# 1954 Spanish Grand Prix

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

| Team | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyre |
| Daimler Benz AG | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes-Benz W196 | Mercedes M196 2.5 L8 | C |
| Daimler Benz AG | 4 | Karl Kling | Mercedes-Benz W196 | Mercedes M196 2.5 L8 | C |
| Daimler Benz AG | 6 | Hans Herrmann | Mercedes-Benz W196 | Mercedes M196 2.5 L8 | C |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | 8 | Stirling Moss | Maserati A6GCM/Maserati 250F | Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | 10 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati A6GCM/Maserati 250F | Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | 12 | Sergio Mantovani | Maserati A6GCM/Maserati 250F | Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | 14 | Luigi Musso | Maserati A6GCM/Maserati 250F | Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | 16 | Paco Godia | Maserati A6GCM/Maserati 250F | Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P |
| Birabongse Bhanudej | 18 | Prince Bira | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P |
| Ecurie Rosier | 20 | Robert Manzon | Ferrari 625 F1 | Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 | P D |
| Ecurie Rosier | 26 | Louis Rosier | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P D |
| Emmanuel de Graffenried | 22 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P |
| Emmanuel de Graffenried | 22 | Ottorino Volonterio | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P |
| Harry Schell | 24 | Harry Schell | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P |
| Owen Racing Organisation | 28 | Ken Wharton | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | D |
| Ecurie Francorchamps | 30 | Jacques Swaters | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 | E |
| Scuderia Lancia | 34 | Alberto Ascari | Lancia D50 | Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 | P |
| Scuderia Lancia | 36 | Luigi Villoresi | Lancia D50 | Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 | P |
| Scuderia Ferrari | 38 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari 625 F1 | Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 | P |
| Scuderia Ferrari | 40 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari 625 F1 | Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 | P |
| Vandervell Products | 42 | Peter Collins | Vanwall | Vanwall 254 2.5 L4 | P |
| Equipe Gordini | 46 | Jean Behra | Gordini T16 | Gordini 23 2.5 L6 | E |
| Equipe Gordini | 48 | Jacques Pollet | Gordini T16 | Gordini 23 2.5 L6 | E |
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## 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 |
| DNS | 42 | Peter Collins | Vanwall | | |
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### 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 | |
| Ret | 12 | Sergio Mantovani | Maserati | 58 | Brakes | 10 | |
| Ret | 22 | Toulo de Graffenried Ottorino Volonterio | Maserati | 57 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 6 | Hans Herrmann | Mercedes | 50 | Injection | 9 | |
| Ret | 40 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 47 | Gearbox | 8 | |
| Ret | 48 | Jacques Pollet | Gordini | 37 | Engine | 16 | |
| Ret | 24 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 29 | Transmission | 4 | |
| Ret | 8 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 20 | Oil pump | 6 | |
| Ret | 46 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 17 | Brakes | 18 | |
| Ret | 30 | Jacques Swaters | Ferrari | 16 | Engine | 19 | |
| Ret | 34 | Alberto Ascari | Lancia | 10 | Clutch | 1 | 1 |
| Ret | 36 | Luigi Villoresi | Lancia | 2 | Brakes | 5 | |
| Ret | 20 | Robert Manzon | Ferrari | 2 | Engine | 17 | |
| DNS | 42 | Peter Collins | Vanwall | | Non-starter – accident | | |
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#### Notes

* ^1 – 1 point for fastest lap

## Shared drives

Car #22: Toulo de Graffenried (30 laps) and Ottorino Volonterio (27 laps)

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

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 42 (57 1⁄7) |
| | 2 | José Froilán González | 25 1⁄7 (26 9⁄14) |
| 1 | 3 | Mike Hawthorn | 24 9⁄14 |
| 1 | 4 | Maurice Trintignant | 17 |
| | 5 | Karl Kling | 12 |
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* 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.