1954 motorcycle world championship

1954 motorcycle world championship

500 cm³ world champion
Driver:	Geoff Duke
Constructor:	Gilera
350 cm³ world champion
Driver:	Fergus Anderson
Constructor:	Moto Guzzi
250 cc world champion
Driver:	Werner Haas
Constructor:	NSU
125 cc world champion
Driver:	Rupert Hollaus
Constructor:	NSU
Team (500 cm³) world champions
Driver:	Wilhelm Noll Fritz Cron
Constructor:	Norton
<1953 season	1955 season>

The 1954 motorcycle world championship season was the sixth in the history of the FIM - motorcycle road world championship .

Were in the 500 cc class eight, cc in the class up to 350 cc nine in the class up to 250 cc and seven in the class to 125 and in the sidecars held six races.

Distribution of points

Scoring
space	1	2	3	4th	5	6th
Points	8th	6th	4th	3	2	1

If fewer than eight races were held, the best four results were included in the ranking; if eight or more races were staged, the five best results achieved were included in the World Championship ranking.

useful information

• The 500 cm³ run at the Ulster Grand Prix had to be reduced from 27 to 15 laps due to bad weather and thus no longer met the requirements of the FIM, which is why it was not included in the World Championship ranking. Ray Amm won the race ahead of Rod Coleman and Gordon Laing .
• Since the two manufacturers Norton and BMW had the same number of points, victories and all other placements in the constructors' championship of the sidecar class , the constructors' world champion was determined by adding up all the racing times of the manufacturers' best duos at the individual Grands Prix. The English brand Norton had a lead of 1: 32.8 minutes on BMW and was awarded the title.

Deaths

• On July 4, 1954, the Australian Gordon Laing had an accident in the 350 cc race of the Belgian Grand Prix and succumbed to serious injuries.
• The Austrian Rupert Hollaus was killed in an accident in 125 cm³ training for the Nations Grand Prix in Monza, after he was mathematically certain of the world title in this class. He became the first and so far only posthumous world champion in the history of the motorcycle world championship.

500 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	05/30	French GP	Reims	Pierre Monneret	Alfredo Milani	Jacques Collot	Pierre Monneret
2	19.06.	36th Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Ray Amm	Geoff Duke	Jack Brett	Ray Amm
3	June 24th	26th Ulster GP	Dundrod	Canceled due to bad weather.
4th	04.07.	27th Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Geoff Duke	Ken Kavanagh	Léon Martin	Geoff Duke
5	07/10	24. Dutch TT	Aces	Geoff Duke	Fergus Anderson	Carlo Bandirola	Geoff Duke
6th	25.07.	18th GP of Germany	Solitude	Geoff Duke	Ray Amm	Reg Armstrong	Geoff Duke
7th	08/22	24th Swiss GP	Bremgarten	Geoff Duke	Ray Amm	Reg Armstrong	Geoff Duke
8th	12.09.	32nd Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Geoff Duke	Umberto Masetti	Carlo Bandirola	Geoff Duke
9	03.10.	5th Spanish GP	Montjuïc	Dickie Dale	Ken Kavanagh	Nello Pagani	Ken Kavanagh

Driver ranking

1  Geoff Duke Gilera 40 (46) 2  Ray Amm Norton 20th 3  Ken Kavanagh Moto Guzzi 16 4th  Dickie Dale MV Agusta 13 5  Reg Armstrong Gilera 13 6th  Pierre Monneret Gilera 8th 7th  Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi 8th 8th  Carlo Bandirola MV Agusta 8th 9  Jack Brett Norton 8th 10  Alfredo Milani Gilera 6th  Umberto Masetti Gilera 6th 12  Rod Coleman AJS 5 13  Jacques Collot Norton 4th  Léon Martin Gilera 4th

Nello Pagani MV Agusta 4th 16  Bob McIntyre AJS 4th 17th  Luigi Taveri Norton 3  Tommy Wood Norton 3 19th  Bob Matthews Norton 2  Rudy Allison Norton 2  Keith Campbell Norton 2  Auguste Goffin Norton 2 23  Cyril Julian Norton 1  Gordon Laing (†) Norton 1  Peter Murphy Matchless 1  Derek Farrant AJS 1  Harold Clark Norton 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	Gilera	40 (54)
2	Norton	27 (29)
3	Moto Guzzi	22nd
4th	MV Agusta	16
5	AJS	8th
6th	Matchless	1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

A DKW RM 350 , nicknamed " singing saw " as 1954 by DKW - factory team was used.

350 cm³ class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	05/30	French GP	Reims	Pierre Monneret	Auguste Goffin	Bob Matthews	Pierre Monneret
2	14.06.	36th Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Rod Coleman	Derek Farrant	Bob Keeler	Ray Amm
3	26.06.	26th Ulster GP	Dundrod	Ray Amm	Jack Brett	Bob McIntyre	Ray Amm
4th	04.07.	27th Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Ken Kavanagh	Fergus Anderson	Siegfried wishes	Fergus Anderson
5	07/10	24. Dutch TT	Aces	Fergus Anderson	Enrico Lorenzetti	Rod Coleman	Fergus Anderson
6th	25.07.	18th GP of Germany	Solitude	Ray Amm	Rod Coleman	Jack Brett	Ken Kavanagh
7th	08/22	24th Swiss GP	Bremgarten	Fergus Anderson	Ken Kavanagh	Ray Amm	Fergus Anderson
8th	12.09.	32nd Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Fergus Anderson	Enrico Lorenzetti	Ken Kavanagh	Fergus Anderson
9	03.10.	5th Spanish GP	Montjuïc	Fergus Anderson	Duilio Agostini	John Grace	Fergus Anderson

Driver ranking

1  Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi 38 2  Ray Amm Norton 22nd 3  Rod Coleman AJS 20th 4th  Ken Kavanagh Moto Guzzi 18th 5  Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi 15th 6th  Jack Brett Norton 14th 7th  Duilio Agostini Moto Guzzi 9 8th  Bob McIntyre AJS 9 9  Leo Simpson AJS 9 10  Pierre Monneret AJS 8th 11  Auguste Goffin Norton 7th 12  Derek Farrant AJS 6th 13  Bob Matthews Velocette 6th 14th  Bob Keeler Norton 4th

Siegfried wishes DKW 4th John Grace Norton 4th 17th  Maurice Quincey Norton 4th  Georg Braun Horex / NSU 4th 19th  Jacques Collot Norton 3  Gordon Laing (†) Norton 3 21st  Chris Stormont BSA 2  Peter Davey Norton 2  Karl Hofmann DKW 2 24  Firmin Dauwe Norton 1  John Clark AJS 1  Alano Montanari Moto Guzzi 1

Constructors' championship

1	Moto Guzzi	40
2	Norton	26 (36)
3	AJS	26 (34)
4th	Velocette	6th
	DKW	6th
6th	NSU	3
7th	BSA	2
8th	Horex	1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

250 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	05/30	French GP	Reims	Werner Haas	Hermann Paul Muller	Rupert Hollaus	Hermann Paul Muller
2	14.06.	36th Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Werner Haas	Rupert Hollaus	Reg Armstrong	Werner Haas
3	26.06.	26th Ulster GP	Dundrod	Werner Haas	Hans Baltisberger	Hermann Paul Muller	Werner Haas , Rupert Hollaus and Hans Baltisberger
4th	07/10	24. Dutch TT	Aces	Werner Haas	Rupert Hollaus	Hermann Paul Muller	Werner Haas
5	25.07.	18th GP of Germany	Solitude	Werner Haas	Rupert Hollaus	Helmut Hallmeier	Rupert Hollaus
6th	08/21	24th Swiss GP	Bremgarten	Rupert Hollaus	Georg Braun	Hermann Paul Muller	Rupert Hollaus
7th	12.09.	32nd Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Arthur Wheeler	Romolo Ferri	Kurt button	Arthur Wheeler

Driver ranking

1  Werner Haas NSU 32 (40) 2  Rupert Hollaus (†) NSU 26 (30) 3  Hermann Paul Muller NSU 17 (19) 4th  Arthur Wheeler Moto Guzzi 15th 5  Hans Baltisberger NSU 14th 6th  Georg Braun NSU 6th  Romolo Ferri Moto Guzzi 6th 8th  Roberto Colombo Moto Guzzi 5 9  Reg Armstrong NSU 4th  Helmut Hallmeier Eagle 4th  Kurt button NSU 4th

12  Tommy Wood Moto Guzzi 4th 13  Ken Kavanagh Moto Guzzi 3  Luigi Taveri Moto Guzzi 3 15th  Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi 2  John Horne Rudge 2  Walter Reichert NSU 2 18th  Walter Vogel Eagle 2 19th  Lanfranco Baviera Moto Guzzi 1  Bob Geeson REG 1  Angelo Marelli Moto Guzzi 1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	NSU	32 (51)
2	Moto Guzzi	17 (24)
3	Eagle	5
4th	Rudge	2
	REG	1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

125 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	16.06.	36th Isle of Man TT	Clypse Course	Rupert Hollaus	Carlo Ubbiali	Cecil Sandford	Rupert Hollaus
2	June 24th	26th Ulster GP	Dundrod	Rupert Hollaus	Hermann Paul Muller	Hans Baltisberger	Carlo Ubbiali
3	07/10	24. Dutch TT	Aces	Rupert Hollaus	Hermann Paul Muller	Carlo Ubbiali	Rupert Hollaus
4th	25.07.	18th GP of Germany	Solitude	Rupert Hollaus	Werner Haas	Carlo Ubbiali	Rupert Hollaus
5	12.09.	32nd Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Guido Sala	Tarquinio Provini	Carlo Ubbiali	Carlo Ubbiali
6th	03.10.	5th Spanish GP	Montjuïc	Tarquinio Provini	Roberto Colombo	José Antonio Elizalde	Carlo Ubbiali

Driver ranking

1  Rupert Hollaus (†) NSU 32 2  Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 18th 3  Hermann Paul Muller NSU 15th 4th  Tarquinio Provini FB Mondial 14th 5  Werner Haas NSU 11 6th  Hans Baltisberger NSU 10 7th  Guido Sala MV Agusta 8th 8th  Cecil Sandford MV Agusta 8th 9  Roberto Colombo MV Agusta 6th 10  José Antonio Elizalde Montesa 4th

11  Massimo Genevini MV Agusta 3  Juan Bertran Montesa 3 13  Ivor Lloyd MV Agusta 2  Franco Bertoni MV Agusta 2  Arturo Paragues Lube 2 16  Karl Lottes MV Agusta 2 17th  Brian Purslow MV Agusta 1  Angelo Copeta MV Agusta 1  Willi Scheidhauer MV Agusta 1  Gabriel Corsin MV Agusta 1

Constructors' championship

1	NSU	32
2	MV Agusta	24 (30)
3	FB Mondial	14th
4th	Montesa	4th
	Lube	2

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Carriages (500 cm³)

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	06/18	36th Isle of Man TT	Clypse Course	Eric Oliver / Les Nutt	Fritz Hillebrand / Manfred Grunwald	Wilhelm Noll / Fritz Cron	Eric Oliver / Les Nutt
2	26.06.	26th Ulster GP	Dundrod	Eric Oliver / Les Nutt	Cyril Smith / Stanley Dibben	Wilhelm Noll / Fritz Cron	Eric Oliver / Les Nutt
3	04.07.	27th Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Eric Oliver / Les Nutt	Wilhelm Noll / Fritz Cron	Cyril Smith / Stanley Dibben	Eric Oliver / Les Nutt
4th	25.07.	18th GP of Germany	Solitude	Wilhelm Noll / Fritz Cron	Walter Schneider / Hans Strauss	Cyril Smith / Stanley Dibben	Wilhelm Noll / Fritz Cron
5	August 21-22	24th Swiss GP	Bremgarten	Wilhelm Noll / Fritz Cron	Cyril Smith / Stanley Dibben	Willi Faust / Karl Remmert	Wilhelm Noll / Fritz Cron
6th	12.09.	32nd Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Wilhelm Noll / Fritz Cron	Cyril Smith / Stanley Dibben	Willi Faust / Karl Remmert	Wilhelm Noll / Fritz Cron

Driver ranking

1	Wilhelm Noll	Fritz Cron	BMW	30 (38)
2	Eric Oliver	Les Nutt	Norton	26th
3	Cyril Smith	Stanley Dibben	Norton	22 (26)
4th	Walter Schneider	Hans Strauss	BMW	14 (16)
5	Fritz Hillebrand	Manfred Grunwald	BMW	14th
6th	Willi Faust	Karl Remmert	BMW	8th
7th	Jacques Drion	Inge Stoll-Laforge	Norton / BMW	6th
8th	Otto Schmid	Otto Kölle	Norton	3
9	Loni Neussner	Werner Öxner	Norton	2
10	Bill Boddice	William Storr	Norton	1
	Julien Deronne	Jules Nies	Norton	1
	Ernst Kussin	Franz Steidel	Norton	1
	Hans Haldemann	Luigi Taveri	Norton	1
	René Bétemps	André Drivet	Norton	1

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	Norton	30 (40)
2	BMW	30 (40)

Web links

Commons : Motorcycle World Championship 1954  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the motorcycle world championship
• Detailed statistics for the 1954 season at racingmemo.free.fr (French)
• Report on eggersdorfer.info (German)