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1954 Italian Grand Prix
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Autodromo Nazionale di Monza layout
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza layout
Race details
Date 5 September 1954
Official name XXV Gran Premio d'Italia
Location Autodromo Nazionale di 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 Argentina 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.

Among the spectators at this race was 14-year-old future Indianapolis 500 winner and Formula 1 World Champion Mario Andretti.[1]

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 16 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 1:59.0
2 34 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 1:59.2 + 0.2
3 28 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Maserati 1:59.3 + 0.3
4 14 Germany Karl Kling Mercedes 1:59.6 + 0.6
5 32 Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari 2:00.0 + 1.0
6 22 Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati 2:00.2 + 1.2
7 40 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 2:00.2 + 1.2
8 12 Germany Hans Herrmann Mercedes 2:01.4 + 2.4
9 18 Italy Sergio Mantovani Maserati 2:01.6 + 2.6
10 24 Argentina Roberto Mieres Maserati 2:01.7 + 2.7
11 30 France Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 2:02.3 + 3.3
12 44 France Jean Behra Gordini 2:02.4 + 3.4
13 38 Italy Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 2:03.5 + 4.5
14 20 Italy Luigi Musso Maserati 2:03.5 + 4.5
15 6 France Robert Manzon Ferrari 2:04.7 + 5.7
16 10 United Kingdom Peter Collins Vanwall 2:05.2 + 6.2
17 46 Argentina Clemar Bucci Gordini 2:05.5 + 6.5
18 42 United States Fred Wacker Gordini 2:08.0 + 9.0
19 8 Argentina Jorge Daponte Maserati 2:09.5 + 10.5
20 26 France Louis Rosier Maserati 2:11.0 + 12.0
DNQ 2 Italy Giovanni de Riu Maserati 3:47.9 + 1:48.9
Source:[2]

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 16 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes 80 2:47:47.9 1 8
2 40 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 79 +1 Lap 7 6
3 38 Italy Umberto Maglioli
Argentina José Froilán González
Ferrari 78 +2 Laps 13 2
31
4 12 Germany Hans Herrmann Mercedes 77 +3 Laps 8 3
5 30 France Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 75 +5 Laps 11 2
6 42 United States Fred Wacker Gordini 75 +5 Laps 18
7 10 United Kingdom Peter Collins Vanwall 75 +5 Laps 16
8 26 France Louis Rosier Maserati 74 +6 Laps 20
9 18 Italy Sergio Mantovani Maserati 74 +6 Laps 9
10 28 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Maserati 71 +9 Laps 3
11 8 Argentina Jorge Daponte Maserati 70 +10 Laps 19
Ret 34 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 48 Engine 2
Ret 22 Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati 42 Clutch 6
Ret 14 Germany Karl Kling Mercedes 36 Accident 4
Ret 24 Argentina Roberto Mieres Maserati 34 Suspension 10
Ret 20 Italy Luigi Musso Maserati 32 Transmission 14
Ret 32 Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari 16 Gearbox 5
Ret 6 France Robert Manzon Ferrari 16 Engine 15
Ret 46 Argentina Clemar Bucci Gordini 13 Transmission 17
Ret 44 France Jean Behra Gordini 2 Engine 12
DNQ 2 Italy Giovanni de Riu Maserati Did not qualify
Source:[3]
Notes
  • ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Shared drive

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Juan Manuel Fangio in a Mercedes leads Alberto Ascari in a Ferrari.

Championship standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 42 (53 17)
2 Argentina José Froilán González 25 17 (26 914)
3 France Maurice Trintignant 17
4 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn 16 914
5 Germany Karl Kling 10
Source: [4]
  • 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

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  1. ^ Andretti, Mario (8 September 2015). "Mario Andretti and the Brutal Magic of Monza". The Drive. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  2. ^ "1954 Italian GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. ^ "1954 Italian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Italy 1954 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.


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