1954 Spanish Grand Prix

Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report 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.

Entries

Team	No	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre
Template:Flagicon Daimler Benz AG	2	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes-Benz W196	Mercedes M196 2.5 L8	Template:Continental
	4	Template:Flagicon Karl Kling
	6	Template:Flagicon Hans Herrmann
Template:Flagicon Officine Alfieri Maserati	8	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Maserati A6GCM/Maserati 250F	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	Template:Pirelli
	10	Template:Flagicon Roberto Mieres
	12	Template:Flagicon Sergio Mantovani
	14	Template:Flagicon Luigi Musso
	16	Template:Flagicon Paco Godia
Template:Flagicon Birabongse Bhanudej	18	Template:Flagicon Prince Bira	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
Template:Flagicon Ecurie Rosier	20	Template:Flagicon Robert Manzon	Ferrari 625 F1	Ferrari 625 2.5 L4	Template:Pirelli
	26	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
Template:Flagicon Emmanuel de Graffenried	22	Template:Flagicon Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	Template:Pirelli
		Template:Flagicon Ottorino Volonterio
Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	24	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6
Template:Flagicon Owen Racing Organisation	28	Template:Flagicon Ken Wharton	Maserati 250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	Template:Dunlop
Template:Flagicon Ecurie Francorchamps	30	Template:Flagicon Jacques Swaters	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	Template:Englebert
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Lancia	34	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Lancia D50	Lancia DS50 2.5 V8	Template:Pirelli
	36	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Ferrari	38	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari 553	Ferrari 554 2.5 L4
	40	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari 625 F1	Ferrari 625 2.5 L4
Template:Flagicon Vandervell Products	42	Template:Flagicon Peter Collins	Vanwall	Vanwall 254 2.5 L4
Template:Flagicon Equipe Gordini	46	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Gordini T16	Gordini 23 2.5 L6	Template:Englebert
	48	Template:Flagicon Jacques Pollet
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Classification

Qualifying

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

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

• Template:Note – 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	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	42 (57 Template:Frac)
	2	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	25 Template:Frac (26 Template:Frac)
1	3	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	24 Template:Frac
1	4	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	17
	5	Template:Flagicon Karl Kling	12
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