1954 Swiss Grand Prix

February 2021 F1 Switzerland Swiss XIV Großer Preis der Schweiz Circuit Bremgarten.svg Circuit Bremgarten track layout 22 August 1954 1954 German Grand Prix 1954 Italian Grand Prix Bremgarten, Bern, Switzerland Temporary street/road circuit 4.524 7.280 66 298.556 480.480 Rain José Froilán González Ferrari 2:39.5 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 2:39.7 34 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari Argentina Hans Herrmann Mercedes Germany SUI The 1954 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Bremgarten on 22 August 1954. It was race 7 of 9 in the 1954 World Championship of Drivers. The 66-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Juan Manuel Fangio after he started from second position. José Froilán González finished second for the Ferrari team and Fangio's teammate Hans Herrmann came in third. Race report The Mercedes dominance continued as Juan Manuel Fangio led from start to finish. Stirling Moss soon passed José Froilán González for 2nd and battled ferociously to catch Fangio. However, he was himself soon under pressure as Mike Hawthorn caught him. The two duelled furiously, which ended only when Moss' engine gave way. Hawthorn himself succumbed to fuel feed problems. Gonzalez thus ended in second, whilst Fangio lapped the entire field up to second, winning by nearly a minute. Hans Herrmann in the sister Mercedes took the final podium spot. The Driver's championship was to be decided at this race. Works Ferrari driver José Froilán González needed to win to stay in contention to beat Mercedes driver Juan Manuel Fangio on points and after finishing 2nd to Fangio, he still had 23 1/7 points to Fangio's 42. With the rules in place at the time, González could not overhaul Fangio's total with 2 races left, and so the title went to Fangio for the 2nd time. This would be the last F1 race in Switzerland. Following the 1955 Le Mans disaster the Swiss government banned all forms of motor racing. Two Swiss Grands Prix were subsequently held in 1975 (non-championship) and 1982 but both races took place at the Dijon-Prenois circuit in France. There would not be any form of circuit motor racing in Switzerland for nearly sixty four years. In 2015, Switzerland lifted their ban on motor racing for electric vehicles only.https://www.juliusbaer.com/group/en/news-detail-page/item/switzerland-ready-to-race-electric/ Switzerland ready to race electric www.juliusbaer.com 11 June 2018 12 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144912/https://www.juliusbaer.com/group/en/news-detail-page/item/switzerland-ready-to-race-electric/ dead The first race organized after the ban was lifted was a Formula E Championship race taking place in the streets of Zürich in 2018. Entries +TeamNoDriverCarEngineTyreBelgium Ecurie Francorchamps2Belgium Jacques SwatersFerrari 500Ferrari 500 2.0 L4EnglebertGermany Daimler Benz AG4Argentina Juan Manuel FangioMercedes-Benz W196Mercedes M196 2.5 L8Continental6Germany Hans Herrmann8Germany Karl KlingFrance Equipe Gordini10France Jean BehraGordini T16Gordini 23 2.5 L6Englebert12Argentina Clemar Bucci14United States 1912 Fred WackerUK Gilby Engineering16UK Roy SalvadoriMaserati 250FMaserati 250F1 2.5 L6DunlopUK Owen Racing Organisation18UK Ken WhartonItaly Scuderia Ferrari20Argentina José Froilán GonzálezFerrari 553 Ferrari 625 F1Ferrari 554 2.5 L4 Ferrari 625 2.5 L4Pirelli22UK Mike Hawthorn24Italia Umberto MaglioliFrance Robert Manzon26France Maurice TrintignantItaly Officine Alfieri Maserati28Italy Sergio MantovaniMaserati A6GCM Maserati 250FMaserati A6 2.0 L6 Maserati 250F1 2.5 L630Argentina Roberto Mieres32UK Stirling Moss34United States 1912 Harry SchellSwitzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried36Switzerland Toulo de GraffenriedMaserati A6GCMMaserati A6 2.0 L6Source:https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1954&gp=Swiss%20GP&r=1&type=ent 1954 Swiss GP ChicaneF1 9 January 2025 Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 20 Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari 2:39.5 — 2 4 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 2:39.7 + 0.2 3 32 UK Stirling Moss Maserati 2:41.4 + 1.9 4 26 France Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 2:41.7 + 2.2 5 8 Germany Karl Kling Mercedes 2:41.9 + 2.4 6 22 UK Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 2:43.2 + 3.7 7 6 Germany Hans Herrmann Mercedes 2:45.0 + 5.5 8 18 UK Ken Wharton Maserati 2:46.2 + 6.7 9 28 Italy Sergio Mantovani Maserati 2:56.9 + 17.4 10 12 Argentina Clemar Bucci Gordini 3:04.1 + 24.6 11 24 Italia Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 3:08.2 + 28.7 12 30 Argentina Roberto Mieres Maserati 3:09.3 + 29.8 13 34 United States 1912 Harry Schell Maserati 3:12.1 + 32.6 14 10 France Jean Behra Gordini 3:16.4 + 36.9 15 14 United States 1912 Fred Wacker Gordini 3:20.3 + 40.8 16 2 Belgium Jacques Swaters Ferrari 3:20.4 + 40.9 17 24 France Robert Manzon Ferrari No time — DNA Did not arrive 16 UK Roy Salvadori Maserati No time — DNA Did not arrive 36 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati No time — Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/retired Grid Points 1 4 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 66 3:00:34.5 2 91 1 2 20 Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari 66 +57.8 1 6 3 6 Germany Hans Herrmann Mercedes 65 +1 lap 7 4 4 30 Argentina Roberto Mieres Maserati 64 +2 laps 12 3 5 28 Italy Sergio Mantovani Maserati 64 +2 laps 9 2 6 18 UK Ken Wharton Maserati 64 +2 laps 8 7 24 Italy Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 61 +5 laps 11 8 2 Belgium Jacques Swaters Ferrari 58 +8 laps 16 Ret Retired 8 Germany Karl Kling Mercedes 38 Fuel system 5 Ret Retired 26 France Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 33 Engine 4 Ret Retired 22 UK Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 30 Oil leak 6 Ret Retired 34 United States 1912 Harry Schell Maserati 23 Oil pump 13 Ret Retired 32 UK Stirling Moss Maserati 21 Oil pump 3 Ret Retired 14 United States 1912 Fred Wacker Gordini 10 Transmission 15 Ret Retired 10 France Jean Behra Gordini 8 Clutch 14 Ret Retired 12 Argentina Clemar Bucci Gordini 0 Fuel pump 10 DNS Did not start 24 France Robert Manzon Ferrari AccidentSource:https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1954/races/132/switzerland.html 1954 Swiss Grand Prix formula1.com 20 February 2018 21 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180221161410/https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1954/races/132/switzerland.html dead Notes 1 1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap Championship standings after the race Bold text indicates the World Champion. Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 42 (45 1 7) 10px 2 Argentina José Froilán González 23 9 14 10px 3 France Maurice Trintignant 15 10px 4 UK Mike Hawthorn 10 9 14 10px 5 Germany Karl Kling 10Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1954/suisse/championnat.aspx Switzerland 1954 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 21 March 2019 Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. References 30em Swiss Grand Prix 1954 1954 German Grand Prix 1954 Italian Grand Prix 1953 Swiss Grand Prix 1975 Swiss Grand Prix Swiss Grand Prix Category:Swiss Grand Prix Grand Prix Swiss Grand Prix