# 1954 British Grand Prix

The 1954 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 17 July 1954. It was race 5 of 9 in the 1954 World Championship of Drivers. The 90-lap race was won by Ferrari driver José Froilán González after he started from second position. His teammate Mike Hawthorn finished second and Maserati driver Onofre Marimón came in third.

## Race report

A huge crowd turned out at Silverstone to see if Mercedes could repeat their Reims rout. In the end, just two silver cars arrived (for Fangio and Kling). In contrast, Maserati had nine cars, whilst Ferrari had three for the experienced trio of Hawthorn, Gonzalez and Trintignant. Fangio set Silverstone's fastest ever lap, breaking the 100 mph barrier with a lap of 100.35 mph. It was Gonzalez who led away and held the lead until the flag. Behind him, Fangio passed Hawthorn for second but after colliding several times with oil drums in a difficult handling car, he dropped to fourth. Moss took over the position but retired with rear axle problems, leaving Hawthorn to follow home for a Ferrari 1–2 and young Onofre Marimón to take his second (and last) podium place.

## Entries

| Team | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyre |
| Daimler Benz AG | 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes-Benz W196 | Mercedes M196 2.5 L8 | C |
| Daimler Benz AG | 2 | Karl Kling | Mercedes-Benz W196 | Mercedes M196 2.5 L8 | C |
| Harry Schell | 3 | Harry Schell | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P |
| Roberto Mieres | 4 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P |
| Gilby Engineering | 5 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | D |
| Birabongse Bhanudej | 6 | Prince Bira | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P |
| A.E. Moss | 7 | Stirling Moss | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P |
| Owen Racing Organisation | 8 | Ken Wharton | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | D |
| Scuderia Ferrari | 9 | José Froilán González | Ferrari 625 F1 | Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 | P |
| Scuderia Ferrari | 10 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari 625 F1 | Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 | P |
| Scuderia Ferrari | 11 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari 625 F1 | Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 | P |
| Scuderia Ambrosiana | 12 | Reg Parnell | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 | A |
| Ecurie Rosier | 14 | Robert Manzon | Ferrari 625 F1 | Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 | P D |
| Ecurie Rosier | 15 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari 625 F1 | Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 | P D |
| Ecurie Francorchamps | 16 | Jacques Swaters | Ferrari 625 F1 | Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 | E |
| Equipe Gordini | 17 | Jean Behra | Gordini T16 | Gordini 23 2.5 L6 | E |
| Equipe Gordini | 18 | Clemar Bucci | Gordini T16 | Gordini 23 2.5 L6 | E |
| Equipe Gordini | 19 | André Pilette | Gordini T16 | Gordini 23 2.5 L6 | E |
| Vandervell Products | 20 | Peter Collins | Vanwall | Vanwall 254 2.5 L4 | P |
| Peter Whitehead | 21 | Peter Whitehead | Cooper T24 | Alta GP 2.5 L4 | D |
| Bill Whitehouse | 22 | Bill Whitehouse | Connaught A | Lea-Francis 2.0 L4 | D |
| Leslie Marr | 23 | Leslie Marr | Connaught A | Lea-Francis 2.0 L4 | D |
| R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | 24 | John Riseley-Prichard | Connaught A | Lea-Francis 2.0 L4 | D |
| Sir Jeremy Boles | 25 | Don Beauman | Connaught A | Lea-Francis 2.0 L4 | D |
| Ecurie Ecosse | 26 | Leslie Thorne | Connaught A | Lea-Francis 2.0 L4 | D |
| R.J. Chase | 27 | Alan Brown | Cooper T23 | Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 | D |
| Gould's Garage (Bristol) | 28 | Horace Gould | Cooper T23 | Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 | D |
| Bob Gerard | 29 | Bob Gerard | Cooper T23 | Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 | D |
| Ecurie Richmond | 30 | Eric Brandon | Cooper T23 | Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 | D |
| Ecurie Richmond | 30 | Rodney Nuckey | Cooper T23 | Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 | D |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | 31 | Alberto Ascari | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | 32 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | 33 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P |
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^1 — Rodney Nuckey, named substitute driver for Eric Brandon in the #30 Cooper-Bristol, was given a starting position despite not completing a single lap in qualifying or in the race.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 1:45.0 | — |
| 2 | 9 | José Froilán González | Ferrari | 1:46.0 | + 1.0 |
| 3 | 11 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 1:46.5 | + 1.5 |
| 4 | 7 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 1:47.0 | + 2.0 |
| 5 | 17 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 1:48.0 | + 3.0 |
| 6 | 2 | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 1:48.1 | + 3.1 |
| 7 | 5 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 1:48.4 | + 3.4 |
| 8 | 10 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 1:48.6 | + 3.6 |
| 9 | 8 | Ken Wharton | Maserati | 1:49.5 | + 4.5 |
| 10 | 6 | Prince Bira | Maserati | 1:49.6 | + 4.6 |
| 11 | 20 | Peter Collins | Vanwall | 1:50.0 | + 5.0 |
| 12 | 19 | André Pilette | Gordini | 1:51.0 | + 6.0 |
| 13 | 18 | Clemar Bucci | Gordini | 1:52.0 | + 7.0 |
| 14 | 12 | Reg Parnell | Ferrari | 1:52.1 | + 7.1 |
| 15 | 14 | Robert Manzon | Ferrari | 1:52.5 | + 7.5 |
| 16 | 3 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 1:53.0 | + 8.0 |
| 17 | 25 | Don Beauman | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 1:55.0 | + 10.0 |
| 18 | 29 | Bob Gerard | Cooper-Bristol | 1:55.3 | + 10.3 |
| 19 | 22 | Bill Whitehouse | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 1:56.0 | + 11.0 |
| 20 | 28 | Horace Gould | Cooper-Bristol | 1:56.7 | + 11.7 |
| 21 | 24 | John Riseley-Prichard | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 1:57.0 | + 12.0 |
| 22 | 23 | Leslie Marr | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 1:57.3 | + 12.3 |
| 23 | 26 | Leslie Thorne | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 1:57.8 | + 12.8 |
| 24 | 21 | Peter Whitehead | Cooper-Alta | 1:59.0 | + 14.0 |
| 25 | 30 | Eric Brandon | Cooper-Bristol | 1:59.7 | + 14.7 |
| 26 | 27 | Alan Brown | Cooper-Bristol | 2:00.0 | + 15.0 |
| 27 | 32 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 2:02.0 | + 17.0 |
| 28 | 33 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 2:02.6 | + 17.6 |
| 29 | 30 | Rodney Nuckey | Cooper-Bristol | No time | — |
| 30 | 31 | Alberto Ascari | Maserati | No time | — |
| 31 | 15 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | No time | — |
| 32 | 4 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | No time | — |
| DNA | 16 | Jacques Swaters | Ferrari | No time | — |
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    ^1 — Rodney Nuckey, named substitute driver for Eric Brandon in the #30 Cooper-Bristol, was given a starting position despite not completing a single lap in qualifying or in the race.

### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 9 | José Froilán González | Ferrari | 90 | 2:56:14 | 2 | 8+1⁄7 |
| 2 | 11 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 90 | + 1:10 | 3 | 6+1⁄7 |
| 3 | 33 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 89 | + 1 lap | 28 | 4+1⁄7 |
| 4 | 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 89 | + 1 lap | 1 | 3+1⁄7 |
| 5 | 10 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 87 | + 3 laps | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 87 | + 3 laps | 32 | |
| 7 | 2 | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 87 | + 3 laps | 6 | |
| 8 | 8 | Ken Wharton | Maserati | 86 | + 4 laps | 9 | |
| 9 | 19 | André Pilette | Gordini | 86 | + 4 laps | 12 | |
| 10 | 29 | Bob Gerard | Cooper-Bristol | 85 | + 5 laps | 18 | |
| 11 | 25 | Don Beauman | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 84 | + 6 laps | 17 | |
| 12 | 3 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 83 | + 7 laps | 16 | |
| 13 | 23 | Leslie Marr | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 82 | + 8 laps | 22 | |
| 14 | 26 | Leslie Thorne | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 78 | + 12 laps | 23 | |
| 15 | 28 | Horace Gould | Cooper-Bristol | 44 | + 46 laps | 20 | |
| Ret | 7 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 80 | Axle | 4 | 1⁄7 |
| Ret | 22 | Bill Whitehouse | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 63 | Fuel system | 19 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 54 | Suspension | 5 | 1⁄7 |
| Ret | 5 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 53 | Transmission | 7 | |
| Ret | 6 | Prince Bira Ron Flockhart | Maserati | 44 | Accident | 10 | |
| Ret | 32 | Luigi Villoresi Alberto Ascari | Maserati | 40 | Engine | 27 | |
| Ret | 24 | John Riseley-Prichard | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 40 | Accident | 21 | |
| Ret | 12 | Reg Parnell | Ferrari | 25 | Engine | 14 | |
| Ret | 31 | Alberto Ascari | Maserati | 21 | Engine | 30 | 1⁄7 |
| Ret | 18 | Clemar Bucci | Gordini | 18 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 20 | Peter Collins | Vanwall | 16 | Engine | 11 | |
| Ret | 14 | Robert Manzon | Ferrari | 16 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 21 | Peter Whitehead | Cooper-Alta | 4 | Oil leak | 24 | |
| Ret | 30 | Eric Brandon | Cooper-Bristol | 2 | Engine | 25 | |
| Ret | 15 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 2 | Engine | 31 | |
| DNS | 27 | Alan Brown | Cooper-Bristol | | Non-starter | 26 | |
| DNS | 30 | Rodney Nuckey | Cooper-Bristol | | Non-starter | 29 | |
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Ascari, Behra, Fangio, González, Hawthorn, Marimón and Moss all set the equal fastest lap time of 1:50. Each received 1⁄7 of a point.

## Shared drives

* Car #6: Bira (42 laps) then Flockhart (2 laps)
* Car #32: Villoresi (30 laps) then Ascari (10 laps)

## Championship standings after the race
### Drivers' Championship standings

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 28+1⁄7 |
| 2 | 2 | José Froilán González | 14+9⁄14 |
| 1 | 3 | Maurice Trintignant | 11 |
| 1 | 4 | Bill Vukovich | 8 |
| 11 | 5 | Mike Hawthorn | 7+9⁄14 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship.