1954 Formula One Season

The 1954 Formula One season was the 5th running of the FIA Formula One World Championship, which commenced on January 17, 1954, and ended on October 24 after nine races. There were also 25 races that, while run to Formula One rules, did not count towards championship standings.
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==Season summary==
With the formula changing to 2.5 litres unsupercharged, Mercedes re-entered grand prix racing for the first time since the Second World War at the French Grand Prix with a streamlined single seater which Juan Manuel Fangio and Karl Kling took to a dominating 1–2 win. Fangio's French success had come after switching from the Maserati team with whom he had won the first two Grands Prix of the season. Although the streamlined body proved unsuitable for Silverstone, Mercedes produced a more conventional body for the Nürburgring and Fangio won three of the remaining four races.
Reigning champion Alberto Ascari had a less successful switch of teams, choosing to leave Ferrari for the newly formed Lancia team. Unfortunately for him, Lancia's car, the D50, was not ready until the final World Championship race, meaning he had to sit out most of his title defence.
Points were given to top 5 finishers (8, 6, 4, 3, 2). 1 point was given for fastest lap. Only the best five of nine scores counted towards the world championship. Points for shared drives were divided equally between the drivers, regardless of who had driven more laps unless one of the drivers was deemed to have completed "insufficient distance". Drivers who shared more than one car during a race received points only for their highest finish.
==Season review==
Rnd	Race 	Date 	Location 	Winning driver 	Constructor	Tyres	Report
1 	Argentine Grand Prix	January 17 	Oscar Gálves 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	 	Report
2 	Indianapolis 500 	May 31 	Indianapolis 	Bill Vukovich 	 	 	Report
3 	Belgian Grand Prix 	June 20 	Spa-Francorchamps	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	 	Report
4 	French Grand Prix 	July 4 	Reims 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	 	Report
5 	British Grand Prix 	July 17 	Silverstone 	José Froilán González	 	 	Report
6 	German Grand Prix 	August 1 	Nürburgring 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	 	Report
7 	Swiss Grand Prix 	August 22 	Bremgarten 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	 	Report
8 	Italian Grand Prix 	September 5	Monza 	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	 	Report
9 	Spanish Grand Prix 	October 24 	Pedralbes 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	 	Report
==Teams and Drivers==
Outlined below is the full list of teams and drivers for the 1954 FIA Formula One World Championship:
==Calendar==
===World Championship Schedule===
===Non-Championship Schedule===
Date 	Event 	Circuit 	Report
31st January	X Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires 	Buenos Aires 	Report
11th April 	IV Gran Premio di Siracusa 	Syracuse 	Report
19th April 	VI Lavant Cup 	Goodwood 	Report
19th April 	XV Grand Prix Automobile de Pau 	Pau 	Report
9th May 	3e Grand Prix Automobile 	Bordeaux 	Report
15th May 	IV Daily Express International Trophy 	Silverstone 	Report
22nd May 	VII Gran Premio di Bari 	Bari 	Report
5th June 	II Curtis Trophy 	Snetterton 	Report
6th June 	XIII Gran Premio di Roma 	Vallelunga 	Report
6th June 	XIII Grand Prix des Frontières 	Chimay 	Report
7th June 	I Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race 	Davidstow 	Report
7th June 	I BARC Formula 1 Race 	Goodwood 	Report
19th June 	II Crystal Palace Trophy 	Crystal Palace	Report
11th July 	4e Grand Prix International Automobile	Rouen 	Report
25th July 	III Grand Prix de Caen 	Prairie 	Report
2nd August 	I August Cup 	Crystal Palace	Report
2nd August 	II Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race 	Davidstow 	Report
7th August 	I Oulton Park Gold Cup 	Oulton Park 	Report
14th August 	Redex Trophy 	Snetterton 	Report
15th August 	XXIII Circuito di Pescara 	Pescara 	Report
==Results==
==Final Standings==
===World Championship for Drivers===
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|align="left"| Mike Hawthorn
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|align="left"| Maurice Trintignant
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|align="left"| Karl Kling
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|align="left"| Bill Vukovich
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|align="left"| Hans Herrmann
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|align="left"| Luigi Musso
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|align="left"| Giuseppe Farina
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|align="left"| Onofre Marimón
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|align="left"| Robert Manzon
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|align="left"| Prince Bira
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|align="left"| Umberto Maglioli
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|align="left"| André Pilette
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|align="left"| Luigi Villoresi
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|align="left"| Mike Nazaruk
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|align="left"| Troy Ruttman
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|align="left"| Harry Schell
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|align="left"| Ken Wharton
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|align="left"| Fred Wacker
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|align="left"| Fred Agabashian
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|align="left"| Piero Taruffi
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|align="left"| Francisco Godia-Sales
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|align="left"| Louis Rosier
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|align="left"| Peter Collins
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|align="left"| Don Freeland
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|align="left"| Jacques Swaters
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|align="left"| Emmanuel de Graffenried
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|align="left"| Paul Russo
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|align="left"| Larry Crockett
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|align="left"| Cal Niday
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|align="left"| Bob Gerard
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|align="left"| Art Cross
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|align="left"| Don Beauman
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|align="left"| Chuck Stevenson
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|align="left"| Manny Ayulo
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|align="left"| Bob Sweikert
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|align="left"| Horace Gould
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|align="left"| Jimmy Jackson
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|align="left"| Clemar Bucci
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* Position shared between multiple drivers of the same car
* Fastest lap earns 1 point
* Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
==References==
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==See Also==
*List of fatal accidents
Category:Formula One Seasons