1954 Spanish Grand Prix

1954 Spanish Grand Prix
1954 Spanish Grand Prix
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	Circuit Pedralbes layout
Race details
Date	24 October 1954
Official name	XII Gran Premio de España
Location	Pedralbes Circuit, Barcelona, Spain
Course	Temporary street circuit
Course length	6.316 km (3.925 miles)
Distance	80 laps, 505.280 km (313.966 miles)
Weather	Sunny, mild, dry
Pole position
Driver	Alberto Ascari ;
Time	2:18.1
Fastest lap
Driver	Alberto Ascari
Time	2:20.4 on lap 3
Podium
First	Mike Hawthorn ;
Second	Luigi Musso ;
Third	Juan Manuel Fangio ;
	Lap leaders ;

Last updated October 12, 2022

The 1954 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 24 October 1954 at Pedralbes. It was the ninth and final race in the 1954 World Championship of Drivers. The 80-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Mike Hawthorn after he started from third position. Luigi Musso finished second for the Maserati team and Mercedes driver Juan Manuel Fangio came in third.

Race report

The long-awaited Lancia D50s arrived-using their 90 degree V8 engine as a stiffening aid for the chassis; they were simple but brilliantly designed. Alberto Ascari immediately set the fastest practice lap and led from pole.

Luigi Villoresi in the fellow Lancia retired with brake trouble after just 1 lap and Ascari succumbed to clutch problems after 9 laps.

Various other drivers took the lead and then retired; Harry Schell spun off, Maurice Trintignant had mechanical problems and Stirling Moss overheated (one of several retirements caused by flying newspaper jamming the radiator ducts). The race boiled down to a duel between Mike Hawthorn and Juan Manuel Fangio but the Argentine was losing oil and lost second place to Luigi Musso. Hawthorn hung on to take the win with Fangio driving well to claim the final podium position.

This proved to be the last major race held at the Pedralbes street circuit. The Le Mans disaster in 1955 meant tighter safety regulations, and the spectator-lined street circuit in the Pedralbes neighborhood of Barcelona was abandoned and has not been used since.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	34	Alberto Ascari	Lancia	2:18.1	—
2	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	2:19.1	+ 1.0
3	38	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:20.6	+ 2.5
4	24	Harry Schell	Maserati	2:20.6	+ 2.5
5	36	Luigi Villoresi	Lancia	2:21.0	+ 2.9
6	8	Stirling Moss	Maserati	2:21.1	+ 3.0
7	14	Luigi Musso	Maserati	2:21.5	+ 3.4
8	40	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	2:21.9	+ 3.8
9	6	Hans Herrmann	Mercedes	2:21.9	+ 3.8
10	12	Sergio Mantovani	Maserati	2:22.0	+ 3.9
11	10	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	2:22.3	+ 4.2
12	4	Karl Kling	Mercedes	2:23.4	+ 5.3
13	16	Paco Godia	Maserati	2:24.2	+ 6.1
14	28	Ken Wharton	Maserati	2:25.7	+ 7.6
15	18	Prince Bira	Maserati	2:26.1	+ 8.0
16	48	Jacques Pollet	Gordini	2:27.4	+ 9.3
17	20	Robert Manzon	Ferrari	2:27.5	+ 9.4
18	46	Jean Behra	Gordini	2:27.8	+ 9.7
19	30	Jacques Swaters	Ferrari	2:28.0	+ 9.9
20	26	Louis Rosier	Maserati	2:29.8	+ 11.7
21	22	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	2:29.8	+ 11.7
DNS	42	Peter Collins	Vanwall
Source:^[1]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	38	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	80	3:13:52.1	3	8
2	14	Luigi Musso	Maserati	80	+1:13.2	7	6
3	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	79	+1 lap	2	4
4	10	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	79	+1 lap	11	3
5	4	Karl Kling	Mercedes	79	+1 lap	12	2
6	16	Paco Godia	Maserati	76	+4 laps	13
7	26	Louis Rosier	Maserati	74	+6 laps	20
8	28	Ken Wharton	Maserati	74	+6 laps	14
9	18	Prince Bira	Maserati	68	+12 laps	15
Ret	12	Sergio Mantovani	Maserati	58	Brakes	10
Ret	22	Toulo de Graffenried Ottorino Volonterio	Maserati	57	Engine	21
Ret	6	Hans Herrmann	Mercedes	50	Injection	9
Ret	40	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	47	Gearbox	8
Ret	48	Jacques Pollet	Gordini	37	Engine	16
Ret	24	Harry Schell	Maserati	29	Transmission	4
Ret	8	Stirling Moss	Maserati	20	Oil pump	6
Ret	46	Jean Behra	Gordini	17	Brakes	18
Ret	30	Jacques Swaters	Ferrari	16	Engine	19
Ret	34	Alberto Ascari	Lancia	10	Clutch	1	1¹
Ret	36	Luigi Villoresi	Lancia	2	Brakes	5
Ret	20	Robert Manzon	Ferrari	2	Engine	17
DNS	42	Peter Collins	Vanwall		Non-starter – accident
Source:^[2]

Notes

^1 – 1 point for fastest lap

Shared drives

Car #22: Toulo de Graffenried (30 laps) and Ottorino Volonterio (27 laps)

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	42 (57 1⁄7)
	2	José Froilán González	25 1⁄7 (26 9⁄14)
1	3	Mike Hawthorn	24 9⁄14
1	4	Maurice Trintignant	17
	5	Karl Kling	12
Source: ^[3]

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.

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References

↑ "1954 Spanish GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
↑ "1954 Spanish Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
↑ "Spain 1954 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

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[1] "1954 Spanish GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

[2] "1954 Spanish Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

[Championship-3] "Spain 1954 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

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