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1954 Swiss Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountrySwitzerland
Grand PrixSwiss
Official nameXIV Großer Preis der Schweiz
ImageCircuit Bremgarten.svg
CaptionCircuit Bremgarten track layout
Date22 August
Year1954
Previous_round1954 German Grand Prix
Next_round1954 Italian Grand Prix
LocationBremgarten, Bern, Switzerland
CourseTemporary street/road circuit
Course_mi4.524
Course_km7.280
Distance_laps66
Distance_mi298.556
Distance_km480.480
WeatherRain
Pole_DriverJosé Froilán González
Pole_TeamFerrari
Pole_Time2:39.5
Pole_CountryArgentina
Fast_DriverJuan Manuel Fangio
Fast_TeamMercedes
Fast_Time2:39.7
Fast_Lap34
Fast_CountryArgentina
First_DriverJuan Manuel Fangio
First_TeamMercedes
First_CountryArgentina
Second_DriverJosé Froilán González
Second_TeamFerrari
Second_CountryArgentina
Third_DriverHans Herrmann
Third_TeamMercedes
Third_CountryGermany
Lapchart

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. 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

TeamNoDriverCarEngineTyre
Belgium Ecurie Francorchamps2Belgium Jacques SwatersFerrari 500Ferrari 500 2.0 L4
Germany Daimler Benz AG4Argentina Juan Manuel FangioMercedes-Benz W196Mercedes M196 2.5 L8
6Germany Hans Herrmann
8Germany Karl Kling
France Equipe Gordini10France Jean BehraGordini T16Gordini 23 2.5 L6
12Argentina Clemar Bucci
14United States Fred Wacker
UK Gilby Engineering16UK Roy SalvadoriMaserati 250FMaserati 250F1 2.5 L6
UK Owen Racing Organisation18UK Ken Wharton
Italy Scuderia Ferrari20Argentina José Froilán GonzálezFerrari 553Ferrari 554 2.5 L4
22UK Mike Hawthorn
24Italia Umberto Maglioli
France Robert Manzon
26France Maurice Trintignant
Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati28Italy Sergio MantovaniMaserati A6GCMMaserati A6 2.0 L6
30Argentina Roberto Mieres
32UK Stirling Moss
34United States Harry Schell
Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried36Switzerland Toulo de GraffenriedMaserati A6GCMMaserati A6 2.0 L6

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap1234567891011121314151617DNADNA
20Argentina José Froilán GonzálezFerrari2:39.5—
4Argentina Juan Manuel FangioMercedes2:39.7+ 0.2
32UK Stirling MossMaserati2:41.4+ 1.9
26France Maurice TrintignantFerrari2:41.7+ 2.2
8Germany Karl KlingMercedes2:41.9+ 2.4
22UK Mike HawthornFerrari2:43.2+ 3.7
6Germany Hans HerrmannMercedes2:45.0+ 5.5
18UK Ken WhartonMaserati2:46.2+ 6.7
28Italy Sergio MantovaniMaserati2:56.9+ 17.4
12Argentina Clemar BucciGordini3:04.1+ 24.6
24Italia Umberto MaglioliFerrari3:08.2+ 28.7
30Argentina Roberto MieresMaserati3:09.3+ 29.8
34United States Harry SchellMaserati3:12.1+ 32.6
10France Jean BehraGordini3:16.4+ 36.9
14United States Fred WackerGordini3:20.3+ 40.8
2Belgium Jacques SwatersFerrari3:20.4+ 40.9
24France Robert ManzonFerrariNo time—
16UK Roy SalvadoriMaseratiNo time—
36Switzerland Toulo de GraffenriedMaseratiNo time—

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/retiredGridPoints12345678RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNS
4Argentina **Juan Manuel Fangio****Mercedes**663:00:34.52**9**
20Argentina **José Froilán González****Ferrari**66+57.81**6**
6Germany **Hans Herrmann****Mercedes**65+1 lap7**4**
30Argentina **Roberto Mieres****Maserati**64+2 laps12**3**
28Italy **Sergio Mantovani****Maserati**64+2 laps9**2**
18UK Ken WhartonMaserati64+2 laps8
24Italy Umberto MaglioliFerrari61+5 laps11
2Belgium Jacques SwatersFerrari58+8 laps16
8Germany Karl KlingMercedes38Fuel system5
26France Maurice TrintignantFerrari33Engine4
22UK Mike HawthornFerrari30Oil leak6
34United States Harry SchellMaserati23Oil pump13
32UK Stirling MossMaserati21Oil pump3
14United States Fred WackerGordini10Transmission15
10France Jean BehraGordini8Clutch14
12Argentina Clemar BucciGordini0Fuel pump10
24France Robert ManzonFerrariAccident

;Notes

  • – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Championship standings after the race

  • Bold text indicates the World Champion. ;Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1Argentina **Juan Manuel Fangio**42 (45 )
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]2Argentina José Froilán González23
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]3France Maurice Trintignant15
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]4UK Mike Hawthorn10
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]5Germany Karl Kling10
  • 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

| Previous_year's_race = 1953 Swiss Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1975 Swiss Grand Prix

References

  1. "Switzerland ready to race electric".
  2. "1954 Swiss GP".
  3. "1954 Swiss Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  4. "Switzerland 1954 - Championship • STATS F1".
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