UK Mike HawthornFerrari 553Ferrari 554 2.5 L4Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati10Italy Alberto AscariMaserati 250FMaserati 250F1 2.5 L612Argentina Onofre Marimón14Italy Luigi Villoresi40Italy Sergio MantovaniArgentina Roberto Mieres16Argentina Roberto MieresMaserati A6GCMMaserati A6 2.0 L6Germany Daimler Benz AG18Argentina Juan Manuel FangioMercedes-Benz W196Mercedes M196 2.5 L8Continental20Germany Karl Kling22West Germany Hans HerrmannFrance Equipe Gordini24France Jean BehraGordini T16Gordini 23 2.5 L6Englebert26France Jacques Pollet28Belgium Paul FrèreBelgium Georges Berger30Belgium Georges BergerUK HW Motors32UK Lance MacklinHWM 53Alta GP 2.5 L4DunlopFrance Ecurie Rosier34France Robert ManzonFerrari 625 F1Ferrari 625 2.5 L4Dunlop Pirelli36France Louis RosierUK Owen Racing Organisation42UK Ken WhartonDunlopUK Gilby Engineering44UK Roy SalvadoriMaserati 250FMaserati 250F1 2.5 L6Thailand Birabongse Bhanudej46Thailand Prince BiraPirelliUnited States 1912 Harry Schell48United States 1912 Harry SchellMaserati A6GCMMaserati A6 2.0 L6Source:https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1954&gp=ACF%20GP&r=1&type=ent 1954 ACF GP ChicaneF1 9 January 2025 Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 18 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 2:29.4 — 2 20 Germany Karl Kling Mercedes 2:30.4 + 1.0 3 10 Italy Alberto Ascari Maserati 2:30.5 + 1.1 4 2 Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari 2:30.6 + 1.2 5 12 Argentina Onofre Marimón Maserati 2:31.6 + 2.2 6 46 Thailand Prince Bira Maserati 2:35.1 + 5.7 7 22 West Germany Hans Herrmann Mercedes 2:35.3 + 5.9 8 6 UK Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 2:35.6 + 6.2 9 4 France Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 2:36.1 + 6.7 10 44 UK Roy Salvadori Maserati 2:36.3 + 6.9 11 16 Argentina Roberto Mieres Maserati 2:38.7 + 9.3 12 34 France Robert Manzon Ferrari 2:42.0 + 12.6 13 36 France Louis Rosier Ferrari 2:42.1 + 12.7 14 14 Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati 2:42.7 + 13.3 15 32 UK Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 2:52.5 + 23.1 16 42 UK Ken Wharton Maserati 3:09.3 + 39.9 17 24 France Jean Behra Gordini No time — 18 26 France Jacques Pollet Gordini No time — 19 28 Belgium Paul Frère Gordini No time — 20 30 Belgium Georges Berger Gordini No time — 21 48 United States 1912 Harry Schell Maserati No time — DNA Did not arrive 40 Italy Sergio Mantovani Maserati No time —Source:http://www.statsf1.com/en/1954/france/qualification.aspx France 1954 - Qualifying statsf1.com 5 May 2016 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 18 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 61 2:42:47.9 1 8 2 20 Germany Karl Kling Mercedes 61 + 0.1 2 6 3 34 France Robert Manzon Ferrari 60 + 1 Lap 12 4 4 46 Thailand Prince Bira Maserati 60 + 1 Lap 6 3 5 14 Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati 58 + 3 Laps 14 2 6 24 France Jean Behra Gordini 56 + 5 Laps 17   Ret Retired 28 Belgium Paul Frère Gordini 50 Axle 19   Ret Retired 4 France Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 36 Engine 9   Ret Retired 36 France Louis Rosier Ferrari 27 Engine 13   Ret Retired 12 Argentina Onofre Marimón Maserati 27 Gearbox 5   Ret Retired 16 Argentina Roberto Mieres Maserati 24 Engine 11   Ret Retired 42 UK Ken Wharton Maserati 19 Transmission 16   Ret Retired 48 United States 1912 Harry Schell Maserati 19 Fuel Pump 21   Ret Retired 22 Germany Hans Herrmann Mercedes 16 Engine 7 11 1 Ret Retired 44 UK Roy Salvadori Maserati 15 Half Shaft 10   Ret Retired 2 Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari 13 Engine 4   Ret Retired 32 UK Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 10 Engine 15   Ret Retired 30 Belgium Georges Berger Gordini 9 Engine 20   Ret Retired 6 UK Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 9 Engine 8   Ret Retired 26 France Jacques Pollet Gordini 8 Engine 18   Ret Retired 10 Italy Alberto Ascari Maserati 1 Transmission 3  Source:https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1954/races/129/france/race-result.html 1954 French Grand Prix formula1.com 26 March 2018 Notes 1 1 – 1 point for fastest lap Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 25 10px 2 France Maurice Trintignant 9 10px 3 USA 1912 Bill Vukovich 8 10px 4 Argentina José Froilán González 6.5 10px 5 Italy Nino Farina 6Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1954/france/championnat.aspx France 1954 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 15 March 2019 Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. References 30em French Grand Prix 1954 1954 Belgian Grand Prix 1954 British Grand Prix 1953 French Grand Prix 1956 French Grand Prix French Grand Prix Category:French Grand Prix Category:1954 in French motorsport