1954 Italian Grand Prix

  1954 Italian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 8 of 9 in the 1954 Formula One season
Autodromo Nazionale Monza layout
Date	5 September 1954
Official name	XXV Gran Premio d'Italia
Location	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent road course
Course length	6.300 km (3.915 mi)
Distance	80 laps, 504.000 km (313.171 mi)
Weather	Sunny, mild, dry
Pole position
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes
Time	1:59.0
Fastest lap
Driver	José Froilán González	Ferrari
Time	2:00.8 on lap 2
Podium
First	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes
Second	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari
Third	Umberto Maglioli José Froilán González	Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1954 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 5 September 1954 at Monza. It was the eighth round of the 1954 World Drivers' Championship. The 80-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Juan Manuel Fangio after he started from pole position. Mike Hawthorn finished second for the Ferrari team and his teammates Umberto Maglioli and José Froilán González came in third.

Classification

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	16	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	80	2:47:47.9	1	8
2	40	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	79	+1 Lap	7	6
3	38	Umberto Maglioli José Froilán González	Ferrari	78	+2 Laps	13	2 3
4	12	Hans Herrmann	Mercedes	77	+3 Laps	8	3
5	30	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	75	+5 Laps	11	2
6	42	Fred Wacker	Gordini	75	+5 Laps	18
7	10	Peter Collins	Vanwall	75	+5 Laps	16
8	26	Louis Rosier	Maserati	74	+6 Laps	20
9	18	Sergio Mantovani	Maserati	74	+6 Laps	9
10	28	Stirling Moss	Maserati	71	+9 Laps	3
11	8	Jorge Daponte	Maserati	70	+10 Laps	19
Ret	34	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	48	Engine	2
Ret	22	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	42	Clutch	6
Ret	14	Karl Kling	Mercedes	36	Accident	4
Ret	24	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	34	Suspension	10
Ret	20	Luigi Musso	Maserati	32	Transmission	14
Ret	32	José Froilán González	Ferrari	16	Gearbox	5
Ret	6	Robert Manzon	Ferrari	16	Engine	15
Ret	46	Clemar Bucci	Gordini	13	Transmission	17
Ret	44	Jean Behra	Gordini	2	Engine	12
DNQ	20	Giovanni de Riu	Maserati		Did Not Qualify	21
Source:[1]

Notes

Juan Manuel Fangio in a Mercedes leads Alberto Ascari in a Ferrari.

• Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio – 1:59.0
• Fastest lap: José Froilán González – 2:00.8
• Lap Leaders:
  • Karl Kling 3 laps (1–3)
  • Juan Manuel Fangio 16 laps (4–5, 23, 68–80)
  • Alberto Ascari 41 laps (6–22, 24–44, 46–48)
  • Stirling Moss 20 laps (45, 49–67) (First race he has led a lap)
• Shared Drives: Car #38: Umberto Maglioli (30 laps) and José Froilán González (48 laps)
• Grand Prix Firsts: Umberto Maglioli (points and podium); Luigi Musso (start); Giovanni de Riu (only ever appearance). Luigi Musso had a shared drive in the 1953 Italian Grand Prix.
• Last Grand Prix appearance for: Jorge Daponte and Fred Wacker.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	42 (53  ^1⁄7)
	2	José Froilán González	25  ^1⁄7 (26  ^9⁄14)
	3	Maurice Trintignant	17
	4	Mike Hawthorn	16  ^9⁄14
	5	Karl Kling	10

• Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

References

1. "1954 Italian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2015.