1954 Italian Grand Prix
| 1954 Italian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Autodromo Nazionale Monza layout | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 5 September 1954 | ||
| Official name | XXV Gran Premio d'Italia | ||
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy | ||
| Course | Permanent road course | ||
| Course length | 6.300 km (3.915 miles) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 504.000 km (313.171 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny, mild, dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||
| Time | 1:59.0 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 José Froilán González | Ferrari | |
| Time | 2:00.8 on lap 2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Mercedes | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 1954 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 5 September 1954 at Monza. It was race 8 of 9 in the 1954 World Championship of Drivers. The 80-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Juan Manuel Fangio after he started from pole position. Mike Hawthorn finished second for the Ferrari team and his teammates Umberto Maglioli and José Froilán González came in third.
Classification
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Mercedes | 80 | 2:47:47.9 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 40 |  Mike Hawthorn
|
Ferrari | 79 | +1 Lap | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 38 |  Umberto Maglioli José Froilán González
|
Ferrari | 78 | +2 Laps | 13 | 2 31 |
| 4 | 12 |  Hans Herrmann
|
Mercedes | 77 | +3 Laps | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 30 |  Maurice Trintignant
|
Ferrari | 75 | +5 Laps | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 42 |  Fred Wacker
|
Gordini | 75 | +5 Laps | 18 | |
| 7 | 10 | Peter Collins
|
Vanwall | 75 | +5 Laps | 16 | |
| 8 | 26 | Louis Rosier
|
Maserati | 74 | +6 Laps | 20 | |
| 9 | 18 | Sergio Mantovani
|
Maserati | 74 | +6 Laps | 9 | |
| 10 | 28 | Stirling Moss
|
Maserati | 71 | +9 Laps | 3 | |
| 11 | 8 | Jorge Daponte
|
Maserati | 70 | +10 Laps | 19 | |
| Ret | 34 | Alberto Ascari
|
Ferrari | 48 | Engine | 2 | |
| Ret | 22 | Luigi Villoresi
|
Maserati | 42 | Clutch | 6 | |
| Ret | 14 | Karl Kling
|
Mercedes | 36 | Accident | 4 | |
| Ret | 24 | Roberto Mieres
|
Maserati | 34 | Suspension | 10 | |
| Ret | 20 | Luigi Musso
|
Maserati | 32 | Transmission | 14 | |
| Ret | 32 | José Froilán González
|
Ferrari | 16 | Gearbox | 5 | |
| Ret | 6 | Robert Manzon
|
Ferrari | 16 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 46 | Clemar Bucci
|
Gordini | 13 | Transmission | 17 | |
| Ret | 44 | Jean Behra
|
Gordini | 2 | Engine | 12 | |
| DNQ | 2 | Giovanni de Riu
|
Maserati | Did Not Qualify | |||
Source:[1]
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- Notes
- ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
Notes
- Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio – 1:59.0
- Fastest lap: José Froilán González – 2:00.8
- Lap Leaders:
- Karl Kling 3 laps (1–3)
- Juan Manuel Fangio 16 laps (4–5, 23, 68–80)
- Alberto Ascari 41 laps (6–22, 24–44, 46–48)
- Stirling Moss 20 laps (45, 49–67) (First race he has led a lap)
- Shared Drives: Car #38: Umberto Maglioli (30 laps) and José Froilán González (48 laps)
- Grand Prix Firsts: Umberto Maglioli (points and podium); Luigi Musso (start); Giovanni de Riu (only ever appearance). Luigi Musso had a shared drive in the 1953 Italian Grand Prix.
- Last Grand Prix appearance for: Jorge Daponte and Fred Wacker.
Championship standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
42 (53 1⁄7) |
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2 | José Froilán González
|
25 1⁄7 (26 9⁄14) |
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3 | Maurice Trintignant
|
17 |
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4 | Mike Hawthorn
|
16 9⁄14 |
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5 | Karl Kling
|
10 |
| Source: [2] | |||
- Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
References
- ^ "1954 Italian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Italy 1954 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.