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1954 Swiss Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
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
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioMercedes663hr 00m 34.500s9 FL
2-1(ARG) Jose Froilan GonzalezFerrari66+57.800s6
3+4(DEU) Hans HerrmannMercedes65+1 lap4
4+8(ARG) Roberto MieresMaserati64+2 laps3
5+4(ITA) Sergio MantovaniMaserati64+2 laps2
6+2(GBR) Ken WhartonMaserati (privateer)64+2 laps 
7+4(ITA) Umberto MaglioliFerrari61+5 laps 
8+8(BEL) Jacques SwatersFerrari (privateer)58+8 laps 
R (DEU) Karl KlingMercedes38DNF 
R (FRA) Maurice TrintignantFerrari33DNF 
R (GBR) Mike HawthornFerrari30DNF 
R (USA) Harry SchellMaserati23DNF 
R (GBR) Stirling MossMaserati21DNF 
R (USA) Fred WackerGordini10DNF 
R (FRA) Jean BehraGordini8DNF 
R (ARG) Clemar BucciGordini0DNF 
Did not start
  (FRA) Robert ManzonFerrari   
  (GBR) 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
1(ARG) Jose Froilan GonzalezFerrari
2(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioMercedes
3(GBR) Stirling MossMaserati
4(FRA) Maurice TrintignantFerrari
5(DEU) Karl KlingMercedes
6(GBR) Mike HawthornFerrari
7(DEU) Hans HerrmannMercedes
8(GBR) Ken WhartonMaserati (privateer)
9(ITA) Sergio MantovaniMaserati
10(ARG) Clemar BucciGordini
11(ITA) Umberto MaglioliFerrari
12(ARG) Roberto MieresMaserati
13(USA) Harry SchellMaserati
14(FRA) Jean BehraGordini
15(USA) Fred WackerGordini
16(BEL) Jacques SwatersFerrari (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio42
2(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez23.64
3(FRA) Maurice Trintignant15
4(GBR) Mike Hawthorn10.64
5(DEU) Karl Kling10
6(USA) Bill Vukovich8
7(ITA) Giuseppe Farina6
=(USA) Jimmy Bryan6
9(USA) Jack McGrath5
=(DEU) Hans Herrmann5
11(GBR) Stirling Moss4.14
=(ARG) Onofre Marimon4.14
13(FRA) Robert Manzon4
14(ITA) Sergio Mantovani4
15(THA) Birabongse Bhanudej3
=(ARG) Roberto Mieres3
17(FRA) Elie Bayol2
=(USA) Mike Nazaruk2
=(BEL) Andre Pilette2
=(ITA) Luigi Villoresi2
21(USA) Troy Ruttman1.5
=(USA) Duane Carter1.5
23(FRA) Jean Behra0.14
=(ITA) Alberto Ascari0.14

Constructor

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.

Stats & 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)