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

1954 French Grand Prix

DateSunday, 4 July 1954
Winner
  • Juan Manuel Fangio
  • Mercedes
Pole position
  • Juan Manuel Fangio
  • Mercedes
Fastest lap
  • Hans Herrmann
  • Mercedes
CircuitReims, 61 laps
Round4 of 9
Race numbers

The 1954 French Grand Prix was the:

  • 36th World Championship race
  • 5th World Championship French Grand Prix
  • 4th World Championship race at Reims
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On this page

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

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (ARG) Juan Manuel FangioMercedes612hr 42m 47.900s8
2 (DEU) Karl KlingMercedes61+0.100s6
3+9(FRA) Robert ManzonFerrari (privateer)60+1 lap4
4+2(THA) Birabongse BhanudejMaserati (privateer)60+1 lap3
5+9(ITA) Luigi VilloresiMaserati58+3 laps2
6+11(FRA) Jean BehraGordini56+5 laps 
R (BEL) Paul FrereGordini50DNF 
R (FRA) Maurice TrintignantFerrari36DNF 
R (FRA) Louis RosierFerrari (privateer)27DNF 
R (ARG) Onofre MarimonMaserati27DNF 
R (ARG) Roberto MieresMaserati (privateer)24DNF 
R (GBR) Ken WhartonMaserati (privateer)19DNF 
R (USA) Harry SchellMaserati (privateer)19DNF 
R (DEU) Hans HerrmannMercedes16DNF1 FL
R (GBR) Roy SalvadoriMaserati (privateer)15DNF 
R (ARG) Jose Froilan GonzalezFerrari13DNF 
R (GBR) Lance MacklinHWM-Alta10DNF 
R (BEL) Georges BergerGordini (privateer)9DNF 
R (GBR) Mike HawthornFerrari9DNF 
R (FRA) Jacques PolletGordini8DNF 
R (ITA) Alberto AscariMaserati1DNF 
Did not start
  (ITA) Sergio MantovaniMaserati   

Starting grid

Pole time: 2:29.400

PosDriverConstructor
1(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioMercedes
2(DEU) Karl KlingMercedes
3(ITA) Alberto AscariMaserati
4(ARG) Jose Froilan GonzalezFerrari
5(ARG) Onofre MarimonMaserati
6(THA) Birabongse BhanudejMaserati (privateer)
7(DEU) Hans HerrmannMercedes
8(GBR) Mike HawthornFerrari
9(FRA) Maurice TrintignantFerrari
10(GBR) Roy SalvadoriMaserati (privateer)
11(ARG) Roberto MieresMaserati (privateer)
12(FRA) Robert ManzonFerrari (privateer)
13(FRA) Louis RosierFerrari (privateer)
14(ITA) Luigi VilloresiMaserati
15(GBR) Lance MacklinHWM-Alta
16(GBR) Ken WhartonMaserati (privateer)
17(FRA) Jean BehraGordini
18(FRA) Jacques PolletGordini
19(BEL) Paul FrereGordini
20(BEL) Georges BergerGordini (privateer)
21(USA) Harry SchellMaserati (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio25
2(FRA) Maurice Trintignant9
3(USA) Bill Vukovich8
4(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez6.5
5(ITA) Giuseppe Farina6
=(USA) Jimmy Bryan6
=(DEU) Karl Kling6
8(USA) Jack McGrath5
9(GBR) Stirling Moss4
=(FRA) Robert Manzon4
11(THA) Birabongse Bhanudej3
12(FRA) Elie Bayol2
=(USA) Mike Nazaruk2
=(BEL) Andre Pilette2
=(ITA) Luigi Villoresi2
16(USA) Duane Carter1.5
=(USA) Troy Ruttman1.5
=(GBR) Mike Hawthorn1.5
19(DEU) Hans Herrmann1

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)

See also

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

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