1954 Spanish Grand Prix

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Circuit Pedralbes.png
Circuit Pedralbes layout
Race details
Date24 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
 Lancia
Time 2:18.1
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari Lancia
Time 2:20.4 on lap 3
Podium
First
 Ferrari
Second
 Maserati
Third
 Mercedes
Lap leaders
  • 1954 Spanish Grand Prix

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.

Contents

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.

Entries

TeamNoDriverCarEngineTyre
Flag of Germany.svg Daimler Benz AG 2 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes-Benz W196 Mercedes M196 2.5 L8 C
4 Flag of Germany.svg Karl Kling
6 Flag of Germany.svg Hans Herrmann
Flag of Italy.svg Officine Alfieri Maserati 8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Maserati A6GCM/Maserati 250F Maserati A6 2.0 L6 P
10 Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto Mieres
12 Flag of Italy.svg Sergio Mantovani
14 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Musso
16 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Paco Godia
Flag of Thailand.svg Birabongse Bhanudej 18 Flag of Thailand.svg Prince Bira Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
Flag of France.svg Ecurie Rosier 20 Flag of France.svg Robert Manzon Ferrari 625 F1 Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 P

D

26 Flag of France.svg Louis Rosier Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emmanuel de Graffenried 22 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Toulo de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6 2.0 L6 P
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ottorino Volonterio
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry Schell 24 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry Schell Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Owen Racing Organisation 28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Wharton Maserati 250F Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 D
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ecurie Francorchamps 30 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacques Swaters Ferrari 500 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 E
Flag of Italy.svg Scuderia Lancia 34 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari Lancia D50 Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 P
36 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi
Flag of Italy.svg Scuderia Ferrari 38 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 625 F1 Ferrari 625 2.5 L4
40 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Vandervell Products 42 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Collins Vanwall Vanwall 254 2.5 L4
Flag of France.svg Equipe Gordini 46 Flag of France.svg Jean Behra Gordini T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 E
48 Flag of France.svg Jacques Pollet
Source: [1]

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
134 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari Lancia 2:18.1—
22 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 2:19.1+ 1.0
338 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 2:20.6+ 2.5
424 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry Schell Maserati 2:20.6+ 2.5
536 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Lancia 2:21.0+ 2.9
68 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Maserati 2:21.1+ 3.0
714 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Musso Maserati 2:21.5+ 3.4
840 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 2:21.9+ 3.8
96 Flag of Germany.svg Hans Herrmann Mercedes 2:21.9+ 3.8
1012 Flag of Italy.svg Sergio Mantovani Maserati 2:22.0+ 3.9
1110 Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto Mieres Maserati 2:22.3+ 4.2
124 Flag of Germany.svg Karl Kling Mercedes 2:23.4+ 5.3
1316 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Paco Godia Maserati 2:24.2+ 6.1
1428 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Wharton Maserati 2:25.7+ 7.6
1518 Flag of Thailand.svg Prince Bira Maserati 2:26.1+ 8.0
1648 Flag of France.svg Jacques Pollet Gordini 2:27.4+ 9.3
1720 Flag of France.svg Robert Manzon Ferrari 2:27.5+ 9.4
1846 Flag of France.svg Jean Behra Gordini 2:27.8+ 9.7
1930 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacques Swaters Ferrari 2:28.0+ 9.9
2026 Flag of France.svg Louis Rosier Maserati 2:29.8+ 11.7
2122 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 2:29.8+ 11.7
DNS42 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Collins Vanwall
Source: [2]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
138 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 803:13:52.138
214 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Musso Maserati 80+1:13.276
32 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 79+1 lap24
410 Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto Mieres Maserati 79+1 lap113
54 Flag of Germany.svg Karl Kling Mercedes 79+1 lap122
616 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Paco Godia Maserati 76+4 laps13
726 Flag of France.svg Louis Rosier Maserati 74+6 laps20
828 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Wharton Maserati 74+6 laps14
918 Flag of Thailand.svg Prince Bira Maserati 68+12 laps15
Ret12 Flag of Italy.svg Sergio Mantovani Maserati 58Brakes10
Ret22 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Toulo de Graffenried
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ottorino Volonterio 		Maserati 57Engine21
Ret6 Flag of Germany.svg Hans Herrmann Mercedes 50Injection9
Ret40 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 47Gearbox8
Ret48 Flag of France.svg Jacques Pollet Gordini 37Engine16
Ret24 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry Schell Maserati 29Transmission4
Ret8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Maserati 20Oil pump6
Ret46 Flag of France.svg Jean Behra Gordini 17Brakes18
Ret30 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacques Swaters Ferrari 16Engine19
Ret34 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari Lancia 10Clutch11 1
Ret36 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Lancia 2Brakes5
Ret20 Flag of France.svg Robert Manzon Ferrari 2Engine17
DNS42 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Collins Vanwall Non-starter – accident
Source: [3]
Notes

Shared drives

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

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1rightarrow blue.svg 1 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio 42 (57 1⁄7)
1rightarrow blue.svg 2 Flag of Argentina.svg José Froilán González 25 1⁄7 (26 9⁄14)
1uparrow green.svg 13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hawthorn 24 9⁄14
1downarrow red.svg 14 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant 17
1rightarrow blue.svg 5 Flag of Germany.svg Karl Kling 12
Source: [4]

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