1954 British Grand Prix

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.

1954 British Grand Prix
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Silverstone Circuit in 1952–1973 configuration
Race details
Date 17 July 1954
Official name 7th RAC British Grand Prix
Location Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.7105 km (2.927 mi)
Distance 90 laps, 423.949 km (263.43 mi)
Weather Cold, wet (heavy rain).[1]
Attendance 90,000 [1]
Pole position
Driver
Mercedes
Time 1:45.0
Fastest lap
Drivers Alberto Ascari Maserati
Fastest lap Jean Behra Gordini
Fastest lap Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes
Fastest lap José Froilán González Ferrari
Fastest lap Mike Hawthorn Ferrari
Fastest lap Onofre Marimón Maserati
Fastest lap Stirling Moss Maserati
Time 1:50
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
Ferrari
Third
Maserati

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.

Classification

Qualifying
PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
1 1 Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 1:45.0 —
2 9 José Froilán González Ferrari 1:46.0 + 1.0
3 11 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 1:46.5 + 1.5
4 7 Stirling Moss Maserati 1:47.0 + 2.0
5 17 Jean Behra Gordini 1:48.0 + 3.0
6 2 Karl Kling Mercedes 1:48.1 + 3.1
7 5 Roy Salvadori Maserati 1:48.4 + 3.4
8 10 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 1:48.6 + 3.6
9 8 Ken Wharton Maserati 1:49.5 + 4.5
10 6 Prince Bira Maserati 1:49.6 + 4.6
11 20 Peter Collins Vanwall 1:50.0 + 5.0
12 19 André Pilette Gordini 1:51.0 + 6.0
13 18 Clemar Bucci Gordini 1:52.0 + 7.0
14 12 Reg Parnell Ferrari 1:52.1 + 7.1
15 14 Robert Manzon Ferrari 1:52.5 + 7.5
16 3 Harry Schell Maserati 1:53.0 + 8.0
17 25 Don Beauman Connaught-Lea-Francis 1:55.0 + 10.0
18 29 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol 1:55.3 + 10.3
19 22 Bill Whitehouse Connaught-Lea-Francis 1:56.0 + 11.0
20 28 Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol 1:56.7 + 11.7
21 24 John Riseley-Prichard Connaught-Lea-Francis 1:57.0 + 12.0
22 23 Leslie Marr Connaught-Lea-Francis 1:57.3 + 12.3
23 26 Leslie Thorne Connaught-Lea-Francis 1:57.8 + 12.8
24 21 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta 1:59.0 + 14.0
25 30 Eric Brandon1 Cooper-Bristol 1:59.7 + 14.7
26 27 Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol 2:00.0 + 15.0
27 32 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 2:02.0 + 17.0
28 33 Onofre Marimón Maserati 2:02.6 + 17.6
29 30 Rodney Nuckey1 Cooper-Bristol No time —
30 31 Alberto Ascari Maserati No time —
31 15 Louis Rosier Ferrari No time —
32 4 Roberto Mieres Maserati No time —
DNA 16 Jacques Swaters Ferrari No time —
Source:[2]
^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
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 9 José Froilán González Ferrari 90 2:56:14 2 ​8 1⁄71
2 11 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 90 + 1:10[3][4] 3 ​6 1⁄71
3 33 Onofre Marimón Maserati 89 + 1 lap 28 ​4 1⁄71
4 1 Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 89 + 1 lap 1 ​3 1⁄71
5 10 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 87 + 3 laps 8 2
6 4 Roberto Mieres Maserati 87 + 3 laps 32  
7 2 Karl Kling Mercedes 87 + 3 laps 6  
8 8 Ken Wharton Maserati 86 + 4 laps 9  
9 19 André Pilette Gordini 86 + 4 laps 12  
10 29 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol 85 + 5 laps 18  
11 25 Don Beauman Connaught-Lea-Francis 84 + 6 laps 17  
12 3 Harry Schell Maserati 83 + 7 laps 16  
13 23 Leslie Marr Connaught-Lea-Francis 82 + 8 laps 22  
14 26 Leslie Thorne Connaught-Lea-Francis 78 + 12 laps 23  
15 28 Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol 44 + 46 laps 20  
Ret 7 Stirling Moss Maserati 80 Axle 4 ​1⁄71
Ret 22 Bill Whitehouse Connaught-Lea-Francis 63 Fuel system 19  
Ret 17 Jean Behra Gordini 54 Suspension 5 ​1⁄71
Ret 5 Roy Salvadori Maserati 53 Transmission 7  
Ret 6 Prince Bira
Ron Flockhart		 Maserati 44 Accident 10  
Ret 32 Luigi Villoresi
Alberto Ascari		 Maserati 40 Engine 27  
Ret 24 John Riseley-Prichard Connaught-Lea-Francis 40 Accident 21  
Ret 12 Reg Parnell Ferrari 25 Engine 14  
Ret 31 Alberto Ascari Maserati 21 Engine 30 ​1⁄71
Ret 18 Clemar Bucci Gordini 18 Accident 13  
Ret 20 Peter Collins Vanwall 16 Engine 11  
Ret 14 Robert Manzon Ferrari 16 Engine 15  
Ret 21 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta 4 Oil leak 24  
Ret 30 Eric Brandon Cooper-Bristol 2 Engine 25  
Ret 15 Louis Rosier Ferrari 2 Engine 31  
DNS 27 Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol   Non-starter 26  
DNS 30 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol   Non-starter 29  
Source:[5]
Notes
  • ^1 – Ascari, Behra, Fangio, González, Hawthorn, Marimón & Moss all set the equal fastest lap time of 1:50. Each received ​1⁄7 of a point.

Notes
  • Shared drives:
    • Car #6: Bira (42 laps) then Flockhart (2 laps)
    • Car #32: Villoresi (30 laps) then Ascari (10 laps)
  • F1 debuts: Don Beauman, Clemar Bucci, Ron Flockhart, Horace Gould, Leslie Marr, John Riseley-Prichard, Leslie Thorne, Bill Whitehouse, Vanwall
  • Final F1 race for: Alan Brown, Reg Parnell, Peter Whitehead

Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Juan Manuel Fangio ​28 1⁄7
2 2 José Froilán González ​14 9⁄14
1 3 Maurice Trintignant 11
1 4 Bill Vukovich 8
11 5 Mike Hawthorn ​7 9⁄14
Source: [6]
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship.

References
  1. "90,000 Watch Toughest British Grand Prix". Bury Free Press. 23 July 1954. Retrieved 9 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Britain 1954 – Qualifying". statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. Lang, Mike (1981). Grand Prix! Vol 1. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 75. ISBN 0-85429-276-4.
  4. "Britain 1954 – Race". statsf1.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  5. "1954 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  6. "Britain 1954 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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