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French Grand Prix

Grand Prix de France 1954

Round 4 of 9Reims-Gueux, ReimsJul 4 195461 laps

Podium

KLIMercedes
2
FANMercedes
1
MANFerrari
3

Key facts

WinnerFAN2:42:47.900 from P1
PoleFAN2:29.400
Fastest lapHER2:32.900 on lap 3
Finishers6 / 22classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lap
1FANJuan Manuel FangioMercedes1–612:42:47.9008–
2KLIKarl KlingMercedes2–61+0.100s6–
3MANRobert ManzonFerrari12▲960+1 lap4–
4BIRBirabongse BhanudejMaserati6▲260+1 lap3–
5VILLuigi VilloresiMaserati14▲958+3 laps2–
6BEHJean BehraGordini17▲1156+5 laps–
DNFPFRPaul FrèreGordini1950Axle–
DNFTRIMaurice TrintignantFerrari936Engine–
DNFROSLouis RosierFerrari1327Engine–
DNFMAROnofre MarimónMaserati527Gearbox–
DNFMIERoberto MieresMaserati1124Engine–
DNFWHAKen WhartonMaserati1619Transmission–
DNFSCHHarry SchellMaserati2119Fuel pump–
DNFHERHans HerrmannMercedes716Engine12:32.900
DNFSALRoy SalvadoriMaserati1015Halfshaft–
DNFGONJosé Froilán GonzálezFerrari413Engine–
DNFMACLance MacklinHWM1510Engine–
DNFBERGeorges BergerGordini209Engine–
DNFHAWMike HawthornFerrari89Engine–
DNFPOLJacques PolletGordini188Engine–
DNFASCAlberto AscariMaserati31Transmission–
DNSSMASergio MantovaniMaserati–0Did not start–

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap to pole
1FANJuan Manuel FangioMercedes2:29.400
2KLIKarl KlingMercedes2:30.400+1.000s
3ASCAlberto AscariMaserati2:30.500+1.100s
4GONJosé Froilán GonzálezFerrari2:30.600+1.200s
5MAROnofre MarimónMaserati2:31.600+2.200s
6BIRBirabongse BhanudejMaserati2:35.100+5.700s
7HERHans HerrmannMercedes2:35.300+5.900s
8HAWMike HawthornFerrari2:35.600+6.200s
9TRIMaurice TrintignantFerrari2:36.100+6.700s
10SALRoy SalvadoriMaserati2:36.300+6.900s
11MIERoberto MieresMaserati2:38.700+9.300s
12MANRobert ManzonFerrari2:42.000+12.600s
13ROSLouis RosierFerrari2:42.100+12.700s
14VILLuigi VilloresiMaserati2:42.700+13.300s
15MACLance MacklinHWM2:52.500+23.100s
16WHAKen WhartonMaserati3:09.300+39.900s
17BEHJean BehraGordini–
18POLJacques PolletGordini–
19PFRPaul FrèreGordini–
20BERGeorges BergerGordini–
21SCHHarry SchellMaserati–

Reims-Gueux

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1954. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1953Mike HawthornFerrari
1951Luigi FagioliAlfa Romeo
1951Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo
1950Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo

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