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1954 Belgian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSpa-Francorchamps, 36 laps
Round3 of 9
Race numbers

The 1954 Belgian Grand Prix was the:

  • 35th World Championship race
  • 5th World Championship Belgian Grand Prix
  • 5th World Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (ARG) Juan Manuel FangioMaserati362hr 44m 42.400s9 FL
2+4(FRA) Maurice TrintignantFerrari36+24.200s6
3+6(GBR) Stirling MossMaserati (privateer)35+1 lap4
4+1Ferrari35+1 lap
  • 1.5
  • 1.5
5+3(BEL) Andre PiletteGordini35+1 lap2
6+7(THA) Birabongse BhanudejMaserati (privateer)35+1 lap 
7+4(ITA) Sergio MantovaniMaserati34+2 laps 
R (BEL) Paul FrereGordini14DNF 
R (ITA) Giuseppe FarinaFerrari14DNF 
R (FRA) Jean BehraGordini12DNF 
R (ARG) Onofre MarimonMaserati3DNF 
R (BEL) Jacques SwatersFerrari (privateer)1DNF 
R (ARG) Jose Froilan GonzalezFerrari1DNF 
R (ARG) Roberto MieresMaserati (privateer)0DNF 

Starting grid

Pole time: 4:22.100

PosDriverConstructor
1(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioMaserati
2(ARG) Jose Froilan GonzalezFerrari
3(ITA) Giuseppe FarinaFerrari
4(ARG) Onofre MarimonMaserati
5(GBR) Mike HawthornFerrari
6(FRA) Maurice TrintignantFerrari
7(FRA) Jean BehraGordini
8(BEL) Andre PiletteGordini
9(GBR) Stirling MossMaserati (privateer)
10(BEL) Paul FrereGordini
11(ITA) Sergio MantovaniMaserati
12(ARG) Roberto MieresMaserati (privateer)
13(THA) Birabongse BhanudejMaserati (privateer)
14(BEL) Jacques SwatersFerrari (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio17
2(FRA) Maurice Trintignant9
3(USA) Bill Vukovich8
4(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez6.5
5(ITA) Giuseppe Farina6
=(USA) Jimmy Bryan6
7(USA) Jack McGrath5
8(GBR) Stirling Moss4
9(FRA) Elie Bayol2
=(USA) Mike Nazaruk2
=(BEL) Andre Pilette2
12(USA) Duane Carter1.5
=(USA) Troy Ruttman1.5
=(GBR) Mike Hawthorn1.5

Constructor

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.

Stats & milestones

Wins
9th for Juan Manuel Fangio
3rd for Maserati
Podiums
14th for Juan Manuel Fangio
1st for Maurice Trintignant (33rd different podium finisher, 4th French driver)
1st for Stirling Moss (34th different podium finisher, 4th British driver)
51st for Ferrari
12th & 13th for Maserati
Poles
11th for Juan Manuel Fangio
3rd for Maserati
Fastest laps
11th for Juan Manuel Fangio NEW RECORD
6th for Maserati
Front row starts
27th and last for Giuseppe Farina
22nd for Juan Manuel Fangio
9th for Jose Froilan Gonzalez
Points finishes
1st for Stirling Moss (56th different point scorer, 8th British driver)
1st and only for Andre Pilette (57th different point scorer, 2nd Belgian driver)
Pole & win
5th for Juan Manuel Fangio (first since 1951; first for Maserati)
Win & fastest lap
6th for Juan Manuel Fangio
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
5th for Juan Manuel Fangio (first since 1951 and last until 1956; first Argentine driver to complete a hat-trick since 1951; first for Maserati)