1954 French Grand Prix
Date | Sunday, 4 July 1954 |
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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 | |
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1 | ![]() | Mercedes | 61 | 2hr 42m 47.900s | 8 | |
2 | ![]() | Mercedes | 61 | +0.100s | 6 | |
3 | +9 | ![]() | Ferrari (privateer) | 60 | +1 lap | 4 |
4 | +2 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 60 | +1 lap | 3 |
5 | +9 | ![]() | Maserati | 58 | +3 laps | 2 |
6 | +11 | ![]() | Gordini | 56 | +5 laps | |
R | ![]() | Gordini | 50 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ferrari | 36 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ferrari (privateer) | 27 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Maserati | 27 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 24 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 19 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 19 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Mercedes | 16 | DNF | 1 FL | |
R | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) | 15 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ferrari | 13 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | HWM-Alta | 10 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Gordini (privateer) | 9 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ferrari | 9 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Gordini | 8 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Maserati | 1 | DNF | ||
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![]() | Maserati |
Starting grid
Pole time: 2:29.400
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | ![]() | Mercedes |
2 | ![]() | Mercedes |
3 | ![]() | Maserati |
4 | ![]() | Ferrari |
5 | ![]() | Maserati |
6 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
7 | ![]() | Mercedes |
8 | ![]() | Ferrari |
9 | ![]() | Ferrari |
10 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
11 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
12 | ![]() | Ferrari (privateer) |
13 | ![]() | Ferrari (privateer) |
14 | ![]() | Maserati |
15 | ![]() | HWM-Alta |
16 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
17 | ![]() | Gordini |
18 | ![]() | Gordini |
19 | ![]() | Gordini |
20 | ![]() | Gordini (privateer) |
21 | ![]() | Maserati (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1954 French Grand Prix.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 25 |
2 | ![]() | 9 |
3 | ![]() | 8 |
4 | ![]() | 6.5 |
5 | ![]() | 6 |
= | ![]() | 6 |
= | ![]() | 6 |
8 | ![]() | 5 |
9 | ![]() | 4 |
= | ![]() | 4 |
11 | ![]() | 3 |
12 | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
16 | ![]() | 1.5 |
= | ![]() | 1.5 |
= | ![]() | 1.5 |
19 | ![]() | 1 |
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)
- Qualifying 1-2
- 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)