1954 French Grand Prix
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| 1954 French Grand Prix | |||
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Reims-Gueux layout Reims-Gueux layout | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 4 July 1954 | ||
| Official name | XLI Grand Prix de l'ACF | ||
| Location | Reims Circuit, Reims, France | ||
| Course | Temporary road course | ||
| Course length | 8.302 km (5.159 miles) | ||
| Distance | 61 laps, 506.422 km (314.676 miles) | ||
| Weather | Overcast, wet | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||
| Time | 2:29.4 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Germany Hans Herrmann | Mercedes | |
| Time | 2:32.9 on lap 3 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
| Mercedes | |
| Second | Mercedes | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1954 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims on 4 July 1954. It was race 4 of 9 in the 1954 World Championship of Drivers. The 61-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Juan Manuel Fangio after he started from pole position. His teammate Karl Kling finished second and Ferrari driver Robert Manzon came in third.
Race report
[edit ]The long-awaited Mercedes W196 with its straight-8 fuel-injection engine made its debut with Juan Manuel Fangio transferring from Maserati to join an otherwise all-German line-up of Hans Herrmann, Karl Kling and pre-war driver Hermann Lang. It was a dominant return with Fangio recording a practice lap of 124.31 mph. He and Kling led away and continued to race side by side around the Rheims track. The Ferrari drivers simply couldn't cope with the pace. José Froilán González retired after 12 laps and Mike Hawthorn's car blew up spectacularly. Former Ferrari double World Champion (1952 and 1953) Alberto Ascari drove a Maserati, as the Lancia D50 was not yet ready for racing, and lasted only 1 lap after starting on the outside of the front row. Herrmann set fastest lap before retiring, but Fangio and Kling continued their duel until the last lap when team orders were put in force and Fangio led Kling over the line by a mere 0.1 seconds-half a car length. Only six cars finished the gruelling race.
Entries
[edit ]Classification
[edit ]Qualifying
[edit ]Race
[edit ]- Notes
- ^1 – 1 point for fastest lap
Championship standings after the race
[edit ]- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio | 25 | |
| 2 | France Maurice Trintignant | 9 | |
| 3 | United States Bill Vukovich | 8 | |
| 4 | Argentina José Froilán González | 6.5 | |
| 5 | Italy Nino Farina | 6 | |
| Source: [4] | |||
- Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship.
References
[edit ]- ^ "1954 ACF GP". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "France 1954 - Qualifying". statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "1954 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "France 1954 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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