1954 British Grand Prix

The 1954 British Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1954 Formula One Season. It was held at Silverstone and was the fifth running of the British Grand Prix as part of the Formula One World Championship, the eighth British Grand Prix in all.
The race was won by José Froilán González who took the lead on the first lap from polesitter, Juan Manuel Fangio and led every lap from that point. González was followed home by Mike Hawthorn, over a minute behind and the only other driver on the lead lap. Onofre Marimón completed the top three, albeit a lap down. It would be the young Argentine's final race as Marimón was killed in the practice session for the following race, the .
The race is perhaps most notable for being the only occasion on which the fastest lap (and the point for achieving it) was split between seven drivers, all of which matched the best time of 1 minute 50 seconds. The seven drivers shared the single point, taking of a point each. This strange occurrence was the result of the officials only timing laps in whole seconds. Even the practice times to determine the starting grid were issued in whole seconds. After this race, the FIA issued minimum standards for timing and scoring for the first time.
The result left Fangio with a slightly reduced 13.5 point lead of González in the Drivers' Championship.
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==Background==
===Entry List===
The full entry list of the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
1 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	Daimler-Benz AG 	 	W196S 	 	M196 2.5 L8 	
2 	Karl Kling 	Daimler-Benz AG 	 	W196S 	 	M196 2.5 L8 	
3 	Harry Schell 	Privateer 	 	A6GCM 	 	A6 2.0 L6 	
4 	Roberto Mieres 	Privateer 	 	A6GCM 	 	A6 2.0 L6 	
5 	Roy Salvadori 	Gilby Engineering 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
6 	Prince Bira 	Privateer 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
6 	Ron Flockhart 	Privateer 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
7 	Stirling Moss 	A.E. Moss 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
8 	Ken Wharton 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
9 	José Froilán González	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	625 	 	625 2.5 L4 	
10 	Maurice Trintignant 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	625 	 	625 2.5 L4 	
11 	Mike Hawthorn 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	625 	 	625 2.5 L4 	
12 	Reg Parnell 	Scuderia Ambrosiana 	 	500/625	 	625 2.5 L4 	
14 	Robert Manzon 	Ecurie Rosier 	 	625 	 	625 2.5 L4 	
15 	Louis Rosier 	Ecurie Rosier 	 	500/625	 	625 2.5 L4 	
16 	Jacques Swaters 	Ecurie Filipinetti 	 	500/625	 	625 2.5 L4 	
17 	Jean Behra 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 2.5 L6 	
18 	Clemar Bucci 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 2.5 L6 	
19 	André Pilette 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 2.5 L6 	
20 	Peter Collins 	G.A. Vandervell 	 	Special	 	254 2.5 L4 	
21 	Peter Whitehead 	Privateer 	 	T24 	 	GP 2.5 L4 	
22 	Bill Whitehouse 	Privateer 	 	A 	 	2.0 L4 	
23 	Leslie Marr 	Privateer 	 	A 	 	2.0 L4 	
24 	John Riseley-Prichard	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	 	A 	 	2.0 L4 	
25 	Don Beauman 	Sir Jeremy Boles 	 	A 	 	2.0 L4 	
26 	Leslie Thorne 	Ecurie Ecosse 	 	A 	 	2.0 L4 	
27 	Alan Brown 	R.J. Chase 	 	T23 	 	BS1 2.0 L6 	
28 	Horace Gould 	Gould's Garage 	 	T23 	 	BS1 2.0 L6 	
29 	Bob Gerard 	Bob Gerard 	 	T23 	 	BS1 2.0 L6 	
30 	Eric Brandon 	Ecurie Richmond 	 	T23 	 	BS1 2.0 L6 	
30 	Rodney Nuckey 	Ecurie Richmond 	 	T23 	 	BS1 2.0 L6 	
31 	Alberto Ascari 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
32 	Luigi Villoresi 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
33 	Onofre Marimón 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 2.5 L6	
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap 	Ave. Speed
1 	1 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	1:45.0 	— 	161.520 km/h
2 	9 	José Froilán González	 	1:46.0 	+1.0s 	159.996 km/h
3 	11 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	1:46.5 	+1.5s 	159.245 km/h
4 	7 	Stirling Moss 	 	1:47.0 	+2.0s 	158.501 km/h
5 	17 	Jean Behra 	 	1:48.0 	+3.0s 	157.033 km/h
6 	2 	Karl Kling 	 	1:48.1 	+3.1s 	156.888 km/h
7 	5 	Roy Salvadori 	 	1:48.4 	+3.4s 	156.454 km/h
8 	10 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	1:48.6 	+3.6s 	156.166 km/h
9 	8 	Ken Wharton 	 	1:49.5 	+4.5s 	154.882 km/h
10 	6 	Prince Bira 	 	1:49.6 	+4.6s 	154.741 km/h
11 	20 	Peter Collins 	 	1:50.0 	+5.0s 	154.178 km/h
12 	19 	André Pilette 	 	1:51.0 	+6.0s 	152.789 km/h
13 	18 	Clemar Bucci 	 	1:52.0 	+7.0s 	151.425 km/h
14 	12 	Reg Parnell 	 	1:52.1 	+7.1s 	151.290 km/h
15 	14 	Robert Manzon 	 	1:52.5 	+7.5s 	150.752 km/h
16 	3 	Harry Schell 	 	1:53.0 	+8.0s 	150.085 km/h
17 	25 	Don Beauman 	 	1:55.0 	+10.0s 	147.475 km/h
18 	29 	Bob Gerard 	 	1:55.3 	+10.3s 	147.091 km/h
19 	22 	Bill Whitehouse 	 	1:56.0 	+11.0s 	146.203 km/h
20 	28 	Horace Gould 	 	1:56.7 	+11.7s 	145.326 km/h
21 	24 	John Riseley-Prichard	 	1:57.0 	+12.0s 	144.954 km/h
22 	23 	Leslie Marr 	 	1:57.3 	+12.3s 	144.583 km/h
23 	26 	Leslie Thorne 	 	1:57.8 	+12.8s 	143.969 km/h
24 	21 	Peter Whitehead 	 	1:59.0 	+14.0s 	142.518 km/h
25 	30 	Eric Brandon 	 	1:59.7 	+14.7s 	141.684 km/h
26* 	27 	Alan Brown 	 	2:00.0 	+15.0s 	141.330 km/h
27 	32 	Luigi Villoresi 	 	2:02.0 	+17.0s 	139.013 km/h
28 	33 	Onofre Marimón 	 	2:02.6 	+17.6s 	138.333 km/h
NC* 	30 	Rodney Nuckey 	 	— 	— 	—
NC 	31 	Alberto Ascari 	 	— 	— 	—
NC 	15 	Louis Rosier 	 	— 	— 	—
NC 	4 	Roberto Mieres 	 	— 	— 	—
WD 	6 	Ron Flockhart 	 	Appeared in race	Appeared in race	Appeared in race
WD 	16 	Jacques Swaters 	 	Engine 	Engine 	Engine
** Brown and Nuckey could not take the start of the race.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	9 	José Froilán González	 	90 	2:56:14 	2 	FL
2 	11 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	90 	+1:10 	3 	FL
3 	33 	Onofre Marimón 	 	89 	+1 Lap 	28 	FL
4 	1 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	89 	+1 Lap 	1 	FL
5 	10 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	87 	+3 Laps 	8 	2
6 	4 	Roberto Mieres 	 	87 	+3 Laps 	31 	
7 	2 	Karl Kling 	 	87 	+3 Laps 	6 	
8 	8 	Ken Wharton 	 	86 	+4 Laps 	9 	
9 	19 	André Pilette 	 	86 	+4 Laps 	12 	
10 	29 	Bob Gerard 	 	85 	+5 Laps 	18 	
11 	25 	Don Beauman 	 	84 	+6 Laps 	17 	
12 	3 	Harry Schell 	 	83 	+7 Laps 	16 	
13 	23 	Leslie Marr 	 	82 	+8 Laps 	22 	
14 	26 	Leslie Thorne 	 	78 	+12 Laps 	23 	
15 	28 	Horace Gould 	 	44 	+46 Laps 	20 	
Ret 	7 	Stirling Moss 	 	80 	Rear axle 	4 	FL
Ret 	22 	Bill Whitehouse 	 	63 	Engine 	19 	
Ret 	17 	Jean Behra 	 	54 	Suspension 	5 	FL
Ret 	5 	Roy Salvadori 	 	53 	Gearbox 	7 	
Ret 	6 	Prince Bira 	 	42 	Accident 	10 	
Ret 	6 	Ron Flockhart 	 	2 	Accident 	10 	
Ret 	32 	Luigi Villoresi 	 	30 	Con rod 	27 	
Ret 	32 	Alberto Ascari 	 	10 	Con rod 	27 	
Ret 	24 	John Riseley-Prichard	 	40 	Spin 	21 	
Ret 	12 	Reg Parnell 	 	25 	Accident 	14 	
Ret 	31 	Alberto Ascari 	 	21 	Valve 	29 	FL
Ret 	18 	Clemar Bucci 	 	18 	Accident 	13 	
Ret 	20 	Peter Collins 	 	16 	Head gasket 	11 	
Ret 	14 	Robert Manzon 	 	16 	Cylinder block	15 	
Ret 	21 	Peter Whitehead 	 	4 	Oil pipe 	24 	
Ret 	30 	Eric Brandon 	 	2 	Engine 	25 	
Ret 	15 	Louis Rosier 	 	2 	Engine 	30 	
DNS 	27 	Alan Brown 	 	 	 	 	
DNS 	30 	Rodney Nuckey 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	16 	Jacques Swaters 	 	 	 	 	
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==Milestones==
==Standings after race==
==References==
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