1954 Berlin Grand Prix

NC Germany Berlin 19 September 1954 Circuit_AVUS.svg I Großer Preis von Berlin Berlin, Germany AVUS 5.157 8.300 60 309.42 498.00 Juan Manuel Fangio ARG Mercedes-Benz 2:12.3 Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes-Benz 2:13.4 ARG Karl Kling GER Mercedes-Benz Juan Manuel Fangio ARG Mercedes-Benz Hans Herrmann GER Mercedes-Benz The 1st Großer Preis von Berlin was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 19 September 1954 at the AVUS circuit in Berlin. The Grand Prix was won by Karl Kling in a Mercedes-Benz W196. Kling's team-mates Juan Manuel Fangio and Hans Herrmann were second and third, with Fangio setting pole position and fastest lap.https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1954-berlin-grand-prix/ 1954 Berlin Grand Prix 2022-05-12http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1954/1954.html#ber 1954 Non-World Championship Grands Prix 2022-05-12 This was Mercedes' only participation in a non-championship Formula 1 race, the team wanting to demonstrate their cars to their home nation, especially on a track that would suit them. As such it was a processional race, with less than a second separating the three cars, and fourth placed André Pilette coming in 3 laps behind in his Gordini T16. Classification Race Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid 1 4 GER Karl Kling Daimler Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W196 2:19:59.8, 212.79kph 3 2 2 ARG Juan Manuel Fangio Daimler Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W196 +0.5s 1 3 6 GER Hans Herrmann Daimler Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W196 +0.9s 2 4 17 BEL André Pilette Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 +3 laps 7 5 18 BEL Jacques Swaters Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 500 +4 laps 5 6 16 USA 1912 Fred Wacker Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 +5 laps 9 7 24 GER Helmut Niedermayr Hans Klenk Klenk Meteor-BMW +8 laps, steering 10 8 22 USA 1912 Harry Schell Harry Schell Maserati A6GCM +10 laps 11 Ret 14 FRA Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 14 laps, engine 4 Ret 20 FRA Louis Rosier Equipe Rosier Maserati 250F 0 laps, driveshaft 6 DNA 8 GBR Stirling Moss Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F car not repaired - DNA 10 ITA Sergio Mantovani Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F car not repaired - DNA 26 GER Rudolf Krause Dora Greifzu Eigenbau-BMW - References Großer Preis von Berlin 1954 1954 Circuit de Cadours 1954 Goodwood Trophy — 1955 Berlin Grand Prix Berlin Berlin Grand Prix