1954 German Grand Prix
Racing data | ||
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6th of 9 races in the 1954 World Automobile Championship | ||
Surname: | XVII Grand Prix of Germany Grand Prix of Europe |
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Date: | August 1, 1954 | |
Place: | Nürburg | |
Course: | Nürburgring | |
Length: | 501.82 km in 22 laps of 22.81 km
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Weather: | sunny, dry | |
Pole position | ||
Driver: | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes |
Time: | 9: 50.1 min | |
Fastest lap | ||
Driver: | Karl Kling | Mercedes |
Time: | 9: 55.1 min | |
Podium | ||
First: | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes |
Second: |
Mike Hawthorn José Froilán González |
Ferrari |
Third: | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari |
The 1954 German Grand Prix took place on August 1st at the Nürburgring near Nürburg and was the sixth race of the 1954 World Cup . The 1954 German Grand Prix also has the FIA honorary title Grand Prix of Europe .
Reports
background
The two previous races showed that the streamlined shape of the Mercedes-Benz W 196 was superior to the rest of the field on high-speed courses like Reims, but had no chance of victory on winding tracks like Silverstone. For this reason, Mercedes did without the streamlined shape of three cars for the Nürburgring Grand Prix and instead introduced a new body with free-standing wheels. The reigning world champion Juan Manuel Fangio at the time competed for Mercedes together with Karl Kling , Hermann Lang and Hans Herrmann . Herrmann drove the only streamlined car. For Lang it was the last Formula 1 race of his career.
Theo Helfrich drove a Klenk BMW in his last Formula 1 race. For the car it was the second and last Formula 1 Grand Prix.
In the world championship, Fangio was clearly ahead of his compatriot José Froilán González , who competed for Ferrari together with Mike Hawthorn , Maurice Trintignant and Piero Taruffi .
The German Grand Prix was extended from 16 to 22 laps, which meant a total distance of over 500 kilometers had to be covered. This resulted in a total duration of the race of 3 hours and 45 minutes. Without considering the Indianapolis 500 , which counted as world championship races in the 1950s, this was the longest-running Formula 1 race after the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix .
training
In practice, Fangio again secured pole position with a time of 9: 50.1. He was three seconds faster than second-placed Hawthorn in a Ferrari and ten seconds faster than Stirling Moss in a privately used Maserati. World Cup opponent González qualified in fifth place.
The Argentine Onofre Marimón had a fatal accident in training. In the Wehrseifen bend he lost control of his car and fell down a slope. His Maserati overturned several times, causing Marimón to die in the accident. Marimón was the first Formula 1 fatality on a racing weekend. Out of respect and sadness, Luigi Villoresi and Ken Wharton withdrew their participation in the race.
run
At the start, Mercedes confirmed its role as a favorite. Fangio, Lang and Kling took the lead and kept it in the first laps of the race. Ferrari driver Hawthorn was in a promising position behind the two Mercedes, but retired on the third lap due to a damage to the suspension. Moss and Roberto Mieres also parked their cars due to technical defects in the early stages of the race, as did the two Gordini drivers André Pilette and Paul Frère . Kling overtook Lang and set the fastest lap of the race in 9: 55.1 minutes or 138.0 km / h.
The race was marked by many failures due to technical defects or damage to the car. The two Mercedes drivers Lang and Herrmann also dropped out. Lang had turned several times; the engine died and could not be restarted. At Herrmann, a defective fuel line was the cause of the failure. In total, only ten drivers, less than half of the field, crossed the finish line.
González voluntarily finished his race in third place on lap 16. Hawthorn, who had already retired, took the chance and took over González's car and tried to catch up with the two leading Mercedes in the following laps with the Ferrari.
At the head of the field, Fangio and Kling fought a tough team-internal fight in which Kling went off the track and damaged his car. He had to come to an unplanned repair pit stop. After Lang had also been eliminated in second place in the tenth lap after a spin, Hawthorn took over his position. Hawthorn made up more ground on Fangio, but was slowed down by the onset of drizzle towards the end of the race.
Fangio won the German Grand Prix with a start-to-finish victory. Hawthorn finished second ahead of teammate Trintignant. Kling in the Mercedes and Sergio Mantovani completed the points. Mantovani scored points for Maserati. Kling also received a championship point for the fastest race lap.
In the drivers' world championship, Fangio extended his lead over opponent and compatriot González. A victory in the next race would mean Fangio's early second title win. Gonzalez and Trintignant remained Fangio's closest pursuers. Hawthorn and Kling were fourth and fifth.
Registration list
Classifications
Starting grid
Item | driver | constructor | time | Ø speed | begin |
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1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 9: 50.1 | 138.92 km / h | 1 |
2 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 9: 53.3 | 138.41 km / h | 2 |
3 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 10: 00.7 | 136.70 km / h | 3 |
4th | Hans Herrmann | Mercedes | 10: 01.5 | 136.52 km / h | 4th |
5 | José Froilán González | Ferrari | 10: 01.8 | 136.45 km / h | 5 |
6th | Paul Brother | Gordini | 10: 05.9 | 135.53 km / h | 6th |
7th | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 10: 07.5 | 135.17 km / h | 7th |
8th | Jean Behra | Gordini | 10: 11.9 | 134.20 km / h | 8th |
9 | Hermann Lang | Mercedes | 10: 13.1 | 133.94 km / h | 9 |
10 | Robert Manzon | Ferrari | 10: 16.1 | 133.28 km / h | 10 |
11 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 10: 23.0 | 131.81 km / h | 11 |
12 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 10: 28.7 | 130.61 km / h | 12 |
13 | Sergio Mantovani | Maserati | 10: 39.1 | 128.49 km / h | 13 |
14th | Clemar Bucci | Gordini | 10: 43.7 | 127.57 km / h | 14th |
15th | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 10: 47.0 | 126.92 km / h | 15th |
16 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 11: 04.3 | 123.61 km / h | 16 |
17th | Prince Bira | Maserati | 11: 10.3 | 122.51 km / h | 17th |
18th | André Pilette | Gordini | 11: 13.4 | 121.94 km / h | 18th |
19th | Theo Helfrich | Klenk Meteor | 11: 18.3 | 121.06 km / h | 19th |
20th | Karl Kling | Mercedes | no time | 20th | |
21st | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | deadly accident | 21st |
run
Item | driver | constructor | Round | Stops | time | begin | Fastest lap | Failure reason |
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1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 22nd | 3: 45: 45.8 | 1 | |||
2 | José Froilán González / Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 22nd | +1: 36.5 | 5 | |||
3 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 22nd | + 5: 08.6 | 7th | |||
4th | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 22nd | + 6: 06.5 | 20th | |||
5 | Sergio Mantovani | Ferrari | 21st | + 1 lap | 13 | |||
6th | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 21st | + 1 lap | 11 | |||
7th | Harry Schell | Maserati | 21st | + 1 lap | 12 | |||
8th | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 21st | + 1 lap | 16 | |||
9 | Robert Manzon | Ferrari | 20th | + 2 rounds | 10 | |||
10 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 20th | + 2 rounds | 8th | |||
- | Prince Bira | Maserati | 18th | DNF | 17th | steering | ||
- | Hermann Lang | Mercedes | 10 | DNF | 9 | Lathe operator | ||
- | Clemar Bucci | Gordini | 8th | DNF | 14th | lost wheel | ||
- | Theo Helfrich | Klenk Meteor | 8th | DNF | 19th | Engine failure | ||
- | Hans Herrmann | Mercedes | 7th | DNF | 4th | Loss of fuel | ||
- | Paul Brother | Gordini | 4th | DNF | 6th | lost wheel | ||
- | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 3 | DNF | 2 | Power transmission | ||
- | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 2 | DNF | 15th | Loss of fuel | ||
- | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 1 | DNF | 3 | Engine failure | ||
- | André Pilette | Gordini | 0 | DNF | 18th | suspension | ||
- | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | DNS | Deadly accident | ||||
- | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | DNS | withdrawn | ||||
- | Ken Wharton | Maserati | DNS | withdrawn |
World Cup stand after the race
In 1954, points were awarded according to the following scheme:
1st place | place 2 | place 3 | 4th place | 5th place | Fastest lap |
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8th | 6th | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- Only the five best results from nine races counted. Deleted results are shown in brackets.
- The numbers marked with * include the point for the fastest lap.
- Fields marked in the same color indicate shared vehicles.
Item | driver | constructor | Points | |||||||||
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1. | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati / Mercedes | 8th | 9 * | 8th | 3.14 * | 8th | 36.14 | ||||
2. | José Froilán González | Ferrari | 5 * | 1.5 | 8.14 * | 3 | 17.64 | |||||
3. | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 3 | 6th | 2 | 4th | 15th | |||||
4th | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 1.5 | 6.14 * | 3 | 10.64 | ||||||
5. | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 6th | 4 * | 10 | |||||||
6th | Bill Vukovich | Kurti's power | 8th | 8th | ||||||||
7th | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | 6th | 6th | ||||||||
Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma | 6th | 6th | |||||||||
9. | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 4th | 0.14 * | 4.14 | |||||||
Onofre Marimon | Maserati | 4.14 * | 4.14 | |||||||||
11. | Jack McGrath | Kurtis power | 4th | 4th | ||||||||
Robert Manzon | Ferrari | 4th | 4th | |||||||||
13. | Prince Bira | Maserati | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
14th | Elie Bayol | Gordini | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
Mike Nazaruk | Kurtis power | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
André Pilette | Gordini | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
Sergio Mantovani | Maserati | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
19th | Troy Ruttman | Kurti's power | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||||
Duane Carter | Kurti's power | 1.5 | 1.5 | |||||||||
21st | Sam Hanks | Kurti's power | 1* | 1 | ||||||||
Hans Herrmann | Mercedes | 1* | 1 | |||||||||
23. | Alberto Ascari | Maserati | 0.14 * | 0.14 | ||||||||
Jean Behra | Maserati | 0.14 * | 0.14 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "GP Stories - The Races of 1954" (www.motorsport-magazin.com on January 14, 2013)