1954 French Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 4 July 1954
Winner:	Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes
Pole position:	Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes
Fastest lap:	Hans Herrmann Mercedes
Circuit:	Reims, 61 laps
Round:	4 of 9

Race Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1		Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	61	2hr 42m 47.900s	8
2		Karl Kling	Mercedes	61	+0.100s	6
3	+9	Robert Manzon	Ferrari (P)	60	+1 lap	4
4	+2	Birabongse Bhanudej	Maserati (P)	60	+1 lap	3
5	+9	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	58	+3 laps	2
6	+11	Jean Behra	Gordini	56	+5 laps
R		Paul Frere	Gordini	50	DNF
R		Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	36	DNF
R		Louis Rosier	Ferrari (P)	27	DNF
R		Onofre Marimon	Maserati	27	DNF
R		Roberto Mieres	Maserati (P)	24	DNF
R		Ken Wharton	Maserati (P)	19	DNF
R		Harry Schell	Maserati (P)	19	DNF
R		Hans Herrmann	Mercedes	16	DNF	1 FL
R		Roy Salvadori	Maserati (P)	15	DNF
R		Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Ferrari	13	DNF
R		Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	10	DNF
R		Georges Berger	Gordini (P)	9	DNF
R		Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	9	DNF
R		Jacques Pollet	Gordini	8	DNF
R		Alberto Ascari	Maserati	1	DNF
Did not start
		Sergio Mantovani	Maserati

Starting Grid

• Highlight: race winner
• Highlight: second place
• Highlight: third place
• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	2:29.400
2	Karl Kling	Mercedes	2:30.400
3	Alberto Ascari	Maserati	2:30.500
4	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Ferrari	2:30.600
5	Onofre Marimon	Maserati	2:31.600
6	Birabongse Bhanudej	Maserati (P)	2:35.100
7	Hans Herrmann	Mercedes	2:35.300
8	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:35.600
9	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	2:36.100
10	Roy Salvadori	Maserati (P)	2:36.300
11	Roberto Mieres	Maserati (P)	2:38.700
12	Robert Manzon	Ferrari (P)	2:42.000
13	Louis Rosier	Ferrari (P)	2:42.100
14	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	2:42.700
15	Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	2:52.500
16	Ken Wharton	Maserati (P)	3:09.300
17	Jean Behra	Gordini	–
18	Jacques Pollet	Gordini	–
19	Paul Frere	Gordini	–
20	Georges Berger	Gordini (P)	–
21	Harry Schell	Maserati (P)	–

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	2:29.400
2	Karl Kling	Mercedes	2:30.400	1.000
3	Alberto Ascari	Maserati	2:30.500	1.100
4	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Ferrari	2:30.600	1.200
5	Onofre Marimon	Maserati	2:31.600	2.200
6	Birabongse Bhanudej	Maserati (P)	2:35.100	5.700
7	Hans Herrmann	Mercedes	2:35.300	5.900
8	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:35.600	6.200
9	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	2:36.100	6.700
10	Roy Salvadori	Maserati (P)	2:36.300	6.900
11	Roberto Mieres	Maserati (P)	2:38.700	9.300
12	Robert Manzon	Ferrari (P)	2:42.000	12.600
13	Louis Rosier	Ferrari (P)	2:42.100	12.700
14	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	2:42.700	13.300
15	Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	2:52.500	23.100
16	Ken Wharton	Maserati (P)	3:09.300	39.900
17	Jean Behra	Gordini	–
18	Jacques Pollet	Gordini	–
19	Paul Frere	Gordini	–
20	Georges Berger	Gordini (P)	–
21	Harry Schell	Maserati (P)	–
22	Sergio Mantovani	Maserati	–

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	25
2	Maurice Trintignant	9
3	Bill Vukovich	8
4	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	6.5
5	Giuseppe Farina	6
=	Jimmy Bryan	6
=	Karl Kling	6
8	Jack McGrath	5
9	Stirling Moss	4
=	Robert Manzon	4
11	Birabongse Bhanudej	3
12	Elie Bayol	2
=	Mike Nazaruk	2
=	Andre Pilette	2
=	Luigi Villoresi	2
16	Duane Carter	1.5
=	Troy Ruttman	1.5
=	Mike Hawthorn	1.5
19	Hans Herrmann	1

Statistics & Milestones

Race debut

Driver: Karl Kling, Jacques Pollet

Constructor: Mercedes

Last start

Driver: Georges Berger

Constructor: HWM

Wins

Driver: 10th for Juan Manuel Fangio

Constructor: 1st for Mercedes (6th different winner)

Race 1-2

Constructor: 1st for Mercedes (4th different constructor to finish 1-2)

Podiums

Driver: 15th for Juan Manuel Fangio, 2nd and last for Robert Manzon, 1st for Karl Kling (35th different podium finisher, 1st German driver)

Constructor: 52nd for Ferrari, 1st & 2nd for Mercedes (10th different podium finisher)

Poles

Driver: 12th for Juan Manuel Fangio

Constructor: 1st for Mercedes (5th different polesitter)

Qualifying 1-2

Constructor: 1st for Mercedes (4th different constructor to qualify 1-2)

Fastest laps

Driver: 1st and only for Hans Herrmann (11th different fastest lap setter, 1st German driver)

Constructor: 1st for Mercedes (5th different fastest lap setter)

Front row starts

Driver: 23rd for Juan Manuel Fangio, 21st for Alberto Ascari, 1st for Karl Kling (24th different front row starter, 1st German driver)

Points finishes

Driver: 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

Driver: 6th for Juan Manuel Fangio

See also

• French Grand Prix
• Reims Circuit
• 1954 World Championship season