1954 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

1954 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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Geoff Duke (pictured in 1951) successfully defended his 500cc World Championship title in 1954.

Fergus Anderson (right) successfully defended his 350cc World Championship title in 1954.

Werner Haas successfully defended his 250cc World Championship title in 1954.

The 1954 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the sixth F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of nine Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 30 May, with French Grand Prix and ended with Spanish Grand Prix on 3 October.

The Constructors' titles for all classes were not recognized by the Federation following a political crisis with the constructors (represented by the International Permanent Bureau of Motorcycle Manufacturers) concerning the number of races to be held during the season and the abolition of the riders' championship.

1954 Grand Prix season calendar

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit	125cc winner	250cc winner	350cc winner	500cc winner	Sidecars 500cc winner	Report
1	30 May	French Grand Prix	Reims		Werner Haas	Pierre Monneret	Pierre Monneret		Report
2	18 June	Isle of Man TT	Snaefell Mountain††	Rupert Hollaus	Werner Haas	Rod Coleman	Ray Amm	Oliver / Nutt	Report
3	26 June	Ulster Grand Prix	Dundrod	Rupert Hollaus	Werner Haas	Ray Amm	Ray Amm †	Oliver / Nutt	Report
4	4 July	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps			Ken Kavanagh	Geoff Duke	Oliver / Nutt	Report
5	10 July	Dutch TT	Assen	Rupert Hollaus	Werner Haas	Fergus Anderson	Geoff Duke		Report
6	25 July	German Grand Prix	Solitude	Rupert Hollaus	Werner Haas	Ray Amm	Geoff Duke	Noll / Cron	Report
7	22 August	Swiss Grand Prix	Bremgarten		Rupert Hollaus	Fergus Anderson	Geoff Duke	Noll / Cron	Report
8	12 September	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Guido Sala	Arthur Wheeler	Fergus Anderson	Geoff Duke	Noll / Cron	Report
9	3 October	Spanish Grand Prix	Montjuïc	Tarquinio Provini		Fergus Anderson	Dickie Dale		Report

† The 500 cc race was stopped by bad weather, and the FIM excluded the race from the World Championship.

†† The Sidecars and 125cc races were held on the 10.6-mile (17.364) km long Clypse Course other than the usual 37 mile (62 km) Snaefell mountain course.

Standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the four best races counted in the Sidecars, 125cc and 250cc, while in the 350cc and 500cc championships, the five best results were counted.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

500cc final standings

Pos Rider Machine FRA MAN BEL HOL GER SUI NAC ESP Pts 1 Geoff Duke Gilera 12 2 1 1 1 1 1 40 (46) 2 Ray Amm Norton 1 Ret Ret 2 2 7 20 3 Ken Kavanagh Moto Guzzi Ret 2 Ret 4 Ret 6 2 16 4 Dickie Dale MV Agusta 7 5 20 4 1 13 5 Reg Armstrong Gilera Ret 4 Ret Ret 3 3 5 13 6 Pierre Monneret Gilera 1 Ret 7 Ret 8 7 Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi Ret Ret 2 5 Ret 7 Ret 8 8 Carlo Bandirola MV Agusta 3 Ret 3 Ret 8 9 Jack Brett Norton 3 6 4 11 8 10 Umberto Masetti Gilera 2 6 = Alfredo Milani Gilera 2 6 12 Rod Coleman AJS Ret Ret 4 8 5 Ret 5 13 Nello Pagani MV Agusta 7 12 3 4 14 Jacques Collot Norton 3 4 = Léon Martin Gilera 3 4 16 Bob McIntyre AJS 14 4 6 7 Ret 4 17 Luigi Taveri Norton / MV Agusta 4 9 10 Ret 3 18 Tommy Wood Norton 4 3 19 Auguste Goffin Norton Ret 9 5 2 20 Bob Matthews Norton 5 13 14 19 10 2 21 Keith Campbell Norton 5 Ret 2 22 Rudy Allison Norton 5 2 23 Harold Clark Norton Ret 8 6 1 24 Cyril Julian Norton 6 48 14 1 25 Peter Murphy Matchless 18 6 Ret 1 26 Derek Farrant AJS Ret Ret 6 1 27 Gordon Laing Norton 6 1 28 Jack Ahearn Norton 9 7 9 12 Ret 0 29 Alfredo Flores Norton Ret 7 0 30 Pierre Cherrier Norton 7 0 31 Leo Simpson Norton / AJS / Matchless 12 Ret Ret 9 8 0 32 Joe Glazebrook Norton 34 8 0 33 Bob Keeler Norton 8 Ret 0 = Bill Lomas MV Agusta Ret 8 0 35 Barrie Stormont BSA 8 0 = Drikus Veer Gilera 8 0 37 Rudolf Knees BMW / Norton 16 9 0 38 Roland Gauch AJS 9 0 39 Maurice Quincey Norton 10 Ret 10 10 0 40 Dennis Lashmar BSA 21 10 Ret Ret 0 41 Hans Bartl BMW 10 0 = Bruno Böhrer Horex 10 0 43 Piet Knijnenburg BMW 11 11 0 44 Phil Heath AJS / Norton Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 0 45 Peter Davey Norton 11 Ret 0 46 Florian Camathias BMW 11 0 = Barry Haynes BSA 11 0 48 Raoul Gerrebos Norton 12 13 0 49 Mike O'Rourke Norton 46 12 0 50 Walter Zeller BMW Ret 13 0 51 Piet Bakker Norton 13 0 = Keith Bryen Norton 13 0 53 Tom McCleary Matchless 14 Ret 0 54 Tito Forconi Gilera 14 0 55 Alois Huber Norton 15 0 = Lodewijk Simons Matchless 15 0 = John Surtees Norton 15 0 58 Peter Carter Norton 16 0 59 Cees Van Burik Norton 16 0 60 Roy Godwin Norton Ret 17 Ret 0 61 Jaap Iesberts Matchless 17 0 = Karl Kronmüller BMW 17 0 63 Edgar Barth Norton 18 0 = Evert Carlsson Norton 18 0 65 Bill Beevers Norton 29 19 0 66 Roy Ingram Norton 19 0 67 George Morgan Norton 20 0 = George Salt Matchless 20 0 69 Karl-Julius Holthaus Triumph 21 0 70 Charlie Salt BSA 22 0 71 Bob Rowbottom Norton 23 0 72 Syd Barnett Matchless 24 0 73 Ulf Gate Norton 25 0 74 Albert Moule Norton 26 0 75 Don Williams Norton 27 0 76 Arthur Wheeler AJS 28 0 77 Roy Walker BSA 30 0 78 Malcolm Templeton Matchless 31 0 79 Terry Shepherd AJS 32 0 80 Eric Pantlin Norton 33 0 81 Arnold Jones Matchless 35 0 82 Jimmy Lanyon Matchless 36 0 83 Edward Havens AJS 37 0 84 Frank Fox Norton 38 0 85 John Clark Matchless 39 0 86 Harry Pearce Matchless 40 0 87 Roy Smith Velocette 41 0 88 Eric Jones Norton 42 0 89 Ray Fay Norton 43 0 90 Robert King Norton 44 0 91 Cliff Carr AJS 45 0 92 Ken Swallow Matchless 47 0 93 Ken Willis AJS 49 0 94 Louis Gilbert AJS 50 0 95 Ernie Barrett Norton 51 0 96 William Cleugh Norton 52 0 97 Ron Rudge Matchless 53 0 – Georg Braun Horex Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 – John Storr Norton Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 – Firmin Dauwe Norton Ret Ret 0 – Rally Dean Norton Ret Ret 0 – Stanley Dibben Norton Ret Ret 0 – Francis Flahaut BMW / Norton Ret Ret 0 – John Grace Norton Ret Ret 0 – Eric Houseley AJS / Norton Ret Ret 0 – Alano Montanari Moto Guzzi Ret Ret 0 – Duilio Agostini Moto Guzzi Ret 0 – Jean-Pierre Bayle Norton Ret 0 – Dante Bianchi Moto Guzzi Ret 0 – Cyril Blacker AJS Ret 0 – Jack Bottomley Norton Ret 0 – Charles Bruguiere AJS Ret 0 – Georges Burgraff Norton Ret 0 – Paolo Campanelli Gilera Ret 0 – Roly Capner BSA Ret 0 – Louis Carr Matchless Ret 0 – Antonio Creus Norton Ret 0 – Les Dear Norton Ret 0 – René del Torchio Matchless Ret 0 – Brian Duffy Norton Ret 0 – Anton Elbersen Matchless Ret 0 – Roy Evans Matchless Ret 0 – Lodovico Facchinelli Gilera Ret 0 – Dino Fagiolini Moto Guzzi Ret 0 – Arthur Fenn Norton Ret 0 – John Fisher Matchless Ret 0 – Robin Fitton Velocette Ret 0 – Ted Frend Norton Ret 0 – Enrico Galante Norton Ret 0 – Francisco González Clua Ret 0 – Francis Guglielminetti Norton Ret 0 – Hans Haldemann Norton Ret 0 – William Hall Norton Ret 0 – Edward Hunt Norton Ret 0 – Peter Knees BMW Ret 0 – Arthur Lavington Velocette Ret 0 – George Leigh Norton Ret 0 – Libero Liberati Gilera Ret 0 – Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi Ret 0 – Frank Norris FAN Ret 0 – Gerard Poel Matchless Ret 0 – Brian Purslow BSA Ret 0 – Ernst Riedelbauch Norton Ret 0 – Antonio Ronchei Norton Ret 0 – Simon Sandys-Winsch Velocette Ret 0 – Roland Schnell Horex Ret 0 – Otello Spadoni Gilera Ret 0 – Heinrich Thorn-Prikker Moto Guzzi Ret 0 – Ken Tostevin Matchless Ret 0 – Dave Tutty Norton Ret 0 – Helmut Volzwinkler Matchless Ret 0 – Gerrit Von Woedkte Norton Ret 0 – Ivor Wagar Norton Ret 0 – Robert Zeller BMW Ret 0 Pos Pilot Moto FRA MAN BEL HOL GER SUI NAC ESP Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

350cc Standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Fergus Anderson		United Kingdom	Moto Guzzi	38	4
2	Ray Amm		Rhodesia	Norton	22	2
3	Rod Coleman	33	New Zealand	AJS	20	1
4	Ken Kavanagh		Australia	Moto Guzzi	18	1
5	Enrico Lorenzetti		Italy	Moto Guzzi	15	0
6	Jack Brett		United Kingdom	Norton	14	0
7	Duilio Agostini		Italy	Moto Guzzi	9	0
8	Bob McIntyre		United Kingdom	AJS	9	0
9	Leo Simpson		New Zealand	AJS	9	0
10	Pierre Monneret		France	AJS	8	1
11	Auguste Goffin		Belgium	Norton	7	0
12	Derek Farrant		United Kingdom	AJS	6	0
13	Bob Matthews		United Kingdom	Velocette	6	0
14	Johnny Grace		Gibraltar	Norton	4	0
=	Sigfried Wünsche		Germany	DKW	4	0
=	Bob Keeler		United Kingdom	Norton	4	0
17	Georg Braun		Germany	NSU	4	0
=	Maurice Quincey		Australia	Norton	4	0
19	Jacques Collot		France	Norton	3	0
=	Gordon Laing		Australia	Norton	3	0
21	Karl Hoffmann		Germany	DKW	2	0
=	Peter Davey		United Kingdom	Norton	2	0
=	Barry Stormont		New Zealand	BSA	2	0
24	Alano Montanari		Italy	Moto Guzzi	1	0
=	John Clark		United Kingdom	AJS	1	0
=	Firmin Dauwe		Belgium	Norton	1	0

250cc Standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Werner Haas		Germany	NSU	32	5
2	Rupert Hollaus		Austria	NSU	26	1
3	Hermann Paul Müller		Germany	NSU	17	0
4	Arthur Wheeler		United Kingdom	Moto Guzzi	15	1
5	Hans Baltisberger		Germany	NSU	14	0
6	Georg Braun		Germany	NSU	6	0
=	Romolo Ferri		Italy	Moto Guzzi	6	0
8	Roberto Colombo		Italy	Moto Guzzi	5	0
9	Reg Armstrong		United Kingdom	NSU	4	0
=	Helmut Hallmeier		Germany	Adler	4	0
=	Kurt Knopf		Germany	NSU	4	0
12	Tommy Wood		United Kingdom	Moto Guzzi	4	0
13	Ken Kavanagh		Australia	Moto Guzzi	3	0
=	Luigi Taveri		Switzerland	Moto Guzzi	3	0
15	Fergus Anderson		United Kingdom	Moto Guzzi	2	0
=	Walter Reichert		Germany	NSU	2	0
=	JG Horne		United Kingdom	Rudge	2	0
18	Walter Vogel		Germany	Adler	2	0
19	Lanfranco Baviera		Italy	Moto Guzzi	1	0
=	Bob Geeson		United Kingdom	REG	1	0
=	Angelo Marelli		Italy	Moto Guzzi	1	0

125cc riders' standings

Pos. Rider Bike MAN ULS NED GER NAT ESP Pts 1 Rupert Hollaus NSU 1F 1 1F 1F DNS 32 2 Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 2 NCF 3 3 3F NCF 18 3 Hermann Paul Müller NSU 2 2 4 15 4 Tarquinio Provini Mondial 2 1 14 5 Werner Haas NSU 4 5 2 11 6 Hans Baltisberger NSU 4 3 4 10 7 Guido Sala MV Agusta 1 8 8 Cecil Sandford MV Agusta 3 5 5 8 9 Roberto Colombo MV Agusta 2 6 10 José Antonio Elizalde Montesa 3 4 11 Massimo Genevini MV Agusta 4 3 11 Juan Bertrand Montesa 4 3 13 Ivor Lloyd MV Agusta 5 2 13 Franco Bertoni MV Agusta 5 2 13 Arturo Paragues Lube 5 2 16 Karl Lottes MV Agusta 6 6 2 17 Brian Purslow MV Agusta 6 1 17 Angelo Copeta MV Agusta 6 1 17 Willi Scheidhauer MV Agusta 6 1 17 Gabriel Corsin MV Agusta 6 1 Pos. Rider Bike MAN ULS NED GER NAT ESP Pts

Race key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Annotation Meaning P Pole position F Fastest lap Rider key Colour Meaning Light blue Rookie rider

References

• Haefliger, Werner. "Lightweight class". FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). pp. 19–21. ISBN   978-2-9701086-8-9.
• Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949–2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN   2-940125-32-5
• "The Official MotoGP website" . Retrieved 2010-07-06.