1954 British Grand Prix

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report The 1954 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 17 July 1954. It was race 5 of 9 in the 1954 World Championship of Drivers. The 90-lap race was won by Ferrari driver José Froilán González after he started from second position. His teammate Mike Hawthorn finished second and Maserati driver Onofre Marimón came in third.

Race report

A huge crowd turned out at Silverstone to see if Mercedes could repeat their Reims rout. In the end, just two silver cars arrived (for Fangio and Kling). In contrast, Maserati had nine cars, whilst Ferrari had three for the experienced trio of Hawthorn, Gonzalez and Trintignant. Fangio set Silverstone's fastest ever lap, breaking the 100 mph barrier with a lap of 100.35 mph. It was Gonzalez who led away and held the lead until the flag. Behind him, Fangio passed Hawthorn for second but after colliding several times with oil drums in a difficult handling car, he dropped to fourth. Moss took over the position but retired with rear axle problems, leaving Hawthorn to follow home for a Ferrari 1–2 and young Onofre Marimón to take his second (and last) podium place.

Entries

Team	No	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre
Template:Flagicon Daimler Benz AG	1	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes-Benz W196	Mercedes M196 2.5 L8	Template:Continental
	2	Template:Flagicon Karl Kling
Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	3	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	Template:Pirelli
Template:Flagicon Roberto Mieres	4	Template:Flagicon Roberto Mieres
Template:Flagicon Gilby Engineering	5	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	Template:Dunlop
Template:Flagicon Birabongse Bhanudej	6	Template:Flagicon Prince Bira			Template:Pirelli
Template:Flagicon A.E. Moss	7	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss
Template:Flagicon Owen Racing Organisation	8	Template:Flagicon Ken Wharton			Template:Dunlop
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Ferrari	9	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	Ferrari 625 F1	Ferrari 625 2.5 L4	Template:Pirelli
	10	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant
	11	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Ambrosiana	12	Template:Flagicon Reg Parnell	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	Template:Avon
Template:Flagicon Ecurie Rosier	14	Template:Flagicon Robert Manzon	Ferrari 625 F1	Ferrari 625 2.5 L4	Template:Pirelli
	15	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier
Template:Flagicon Ecurie Francorchamps	16	Template:Flagicon Jacques Swaters			Template:Englebert
Template:Flagicon Equipe Gordini	17	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Gordini T16	Gordini 23 2.5 L6
	18	Template:Flagicon Clemar Bucci
	19	Template:Flagicon André Pilette
Template:Flagicon Vandervell Products	20	Template:Flagicon Peter Collins	Vanwall	Vanwall 254 2.5 L4	Template:Pirelli
Template:Flagicon Peter Whitehead	21	Template:Flagicon Peter Whitehead	Cooper T24	Alta GP 2.5 L4	Template:Dunlop
Template:Flagicon Bill Whitehouse	22	Template:Flagicon Bill Whitehouse	Connaught A	Lea-Francis 2.0 L4
Template:Flagicon Leslie Marr	23	Template:Flagicon Leslie Marr
Template:Flagicon R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	24	Template:Flagicon John Riseley-Prichard
Template:Flagicon Sir Jeremy Boles	25	Template:Flagicon Don Beauman
Template:Flagicon Ecurie Ecosse	26	Template:Flagicon Leslie Thorne
Template:Flagicon R.J. Chase	27	Template:Flagicon Alan Brown	Cooper T23	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6
Template:Flagicon Gould's Garage (Bristol)	28	Template:Flagicon Horace Gould
Template:Flagicon Bob Gerard	29	Template:Flagicon Bob Gerard
Template:Flagicon Ecurie Richmond	30	Template:Flagicon Eric BrandonTemplate:Ref
		Template:Flagicon Rodney NuckeyTemplate:Ref
Template:Flagicon Officine Alfieri Maserati	31	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	Template:Pirelli
	32	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi
	33	Template:Flagicon Onofre Marimón
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Template:Note — Rodney Nuckey, named substitute driver for Eric Brandon in the #30 Cooper-Bristol, was given a starting position despite not completing a single lap in qualifying or in the race.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	1	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	1:45.0	—
2	9	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	Ferrari	1:46.0	+ 1.0
3	11	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	1:46.5	+ 1.5
4	7	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Maserati	1:47.0	+ 2.0
5	17	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Gordini	1:48.0	+ 3.0
6	2	Template:Flagicon Karl Kling	Mercedes	1:48.1	+ 3.1
7	5	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori	Maserati	1:48.4	+ 3.4
8	10	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	1:48.6	+ 3.6
9	8	Template:Flagicon Ken Wharton	Maserati	1:49.5	+ 4.5
10	6	Template:Flagicon Prince Bira	Maserati	1:49.6	+ 4.6
11	20	Template:Flagicon Peter Collins	Vanwall	1:50.0	+ 5.0
12	19	Template:Flagicon André Pilette	Gordini	1:51.0	+ 6.0
13	18	Template:Flagicon Clemar Bucci	Gordini	1:52.0	+ 7.0
14	12	Template:Flagicon Reg Parnell	Ferrari	1:52.1	+ 7.1
15	14	Template:Flagicon Robert Manzon	Ferrari	1:52.5	+ 7.5
16	3	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Maserati	1:53.0	+ 8.0
17	25	Template:Flagicon Don Beauman	Connaught-Lea-Francis	1:55.0	+ 10.0
18	29	Template:Flagicon Bob Gerard	Cooper-Bristol	1:55.3	+ 10.3
19	22	Template:Flagicon Bill Whitehouse	Connaught-Lea-Francis	1:56.0	+ 11.0
20	28	Template:Flagicon Horace Gould	Cooper-Bristol	1:56.7	+ 11.7
21	24	Template:Flagicon John Riseley-Prichard	Connaught-Lea-Francis	1:57.0	+ 12.0
22	23	Template:Flagicon Leslie Marr	Connaught-Lea-Francis	1:57.3	+ 12.3
23	26	Template:Flagicon Leslie Thorne	Connaught-Lea-Francis	1:57.8	+ 12.8
24	21	Template:Flagicon Peter Whitehead	Cooper-Alta	1:59.0	+ 14.0
25	30	Template:Flagicon Eric BrandonTemplate:Ref	Cooper-Bristol	1:59.7	+ 14.7
26	27	Template:Flagicon Alan Brown	Cooper-Bristol	2:00.0	+ 15.0
27	32	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	2:02.0	+ 17.0
28	33	Template:Flagicon Onofre Marimón	Maserati	2:02.6	+ 17.6
29	30	Template:Flagicon Rodney NuckeyTemplate:Ref	Cooper-Bristol	No time	—
30	31	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Maserati	No time	—
31	15	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier	Ferrari	No time	—
32	4	Template:Flagicon Roberto Mieres	Maserati	No time	—
DNA	16	Template:Flagicon Jacques Swaters	Ferrari	No time	—
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	9	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	Ferrari	90	2:56:14	2	Template:FracTemplate:Ref
2	11	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	90	+ 1:10<ref name="Lang">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	3	Template:FracTemplate:Ref
3	33	Template:Flagicon Onofre Marimón	Maserati	89	+ 1 lap	28	Template:FracTemplate:Ref
4	1	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	89	+ 1 lap	1	Template:FracTemplate:Ref
5	10	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	87	+ 3 laps	8	2
6	4	Template:Flagicon Roberto Mieres	Maserati	87	+ 3 laps	32
7	2	Template:Flagicon Karl Kling	Mercedes	87	+ 3 laps	6
8	8	Template:Flagicon Ken Wharton	Maserati	86	+ 4 laps	9
9	19	Template:Flagicon André Pilette	Gordini	86	+ 4 laps	12
10	29	Template:Flagicon Bob Gerard	Cooper-Bristol	85	+ 5 laps	18
11	25	Template:Flagicon Don Beauman	Connaught-Lea-Francis	84	+ 6 laps	17
12	3	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Maserati	83	+ 7 laps	16
13	23	Template:Flagicon Leslie Marr	Connaught-Lea-Francis	82	+ 8 laps	22
14	26	Template:Flagicon Leslie Thorne	Connaught-Lea-Francis	78	+ 12 laps	23
15	28	Template:Flagicon Horace Gould	Cooper-Bristol	44	+ 46 laps	20
Ret	7	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Maserati	80	Axle	4	Template:FracTemplate:Ref
Ret	22	Template:Flagicon Bill Whitehouse	Connaught-Lea-Francis	63	Fuel system	19
Ret	17	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Gordini	54	Suspension	5	Template:FracTemplate:Ref
Ret	5	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori	Maserati	53	Transmission	7
Ret	6	Template:Flagicon Prince Bira Template:Flagicon Ron Flockhart	Maserati	44	Accident	10
Ret	32	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Maserati	40	Engine	27
Ret	24	Template:Flagicon John Riseley-Prichard	Connaught-Lea-Francis	40	Accident	21
Ret	12	Template:Flagicon Reg Parnell	Ferrari	25	Engine	14
Ret	31	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Maserati	21	Engine	30	Template:FracTemplate:Ref
Ret	18	Template:Flagicon Clemar Bucci	Gordini	18	Accident	13
Ret	20	Template:Flagicon Peter Collins	Vanwall	16	Engine	11
Ret	14	Template:Flagicon Robert Manzon	Ferrari	16	Engine	15
Ret	21	Template:Flagicon Peter Whitehead	Cooper-Alta	4	Oil leak	24
Ret	30	Template:Flagicon Eric Brandon	Cooper-Bristol	2	Engine	25
Ret	15	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier	Ferrari	2	Engine	31
DNS	27	Template:Flagicon Alan Brown	Cooper-Bristol		Non-starter	26
DNS	30	Template:Flagicon Rodney Nuckey	Cooper-Bristol		Non-starter	29
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Notes

• Template:Note – Ascari, Behra, Fangio, González, Hawthorn, Marimón and Moss all set the equal fastest lap time of 1:50. Each received Template:Frac of a point.

Shared drives

• Car #6: Bira (42 laps) then Flockhart (2 laps)
• Car #32: Villoresi (30 laps) then Ascari (10 laps)

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Template:Frac
2	2	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	Template:Frac
1	3	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	11
1	4	Template:Flagicon Bill Vukovich	8
11	5	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	Template:Frac
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