1954 German Grand Prix

The (officially the XVII Großer Preis von Deutschland) was the sixth race of the FIA Formula One World Championship, held at the Nürburgring on the weekend of August 1, 1954. The race was won by Juan Manuel Fangio driving a from pole position.
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==Background==
===Entry List===
No.	Driver 	Entreat 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
1 	José Froilán González	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	625 	 	625 L4 2.5 	
2 	Maurice Trintignant 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	625 	 	625 L4 2.5 	
3 	Mike Hawthorn 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	625 	 	625 L4 2.5 	
4 	Piero Taruffi 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	625 	 	625 L4 2.5 	
5 	Luigi Villoresi 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
6 	Onofre Marimón 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
7 	Sergio Mantovani 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
8 	Roberto Mieres 	Roberto Mieres 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
9 	Jean Behra 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 L6 2.5 	
10 	Paul Frère 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 L6 2.5 	
11 	Clemar Bucci 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 L6 2.5 	
12 	André Pilette 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 L6 2.5 	
14 	Prince Bira 	Prince Bira 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
15 	Harry Schell 	Harry Schell 	 	A6GCM 	 	A6 L6 2.0 	
16 	Stirling Moss 	Stirling Moss 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
17 	Ken Wharton 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
18 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	Daimler Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 L8 2.5 	
19 	Karl Kling 	Daimler Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 L8 2.5 	
20 	Hans Herrmann 	Daimler Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 L8 2.5 	
21 	Hermann Lang 	Daimler Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 L8 2.5 	
22 	Theo Helfrich 	Hans Klenk 	 	Meteor 	 	328 L6 2.0 	
24 	Robert Manzon 	Ecurie Rosier 	 	625 	 	625 L4 2.5 	
25 	Louis Rosier 	Ecurie Rosier 	 	500/625	 	625 L4 2.5 	
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Report===
===Qualifying Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	18 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	9:50.1 	
2 	3 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	9:53.3 	+ 3.2
3 	16 	Stirling Moss 	 	10:00.7	+ 10.6
4 	20 	Hans Herrmann 	 	10:01.8	+ 11.7
5 	1 	José Froilán González	 	10:01.9	+ 11.8
6 	10 	Paul Frère 	 	10:05.9	+ 15.8
7 	2 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	10:07.5	+ 17.4
8* 	6 	Onofre Marimón 	 	10:11.3	+ 21.2
9 	9 	Jean Behra 	 	10:11.9	+ 21.8
10† 	5 	Luigi Villoresi 	 	N/A 	—
11 	21 	Hermann Lang 	 	10:13.1	+ 23.0
12 	24 	Robert Manzon 	 	10:16.1	+ 26.0
13 	4 	Piero Taruffi 	 	10:23.0	+ 32.9
14 	15 	Harry Schell 	 	10:28.7	+ 38.6
15 	7 	Sergio Mantovani 	 	10:39.1	+ 49.0
16 	11 	Clemar Bucci 	 	10:43.7	+ 53.6
17 	8 	Roberto Mieres 	 	10:47.0	+ 56.9
18 	25 	Louis Rosier 	 	11:04.3	+ 1:14.2
19 	14 	Prince Bira 	 	11:10.3	+ 1:20.2
20 	12 	André Pilette 	 	11:13.4	+ 1:23.3
21 	22 	Theo Helfrich 	 	11:18.3	+ 1:28.2
22† 	17 	Ken Wharton 	 	N/A 	
DNQ‡	19 	Karl Kling 	 	No time	
**Marimón suffered a fatal accident in practice.
*†Villoresi and Wharton withdrew from the race after Marimón's death.
*‡Kling was listed as reserve.
===Grid===
**Kling was listed as reserve and was allowed to join the back of the grid.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1 	18 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	22 	3:45:45.8 	1 	8
2* 	1 	José Froilán González	 	16 	+ 1:36.5 	5 	3
2* 	1 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	6 	+ 1:36.5 	5 	3
3 	2 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	22 	+ 5:08.6 	7 	4
4 	19 	Karl Kling 	 	22 	+ 6:06.5 	20 	4
5 	7 	Sergio Mantovani 	 	21 	+ 1 Lap 	13 	2
6 	4 	Piero Taruffi 	 	21 	+ 1 Lap 	11 	
7 	15 	Harry Schell 	 	21 	+ 1 Lap 	12 	
8 	25 	Louis Rosier 	 	21 	+ 1 Lap 	16 	
9 	24 	Robert Manzon 	 	20 	+ 2 Laps 	10 	
10 	9 	Jean Behra 	 	20 	+ 2 Laps 	8 	
Ret 	14 	Prince Bira 	 	18 	Steering 	17 	
Ret 	21 	Hermann Lang 	 	10 	Spin 	9 	
Ret 	11 	Clemar Bucci 	 	8 	Tire 	14 	
Ret 	22 	Theo Helfrich 	 	8 	Engine 	19 	
Ret 	20 	Hans Herrmann 	 	7 	Fuel pump 	4 	
Ret 	10 	Paul Frère 	 	4 	Tire 	6 	
Ret 	3 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	3 	Transmission	2 	
Ret 	8 	Roberto Mieres 	 	2 	Tank 	15 	
Ret 	16 	Stirling Moss 	 	1 	Engine 	3 	
Ret 	12 	André Pilette 	 	0 	Gearbox 	18 	
DNS 	6 	Onofre Marimón 	 	 	 	 	
WD† 	5 	Luigi Villoresi 	 	 	 	 	
WD† 	17 	Ken Wharton 	 	 	 	 	
**González and Hawthorne shared his car, to cover a combined distance of 22 laps for car #1. They scored 3 points each for coming in 2nd place.
*†Villoresi and Wharton withdrew from the race after Marimón's death.
==Milestones==
* This was the longest race, at three hours and 45 minutes, before the record was broken by the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix. Nevertheless, the race still holds the record for the longest race without a red flag.
==Standings==
==References==
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