1954 Berlin Grand Prix

The 1954 Berlin Grand Prix was a non-championship event, held on September 19. Intended as a celebration of the championship won by driver Juan Manuel Fangio, the Silver Arrows dominated the first race on the AVUS circuit in the modern era. Fangio led from the pole, and set the fastest lap, but backed off near the end to give victory to teammate and German driver Karl Kling. Fangio finished half a second back, and the other Mercedes of Hans Herrmann was another 0.4 seconds behind.
 driver André Pilette finished fourth, three laps down.
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==Background==
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis 	Engine	Model 	Tyre
2 	Juan Manuel Fangio	Daimler Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 L8 2.5 	
4 	Karl Kling 	Daimler Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 L8 2.5 	
6 	Hans Herrmann 	Daimler Benz AG 	 	W196 	 	M196 L8 2.5 	
8 	Stirling Moss 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
10 	Sergio Mantovani 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
12 	Robert Manzon 	Ecurie Rosier 	 	625 	 	625 L4 2.5 	
14 	Jean Behra 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 L6 2.5 	
16 	Fred Wacker 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 L6 2.5 	
17 	André Pilette 	Equipe Gordini 	 	T16 	 	23 L6 2.5 	
18 	Jacques Swaters 	Ecurie Francorchamps 	 	500 	 	500 L4 2.0 	
20 	Louis Rosier 	Ecurie Rosier 	 	250F 	 	250F1 L6 2.5	
22 	Harry Schell 	Privateer 	 	A6GCM 	 	A6 L6 2.5 	
24 	Helmut Niedermayr 	Hans Klenk 	 	Meteor 	 	328 L6 2.0 	
26 	Rudolf Krause 	Dora Greifzu 	 	Eigenbau	 	328 L6 2.0 	
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	2 	Juan Manuel Fangio	 	2:12.3 	—
2 	6 	Hans Herrmann 	 	2:13.6 	+1.3s
3 	4 	Karl Kling 	 	2:15.1 	+2.8s
4 	14 	Jean Behra 	 	2:25.0 	+12.7s
5 	18 	Jacques Swaters 	 	2:26.9 	+14.6s
6 	20 	Louis Rosier 	 	2:27.0 	+14.7s
7 	17 	André Pilette 	 	2:27.4 	+15.1s
8* 	12 	Robert Manzon 	 	2:30.3 	+18.0s
9 	16 	Fred Wacker 	 	2:32.9 	+20.6s
10 	24 	Helmut Niedermayr 	 	2:37.4 	+25.1s
11 	22 	Harry Schell 	 	2:52.1 	+39.8s
WD 	8 	Stirling Moss 	 	Withdrawn	Withdrawn
WD 	10 	Sergio Mantovani 	 	Withdrawn	Withdrawn
WD 	26 	Rudolf Krause 	 	Withdrawn	Withdrawn
** Manzon could not take the start of the race due to a mechanical failure of his car.
===Grid===
** Manzon could not take the start of the race due to a mechanical failure of his car.
==Race==
===Report===
===Result===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1 	4 	Karl Kling 	 	60 	2:19:59.8 	3
2 	2 	Juan Manuel Fangio	 	60 	+ 0.5 	1
3 	6 	Hans Herrmann 	 	60 	+ 0.9 	2
4 	17 	André Pilette 	 	57 	+ 3 Laps 	7
5 	18 	Jacques Swaters 	 	56 	+ 4 Laps 	5
6 	16 	Fred Wacker 	 	55 	+ 5 Laps 	9
7 	24 	Helmut Niedermayr 	 	52 	Steering 	10
8 	22 	Harry Schell 	 	50 	+ 10 Laps 	11
Ret 	14 	Jean Behra 	 	14 	Engine 	4
Ret 	20 	Louis Rosier 	 	0 	Driveshaft 	6
DNS 	12 	Robert Manzon 	 	 	 	
==Notes==
Category:Non-Championship races
Category:Formula One races in Germany
Category:Berlin Grand Prix
Category:1954 non-championship Grands Prix