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

1954 Swiss Grand Prix

DateSunday, 22 August 1954
Winner
  • Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel Fangio
  • Germany flag lazyload Mercedes
Pole position
  • Argentina flag lazyload Jose Froilan Gonzalez
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel Fangio
  • Germany flag lazyload Mercedes
CircuitBremgarten, 66 laps
Round7 of 9
Race numbers

The 1954 Swiss Grand Prix was the

  • 39th World Championship race
  • 5th World Championship Swiss Grand Prix (last until 1982)
  • 5th and last World Championship race at Bremgarten
  • 1954 Drivers’ title decider
More 1954 season
More Swiss Grands Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel FangioMercedes663hr 00m 34.500s9 FL
2-1Argentina flag lazyload Jose Froilan GonzalezFerrari66+57.800s6
3+4Germany flag lazyload Hans HerrmannMercedes65+1 lap4
4+8Argentina flag lazyload Roberto MieresMaserati64+2 laps3
5+4Italy flag lazyload Sergio MantovaniMaserati64+2 laps2
6+2United Kingdom flag lazyload Ken WhartonMaserati (privateer)64+2 laps 
7+4Italy flag lazyload Umberto MaglioliFerrari61+5 laps 
8+8Belgium flag lazyload Jacques SwatersFerrari (privateer)58+8 laps 
R Germany flag lazyload Karl KlingMercedes38DNF 
R France flag lazyload Maurice TrintignantFerrari33DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Mike HawthornFerrari30DNF 
R USA flag lazyload Harry SchellMaserati23DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling MossMaserati21DNF 
R USA flag lazyload Fred WackerGordini10DNF 
R France flag lazyload Jean BehraGordini8DNF 
R Argentina flag lazyload Clemar BucciGordini0DNF 
Did not start
  France flag lazyload Robert ManzonFerrari   
  United Kingdom flag lazyload Roy SalvadoriMaserati   

Notes

  • Robert Manzon did not start the Grand Prix due to an accident in practice.
  • Roy Salvadori withdrew from the Grand Prix. Sergio Mantovani raced his car instead.

Starting grid

Pole time: 2:39.500

PosDriverConstructor
1Argentina flag lazyload Jose Froilan GonzalezFerrari
2Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel FangioMercedes
3United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling MossMaserati
4France flag lazyload Maurice TrintignantFerrari
5Germany flag lazyload Karl KlingMercedes
6United Kingdom flag lazyload Mike HawthornFerrari
7Germany flag lazyload Hans HerrmannMercedes
8United Kingdom flag lazyload Ken WhartonMaserati (privateer)
9Italy flag lazyload Sergio MantovaniMaserati
10Argentina flag lazyload Clemar BucciGordini
11Italy flag lazyload Umberto MaglioliFerrari
12Argentina flag lazyload Roberto MieresMaserati
13USA flag lazyload Harry SchellMaserati
14France flag lazyload Jean BehraGordini
15USA flag lazyload Fred WackerGordini
16Belgium flag lazyload Jacques SwatersFerrari (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-1954 Swiss Grand Prix.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel Fangio42
2Argentina flag lazyload Jose Froilan Gonzalez23.64
3France flag lazyload Maurice Trintignant15
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Mike Hawthorn10.64
5Germany flag lazyload Karl Kling10
6USA flag lazyload Bill Vukovich8
7Italy flag lazyload Giuseppe Farina6
=USA flag lazyload Jimmy Bryan6
9USA flag lazyload Jack McGrath5
=Germany flag lazyload Hans Herrmann5
11United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling Moss4.14
=Argentina flag lazyload Onofre Marimon4.14
13France flag lazyload Robert Manzon4
14Italy flag lazyload Sergio Mantovani4
15Thailand flag lazyload Birabongse Bhanudej3
=Argentina flag lazyload Roberto Mieres3
17France flag lazyload Elie Bayol2
=USA flag lazyload Mike Nazaruk2
=Belgium flag lazyload Andre Pilette2
=Italy flag lazyload Luigi Villoresi2
21USA flag lazyload Troy Ruttman1.5
=USA flag lazyload Duane Carter1.5
23France flag lazyload Jean Behra0.14
=Italy flag lazyload Alberto Ascari0.14

Statistics & milestones

World Champion
2nd title for Juan Manuel Fangio (2nd driver to to win two championships, 1st Argentine driver) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Alberto Ascari)
Wins
12th for Juan Manuel Fangio
3rd for Mercedes
Podiums
17th for Juan Manuel Fangio EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Alberto Ascari & Giuseppe Farina), 13th for Jose Froilan Gonzalez, 1st and only for Hans Herrmann (36th different podium finisher, 2nd German driver)
57th for Ferrari, 4th & 5th for Mercedes
Poles
2nd for Jose Froilan Gonzalez (first since 1951)
18th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
13th for Juan Manuel Fangio
4th for Mercedes
Front row starts
26th for Juan Manuel Fangio, 11th for Jose Froilan Gonzalez, 3rd for Stirling Moss
Points finishes
2nd and last for Sergio Mantovani, 1st for Roberto Mieres (61st different point scorer, 5th Argentine driver)
Win & fastest lap
7th for Juan Manuel Fangio (first for Mercedes)

See also

  • Swiss Grand Prix
  • Bremgarten circuit
  • 1954 World Championship season

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