1954 German Grand Prix
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Results from the 1954 German Grand Prix held at Nürburgring on August 1, 1954.
[edit] Race report
Formula One suffered its first fatality ever in a championship race. Onofre Marimon, leading the Maserati team plunged down a banking in practice. His car somersaulted and he was killed instantly. Once again, Fangio and Kling led the way in the two Mercedes. Gonzalez started and was running third but was so upset by Marimon's death he was called in to hand over to Hawthorn, who set off in pursuit of the Mercedes. He moved into second when Kling pitted and pursued Fangio relentlessly. Late in the race, drizzle forced him to slow and he held second from Trintignant.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 |  Juan Manuel Fangio |
Mercedes | 22 | 3:45:45.8 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | José Froilán González Mike Hawthorn |
Ferrari | 22 | +1' 36.5 | 5 | 3 3 |
| 3 | 2 |  Maurice Trintignant |
Ferrari | 22 | +5' 08.6 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 19 |  Karl Kling |
Mercedes | 22 | +6' 06.5 | 23 | 4 |
| 5 | 7 |  Sergio Mantovani |
Maserati | 22 | +8' 50.5 | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Piero Taruffi |
Ferrari | 21 | +1 lap | 13 | |
| 7 | 15 |  Harry Schell |
Maserati | 21 | +1 lap | 14 | |
| 8 | 25 | Louis Rosier |
Ferrari | 21 | +1 lap | 11 | |
| 9 | 24 | Robert Manzon |
Ferrari | 20 | +2 laps | 12 | |
| 10 | 9 | Jean Behra |
Gordini | 20 | +2 laps | 9 | |
| Ret | 14 |  Prince Bira |
Maserati | 18 | Steering | 19 | |
| Ret | 21 | Hermann Lang |
Mercedes | 10 | Spun Off | 13 | |
| Ret | 11 | Clemar Bucci |
Gordini | 8 | Wheel | 16 | |
| Ret | 22 | Theo Helfrich |
Klenk-BMW | 8 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 20 | Hans Herrmann |
Mercedes | 7 | Fuel Leak | 4 | |
| Ret | 10 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Paul Frere |
Gordini | 4 | Wheel | 4 | |
| Ret | 3 | Mike Hawthorn |
Ferrari | 3 | Transmission | 3 | |
| Ret | 8 | Roberto Mieres |
Maserati | 2 | Fuel Leak | 17 | |
| Ret | 16 | Stirling Moss |
Maserati | 1 | Wheel Bearing | 3 | |
| Ret | 12 | Andre Pilette |
Gordini | 0 | Suspension | 20 | |
| DNS | 6 | Onofre Marimon |
Maserati | Fatal Accident | 8 | ||
| DNS | 5 | Luigi Villoresi |
Maserati | Withdrawn | 10 | ||
| DNS | 17 | Ken Wharton |
Maserati | Withdrawn | 22 |
[edit] Notes
- Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio - 9' 50.1
- Fastest lap: Karl Kling - 9' 55.1
- Shared Drive - Car #1: González (16 laps) then Hawthorn (6 laps). They would share the points for 2nd place.
- The death of Onofre Marimon in a practice accident was Formula One's first driver fatality.
- Final F1 Race for Hermann Lang.
- At a time of 3 hours 45 minutes 45.8 seconds this is the longest (non Indy 500) F1 championship race in history.
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