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Home / Seasons / 1954 F1 World Championship Season / 1954 British Grand Prix

1954 British Grand Prix

DateSaturday, 17 July 1954
Winner
  • Jose Froilan Gonzalez
  • Ferrari
Pole position
  • Juan Manuel Fangio
  • Mercedes
Fastest lap
  • Alberto Ascari
  • Maserati
  • Jean Behra
  • Gordini
  • Juan Manuel Fangio
  • Mercedes
  • Jose Froilan Gonzalez
  • Ferrari
  • Mike Hawthorn
  • Ferrari
  • Onofre Marimon
  • Maserati
  • Stirling Moss
  • Maserati
CircuitSilverstone, 90 laps
Round5 of 9
Race numbers

The 1954 British Grand Prix was the:

  • 37th World Championship race
  • 5th World Championship British Grand Prix
  • 5th World Championship race at Silverstone
More 1954 season
More British Grands Prix

On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(ARG) Jose Froilan GonzalezFerrari902hr 56m 14.000s8.14 FL
2+1(GBR) Mike HawthornFerrari90+1m 10.000s6.14 FL
3+25(ARG) Onofre MarimonMaserati89+1 lap4.14 FL
4-3(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioMercedes89+1 lap3.14 FL
5+3(FRA) Maurice TrintignantFerrari87+3 laps2
6+26(ARG) Roberto MieresMaserati (privateer)87+3 laps 
7-1(DEU) Karl KlingMercedes87+3 laps 
8+1(GBR) Ken WhartonMaserati (privateer)86+4 laps 
9+3(BEL) Andre PiletteGordini86+4 laps 
10+8(GBR) Bob GerardCooper-Bristol (privateer)85+5 laps 
11+6(GBR) Don BeaumanConnaught-Lea Francis (privateer)84+6 laps 
12+4(USA) Harry SchellMaserati (privateer)83+7 laps 
13+9(GBR) Leslie MarrConnaught-Lea Francis (privateer)82+8 laps 
R (GBR) Stirling MossMaserati (privateer)80DNF0.14 FL
14+9(GBR) Leslie ThorneConnaught-Lea Francis (privateer)78+12 laps 
R (GBR) Bill WhitehouseConnaught-Lea Francis (privateer)63DNF 
R (FRA) Jean BehraGordini54DNF0.14 FL
R (GBR) Roy SalvadoriMaserati (privateer)53DNF 
R 
  • (THA) Birabongse Bhanudej
  • (GBR) Ron Flockhart
Maserati (privateer)44DNF 
15+5(GBR) Horace GouldCooper-Bristol (privateer)44+46 laps 
R 
  • (ITA) Luigi Villoresi
  • (ITA) Alberto Ascari
Maserati40DNF 
R (GBR) John Riseley-PrichardConnaught-Lea Francis (privateer)40DNF 
R (GBR) Reg ParnellFerrari (privateer)25DNF 
R (ITA) Alberto AscariMaserati21DNF0.14 FL
R (ARG) Clemar BucciGordini18DNF 
R (GBR) Peter CollinsVanwall16DNF 
R (FRA) Robert ManzonFerrari (privateer)16DNF 
R (GBR) Peter WhiteheadCooper-Alta (privateer)4DNF 
R (FRA) Louis RosierFerrari (privateer)2DNF 
R (GBR) Eric BrandonCooper-Bristol (privateer)2DNF 
Did not start
  (GBR) Alan BrownCooper-Bristol (privateer)   
  (GBR) Rodney NuckeyCooper-Bristol (privateer)   

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:45.000

PosDriverConstructor
1(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioMercedes
2(ARG) Jose Froilan GonzalezFerrari
3(GBR) Mike HawthornFerrari
4(GBR) Stirling MossMaserati (privateer)
5(FRA) Jean BehraGordini
6(DEU) Karl KlingMercedes
7(GBR) Roy SalvadoriMaserati (privateer)
8(FRA) Maurice TrintignantFerrari
9(GBR) Ken WhartonMaserati (privateer)
10(THA) Birabongse BhanudejMaserati (privateer)
11(GBR) Peter CollinsVanwall
12(BEL) Andre PiletteGordini
13(ARG) Clemar BucciGordini
14(GBR) Reg ParnellFerrari (privateer)
15(FRA) Robert ManzonFerrari (privateer)
16(USA) Harry SchellMaserati (privateer)
17(GBR) Don BeaumanConnaught-Lea Francis (privateer)
18(GBR) Bob GerardCooper-Bristol (privateer)
19(GBR) Bill WhitehouseConnaught-Lea Francis (privateer)
20(GBR) Horace GouldCooper-Bristol (privateer)
21(GBR) John Riseley-PrichardConnaught-Lea Francis (privateer)
22(GBR) Leslie MarrConnaught-Lea Francis (privateer)
23(GBR) Leslie ThorneConnaught-Lea Francis (privateer)
24(GBR) Peter WhiteheadCooper-Alta (privateer)
25(GBR) Eric BrandonCooper-Bristol (privateer)
26  
27(ITA) Luigi VilloresiMaserati
28(ARG) Onofre MarimonMaserati
29  
30(ITA) Alberto AscariMaserati
31(FRA) Louis RosierFerrari (privateer)
32(ARG) Roberto MieresMaserati (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio28.14
2(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez14.64
3(FRA) Maurice Trintignant11
4(USA) Bill Vukovich8
5(GBR) Mike Hawthorn7.64
6(ITA) Giuseppe Farina6
=(USA) Jimmy Bryan6
=(DEU) Karl Kling6
9(USA) Jack McGrath5
10(GBR) Stirling Moss4.14
=(ARG) Onofre Marimon4.14
12(FRA) Robert Manzon4
13(THA) Birabongse Bhanudej3
14(FRA) Elie Bayol2
=(USA) Mike Nazaruk2
=(BEL) Andre Pilette2
=(ITA) Luigi Villoresi2
18(USA) Duane Carter1.5
=(USA) Troy Ruttman1.5
20(DEU) Hans Herrmann1
=(FRA) Jean Behra0.14
=(ITA) Alberto Ascari0.14

Constructor

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.

Statistics & 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)

See also

  • British Grand Prix
  • Silverstone circuit
  • 1954 World Championship season

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