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.
Among the spectators at this race was 14-year-old future Indianapolis 500 winner and Formula 1 World Champion Mario Andretti.
Entries +TeamNoDriverCarEngineTyre Giovanni de Riu2 Giovanni de RiuMaserati A6GCMMaserati A6 2.0 L6 Ecurie Rosier6 Robert ManzonFerrari 625 F1Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Jorge Daponte8 Jorge DaponteMaserati A6GCMMaserati A6 2.0 L6 Vandervell Products10 Peter CollinsVanwallVanwall 254 2.5 L4 Daimler Benz AG12 Hans HerrmannMercedes-Benz W196 (Open-wheel)Mercedes M196 2.5 L814 Karl KlingMercedes-Benz W196 (Streamliner)Mercedes M196 2.5 L816 Juan Manuel Fangio Officine Alfieri Maserati18 Sergio MantovaniMaserati 250F Maserati A6GCMMaserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L620 Luigi Musso22 Luigi Villoresi24 Roberto Mieres26 Louis Rosier28 Stirling Moss Scuderia Ferrari30 Maurice TrintignantFerrari 553 Ferrari 625 F1Ferrari 554 2.5 L4 Ferrari 625 2.5 L432 José Froilán González34 Alberto Ascari38 Umberto Maglioli40 Mike Hawthorn Equipe Gordini42 Fred WackerGordini T16Gordini 23 2.5 L644 Jean Behra46 Clemar Bucci
Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 16 Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 1:59.0 — 2 34 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 1:59.2 + 0.2 3 28 Stirling Moss Maserati 1:59.3 + 0.3 4 14 Karl Kling Mercedes 1:59.6 + 0.6 5 32 José Froilán González Ferrari 2:00.0 + 1.0 6 22 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 2:00.2 + 1.2 7 40 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 2:00.2 + 1.2 8 12 Hans Herrmann Mercedes 2:01.4 + 2.4 9 18 Sergio Mantovani Maserati 2:01.6 + 2.6 10 24 Roberto Mieres Maserati 2:01.7 + 2.7 11 30 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 2:02.3 + 3.3 12 44 Jean Behra Gordini 2:02.4 + 3.4 13 38 Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 2:03.5 + 4.5 14 20 Luigi Musso Maserati 2:03.5 + 4.5 15 6 Robert Manzon Ferrari 2:04.7 + 5.7 16 10 Peter Collins Vanwall 2:05.2 + 6.2 17 46 Clemar Bucci Gordini 2:05.5 + 6.5 18 42 Fred Wacker Gordini 2:08.0 + 9.0 19 8 Jorge Daponte Maserati 2:09.5 + 10.5 20 26 Louis Rosier Maserati 2:11.0 + 12.0 2 Giovanni de Riu Maserati 3:47.9 + 1:48.9
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 23 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 34 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 48 Engine 2 22 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 42 Clutch 6 14 Karl Kling Mercedes 36 Accident 4 24 Roberto Mieres Maserati 34 Suspension 10 20 Luigi Musso Maserati 32 Transmission 14 32 José Froilán González Ferrari 16 Gearbox 5 6 Robert Manzon Ferrari 16 Engine 15 46 Clemar Bucci Gordini 13 Transmission 17 44 Jean Behra Gordini 2 Engine 12 2 Giovanni de Riu Maserati Did not qualify Notes – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
Shared drive
Shared Drives: Car #38: Umberto Maglioli (30 laps) and José Froilán González (48 laps)
Championship standings after the race Bold text indicates the World Champion. Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Juan Manuel Fangio 42 (53 ) 2 José Froilán González 25 (26 ) 3 Maurice Trintignant 17 4 Mike Hawthorn 16 5 Karl Kling 10Source:
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