The 1954 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 24 October 1954 at Pedralbes. It was the ninth and final race in the 1954 World Championship of Drivers. The 80-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Mike Hawthorn after he started from third position. Luigi Musso finished second for the Maserati team and Mercedes driver Juan Manuel Fangio came in third.
Race report
The long-awaited Lancia D50s arrived-using their 90 degree V8 engine as a stiffening aid for the chassis; they were simple but brilliantly designed. Alberto Ascari immediately set the fastest practice lap and led from pole.
Luigi Villoresi in the fellow Lancia retired with brake trouble after just 1 lap and Ascari succumbed to clutch problems after 9 laps.
Various other drivers took the lead and then retired; Harry Schell spun off, Maurice Trintignant had mechanical problems and Stirling Moss overheated (one of several retirements caused by flying newspaper jamming the radiator ducts). The race boiled down to a duel between Mike Hawthorn and Juan Manuel Fangio but the Argentine was losing oil and lost second place to Luigi Musso. Hawthorn hung on to take the win with Fangio driving well to claim the final podium position.
This proved to be the last major race held at the Pedralbes street circuit. The Le Mans disaster in 1955 meant tighter safety regulations, and the spectator-lined street circuit in the Pedralbes neighborhood of Barcelona was abandoned and has not been used since.
Entries +TeamNoDriverCarEngineTyre Daimler Benz AG2 Juan Manuel FangioMercedes-Benz W196Mercedes M196 2.5 L84 Karl Kling6 Hans Herrmann Officine Alfieri Maserati8 Stirling MossMaserati A6GCM/Maserati 250FMaserati A6 2.0 L610 Roberto Mieres12 Sergio Mantovani14 Luigi Musso16 Paco Godia Birabongse Bhanudej18 Prince BiraMaserati 250FMaserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Ecurie Rosier20 Robert ManzonFerrari 625 F1Ferrari 625 2.5 L426 Louis RosierMaserati 250FMaserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Emmanuel de Graffenried22 Toulo de GraffenriedMaserati A6GCMMaserati A6 2.0 L6 Ottorino Volonterio Harry Schell24 Harry SchellMaserati 250FMaserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Owen Racing Organisation28 Ken WhartonMaserati 250FMaserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Ecurie Francorchamps30 Jacques SwatersFerrari 500Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 Scuderia Lancia34 Alberto AscariLancia D50Lancia DS50 2.5 V836 Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari38 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 553 Ferrari 554 2.5 L440 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 625 F1 Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Vandervell Products42 Peter CollinsVanwallVanwall 254 2.5 L4 Equipe Gordini46 Jean BehraGordini T16Gordini 23 2.5 L648 Jacques Pollet
Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 34 Alberto Ascari Lancia 2:18.1 — 2 2 Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 2:19.1 + 1.0 3 38 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 2:20.6 + 2.5 4 24 Harry Schell Maserati 2:20.6 + 2.5 5 36 Luigi Villoresi Lancia 2:21.0 + 2.9 6 8 Stirling Moss Maserati 2:21.1 + 3.0 7 14 Luigi Musso Maserati 2:21.5 + 3.4 8 40 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 2:21.9 + 3.8 9 6 Hans Herrmann Mercedes 2:21.9 + 3.8 10 12 Sergio Mantovani Maserati 2:22.0 + 3.9 11 10 Roberto Mieres Maserati 2:22.3 + 4.2 12 4 Karl Kling Mercedes 2:23.4 + 5.3 13 16 Paco Godia Maserati 2:24.2 + 6.1 14 28 Ken Wharton Maserati 2:25.7 + 7.6 15 18 Prince Bira Maserati 2:26.1 + 8.0 16 48 Jacques Pollet Gordini 2:27.4 + 9.3 17 20 Robert Manzon Ferrari 2:27.5 + 9.4 18 46 Jean Behra Gordini 2:27.8 + 9.7 19 30 Jacques Swaters Ferrari 2:28.0 + 9.9 20 26 Louis Rosier Maserati 2:29.8 + 11.7 21 22 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 2:29.8 + 11.7 42 Peter Collins Vanwall
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 38 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 80 3:13:52.1 3 8 2 14 Luigi Musso Maserati 80 +1:13.2 7 6 3 2 Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 79 +1 lap 2 4 4 10 Roberto Mieres Maserati 79 +1 lap 11 3 5 4 Karl Kling Mercedes 79 +1 lap 12 2 6 16 Paco Godia Maserati 76 +4 laps 13 7 26 Louis Rosier Maserati 74 +6 laps 20 8 28 Ken Wharton Maserati 74 +6 laps 14 9 18 Prince Bira Maserati 68 +12 laps 15 12 Sergio Mantovani Maserati 58 Brakes 10 22 Toulo de Graffenried Ottorino Volonterio Maserati 57 Engine 21 6 Hans Herrmann Mercedes 50 Injection 9 40 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 47 Gearbox 8 48 Jacques Pollet Gordini 37 Engine 16 24 Harry Schell Maserati 29 Transmission 4 8 Stirling Moss Maserati 20 Oil pump 6 46 Jean Behra Gordini 17 Brakes 18 30 Jacques Swaters Ferrari 16 Engine 19 34 Alberto Ascari Lancia 10 Clutch 1 1 36 Luigi Villoresi Lancia 2 Brakes 5 20 Robert Manzon Ferrari 2 Engine 17 42 Peter Collins Vanwall Non-starter – accident Notes – 1 point for fastest lap
Shared drives Car #22: Toulo de Graffenried (30 laps) and Ottorino Volonterio (27 laps)
Final Championship standings Bold text indicates the World Champion. Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Juan Manuel Fangio 42 (57 ) 2 José Froilán González 25 (26 ) 1 3 Mike Hawthorn 24 1 4 Maurice Trintignant 17 5 Karl Kling 12Source:
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