1954 F1 World Championship

The 1954 F1 season was the fifth year of the World Championship of Drivers. It included nine races from 17 January to 24 October 1954 and included 24 non-championship events.

Season

Juan Manuel Fangio clinched his second Drivers’ Championship in 1954, adding to his first title in 1951. After starting the season with Maserati, Fangio made a mid-season switch to Mercedes-Benz, becoming the only F1 driver ever to win a championship while driving for two teams in the same season.

The championship format changed in 1954, moving from Formula Two regulations to allow a maximum engine displacement of 2.5 litres, significantly boosting power outputs by roughly 150%. This change welcomed several new teams to the formula, although some former Formula Two teams either withdrew or failed to prepare a Formula One chassis in time.

The season was also marked by tragedy during the 1954 German Grand Prix, where Argentine driver Onofre Marimón was killed in a practice session. He lost control over a steep hill, crashed through a corner, and his Maserati somersaulted into a ditch and landed on him, marking the first fatality during an F1 championship event.

1953 F1 Entries drivers and teams

The following teams and drivers participated in the 1954 FIA World Championship of Drivers, excluding those who competed solely in the Indianapolis 500.

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F A6GCM	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Juan Manuel Fangio	1, 3
	Maserati	250F A6GCM	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Onofre Marimón	1, 3–6
	Maserati	250F A6GCM	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Luigi Musso	1, 8–9
	Maserati	250F A6GCM	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Birabongse Bhanudej	1
	Maserati	250F A6GCM	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Sergio Mantovani	3–4, 6–9
	Maserati	250F A6GCM	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Alberto Ascari	4–5
	Maserati	250F A6GCM	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Luigi Villoresi	4–6, 8
	Maserati	250F A6GCM	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Roberto Mieres	7–9
	Maserati	250F A6GCM	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Stirling Moss	7–9
	Maserati	250F A6GCM	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Harry Schell	7
	Maserati	250F A6GCM	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Louis Rosier	8
	Maserati	250F A6GCM	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Paco Godia	9
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	625 553 500	Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Ferrari 554 2.5 L4 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	P	Giuseppe Farina	1, 3
	Ferrari	625 553 500	Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Ferrari 554 2.5 L4 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	P	José Froilán González	1, 3–8
	Ferrari	625 553 500	Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Ferrari 554 2.5 L4 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	P	Mike Hawthorn	1, 3–9
	Ferrari	625 553 500	Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Ferrari 554 2.5 L4 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	P	Umberto Maglioli	1, 7–8
	Ferrari	625 553 500	Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Ferrari 554 2.5 L4 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	P	Maurice Trintignant	3–9
	Ferrari	625 553 500	Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Ferrari 554 2.5 L4 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	P	Piero Taruffi	6
	Ferrari	625 553 500	Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Ferrari 554 2.5 L4 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	P	Robert Manzon	7
	Ferrari	625 553 500	Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Ferrari 554 2.5 L4 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	P	Alberto Ascari	8
Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini 23 2.5 L6	E	Jean Behra	1, 3–9
	Gordini	T16	Gordini 23 2.5 L6	E	Élie Bayol	1
	Gordini	T16	Gordini 23 2.5 L6	E	Roger Loyer	1
	Gordini	T16	Gordini 23 2.5 L6	E	Paul Frère	3–4, 6
	Gordini	T16	Gordini 23 2.5 L6	E	André Pilette	3, 5–6
	Gordini	T16	Gordini 23 2.5 L6	E	Jacques Pollet	4, 9
	Gordini	T16	Gordini 23 2.5 L6	E	Clemar Bucci	5–8
	Gordini	T16	Gordini 23 2.5 L6	E	Fred Wacker	7–8
Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari Maserati	500 625 250F	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	D P	Louis Rosier	1, 4–6, 9
	Ferrari Maserati	500 625 250F	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	D P	Maurice Trintignant	1
	Ferrari Maserati	500 625 250F	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	D P	Robert Manzon	4–6, 8–9
Harry Schell	Maserati	A6GCM 250F	Maserati A6 2.0 L6 Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	P	Harry Schell	1, 4–6, 9
Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Toulo de Graffenried	1, 9
	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Ottorino Volonterio	9
Roberto Mieres	Maserati	A6GCM 250F	Maserati A6 2.0 L6 Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	P	Roberto Mieres	1, 3–6
Jorge Daponte	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Jorge Daponte	1, 8
Onofre Marimón	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Carlos Menditeguy	1
Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari	500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	E	Jacques Swaters	3, 7, 2009
Birabongse Bhanudej	Maserati	250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	P	Birabongse Bhanudej	3–6, 9
	Maserati	250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	P	Ron Flockhart	5
Equipe Moss & A.E. Moss	Maserati	250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	P	Stirling Moss	3, 5–6
Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes	W196	Mercedes M196 2.5 L8	C	Juan Manuel Fangio	4–9
	Mercedes	W196	Mercedes M196 2.5 L8	C	Karl Kling	4–9
	Mercedes	W196	Mercedes M196 2.5 L8	C	Hans Herrmann	4, 6–9
	Mercedes	W196	Mercedes M196 2.5 L8	C	Hermann Lang	6
Georges Berger	Gordini	T16	Gordini 23 2.5 L6	E	Georges Berger	4
HW Motors	HWM – Alta	53	Alta GP 2.5 L4	D	Lance Macklin	4
Owen Racing Organisation	Maserati	250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	D	Ken Wharton	4–7, 9
	Maserati	250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	D	Guerino Bertocchi	9
Gilby Engineering	Maserati	250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	D	Roy Salvadori	4–5
Scuderia Ambrosiana	Ferrari	500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	A	Reg Parnell	5
G.A. Vandervell & Vandervell Products	Vanwall	Special	Vanwall 254 2.5 L4	P	Peter Collins	5, 8–9
Peter Whitehead	Cooper – Alta	T24	Alta GP 2.5 L4	D	Peter Whitehead	5
Bill Whitehouse	Connaught – Lea-Francis	A	Lea-Francis 2.0 L4	D	Bill Whitehouse	5
Leslie Marr	Connaught – Lea-Francis	A	Lea-Francis 2.0 L4	D	Leslie Marr	5
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Connaught – Lea-Francis	A	Lea-Francis 2.0 L4	D	John Riseley-Prichard	5
Sir Jeremy Boles	Connaught – Lea-Francis	A	Lea-Francis 2.0 L4	D	Don Beauman	5
Ecurie Ecosse	Connaught – Lea-Francis	A	Lea-Francis 2.0 L4	D	Leslie Thorne	5
R.J. Chase	Cooper – Bristol	T23	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	D	Alan Brown	5
Gould’s Garage (Bristol)	Cooper – Bristol	T23	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	D	Horace Gould	5
Bob Gerard	Cooper – Bristol	T23	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	D	Bob Gerard	5
Ecurie Richmond	Cooper – Bristol	T23	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	D	Eric Brandon	5
	Cooper – Bristol	T23	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	D	Rodney Nuckey	5
Hans Klenk	Klenk – BMW	Meteor	BMW 328 2.0 L6	P	Theo Helfrich	6
Giovanni de Riu	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Giovanni de Riu	8
Scuderia Lancia	Lancia	D50	Lancia DS50 2.5 V8	P	Alberto Ascari	9
Scuderia Lancia	Lancia	D50	Lancia DS50 2.5 V8	P	Luigi Villoresi	9

1953 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Argentine Grand Prix	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	17 January
2	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	31 May1
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	20 June
4	French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	4 July
5	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	17 July
6	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	1 August
7	Swiss Grand Prix	Circuit Bremgarten	22 August
8	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	5 September
9	Spanish Grand Prix	Pedralbes Circuit	24 October

1953 Formula 1 Race Results

Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
1	Argentine Grand Prix	Giuseppe Farina	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	Report
2	Indianapolis 500	Jack McGrath	Jack McGrath	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft – Offenhauser	Report
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Juan Manuel Fangio	Juan Manuel Fangio	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	Report
4	French Grand Prix	Juan Manuel Fangio	Hans Herrmann	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	Report
5	British Grand Prix	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alberto Ascari Jean Behra Juan Manuel Fangio Jose Froilan Gonzalez Mike Hawthorn Onofre Marimón Stirling Moss	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Ferrari	Report
6	German Grand Prix	Juan Manuel Fangio	Karl Kling	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	Report
7	Swiss Grand Prix	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Juan Manuel Fangio	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	Report
8	Italian Grand Prix	Juan Manuel Fangio	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	Report
9	Spanish Grand Prix	Alberto Ascari	Alberto Ascari	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	Report

1954 Formula 1 Standings

Points were awarded to the top five finishers, with an additional point for the fastest lap, regardless of the driver’s finishing position or classification. Only a driver’s four best results contributed to their final championship standings. In cases where drivers shared a car and finished in a points position, they each received half the points for that position. If multiple drivers set identical fastest lap times, the fastest lap point was equally divided among them.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Fastest Lap
Race	8	6	4	3	2	1

1954 Driver standings