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1954 British Grand Prix

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{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Country = Great Britain

|Grand Prix = British

|Official name = 7th RAC British Grand Prix

|Image = Silverstone Circuit 1952 to 1974.png

|Caption = Silverstone Circuit in 1952–1973 configuration

|Date = 17 July

|Year = 1954

|Previous_round = 1954 French Grand Prix

|Next_round = 1954 German Grand Prix

|Location = Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, England

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 2.927

|Course_km = 4.7105

|Distance_laps = 90

|Distance_mi = 263.43

|Distance_km = 423.949

|Weather = Cold, wet (heavy rain).{{cite news|title=90,000 Watch Toughest British Grand Prix|work=Bury Free Press|date=23 July 1954|access-date=9 July 2020|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000762/19540723/234/0010|via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription}}

|Attendance = 90,000

|Pole_Driver = Juan Manuel Fangio

|Pole_Team = Mercedes

|Pole_Time = 1:45.0

|Pole_Country = Argentina

|Fast_Time = 1:50

|Fast_Lap =

|Fast_Driver = Alberto Ascari

|Fast_Team = Maserati

|Fast_Country = Italy

|Fast_Driver2 = Jean Behra

|Fast_Team2 = Gordini

|Fast_Country2 = France

|Fast_Driver3 = Juan Manuel Fangio

|Fast_Team3 = Mercedes

|Fast_Country3 = Argentina

|Fast_Driver4 = José Froilán González

|Fast_Team4 = Ferrari

|Fast_Country4 = Argentina

|Fast_Driver5 = Mike Hawthorn

|Fast_Team5 = Ferrari

|Fast_Country5 = UK

|Fast_Driver6 = Onofre Marimón

|Fast_Team6 = Maserati

|Fast_Country6 = Argentina

|Fast_Driver7 = Stirling Moss

|Fast_Team7 = Maserati

|Fast_Country7 = UK

|First_Driver = José Froilán González

|First_Team = Ferrari

|First_Country = Argentina

|Second_Driver = Mike Hawthorn

|Second_Team = Ferrari

|Second_Country= UK

|Third_Driver = Onofre Marimón

|Third_Team = Maserati

|Third_Country = Argentina

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1954|GBR}}

}}

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

class="wikitable"

|+

!Team

!No

!Driver

!Car

!Engine

!Tyre

rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|Germany}} Daimler Benz AG

|1

|{{flagicon|Argentina}} Juan Manuel Fangio

| rowspan="2" |Mercedes-Benz W196

| rowspan="2" |Mercedes M196 2.5 L8

| rowspan="2" |{{Continental}}

2

|{{flagicon|Germany}} Karl Kling

{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Harry Schell

|3

|{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Harry Schell

| rowspan="2" |Maserati A6GCM

| rowspan="2" |Maserati A6 2.0 L6

| rowspan="2" |{{Pirelli}}

{{flagicon|Argentina}} Roberto Mieres

|4

|{{flagicon|Argentina}} Roberto Mieres

{{flagicon|UK}} Gilby Engineering

|5

|{{flagicon|UK}} Roy Salvadori

| rowspan="4" |Maserati 250F

| rowspan="4" |Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6

|{{Dunlop}}

{{flagicon|Thailand}} Birabongse Bhanudej

|6

|{{flagicon|Thailand}} Prince Bira

| rowspan="2" |{{Pirelli}}

{{flagicon|UK}} A.E. Moss

|7

|{{flagicon|UK}} Stirling Moss

{{flagicon|UK}} Owen Racing Organisation

|8

|{{flagicon|UK}} Ken Wharton

|{{Dunlop}}

rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|Italy}} Scuderia Ferrari

|9

|{{flagicon|Argentina}} José Froilán González

| rowspan="3" |Ferrari 625 F1

| rowspan="3" |Ferrari 625 2.5 L4

| rowspan="3" |{{Pirelli}}

10

|{{flagicon|France}} Maurice Trintignant

11

|{{flagicon|UK}} Mike Hawthorn

{{flagicon|Italy}} Scuderia Ambrosiana

|12

|{{flagicon|UK}} Reg Parnell

|Ferrari 500

|Ferrari 500 2.0 L4

|{{Avon}}

rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|France}} Ecurie Rosier

|14

|{{flagicon|France}} Robert Manzon

| rowspan="3" |Ferrari 625 F1

| rowspan="3" |Ferrari 625 2.5 L4

| rowspan="2" |{{Pirelli}}

{{Dunlop}}

15

|{{flagicon|France}} Louis Rosier

{{flagicon|Belgium}} Ecurie Francorchamps

|16

|{{flagicon|Belgium}} Jacques Swaters

| rowspan="4" |{{Englebert}}

rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|France}} Equipe Gordini

|17

|{{flagicon|France}} Jean Behra

| rowspan="3" |Gordini T16

| rowspan="3" |Gordini 23 2.5 L6

18

|{{flagicon|Argentina}} Clemar Bucci

19

|{{flagicon|Belgium}} André Pilette

{{flagicon|UK}} Vandervell Products

|20

|{{flagicon|UK}} Peter Collins

|Vanwall

|Vanwall 254 2.5 L4

|{{Pirelli}}

{{flagicon|UK}} Peter Whitehead

|21

|{{flagicon|UK}} Peter Whitehead

|Cooper T24

|Alta GP 2.5 L4

| rowspan="11" |{{Dunlop}}

{{flagicon|UK}} Bill Whitehouse

|22

|{{flagicon|UK}} Bill Whitehouse

| rowspan="5" |Connaught A

| rowspan="5" |Lea-Francis 2.0 L4

{{flagicon|UK}} Leslie Marr

|23

|{{flagicon|UK}} Leslie Marr

{{flagicon|UK}} R.R.C. Walker Racing Team

|24

|{{flagicon|UK}} John Riseley-Prichard

{{flagicon|UK}} Sir Jeremy Boles

|25

|{{flagicon|UK}} Don Beauman

{{flagicon|UK}} Ecurie Ecosse

|26

|{{flagicon|UK}} Leslie Thorne

{{flagicon|UK}} R.J. Chase

|27

|{{flagicon|UK}} Alan Brown

| rowspan="5" |Cooper T23

| rowspan="5" |Bristol BS1 2.0 L6

{{flagicon|UK}} Gould's Garage (Bristol)

|28

|{{flagicon|UK}} Horace Gould

{{flagicon|UK}} Bob Gerard

|29

|{{flagicon|UK}} Bob Gerard

rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|UK}} Ecurie Richmond

| rowspan="2" |30

|{{flagicon|UK}} Eric Brandon{{Ref|1|1}}

{{flagicon|UK}} Rodney Nuckey{{Ref|1|1}}
rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|Italy}} Officine Alfieri Maserati

|31

|{{flagicon|Italy}} Alberto Ascari

| rowspan="3" |Maserati 250F

| rowspan="3" |Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6

| rowspan="3" |{{Pirelli}}

32

|{{flagicon|Italy}} Luigi Villoresi

33

|{{flagicon|Argentina}} Onofre Marimón

colspan=6|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1954&gp=British%20GP&r=1&type=ent |title=1954 British GP |website=ChicaneF1 |access-date=9 January 2025}}}}

{{Note|1|1}} — 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 =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
1

| 1

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Juan Manuel Fangio

| Mercedes

| 1:45.0

| —

2

| 9

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} José Froilán González

| Ferrari

| 1:46.0

| + 1.0

3

| 11

| {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Hawthorn

| Ferrari

| 1:46.5

| + 1.5

4

| 7

| {{flagicon|UK}} Stirling Moss

| Maserati

| 1:47.0

| + 2.0

5

| 17

| {{flagicon|France}} Jean Behra

| Gordini

| 1:48.0

| + 3.0

6

| 2

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Karl Kling

| Mercedes

| 1:48.1

| + 3.1

7

| 5

| {{flagicon|UK}} Roy Salvadori

| Maserati

| 1:48.4

| + 3.4

8

| 10

| {{flagicon|France}} Maurice Trintignant

| Ferrari

| 1:48.6

| + 3.6

9

| 8

| {{flagicon|UK}} Ken Wharton

| Maserati

| 1:49.5

| + 4.5

10

| 6

| {{flagicon|Thailand}} Prince Bira

| Maserati

| 1:49.6

| + 4.6

11

| 20

| {{flagicon|UK}} Peter Collins

| Vanwall

| 1:50.0

| + 5.0

12

| 19

| {{flagicon|Belgium}} André Pilette

| Gordini

| 1:51.0

| + 6.0

13

| 18

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Clemar Bucci

| Gordini

| 1:52.0

| + 7.0

14

| 12

| {{flagicon|UK}} Reg Parnell

| Ferrari

| 1:52.1

| + 7.1

15

| 14

| {{flagicon|France}} Robert Manzon

| Ferrari

| 1:52.5

| + 7.5

16

| 3

| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Harry Schell

| Maserati

| 1:53.0

| + 8.0

17

| 25

| {{flagicon|UK}} Don Beauman

| Connaught-Lea-Francis

| 1:55.0

| + 10.0

18

| 29

| {{flagicon|UK}} Bob Gerard

| Cooper-Bristol

| 1:55.3

| + 10.3

19

| 22

| {{flagicon|UK}} Bill Whitehouse

| Connaught-Lea-Francis

| 1:56.0

| + 11.0

20

| 28

| {{flagicon|UK}} Horace Gould

| Cooper-Bristol

| 1:56.7

| + 11.7

21

| 24

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Riseley-Prichard

| Connaught-Lea-Francis

| 1:57.0

| + 12.0

22

| 23

| {{flagicon|UK}} Leslie Marr

| Connaught-Lea-Francis

| 1:57.3

| + 12.3

23

| 26

| {{flagicon|UK}} Leslie Thorne

| Connaught-Lea-Francis

| 1:57.8

| + 12.8

24

| 21

| {{flagicon|UK}} Peter Whitehead

| Cooper-Alta

| 1:59.0

| + 14.0

25

| 30

| {{flagicon|UK}} Eric Brandon{{Ref|1|1}}

| Cooper-Bristol

| 1:59.7

| + 14.7

26

| 27

| {{flagicon|UK}} Alan Brown

| Cooper-Bristol

| 2:00.0

| + 15.0

27

| 32

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Luigi Villoresi

| Maserati

| 2:02.0

| + 17.0

28

| 33

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Onofre Marimón

| Maserati

| 2:02.6

| + 17.6

29

| 30

| {{flagicon|UK}} Rodney Nuckey{{Ref|1|1}}

| Cooper-Bristol

| No time

| —

30

| 31

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Alberto Ascari

| Maserati

| No time

| —

31

| 15

| {{flagicon|France}} Louis Rosier

| Ferrari

| No time

| —

32

| 4

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Roberto Mieres

| Maserati

| No time

| —

DNA

| 16

| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Jacques Swaters

| Ferrari

| No time

| —

colspan="6"|{{center|Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/1954/grande-bretagne/qualification.aspx|title=Britain 1954 – Qualifying|publisher=statsf1.com|access-date=5 May 2016}}}}

:{{Note|1|1}} — 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.

= Race =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points

1

| 9

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} José Froilán González

| Ferrari

| 90

| 2:56:14

| 2

| {{frac|8|1|7}}{{ref|1|1}}

2

| 11

| {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Hawthorn

| Ferrari

| 90

| + 1:10{{cite book | last = Lang | first = Mike | title = Grand Prix! Vol 1 | publisher = Haynes Publishing Group | year = 1981 | isbn = 0-85429-276-4 | page = 75}}{{cite web|url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/1954/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx|title=Britain 1954 – Race|publisher=statsf1.com|access-date=2018-08-08}}

| 3

| {{frac|6|1|7}}{{ref|1|1}}

3

| 33

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Onofre Marimón

| Maserati

| 89

| + 1 lap

| 28

| {{frac|4|1|7}}{{ref|1|1}}

4

| 1

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Juan Manuel Fangio

| Mercedes

| 89

| + 1 lap

| 1

| {{frac|3|1|7}}{{ref|1|1}}

5

| 10

| {{flagicon|France}} Maurice Trintignant

| Ferrari

| 87

| + 3 laps

| 8

| 2

6

| 4

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Roberto Mieres

| Maserati

| 87

| + 3 laps

| 32

|  

7

| 2

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Karl Kling

| Mercedes

| 87

| + 3 laps

| 6

|  

8

| 8

| {{flagicon|UK}} Ken Wharton

| Maserati

| 86

| + 4 laps

| 9

|  

9

| 19

| {{flagicon|Belgium}} André Pilette

| Gordini

| 86

| + 4 laps

| 12

|  

10

| 29

| {{flagicon|UK}} Bob Gerard

| Cooper-Bristol

| 85

| + 5 laps

| 18

|  

11

| 25

| {{flagicon|UK}} Don Beauman

| Connaught-Lea-Francis

| 84

| + 6 laps

| 17

|  

12

| 3

| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Harry Schell

| Maserati

| 83

| + 7 laps

| 16

|  

13

| 23

| {{flagicon|UK}} Leslie Marr

| Connaught-Lea-Francis

| 82

| + 8 laps

| 22

|  

14

| 26

| {{flagicon|UK}} Leslie Thorne

| Connaught-Lea-Francis

| 78

| + 12 laps

| 23

|  

15

| 28

| {{flagicon|UK}} Horace Gould

| Cooper-Bristol

| 44

| + 46 laps

| 20

|  

Ret

| 7

| {{flagicon|UK}} Stirling Moss

| Maserati

| 80

| Axle

| 4

| {{frac|1|7}}{{ref|1|1}}

Ret

| 22

| {{flagicon|UK}} Bill Whitehouse

| Connaught-Lea-Francis

| 63

| Fuel system

| 19

|  

Ret

| 17

| {{flagicon|France}} Jean Behra

| Gordini

| 54

| Suspension

| 5

| {{frac|1|7}}{{ref|1|1}}

Ret

| 5

| {{flagicon|UK}} Roy Salvadori

| Maserati

| 53

| Transmission

| 7

|  

Ret

| 6

| {{flagicon|Thailand}} Prince Bira
{{flagicon|UK}} Ron Flockhart

| Maserati

| 44

| Accident

| 10

|  

Ret

| 32

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Luigi Villoresi
{{flagicon|Italy}} Alberto Ascari

| Maserati

| 40

| Engine

| 27

|  

Ret

| 24

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Riseley-Prichard

| Connaught-Lea-Francis

| 40

| Accident

| 21

|  

Ret

| 12

| {{flagicon|UK}} Reg Parnell

| Ferrari

| 25

| Engine

| 14

|  

Ret

| 31

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Alberto Ascari

| Maserati

| 21

| Engine

| 30

| {{frac|1|7}}{{ref|1|1}}

Ret

| 18

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Clemar Bucci

| Gordini

| 18

| Accident

| 13

|  

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|UK}} Peter Collins

| Vanwall

| 16

| Engine

| 11

|  

Ret

| 14

| {{flagicon|France}} Robert Manzon

| Ferrari

| 16

| Engine

| 15

|  

Ret

| 21

| {{flagicon|UK}} Peter Whitehead

| Cooper-Alta

| 4

| Oil leak

| 24

|  

Ret

| 30

| {{flagicon|UK}} Eric Brandon

| Cooper-Bristol

| 2

| Engine

| 25

|  

Ret

| 15

| {{flagicon|France}} Louis Rosier

| Ferrari

| 2

| Engine

| 31

|  

DNS

| 27

| {{flagicon|UK}} Alan Brown

| Cooper-Bristol

|  

| Non-starter

| 26

|  

DNS

| 30

| {{flagicon|UK}} Rodney Nuckey

| Cooper-Bristol

|  

| Non-starter

| 29

|  

colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1954/709/ |title=1954 British Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=9 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104142815/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1954/709/ |archive-date=4 November 2014}}}}

;Notes

  • {{Note|1|1}} – Ascari, Behra, Fangio, González, Hawthorn, Marimón and Moss all set the equal fastest lap time of 1:50. Each received {{frac|1|7}} 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

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Juan Manuel Fangio

|align="left"| {{frac|28|1|7}}

align="left"| 10px 2

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} José Froilán González

|align="left"| {{frac|14|9|14}}

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|France}} Maurice Trintignant

|align="left"| 11

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Bill Vukovich

|align="left"| 8

align="left"| 10px 11

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Hawthorn

|align="left"| {{frac|7|9|14}}

colspan=4|Source: {{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1954/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx|title=Britain 1954 - Championship • STATS F1|website=statsf1.com|access-date=13 March 2019}}

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship.

References

{{Reflist}}

{{F1 race report|

Name_of_race = British Grand Prix |

Year_of_race = 1954 |

Previous_race_in_season = 1954 French Grand Prix |

Next_race_in_season = 1954 German Grand Prix |

Previous_year's_race = 1953 British Grand Prix |

Next_year's_race = 1955 British Grand Prix

}}

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