# 1954 Formula One season

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* Races by venue
The 1954 Formula One season was the eighth season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the fifth World Championship of Drivers, which was contested over nine races between 17 January and 24 October 1954. The season also included several non-championship races for Formula One cars.
Juan Manuel Fangio won his second Drivers' Championship, after previously winning it in 1951. After the first couple of races, he switched teams, going from Maserati to Mercedes-Benz, making him the only F1 driver in history to win a championship driving for more than one team in the same season.
After the championship had been run under Formula Two regulations for two seasons, the maximum engine displacement was increased to 2.5 litres for 1954. This increased average power outputs by 150% and attracted several new constructors. At the same time, some F2 constructors withdrew, while others intended to compete but could not get an F1 chassis ready in time.
Argentinian Onofre Marimón suffered a fatal accident during practice for the German Grand Prix. Coming over one of the steep hills, he went straight through the corner at the bottom. His Maserati hit a ditch, somersaulted and landed on top of him. It was the first fatality during an F1 championship weekend.
In 1955, the movie The Racers came out, the story of which was based on the life of Rudolf Caracciola. Real-life racing footage from the 1954 F1 season was used, including in-race shots from a camera car that started behind the drivers in the Belgian Grand Prix. This approach would be recreated in the 1966 film Grand Prix.

## Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1954 FIA World Championship of Drivers. The list does not include those who only contested the Indianapolis 500.
| Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Driver | Rounds |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 250F A6GCM | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P | Juan Manuel Fangio | 1, 3 |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 250F A6GCM | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P | Onofre Marimón | 1, 3–6 |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 250F A6GCM | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P | Luigi Musso | 1, 8–9 |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 250F A6GCM | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P | Birabongse Bhanudej | 1 |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 250F A6GCM | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P | Sergio Mantovani | 3–4, 6–9 |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 250F A6GCM | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P | Alberto Ascari | 4–5 |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 250F A6GCM | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P | Luigi Villoresi | 4–6, 8 |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 250F A6GCM | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P | Roberto Mieres | 7–9 |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 250F A6GCM | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P | Stirling Moss | 7–9 |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 250F A6GCM | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P | Harry Schell | 7 |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 250F A6GCM | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P | Louis Rosier | 8 |
| Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 250F A6GCM | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P | Paco Godia | 9 |
| Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 625 553 500 | Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Ferrari 554 2.5 L4 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 | P | Giuseppe Farina | 1, 3 |
| Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 625 553 500 | Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Ferrari 554 2.5 L4 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 | P | José Froilán González | 1, 3–8 |
| Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 625 553 500 | Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Ferrari 554 2.5 L4 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 | P | Mike Hawthorn | 1, 3–9 |
| Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 625 553 500 | Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Ferrari 554 2.5 L4 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 | P | Umberto Maglioli | 1, 7–8 |
| Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 625 553 500 | Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Ferrari 554 2.5 L4 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 | P | Maurice Trintignant | 3–9 |
| Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 625 553 500 | Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Ferrari 554 2.5 L4 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 | P | Piero Taruffi | 6 |
| Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 625 553 500 | Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Ferrari 554 2.5 L4 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 | P | Robert Manzon | 7 |
| Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 625 553 500 | Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Ferrari 554 2.5 L4 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 | P | Alberto Ascari | 8 |
| Equipe Gordini | Gordini | T16 | Gordini 23 2.5 L6 | E | Jean Behra | 1, 3–9 |
| Equipe Gordini | Gordini | T16 | Gordini 23 2.5 L6 | E | Élie Bayol | 1 |
| Equipe Gordini | Gordini | T16 | Gordini 23 2.5 L6 | E | Roger Loyer | 1 |
| Equipe Gordini | Gordini | T16 | Gordini 23 2.5 L6 | E | Paul Frère | 3–4, 6 |
| Equipe Gordini | Gordini | T16 | Gordini 23 2.5 L6 | E | André Pilette | 3, 5–6 |
| Equipe Gordini | Gordini | T16 | Gordini 23 2.5 L6 | E | Jacques Pollet | 4, 9 |
| Equipe Gordini | Gordini | T16 | Gordini 23 2.5 L6 | E | Clemar Bucci | 5–8 |
| Equipe Gordini | Gordini | T16 | Gordini 23 2.5 L6 | E | Fred Wacker | 7–8 |
| Ecurie Rosier | Ferrari Maserati | 500 625 250F | Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | D P | Louis Rosier | 1, 4–6, 9 |
| Ecurie Rosier | Ferrari Maserati | 500 625 250F | Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | D P | Maurice Trintignant | 1 |
| Ecurie Rosier | Ferrari Maserati | 500 625 250F | Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | D P | Robert Manzon | 4–6, 8–9 |
| Harry Schell | Maserati | A6GCM 250F | Maserati A6 2.0 L6 Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P | Harry Schell | 1, 4–6, 9 |
| Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati | A6GCM | Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P | Toulo de Graffenried | 1, 9 |
| Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati | A6GCM | Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P | Ottorino Volonterio | 9 |
| Roberto Mieres | Maserati | A6GCM 250F | Maserati A6 2.0 L6 Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P | Roberto Mieres | 1, 3–6 |
| Jorge Daponte | Maserati | A6GCM | Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P | Jorge Daponte | 1, 8 |
| Onofre Marimón | Maserati | A6GCM | Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P | Carlos Menditeguy | 1 |
| Ecurie Francorchamps | Ferrari | 500 | Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 | E | Jacques Swaters | 3, 7, 9 |
| Birabongse Bhanudej | Maserati | 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P | Birabongse Bhanudej | 3–6, 9 |
| Birabongse Bhanudej | Maserati | 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P | Ron Flockhart | 5 |
| Equipe Moss A.E. Moss | Maserati | 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | P | Stirling Moss | 3, 5–6 |
| Daimler Benz AG | Mercedes | W196 | Mercedes M196 2.5 L8 | C | Juan Manuel Fangio | 4–9 |
| Daimler Benz AG | Mercedes | W196 | Mercedes M196 2.5 L8 | C | Karl Kling | 4–9 |
| Daimler Benz AG | Mercedes | W196 | Mercedes M196 2.5 L8 | C | Hans Herrmann | 4, 6–9 |
| Daimler Benz AG | Mercedes | W196 | Mercedes M196 2.5 L8 | C | Hermann Lang | 6 |
| Georges Berger | Gordini | T16 | Gordini 23 2.5 L6 | E | Georges Berger | 4 |
| HW Motors | HWM-Alta | 53 | Alta GP 2.5 L4 | D | Lance Macklin | 4 |
| Owen Racing Organisation | Maserati | 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | D | Ken Wharton | 4–7, 9 |
| Owen Racing Organisation | Maserati | 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | D | Guerino Bertocchi | 9 |
| Gilby Engineering | Maserati | 250F | Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 | D | Roy Salvadori | 4–5 |
| Scuderia Ambrosiana | Ferrari | 500 | Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 | A | Reg Parnell | 5 |
| G.A. Vandervell Vandervell Products | Vanwall | Special | Vanwall 254 2.5 L4 | P | Peter Collins | 5, 8–9 |
| Peter Whitehead | Cooper-Alta | T24 | Alta GP 2.5 L4 | D | Peter Whitehead | 5 |
| Bill Whitehouse | Connaught-Lea-Francis | A | Lea-Francis 2.0 L4 | D | Bill Whitehouse | 5 |
| Leslie Marr | Connaught-Lea-Francis | A | Lea-Francis 2.0 L4 | D | Leslie Marr | 5 |
| R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Connaught-Lea-Francis | A | Lea-Francis 2.0 L4 | D | John Riseley-Prichard | 5 |
| Sir Jeremy Boles | Connaught-Lea-Francis | A | Lea-Francis 2.0 L4 | D | Don Beauman | 5 |
| Ecurie Ecosse | Connaught-Lea-Francis | A | Lea-Francis 2.0 L4 | D | Leslie Thorne | 5 |
| R.J. Chase | Cooper-Bristol | T23 | Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 | D | Alan Brown | 5 |
| Gould's Garage (Bristol) | Cooper-Bristol | T23 | Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 | D | Horace Gould | 5 |
| Bob Gerard | Cooper-Bristol | T23 | Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 | D | Bob Gerard | 5 |
| Ecurie Richmond | Cooper-Bristol | T23 | Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 | D | Eric Brandon | 5 |
| Ecurie Richmond | Cooper-Bristol | T23 | Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 | D | Rodney Nuckey | 5 |
| Hans Klenk | Klenk-BMW | Meteor | BMW 328 2.0 L6 | P | Theo Helfrich | 6 |
| Giovanni de Riu | Maserati | A6GCM | Maserati A6 2.0 L6 | P | Giovanni de Riu | 8 |
| Scuderia Lancia | Lancia | D50 | Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 | P | Alberto Ascari | 9 |
| Scuderia Lancia | Lancia | D50 | Lancia DS50 2.5 V8 | P | Luigi Villoresi | 9 |

### Team and driver changes

* Cooper and Connaught did not enter with their works team, because they could not get a car prepared in time that adhered to the new regulations.
* HWM did build an F1 chassis, but it lacked pace. Driver Lance Macklin only entered one championship round and retired with engine failure.
* Veritas, OSCA and AFM withdrew from the championship because of the changed regulations.
* Over the winter, Maserati had lost their driver Felice Bonetto when he suffered a fatal accident in the 1953 Carrera Panamericana. First Prince Bira and then Sergio Mantovani took over the drive.
* After winning two consecutive championships with the team, Alberto Ascari left Ferrari over a salary dispute to join newcomers Lancia. Teammate and personal mentor Luigi Villoresi made the same change. The team hired Maurice Trintignant from Gordini.
* Gordini hired Élie Bayol, who had driven for OSCA in 1953 alongside Louis Chiron, so Harry Schell competed in a private Maserati.

#### Mid-season changes

* Unable to get their cars ready any sooner, Mercedes joined the championship from the French Grand Prix on. Juan Manuel Fangio left Maserati to join the German squad, alongside Karl Kling and Hans Herrmann.
* At the same race, British Racing Motors, under the name of Owen Racing Organisation, returned to the sport, having done a one-off race in 1951. It would be the start of their 24-years involvement in the championship.
* Vanwall made their debut in the British Grand Prix with ex-HWM driver Peter Collins. Their chassis was prepared by Cooper.
* Lancia joined the championship as well, but could only manage to prepare their car for the last race of the season. Drivers Alberto Ascari and Luigi Villoresi were loaned to Maserati and Ferrari in the meantime.
* Élie Bayol was fired from Gordini after he refused to let team leader Jean Behra take his car during the non-championship Bordeaux Grand Prix.
* 1950 champion Nino Farina became Ferrari's team leader when Ascari left. However, on 27 June, he suffered a crash in the 1954 Supercortemaggiore Grand Prix, a sports car race at Monza, due to which he had to spend 20 days in hospital and did not return to F1 for the rest of the year.
* After Onofre Marimón suffered his fatal accident, countryman Roberto Mieres and Brit Stirling Moss, who had both been racing Maseratis under their own name, were promoted to the Maserati works team.

## Calendar

| Round | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date |
| 1 | Argentine Grand Prix | Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires | 17 January |
| 2 | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway | 31 May |
| 3 | Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot | 20 June |
| 4 | French Grand Prix | Reims-Gueux, Gueux | 4 July |
| 5 | British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone | 17 July |
| 6 | German Grand Prix | Nürburgring, Nürburg | 1 August |
| 7 | Swiss Grand Prix | Circuit Bremgarten, Bern | 22 August |
| 8 | Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza | 5 September |
| 9 | Spanish Grand Prix | Pedralbes Circuit, Barcelona | 24 October |

### Calendar changes

* The Spanish Grand Prix at Pedrables returned to the calendar for the first time since 1951. It was cancelled in the past two years due to monetary reasons.
* The Dutch Grand Prix was originally scheduled to be held on 6 June but was cancelled due to monetary reasons.

## Regulation changes

The maximum allowed engine displacement was increased from 2.0 to 2.5 litres for naturally-aspirated engines. Average power outputs increased by around 150%. The limit for compressed engines was set at 750 cc, as it had been since 1952, but no constructor would build one before they were outright banned in 1961.

## Championship report
### Rounds 1 to 3

The championship started off with the Argentine Grand Prix. Multiple constructors intended to compete, but none of their cars were ready yet. The grid consisted of Ferraris, Maseratis and Gordinis, all of them adapting their 1953 chassis for the new regulations. 1950's champion Nino Farina qualified on pole position - he is the oldest F1 driver in history to start on pole - ahead of teammate José Froilán González and local hero Juan Manuel Fangio in the Maserati. At the start, González fell back to fourth, but after a remarkable recovery drive, he took the lead on lap 15. A third of the way in, a rainstorm arrived and the leader spun off. Farina pitted for a new helmet visor and third Ferrari driver Mike Hawthorn spun off as well. This left Fangio in a comfortable lead, until the track dried and he fell back to third behind González and Farina. A second period of rain caused the order to switch back around, putting Fangio ahead of the two Ferraris, but when the Maserati driver pitted for new tyres, he was back in third. Ferrari's team manager Nello Ugolini protested his rivals' pit stop, claiming they had too many mechanics working on the car. Confident that the protest would be granted, he signalled the leading pair to bring the cars home and not fight the charging Fangio. So they did, and they finished second and third behind the home hero. But then the FIA rejected Ferrari's protest and upheld the results, granting Fangio his first home win.
The Indianapolis 500 was included in the Formula One championship, but no F1 drivers attended. Bill Vukovich won the race for the second year in a row.
In qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix, Fangio broke his 1951 lap record and started on pole position, ahead of González and Farina. The Argentine was contracted by Mercedes, but since their car was not ready yet, he was loaned to his former team. González was allowed into the lead when Fangio messed up the start, but when his engine cut out on the opening lap, Farina was in front. Roberto Mieres's car burst into flames, as his fuel filler cap had been left open and fuel had leaked onto the exhaust. The Maserati driver jumped out, escaping with burns on his back, and the drivers avoided his car. Fangio got up to second place by lap 2 and took the lead on lap 3. When his helmet visor broke on lap 10, he pitted to put on his goggles, but then recovered to pass Farina for the second time, just before the Ferrari engine cut out, sending the Italian out of the race. Hawthorn's exhaust pipe split, sending fumes into the cockpit and making him feel dizzy. He pitted and collapsed over the wheel, so the team dragged him out and González took over his car. The team only found out why the Brit was unwell when González pointed it out a lap later. Fangio took a comfortable win, ahead of Maurice Trintignant (Ferrari) and Stirling Moss (Maserati).
In the Drivers' Championship, Juan Manuel Fangio (Maserati/Mercedes) was in the lead with 17 points, ahead of Maurice Trintignant (Ferrari) and Bill Vukovich (Kurtis Kraft) with 8. Vukovich would not compete in any other rounds.

### Rounds 4 to 7

The long-awaited Mercedes team arrived for the French Grand Prix and their drivers were quickest of all from the get-go. Championship leader Juan Manuel Fangio could finally say goodbye to Maserati and was joined by Germans Karl Kling and Hans Herrmann. Fangio's seat was taken up by 1952 and 1953 champion Alberto Ascari, whose new employer Lancia did not have their cars ready yet. Teammate and mentor Luigi Villoresi was loaned to Maserati likewise. Fangio and Kling set the fastest times in qualifying, putting their silver-coloured streamlined W196s at the front of the grid. In the opening laps, González was the only one to stay with the leading pair, but his Ferraris overheated, so his focus shifted to keeping the third Mercedes of Herrmann behind. On lap 13, the Ferrari engine gave up. Teammate Mike Hawthorn retired with similar issues, before Herrmann broke the lap record but then stopped in a cloud of smoke. Fangio and Kling did their laps at a comfortable pace, most straights running side-by-side, only upping their pace for the final sprint. Coming out of the last corner, Fangio managed to take the win by just a couple of yards. Robert Manzon in a private Ferrari finished third out of just six finishers.
Fangio was again at pole position for the British Grand Prix, but the Mercedes' streamlined bodywork gave them less of an advantage at the Silverstone Circuit, compared to Reims two weeks ago. The Ferraris of González and Hawthorn, and the private Maserati of Stirling Moss completed the four-wide front row. González took the lead at the start and created a gap of some five seconds, while Moss and Hawthorn were in a fierce fight. Rain fell and there were several accidents. Fangio went off and damaged the nose of his car, but kept putting pressure on his countryman in front, until his pace was hindered by technical trouble and he fell back to fourth. González scored a win to be proud of, ahead of Ferrari teammate Hawthorn and Onofre Marimón for Maserati, as with 10 laps to go, Moss's back axle had failed. Fangio finished fourth on a lap down. Seven drivers set the fastest lap, as it was not measured any more precise than in whole seconds, so they all received an extra ${\tfrac {1}{7}}$ championship point.
The German Grand Prix was given the honorary title of Grand Prix of Europe. Four Mercedes cars arrived, with three of them carrying open-wheeled bodywork, the team seemingly having learned from their defeat in Britain. Practice was overshadowed by the fatal accident of Marimón, one of the more popular and younger drivers on the grid, and the Maserati works team withdrew from the race. Fangio scored his third pole position in a row, ahead of Hawthorn and Moss, but it was González who took the lead at the start. Hawthorn fell back behind the fast-starting Mercedes of Lang and Herrmann. Fangio passed his countryman going into lap 2 and Moss retired with dramatic technical failing. Hawthorn retired as well, giving way to the fourth Mercedes of Kling, who had started last. Herrmann retired with a fuel leak, but when González dropped off the pace, the other Mercedes were sitting in a dominant 1–2–3. Lang, however, spun off and Kling was putting unnecessary pressure on Fangio. Hawthorn took over González's car, before Kling pitted a broken rear suspension. Fangio upheld Mercedes's honour with a win, ahead of the two Ferraris of Hawthorn/González and Maurice Trintignant, with Kling in fourth.
Fangio had the opportunity to clinch the championship in the Swiss Grand Prix. All he had to do was prevent González from winning and his lead in points would be large enough. González started on pole but immediately lost the lead to Fangio. Moss, who had been promoted to the Maserati works team, started third and was eager to put the Ferrari another place down. Hawthorn had started down in sixth but was lapping two seconds faster than the leader, and managed to overtake both González and Moss. In quick succession, Moss, Hawthorn, Trintignant and Kling retired, removing all excitement from the race. Fangio led González home by almost a minute, while Herrmann finished a lap down.
In the Drivers' Championship, Juan Manuel Fangio (Maserati/Mercedes) stood on 42 points and he had done enough to secure his second title. José Froilán González (Ferrari) was currently in second with 23${\tfrac {9}{14}}$ points and Maurice Trintignant (Ferrari) third with 15.

### Rounds 8 and 9

Even with the championship in the bag, Juan Manuel Fangio showed no signs of slowing down going into the Italian Grand Prix. He scored another pole position for Mercedes, ahead of Alberto Ascari, now with Ferrari, since Lancia were still not ready, and Stirling Moss for Maserati. At the start, Fangio lost the lead to fourth-starting teammate Karl Kling and the Silver Arrows with their streamlined bodywork looked set to repeat their feat in Reims. However, Kling made a slight mistake on lap 5, bringing him down to fifth, and José Froilán González, second in the championship, managed to get alongside Fangio, before Ascari went passed all of them. González retired, so the old rivals Fangio and Ascari were free to fight. And so they did for more than twenty laps, until Maserati drivers Moss and Luigi Villoresi joined the scrap. The latter had overworked his clutch and soon dropped back, but Moss took the lead. Ascari suddenly retired with engine failure, which gave Moss the opportunity to stretch his lead, until on lap 68, his oil pressure dropped and he needed to pit. The oil was topped off, but on the next lap, it was streaming from the bottom of the car and he needed to retire. His teammate Sergio Mantovani had been fighting for second place with Mike Hawthorn, but that Maserati ran into trouble as well. Fangio won the race, just like last year, ahead of Hawthorn and Umberto Maglioli, who had taken over the car from González.
The season closed with the Spanish Grand Prix and Lancia joined the grid with their D50s. This meant that Ascari could finally try the car and he did so with success, scoring his first pole position of the year. The front row was completed by Fangio (Mercedes), Hawthorn (Ferrari) and Harry Schell (private Maserati). The latter took the lead at the start, ahead of Hawthorn and Ascari, while Fangio fell back to sixth. Ascari was in front on lap 3 and was drawing away, until on lap 9, his clutch gave out. Teammate Villoresi had already stopped on the first lap, so both Lancias had been quick but brittle. Maurice Trintignant joined the pack and took the lead. Moss joined as well, but before long retired with a failing oil pump. Schell spun off while leading on lap 29, and then retired with a broken gearbox, before Trintignant retired from the lead with similar issues. Hawthorn could relax and he brought his Ferrari home to win, ahead of Maserati's Luigi Musso, who had overtaken Fangio's Mercedes six laps from the end, to make it three different constructors on the podium.
In the Drivers' Championship, Juan Manuel Fangio (Maserati/Mercedes) gathered 42 points and won his second title, ahead of José Froilán González (Ferrari) with 25${\tfrac {1}{7}}$ points and Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari) with 24${\tfrac {9}{14}}$.

## Results and standings
### Grands Prix

| Round | Grand Prix | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning constructor | Tyre | Report |
| 1 | Argentine Grand Prix | Giuseppe Farina | José Froilán González | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | P | Report |
| 2 | Indianapolis 500 | Jack McGrath | Jack McGrath | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | F | Report |
| 3 | Belgian Grand Prix | Juan Manuel Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | P | Report |
| 4 | French Grand Prix | Juan Manuel Fangio | Hans Herrmann | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | C | Report |
| 5 | British Grand Prix | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alberto Ascari Jean Behra Juan Manuel Fangio José Froilán González Mike Hawthorn Onofre Marimón Stirling Moss | José Froilán González | Ferrari | P | Report |
| 6 | German Grand Prix | Juan Manuel Fangio | Karl Kling | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | C | Report |
| 7 | Swiss Grand Prix | José Froilán González | Juan Manuel Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | C | Report |
| 8 | Italian Grand Prix | Juan Manuel Fangio | José Froilán González | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | C | Report |
| 9 | Spanish Grand Prix | Alberto Ascari | Alberto Ascari | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | P | Report |

### Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top five classified finishers, with an additional point awarded for setting the fastest lap, regardless of finishing position or even classification. Only the best five results counted towards the championship. Shared drives result in half points for each driver if they finished in a points-scoring position. If more than one driver set the same fastest lap time, the fastest lap point would be divided equally between the drivers. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points were awarded in the following system:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | FL |
| Race | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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### World Championship of Drivers standings

| Pos. | Driver | ARG | 500‡ | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | SUI | ITA | ESP | Pts. |
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 1 | | 1$^P$$^F$ | 1$^P$ | (4$^P$$^F$*) | 1$^P$ | 1$^F$ | (1$^P$) | (3) | 42 (57+1⁄7) |
| 2 | José Froilán González | 3$^F$ | | (4)† | Ret | 1$^F$* | 2† | 2$^P$ | 3† / Ret$^F$ | | 25+1⁄7 (26+9⁄14) |
| 3 | Mike Hawthorn | DSQ | | 4† | Ret | 2$^F$* | 2† | Ret | 2 | 1 | 24+9⁄14 |
| 4 | Maurice Trintignant | 4 | | 2 | Ret | 5 | 3 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 17 |
| 5 | Karl Kling | | | | 2 | 7 | 4$^F$ | Ret | Ret | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | Bill Vukovich | | 1 | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 7 | Hans Herrmann | | | | Ret$^F$ | | Ret | 3 | 4 | Ret | 8 |
| 8 | Luigi Musso | DNS | | | | | | | Ret | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Nino Farina | 2$^P$ | | Ret | | | | | | | 6 |
| 10 | Jimmy Bryan | | 2 | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 11 | Roberto Mieres | Ret | | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | Jack McGrath | | 3$^P$$^F$ | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 13 | Stirling Moss | | | 3 | | Ret$^F$* | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 4+1⁄7 |
| 14 | Onofre Marimón | Ret | | Ret | Ret | 3$^F$* | DNS | | | | 4+1⁄7 |
| 15 | Robert Manzon | | | | 3 | Ret | 9 | DNS | Ret | Ret | 4 |
| 16 | Sergio Mantovani | | | 7 | | | 5 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 4 |
| 17 | Prince Bira | 7 | | 6 | 4 | Ret† | Ret | | | 9 | 3 |
| 18 | Umberto Maglioli | 9 | | | | | | 7 | 3† | | 2 |
| 19 | André Pilette | | | 5 | | 9 | Ret | | | | 2 |
| 20 | Luigi Villoresi | | | | 5 | Ret† | DNS | | Ret | Ret | 2 |
| 21 | Élie Bayol | 5 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 22 | Mike Nazaruk | | 5 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 23 | Troy Ruttman | | 4† | | | | | | | | 1+1⁄2 |
| 24 | Duane Carter | | 4† / 15† | | | | | | | | 1+1⁄2 |
| 25 | Alberto Ascari | | | | Ret | Ret / Ret†$^F$* | | | Ret | Ret$^P$$^F$ | 1+1⁄7 |
| 26 | Jean Behra | DSQ | | Ret | 6 | Ret$^F$* | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1⁄7 |
| — | Harry Schell | 6 | | | Ret | 12 | 7 | Ret | | Ret | 0 |
| — | Ken Wharton | | | | Ret | 8 | DNS | 6 | | 8 | 0 |
| — | Fred Wacker | | | | | | | Ret | 6 | | 0 |
| — | Fred Agabashian | | 6 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Piero Taruffi | | | | | | 6 | | | | 0 |
| — | Paco Godia | | | | | | | | | 6 | 0 |
| — | Louis Rosier | Ret | | | Ret | Ret | 8 | | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| — | Peter Collins | | | | | Ret | | | 7 | DNS | 0 |
| — | Don Freeland | | 7 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Jacques Swaters | | | Ret | | | | 8 | | Ret | 0 |
| — | Toulo de Graffenried | 8 | | | | | | | | Ret† | 0 |
| — | Paul Russo | | 8 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Larry Crockett | | 9 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Cal Niday | | 10 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Bob Gerard | | | | | 10 | | | | | 0 |
| — | Jorge Daponte | Ret | | | | | | | 11 | | 0 |
| — | Art Cross | | 11 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Don Beauman | | | | | 11 | | | | | 0 |
| — | Chuck Stevenson | | 12 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Manny Ayulo | | 13 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Leslie Marr | | | | | 13 | | | | | 0 |
| — | Bob Sweikert | | 14 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Leslie Thorne | | | | | 14 | | | | | 0 |
| — | Horace Gould | | | | | 15 | | | | | 0 |
| — | Jimmy Jackson | | 15† | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Ernie McCoy | | 16 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Jimmy Reece | | 17 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Ed Elisian | | 18 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Frank Armi | | 19 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Clemar Bucci | | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | | 0 |
| — | Paul Frère | | | Ret | Ret | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| — | Roy Salvadori | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| — | Jacques Pollet | | | | Ret | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| — | Roger Loyer | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Sam Hanks | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Pat O'Connor | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Rodger Ward | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Gene Hartley | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Andy Linden | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Johnny Thomson | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Jerry Hoyt | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Jimmy Daywalt | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Tony Bettenhausen | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Spider Webb | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Bill Homeier | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Johnnie Parsons | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Len Duncan | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Pat Flaherty | | Ret† | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Jim Rathmann | | Ret† | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Lance Macklin | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Georges Berger | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Bill Whitehouse | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| — | John Riseley-Prichard | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| — | Reg Parnell | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| — | Peter Whitehead | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| — | Eric Brandon | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| — | Ron Flockhart | | | | | Ret† | | | | | 0 |
| — | Hermann Lang | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| — | Theo Helfrich | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| — | Ottorino Volonterio | | | | | | | | | Ret† | 0 |
| — | Alan Brown | | | | | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| — | Rodney Nuckey | | | | | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| — | Giovanni de Riu | | | | | | | | DNQ | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | ARG | 500‡ | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | SUI | ITA | ESP | Pts. |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Other points position |
| Blue | Other classified position |
| Blue | Not classified, finished (NC) |
| Purple | Not classified, retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Withdrawn (WD) |
| Blank | Did not enter (empty cell) |
| Annotation | Meaning |
| P | Pole position |
| F | Fastest lap |
* † Position shared between multiple drivers of the same car.
* * Fastest lap shared between multiple drivers.
* ‡ Several cars were shared in this race. See the race page for details.

## Non-championship races

The following is a summary of the races for Formula One cars staged during the 1954 season that did not count towards the 1954 World Championship of Drivers.
| Race name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Constructor | Report |
| IV Gran Premio di Siracusa | Syracuse | 11 April | Nino Farina | Ferrari | Report |
| XV Pau Grand Prix | Pau | 19 April | Jean Behra | Gordini | Report |
| VI Lavant Cup | Goodwood | 19 April | Reg Parnell | Ferrari | Report |
| III Grand Prix de Bordeaux | Bordeaux | 9 May | José Froilán González | Ferrari | Report |
| VI BRDC International Trophy | Silverstone | 15 May | José Froilán González | Ferrari | Report |
| VII Gran Premio di Bari | Bari | 22 May | José Froilán González | Ferrari | Report |
| II Curtis Trophy | Snetterton | 5 June | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | Report |
| XIII Gran Premio di Roma | Castelfusano | 6 June | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | Report |
| XXIV Grand Prix des Frontières | Chimay | 6 June | Birabongse Bhanudej | Maserati | Report |
| I Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race | Davidstow | 7 June | John Riseley-Prichard | Connaught-Lea Francis | Report |
| I BARC Formula 1 Race | Goodwood | 7 June | Reg Parnell | Ferrari | Report |
| II Crystal Palace Trophy | Crystal Palace | 19 June | Reg Parnell | Ferrari | Report |
| IV Grand Prix de Rouen-les-Essarts | Rouen | 11 July | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | Report |
| III Grand Prix de Caen | Caen | 25 July | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | Report |
| I August Cup | Crystal Palace | 2 August | Reg Parnell | Ferrari | Report |
| II Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race | Davidstow | 2 August | John Coombs | Lotus-Lea Francis | Report |
| I International Gold Cup | Oulton Park | 7 August | Stirling Moss | Maserati | Report |
| II RedeX Trophy | Snetterton | 14 August | Reg Parnell | Ferrari | Report |
| XXIII Circuito di Pescara | Pescara | 15 August | Luigi Musso | Maserati | Report |
| III Joe Fry Memorial Trophy | Castle Combe | 28 August | Horace Gould | Cooper-Bristol | Report |
| V Circuit de Cadours | Cadours | 12 September | Jean Behra | Gordini | Report |
| I Grosser Preis von Berlin | AVUS | 19 September | Karl Kling | Mercedes | Report |
| VII Goodwood Trophy | Goodwood | 25 September | Stirling Moss | Maserati | Report |
| I Daily Telegraph Trophy | Aintree | 2 October | Stirling Moss | Maserati | Report |