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1954 British Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryGreat Britain
Grand PrixBritish
Official name7th RAC British Grand Prix
ImageSilverstone Circuit 1952 to 1974.png
CaptionSilverstone Circuit in 1952–1973 configuration
Date17 July
Year1954
Previous_round1954 French Grand Prix
Next_round1954 German Grand Prix
LocationSilverstone Circuit
Silverstone, England
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.927
Course_km4.7105
Distance_laps90
Distance_mi263.43
Distance_km423.949
WeatherCold, wet (heavy rain).
Attendance90,000
Pole_DriverJuan Manuel Fangio
Pole_TeamMercedes
Pole_Time1:45.0
Pole_CountryArgentina
Fast_Time1:50
Fast_DriverAlberto Ascari
Fast_TeamMaserati
Fast_CountryItaly
Fast_Driver2Jean Behra
Fast_Team2Gordini
Fast_Country2France
Fast_Driver3Juan Manuel Fangio
Fast_Team3Mercedes
Fast_Country3Argentina
Fast_Driver4José Froilán González
Fast_Team4Ferrari
Fast_Country4Argentina
Fast_Driver5Mike Hawthorn
Fast_Team5Ferrari
Fast_Country5UK
Fast_Driver6Onofre Marimón
Fast_Team6Maserati
Fast_Country6Argentina
Fast_Driver7Stirling Moss
Fast_Team7Maserati
Fast_Country7UK
First_DriverJosé Froilán González
First_TeamFerrari
First_CountryArgentina
Second_DriverMike Hawthorn
Second_TeamFerrari
Second_CountryUK
Third_DriverOnofre Marimón
Third_TeamMaserati
Third_CountryArgentina
Lapchart

Silverstone, England 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

TeamNoDriverCarEngineTyre
Germany Daimler Benz AG1Argentina Juan Manuel FangioMercedes-Benz W196Mercedes M196 2.5 L8
2Germany Karl Kling
United States Harry Schell3United States Harry SchellMaserati A6GCMMaserati A6 2.0 L6
Argentina Roberto Mieres4Argentina Roberto Mieres
UK Gilby Engineering5UK Roy SalvadoriMaserati 250FMaserati 250F1 2.5 L6
Thailand Birabongse Bhanudej6Thailand Prince Bira
UK A.E. Moss7UK Stirling Moss
UK Owen Racing Organisation8UK Ken Wharton
Italy Scuderia Ferrari9Argentina José Froilán GonzálezFerrari 625 F1Ferrari 625 2.5 L4
10France Maurice Trintignant
11UK Mike Hawthorn
Italy Scuderia Ambrosiana12UK Reg ParnellFerrari 500Ferrari 500 2.0 L4
France Ecurie Rosier14France Robert ManzonFerrari 625 F1Ferrari 625 2.5 L4
15France Louis Rosier
Belgium Ecurie Francorchamps16Belgium Jacques Swaters
France Equipe Gordini17France Jean BehraGordini T16Gordini 23 2.5 L6
18Argentina Clemar Bucci
19Belgium André Pilette
UK Vandervell Products20UK Peter CollinsVanwallVanwall 254 2.5 L4
UK Peter Whitehead21UK Peter WhiteheadCooper T24Alta GP 2.5 L4
UK Bill Whitehouse22UK Bill WhitehouseConnaught ALea-Francis 2.0 L4
UK Leslie Marr23UK Leslie Marr
UK R.R.C. Walker Racing Team24UK John Riseley-Prichard
UK Sir Jeremy Boles25UK Don Beauman
UK Ecurie Ecosse26UK Leslie Thorne
UK R.J. Chase27UK Alan BrownCooper T23Bristol BS1 2.0 L6
UK Gould's Garage (Bristol)28UK Horace Gould
UK Bob Gerard29UK Bob Gerard
UK Ecurie Richmond30UK Eric Brandon
UK Rodney Nuckey
Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati31Italy Alberto AscariMaserati 250FMaserati 250F1 2.5 L6
32Italy Luigi Villoresi
33Argentina Onofre Marimón

— 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

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132DNA
1Argentina Juan Manuel FangioMercedes1:45.0—
9Argentina José Froilán GonzálezFerrari1:46.0+ 1.0
11UK Mike HawthornFerrari1:46.5+ 1.5
7UK Stirling MossMaserati1:47.0+ 2.0
17France Jean BehraGordini1:48.0+ 3.0
2Germany Karl KlingMercedes1:48.1+ 3.1
5UK Roy SalvadoriMaserati1:48.4+ 3.4
10France Maurice TrintignantFerrari1:48.6+ 3.6
8UK Ken WhartonMaserati1:49.5+ 4.5
6Thailand Prince BiraMaserati1:49.6+ 4.6
20UK Peter CollinsVanwall1:50.0+ 5.0
19Belgium André PiletteGordini1:51.0+ 6.0
18Argentina Clemar BucciGordini1:52.0+ 7.0
12UK Reg ParnellFerrari1:52.1+ 7.1
14France Robert ManzonFerrari1:52.5+ 7.5
3United States Harry SchellMaserati1:53.0+ 8.0
25UK Don BeaumanConnaught-Lea-Francis1:55.0+ 10.0
29UK Bob GerardCooper-Bristol1:55.3+ 10.3
22UK Bill WhitehouseConnaught-Lea-Francis1:56.0+ 11.0
28UK Horace GouldCooper-Bristol1:56.7+ 11.7
24UK John Riseley-PrichardConnaught-Lea-Francis1:57.0+ 12.0
23UK Leslie MarrConnaught-Lea-Francis1:57.3+ 12.3
26UK Leslie ThorneConnaught-Lea-Francis1:57.8+ 12.8
21UK Peter WhiteheadCooper-Alta1:59.0+ 14.0
30UK Eric BrandonCooper-Bristol1:59.7+ 14.7
27UK Alan BrownCooper-Bristol2:00.0+ 15.0
32Italy Luigi VilloresiMaserati2:02.0+ 17.0
33Argentina Onofre MarimónMaserati2:02.6+ 17.6
30UK Rodney NuckeyCooper-BristolNo time—
31Italy Alberto AscariMaseratiNo time—
15France Louis RosierFerrariNo time—
4Argentina Roberto MieresMaseratiNo time—
16Belgium Jacques SwatersFerrariNo time—

: — 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

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSDNS
9Argentina **José Froilán González****Ferrari**902:56:142****
11UK **Mike Hawthorn****Ferrari**90last = Langfirst = Miketitle = Grand Prix! Vol 1publisher = Haynes Publishing Groupyear = 1981isbn = 0-85429-276-4page = 75}}3****
33Argentina **Onofre Marimón****Maserati**89+ 1 lap28****
1Argentina **Juan Manuel Fangio****Mercedes**89+ 1 lap1****
10France **Maurice Trintignant****Ferrari**87+ 3 laps8**2**
4Argentina Roberto MieresMaserati87+ 3 laps32
2Germany Karl KlingMercedes87+ 3 laps6
8UK Ken WhartonMaserati86+ 4 laps9
19Belgium André PiletteGordini86+ 4 laps12
29UK Bob GerardCooper-Bristol85+ 5 laps18
25UK Don BeaumanConnaught-Lea-Francis84+ 6 laps17
3United States Harry SchellMaserati83+ 7 laps16
23UK Leslie MarrConnaught-Lea-Francis82+ 8 laps22
26UK Leslie ThorneConnaught-Lea-Francis78+ 12 laps23
28UK Horace GouldCooper-Bristol44+ 46 laps20
7UK **Stirling Moss****Maserati**80Axle4****
22UK Bill WhitehouseConnaught-Lea-Francis63Fuel system19
17France **Jean Behra****Gordini**54Suspension5****
5UK Roy SalvadoriMaserati53Transmission7
6Thailand Prince Bira
UK Ron FlockhartMaserati44Accident10
32Italy Luigi Villoresi
Italy Alberto AscariMaserati40Engine27
24UK John Riseley-PrichardConnaught-Lea-Francis40Accident21
12UK Reg ParnellFerrari25Engine14
31Italy **Alberto Ascari****Maserati**21Engine30****
18Argentina Clemar BucciGordini18Accident13
20UK Peter CollinsVanwall16Engine11
14France Robert ManzonFerrari16Engine15
21UK Peter WhiteheadCooper-Alta4Oil leak24
30UK Eric BrandonCooper-Bristol2Engine25
15France Louis RosierFerrari2Engine31
27UK Alan BrownCooper-BristolNon-starter26
30UK Rodney NuckeyCooper-BristolNon-starter29

;Notes

  • – Ascari, Behra, Fangio, González, Hawthorn, Marimón and Moss all set the equal fastest lap time of 1:50. Each received 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

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 22Argentina José Froilán González
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 13France Maurice Trintignant11
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 14USA Bill Vukovich8
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 115UK Mike Hawthorn
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship.

References

Name_of_race = British Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1954 | Previous_race_in_season = 1954 French Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1954 German Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1953 British Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1955 British Grand Prix

References

  1. (23 July 1954). "90,000 Watch Toughest British Grand Prix". Bury Free Press.
  2. "1954 British GP".
  3. "Britain 1954 – Qualifying". statsf1.com.
  4. Lang, Mike. (1981). "Grand Prix! Vol 1". Haynes Publishing Group.
  5. "Britain 1954 – Race". statsf1.com.
  6. "1954 British Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  7. "Britain 1954 - Championship • STATS F1".
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