1954 Italian Grand Prix

The 1954 Italian Grand Prix was held on September 5, 1954. It was the eighth race of the nine race season. Even though Juan Manuel Fangio had clinched the World Championship at the previous race, there was a healthy entry at Monza. After a race of attrition, Fangio inherited the win for when the of Stirling Moss lost all of its oil. Second place went to Mike Hawthorn's , ahead of José Froilán González, who had taken over teammate Umberto Maglioli's Ferrari earlier in the event.
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==Background==
==Entry list==
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
6 	Robert Manzon 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	625 	 	625 2.5 L4 	
8 	Jorge Daponte 	Jorge Daponte 	 	A6GCM 	 	A6 2.0 L6 	
10 	Peter Collins 	Vandervell Products 	 	Special	 	254 2.5 L4 	
12 	Hans Herrmann 	Daimler Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 2.5 L8 	
14 	Karl Kling 	Daimler Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 2.5 L8 	
16 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	Daimler Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 2.5 L8 	
18 	Sergio Mantovani 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
20 	Giovanni de Riu Luigi Musso	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
22 	Luigi Villoresi 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
24 	Roberto Mieres 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
26 	Louis Rosier 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
28 	Stirling Moss 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
30 	Maurice Trintignant 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	625 	 	625 2.5 L4 	
32 	José Froilán González 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	625 	 	625 2.5 L4 	
34 	Alberto Ascari 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	625 	 	625 2.5 L4 	
38 	Umberto Maglioli 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	625 	 	625 2.5 L4 	
40 	Mike Hawthorn 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	625 	 	625 2.5 L4 	
42 	Fred Wacker 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 2.5 L6 	
44 	Jean Behra 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 2.5 L6 	
46 	Clemar Bucci 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 2.5 L6 	
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
Pos	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	16 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	1:59.0	—
 2 	34 	Alberto Ascari 	 	1:59.2	+0.2
3 	28 	Stirling Moss 	 	1:59.3	+0.3
4 	14 	Karl Kling 	 	1:59.6	+0.6
5 	32 	José Froilán González	 	2:00.0	+1.0
6 	22 	Luigi Villoresi 	 	2:00.2	+1.2
7 	40 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	2:00.2	+1.2
8 	12 	Hans Herrmann 	 	2:01.4	+2.4
9 	18 	Sergio Mantovani 	 	2:01.6	+1.6
10 	24 	Roberto Mieres 	 	2:01.7	+2.7
11 	30 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	2:02.3	+3.3
12 	44 	Jean Behra 	 	2:02.4	+3.4
13 	38 	Umberto Maglioli 	 	2:03.5	+4.5
14 	20 	Luigi Musso 	 	2:03.5	+4.5
15 	6 	Robert Manzon 	 	2:04.7	+5.7
16 	10 	Peter Collins 	 	2:05.2	+6.2
17 	46 	Clemar Bucci 	 	2:05.5	+6.5
18 	42 	Fred Wacker 	 	2:08.0	+9.0
19 	8 	Jorge Daponte 	 	2:09.5	+10.5
20 	26 	Louis Rosier 	 	2:11.0	+12.0
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
Pos	No	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid	Points
1 	16	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	80 	2:47:47.9 	1 	8
2 	40	Mike Hawthorn 	 	79 	+1 Lap 	7 	6
3 	38	Umberto Maglioli José Froilán González	 	78 	+2 Laps 	13 	23
4 	12	Hans Herrmann 	 	77 	+3 Laps 	8 	3
5 	30	Maurice Trintignant 	 	75 	+5 Laps 	11 	2
6 	42	Fred Wacker 	 	75 	+5 Laps 	18 	
7 	10	Peter Collins 	 	75 	+5 Laps 	16 	
8 	26	Louis Rosier 	 	74 	+6 Laps 	20 	
9 	18	Sergio Mantovani 	 	74 	+6 Laps 	9 	
10 	28	Stirling Moss 	 	71 	+9 Laps 	3 	
11 	8 	Jorge Daponte 	 	70 	+10 Laps 	19 	
Ret	34	Alberto Ascari 	 	48 	Engine 	2 	
Ret	22	Luigi Villoresi 	 	42 	Clutch 	6 	
Ret	14	Karl Kling 	 	36 	Accident 	4 	
Ret	24	Roberto Mieres 	 	34 	Suspension 	10 	
Ret	20	Luigi Musso 	 	32 	Transmission 	14 	
Ret	32	José Froilán González 	 	16 	Gearbox 	5 	
Ret	6 	Robert Manzon 	 	16 	Engine 	15 	
Ret	46	Clemar Bucci 	 	13 	Transmission 	17 	
Ret	44	Jean Behra 	 	2 	Engine 	12 	
DNQ	20	Giovanni de Riu 	 	 	Did Not Qualify	 	
==Milestones==
*14th career pole position, and 13th career victory for Juan Manuel Fangio.
*4th victory for in the modern World Championship, and 20th victory including the pre-war European Championship.
*7th career pdium for Mike Hawthorn.
*9th career fastest lap, and 6th career podium for José Froilán González.
*First points and podium for Umberto Maglioli.
*First time a Grand Prix was led by Stirling Moss.
*First start for Luigi Musso.
*Final races for Fred Wacker and Jorge Daponte.
*Only Grand Prix appearance for Giovanni de Riu.
==Standings after race==
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