1954 British Grand Prix

October 2023 June 2013 F1 Great Britain British 7th RAC British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit 1952 to 1974.png Silverstone Circuit in 1952–1973 configuration 17 July 1954 1954 French Grand Prix 1954 German Grand Prix Silverstone CircuitSilverstone, England Permanent racing facility 2.927 4.7105 90 263.43 423.949 Cold, wet (heavy rain).90,000 Watch Toughest British Grand Prix Bury Free Press 23 July 1954 9 July 2020 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000762/19540723/234/0010 British Newspaper Archive subscription 90,000 Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 1:45.0 Argentina 1:50 Alberto Ascari Maserati Italy Jean Behra Gordini France Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari Argentina Mike Hawthorn Ferrari UK Onofre Marimón Maserati Argentina Stirling Moss Maserati UK José Froilán González Ferrari Argentina Mike Hawthorn Ferrari UK Onofre Marimón Maserati Argentina GBR The 1954 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 17 July 1954. It was race 5 of 9 in the 1954 World Championship of Drivers. The 90-lap race was won by Ferrari driver José Froilán González after he started from second position. His teammate Mike Hawthorn finished second and Maserati driver Onofre Marimón came in third. Race report A huge crowd turned out at Silverstone to see if Mercedes could repeat their Reims rout. In the end, just two silver cars arrived (for Fangio and Kling). In contrast, Maserati had nine cars, whilst Ferrari had three for the experienced trio of Hawthorn, Gonzalez and Trintignant. Fangio set Silverstone's fastest ever lap, breaking the 100 mph barrier with a lap of 100.35 mph. It was Gonzalez who led away and held the lead until the flag. Behind him, Fangio passed Hawthorn for second but after colliding several times with oil drums in a difficult handling car, he dropped to fourth. Moss took over the position but retired with rear axle problems, leaving Hawthorn to follow home for a Ferrari 1–2 and young Onofre Marimón to take his second (and last) podium place. Entries +TeamNoDriverCarEngineTyreGermany Daimler Benz AG1Argentina Juan Manuel FangioMercedes-Benz W196Mercedes M196 2.5 L8Continental2Germany Karl KlingUnited States 1912 Harry Schell3United States 1912 Harry SchellMaserati A6GCMMaserati A6 2.0 L6PirelliArgentina Roberto Mieres4Argentina Roberto MieresUK Gilby Engineering5UK Roy SalvadoriMaserati 250FMaserati 250F1 2.5 L6DunlopThailand Birabongse Bhanudej6Thailand Prince BiraPirelliUK A.E. Moss7UK Stirling MossUK Owen Racing Organisation8UK Ken WhartonDunlopItaly Scuderia Ferrari9Argentina José Froilán GonzálezFerrari 625 F1Ferrari 625 2.5 L4Pirelli10France Maurice Trintignant11UK Mike HawthornItaly Scuderia Ambrosiana12UK Reg ParnellFerrari 500Ferrari 500 2.0 L4AvonFrance Ecurie Rosier14France Robert ManzonFerrari 625 F1Ferrari 625 2.5 L4Pirelli Dunlop15France Louis RosierBelgium Ecurie Francorchamps16Belgium Jacques SwatersEnglebertFrance Equipe Gordini17France Jean BehraGordini T16Gordini 23 2.5 L618Argentina Clemar Bucci19Belgium André PiletteUK Vandervell Products20UK Peter CollinsVanwallVanwall 254 2.5 L4PirelliUK Peter Whitehead21UK Peter WhiteheadCooper T24Alta GP 2.5 L4DunlopUK Bill Whitehouse22UK Bill WhitehouseConnaught ALea-Francis 2.0 L4UK Leslie Marr23UK Leslie MarrUK R.R.C. Walker Racing Team24UK John Riseley-PrichardUK Sir Jeremy Boles25UK Don BeaumanUK Ecurie Ecosse26UK Leslie ThorneUK R.J. Chase27UK Alan BrownCooper T23Bristol BS1 2.0 L6UK Gould's Garage (Bristol)28UK Horace GouldUK Bob Gerard29UK Bob GerardUK Ecurie Richmond30UK Eric Brandon1 1UK Rodney Nuckey1 1Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati31Italy Alberto AscariMaserati 250FMaserati 250F1 2.5 L6Pirelli32Italy Luigi Villoresi33Argentina Onofre MarimónSource:https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1954&gp=British%20GP&r=1&type=ent 1954 British GP ChicaneF1 9 January 2025 1 1 — Rodney Nuckey, named substitute driver for Eric Brandon in the #30 Cooper-Bristol, was given a starting position despite not completing a single lap in qualifying or in the race. Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 1:45.0 — 2 9 Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari 1:46.0 + 1.0 3 11 UK Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 1:46.5 + 1.5 4 7 UK Stirling Moss Maserati 1:47.0 + 2.0 5 17 France Jean Behra Gordini 1:48.0 + 3.0 6 2 Germany Karl Kling Mercedes 1:48.1 + 3.1 7 5 UK Roy Salvadori Maserati 1:48.4 + 3.4 8 10 France Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 1:48.6 + 3.6 9 8 UK Ken Wharton Maserati 1:49.5 + 4.5 10 6 Thailand Prince Bira Maserati 1:49.6 + 4.6 11 20 UK Peter Collins Vanwall 1:50.0 + 5.0 12 19 Belgium André Pilette Gordini 1:51.0 + 6.0 13 18 Argentina Clemar Bucci Gordini 1:52.0 + 7.0 14 12 UK Reg Parnell Ferrari 1:52.1 + 7.1 15 14 France Robert Manzon Ferrari 1:52.5 + 7.5 16 3 United States 1912 Harry Schell Maserati 1:53.0 + 8.0 17 25 UK Don Beauman Connaught-Lea-Francis 1:55.0 + 10.0 18 29 UK Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol 1:55.3 + 10.3 19 22 UK Bill Whitehouse Connaught-Lea-Francis 1:56.0 + 11.0 20 28 UK Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol 1:56.7 + 11.7 21 24 UK John Riseley-Prichard Connaught-Lea-Francis 1:57.0 + 12.0 22 23 UK Leslie Marr Connaught-Lea-Francis 1:57.3 + 12.3 23 26 UK Leslie Thorne Connaught-Lea-Francis 1:57.8 + 12.8 24 21 UK Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta 1:59.0 + 14.0 25 30 UK Eric Brandon1 1 Cooper-Bristol 1:59.7 + 14.7 26 27 UK Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol 2:00.0 + 15.0 27 32 Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati 2:02.0 + 17.0 28 33 Argentina Onofre Marimón Maserati 2:02.6 + 17.6 29 30 UK Rodney Nuckey1 1 Cooper-Bristol No time — 30 31 Italy Alberto Ascari Maserati No time — 31 15 France Louis Rosier Ferrari No time — 32 4 Argentina Roberto Mieres Maserati No time — DNA Did not arrive 16 Belgium Jacques Swaters Ferrari No time —Source:http://www.statsf1.com/en/1954/grande-bretagne/qualification.aspx Britain 1954 – Qualifying statsf1.com 5 May 2016 1 1 — Rodney Nuckey, named substitute driver for Eric Brandon in the #30 Cooper-Bristol, was given a starting position despite not completing a single lap in qualifying or in the race. Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 9 Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari 90 2:56:14 2 8 1 71 1 2 11 UK Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 90 + 1:10 Lang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 1 Haynes Publishing Group 1981 0-85429-276-4 75http://www.statsf1.com/en/1954/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx Britain 1954 – Race statsf1.com 2018-08-08 3 6 1 71 1 3 33 Argentina Onofre Marimón Maserati 89 + 1 lap 28 4 1 71 1 4 1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 89 + 1 lap 1 3 1 71 1 5 10 France Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 87 + 3 laps 8 2 6 4 Argentina Roberto Mieres Maserati 87 + 3 laps 32   7 2 Germany Karl Kling Mercedes 87 + 3 laps 6   8 8 UK Ken Wharton Maserati 86 + 4 laps 9   9 19 Belgium André Pilette Gordini 86 + 4 laps 12   10 29 UK Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol 85 + 5 laps 18   11 25 UK Don Beauman Connaught-Lea-Francis 84 + 6 laps 17   12 3 United States 1912 Harry Schell Maserati 83 + 7 laps 16   13 23 UK Leslie Marr Connaught-Lea-Francis 82 + 8 laps 22   14 26 UK Leslie Thorne Connaught-Lea-Francis 78 + 12 laps 23   15 28 UK Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol 44 + 46 laps 20   Ret Retired 7 UK Stirling Moss Maserati 80 Axle 4 1 71 1 Ret Retired 22 UK Bill Whitehouse Connaught-Lea-Francis 63 Fuel system 19   Ret Retired 17 France Jean Behra Gordini 54 Suspension 5 1 71 1 Ret Retired 5 UK Roy Salvadori Maserati 53 Transmission 7   Ret Retired 6 Thailand Prince BiraUK Ron Flockhart Maserati 44 Accident 10   Ret Retired 32 Italy Luigi VilloresiItaly Alberto Ascari Maserati 40 Engine 27   Ret Retired 24 UK John Riseley-Prichard Connaught-Lea-Francis 40 Accident 21   Ret Retired 12 UK Reg Parnell Ferrari 25 Engine 14   Ret Retired 31 Italy Alberto Ascari Maserati 21 Engine 30 1 71 1 Ret Retired 18 Argentina Clemar Bucci Gordini 18 Accident 13   Ret Retired 20 UK Peter Collins Vanwall 16 Engine 11   Ret Retired 14 France Robert Manzon Ferrari 16 Engine 15   Ret Retired 21 UK Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta 4 Oil leak 24   Ret Retired 30 UK Eric Brandon Cooper-Bristol 2 Engine 25   Ret Retired 15 France Louis Rosier Ferrari 2 Engine 31   DNS Did not start 27 UK Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol   Non-starter 26   DNS Did not start 30 UK Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol   Non-starter 29  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1954/709/ 1954 British Grand Prix formula1.com 9 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141104142815/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1954/709/ 4 November 2014 Notes 1 1 – Ascari, Behra, Fangio, González, Hawthorn, Marimón and Moss all set the equal fastest lap time of 1:50. Each received 1 7 of a point. Shared drives Car #6: Bira (42 laps) then Flockhart (2 laps) Car #32: Villoresi (30 laps) then Ascari (10 laps) Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 28 1 7 10px 2 2 Argentina José Froilán González 14 9 14 10px 1 3 France Maurice Trintignant 11 10px 1 4 USA 1912 Bill Vukovich 8 10px 11 5 UK Mike Hawthorn 7 9 14Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1954/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx Britain 1954 - Championship • STATS F1 statsf1.com 13 March 2019 Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. References British Grand Prix 1954 1954 French Grand Prix 1954 German Grand Prix 1953 British Grand Prix 1955 British Grand Prix British Grand Prix Category:British Grand Prix British Grand Prix British Grand Prix