1954 French Grand Prix
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Winner | |
| Pole position | |
| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Reims, 61 laps |
| Round | 4 of 9 |
| Race numbers | The 1954 French Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 61 | 2hr 42m 47.900s | 8 | |
| 2 | (DEU) Karl Kling | Mercedes | 61 | +0.100s | 6 | |
| 3 | +9 | (FRA) Robert Manzon | Ferrari (privateer) | 60 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | +2 | (THA) Birabongse Bhanudej | Maserati (privateer) | 60 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +9 | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 58 | +3 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +11 | (FRA) Jean Behra | Gordini | 56 | +5 laps | |
| R | (BEL) Paul Frere | Gordini | 50 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 36 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Louis Rosier | Ferrari (privateer) | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | (ARG) Onofre Marimon | Maserati | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | (ARG) Roberto Mieres | Maserati (privateer) | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Ken Wharton | Maserati (privateer) | 19 | DNF | ||
| R | (USA) Harry Schell | Maserati (privateer) | 19 | DNF | ||
| R | (DEU) Hans Herrmann | Mercedes | 16 | DNF | 1 FL | |
| R | (GBR) Roy Salvadori | Maserati (privateer) | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari | 13 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Lance Macklin | HWM-Alta | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | (BEL) Georges Berger | Gordini (privateer) | 9 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 9 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Jacques Pollet | Gordini | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Alberto Ascari | Maserati | 1 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| (ITA) Sergio Mantovani | Maserati | |||||
Starting grid
Pole time: 2:29.400
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes |
| 2 | (DEU) Karl Kling | Mercedes |
| 3 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari | Maserati |
| 4 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari |
| 5 | (ARG) Onofre Marimon | Maserati |
| 6 | (THA) Birabongse Bhanudej | Maserati (privateer) |
| 7 | (DEU) Hans Herrmann | Mercedes |
| 8 | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari |
| 9 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari |
| 10 | (GBR) Roy Salvadori | Maserati (privateer) |
| 11 | (ARG) Roberto Mieres | Maserati (privateer) |
| 12 | (FRA) Robert Manzon | Ferrari (privateer) |
| 13 | (FRA) Louis Rosier | Ferrari (privateer) |
| 14 | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi | Maserati |
| 15 | (GBR) Lance Macklin | HWM-Alta |
| 16 | (GBR) Ken Wharton | Maserati (privateer) |
| 17 | (FRA) Jean Behra | Gordini |
| 18 | (FRA) Jacques Pollet | Gordini |
| 19 | (BEL) Paul Frere | Gordini |
| 20 | (BEL) Georges Berger | Gordini (privateer) |
| 21 | (USA) Harry Schell | Maserati (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | 25 |
| 2 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | 9 |
| 3 | (USA) Bill Vukovich | 8 |
| 4 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 6.5 |
| 5 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | 6 |
| = | (USA) Jimmy Bryan | 6 |
| = | (DEU) Karl Kling | 6 |
| 8 | (USA) Jack McGrath | 5 |
| 9 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | 4 |
| = | (FRA) Robert Manzon | 4 |
| 11 | (THA) Birabongse Bhanudej | 3 |
| 12 | (FRA) Elie Bayol | 2 |
| = | (USA) Mike Nazaruk | 2 |
| = | (BEL) Andre Pilette | 2 |
| = | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi | 2 |
| 16 | (USA) Duane Carter | 1.5 |
| = | (USA) Troy Ruttman | 1.5 |
| = | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn | 1.5 |
| 19 | (DEU) Hans Herrmann | 1 |
Constructor
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Karl Kling
- Jacques Pollet
- Mercedes
- Last start
- Georges Berger
- HWM
- Wins
- 10th for Juan Manuel Fangio (2nd driver to win ten races, 1st Argentine driver; first for Mercedes)
- 1st for Mercedes (6th different winner)
- Race 1-2
- 1st for Mercedes (4th different constructor to finish 1-2)
- Podiums
- 15th for Juan Manuel Fangio (first for Mercedes)
- 2nd and last for Robert Manzon (first podium since 1952)
- 1st for Karl Kling (35th different podium finisher, 1st German driver)
- 52nd for Ferrari
- 1st & 2nd for Mercedes (10th different podium finisher)
- Poles
- 12th for Juan Manuel Fangio (first for Mercedes)
- 1st for Mercedes (5th different polesitter)
- 1-2 start
- 1st for Mercedes (4th different constructor to qualify 1-2)
- Fastest laps
- 1st and only for Hans Herrmann (11th different fastest lap setter, 1st German driver)
- 1st for Mercedes (5th different fastest lap setter)
- Front row starts
- 23rd for Juan Manuel Fangio (first for Mercedes)
- 21st for Alberto Ascari (only front row start for Maserati)
- 1st for Karl Kling (24th different front row starter, 1st German driver)
- Points finishes
- 5th and last for Robert Manzon
- 3rd and last for Birabongse Bhanudej
- 1st for Karl Kling & Hans Herrmann (58th & 59th different point scorers, 2nd & 3rd German drivers)
- Pole & win
- 6th for Juan Manuel Fangio (first for Mercedes)