1954 British Grand Prix
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Winner | |
| Pole position | |
| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Silverstone, 90 laps |
| Round | 5 of 9 |
| Race numbers | The 1954 British Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari | 90 | 2hr 56m 14.000s | 8.14 FL |
| 2 | +1 | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 90 | +1m 10.000s | 6.14 FL |
| 3 | +25 | (ARG) Onofre Marimon | Maserati | 89 | +1 lap | 4.14 FL |
| 4 | -3 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 89 | +1 lap | 3.14 FL |
| 5 | +3 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 87 | +3 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +26 | (ARG) Roberto Mieres | Maserati (privateer) | 87 | +3 laps | |
| 7 | -1 | (DEU) Karl Kling | Mercedes | 87 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | +1 | (GBR) Ken Wharton | Maserati (privateer) | 86 | +4 laps | |
| 9 | +3 | (BEL) Andre Pilette | Gordini | 86 | +4 laps | |
| 10 | +8 | (GBR) Bob Gerard | Cooper-Bristol (privateer) | 85 | +5 laps | |
| 11 | +6 | (GBR) Don Beauman | Connaught-Lea Francis (privateer) | 84 | +6 laps | |
| 12 | +4 | (USA) Harry Schell | Maserati (privateer) | 83 | +7 laps | |
| 13 | +9 | (GBR) Leslie Marr | Connaught-Lea Francis (privateer) | 82 | +8 laps | |
| R | (GBR) Stirling Moss | Maserati (privateer) | 80 | DNF | 0.14 FL | |
| 14 | +9 | (GBR) Leslie Thorne | Connaught-Lea Francis (privateer) | 78 | +12 laps | |
| R | (GBR) Bill Whitehouse | Connaught-Lea Francis (privateer) | 63 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Jean Behra | Gordini | 54 | DNF | 0.14 FL | |
| R | (GBR) Roy Salvadori | Maserati (privateer) | 53 | DNF | ||
| R |
| Maserati (privateer) | 44 | DNF | ||
| 15 | +5 | (GBR) Horace Gould | Cooper-Bristol (privateer) | 44 | +46 laps | |
| R |
| Maserati | 40 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) John Riseley-Prichard | Connaught-Lea Francis (privateer) | 40 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Reg Parnell | Ferrari (privateer) | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Alberto Ascari | Maserati | 21 | DNF | 0.14 FL | |
| R | (ARG) Clemar Bucci | Gordini | 18 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Peter Collins | Vanwall | 16 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Robert Manzon | Ferrari (privateer) | 16 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Peter Whitehead | Cooper-Alta (privateer) | 4 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Louis Rosier | Ferrari (privateer) | 2 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Eric Brandon | Cooper-Bristol (privateer) | 2 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| (GBR) Alan Brown | Cooper-Bristol (privateer) | |||||
| (GBR) Rodney Nuckey | Cooper-Bristol (privateer) | |||||
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:45.000
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | 28.14 |
| 2 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 14.64 |
| 3 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | 11 |
| 4 | (USA) Bill Vukovich | 8 |
| 5 | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn | 7.64 |
| 6 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | 6 |
| = | (USA) Jimmy Bryan | 6 |
| = | (DEU) Karl Kling | 6 |
| 9 | (USA) Jack McGrath | 5 |
| 10 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | 4.14 |
| = | (ARG) Onofre Marimon | 4.14 |
| 12 | (FRA) Robert Manzon | 4 |
| 13 | (THA) Birabongse Bhanudej | 3 |
| 14 | (FRA) Elie Bayol | 2 |
| = | (USA) Mike Nazaruk | 2 |
| = | (BEL) Andre Pilette | 2 |
| = | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi | 2 |
| 18 | (USA) Duane Carter | 1.5 |
| = | (USA) Troy Ruttman | 1.5 |
| 20 | (DEU) Hans Herrmann | 1 |
| = | (FRA) Jean Behra | 0.14 |
| = | (ITA) Alberto Ascari | 0.14 |
Constructor
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.
Stats & milestones
- Race debut
- Don Beauman (only start)
- Clemar Bucci
- Ron Flockhart
- Horace Gould
- Leslie Marr
- John Riseley-Prichard (only start)
- Leslie Thorne (only start)
- Bill Whitehouse (only start)
- Vanwall
- Last start
- Eric Brandon
- Onofre Marimon
- Reg Parnell
- Peter Whitehead
- Wins
- 2nd and last for Jose Froilan Gonzalez (first win since 1951)
- 18th for Ferrari
- Race 1-2
- 12th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 11th for Jose Froilan Gonzalez
- 5th for Mike Hawthorn
- 2nd and last for Onofre Marimon
- 53rd & 54th for Ferrari
- 14th for Maserati
- Poles
- 13th for Juan Manuel Fangio EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Alberto Ascari)
- 2nd for Mercedes
- Fastest laps
- 12th for Juan Manuel Fangio (first for Mercedes)
- 11th for Alberto Ascari (only fastest lap for Maserati)
- 5th for Jose Froilan Gonzalez
- 1st and only for Jean Behra (12th different fastest lap setter, 1st French driver; last French driver to set a fastest lap until 1959)
- 1st and only for Onofre Marimon (13th different fastest lap setter, 3rd Argentine driver)
- 1st for Mike Hawthorn (last until 1958)
- 1st for Stirling Moss (14th & 15th different fastest lap setters, 1st & 2nd British drivers)
- 14th for Ferrari NEW RECORD
- 7th for Maserati
- 2nd for Mercedes
- 1st and only for Gordini (6th different fastest lap setter)
- Front row starts
- 24th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- 10th for Jose Froilan Gonzalez (4th driver to achieve ten front row starts, 2nd Argentine driver)
- 5th for Mike Hawthorn
- 1st for Stirling Moss (25th different front row starter, 3rd British driver)
- Points finishes
- 2nd and last for Onofre Marimon
- Win & fastest lap
- 1st and only for Jose Froilan Gonzalez (8th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 2nd Argentine driver)