1954 Spanish Grand Prix

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The 1954 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 24, 1954 at Pedralbes.

[edit] Race report

The long-awaited Lancia D50s arrived-using their 90 degree V8 engine as a stiffening aid for the chassis; they were simple but brilliantly designed. Ascari immediately set the fastest practice lap and led from pole.

Villoresi in the fellow Lancia retired with brake trouble after just 1 lap and Ascari succumbed to clutch problems after 9 laps.

Various other drivers took the lead and then retired-Schell spun off, Trintignant had mechanical problems and Moss overheated (one of several retirements caused by flying newspaper jamming the radiator ducts). The race boiled down to a duel between Hawthorn and Fangio but the Argentine was losing oil and lost second place to Musso. Hawthorn hung on to take the win with Fangio driving well to claim the final podium position.

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	38	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	80	3:13:52.1	3	8
2	14	Luigi Musso	Maserati	80	+1:13.2	7	6
3	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	79	+1 Lap	2	4
4	10	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	79	+1 Lap	11	3
5	4	Karl Kling	Mercedes	79	+4 Laps	12	2
6	16	Paco Godia	Maserati	76	+4 Laps	13
7	26	Louis Rosier	Maserati	74	+6 Laps	20
8	28	Ken Wharton	Maserati	74	+6 Laps	14
9	18	Prince Bira	Maserati	68	+12 Laps	15
Ret	12	Sergio Mantovani	Maserati	58	Brakes	10
Ret	22	Toulo de Graffenried Ottorino Volonterio	Maserati	57	Engine	21
Ret	6	Hans Herrmann	Mercedes	50	Injection	9
Ret	40	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	47	Gearbox	8
Ret	48	Jacques Pollet	Gordini	37	Engine	16
Ret	24	Harry Schell	Maserati	29	Transmission	4
Ret	8	Stirling Moss	Maserati	20	Oil Pump	6
Ret	46	Jean Behra	Gordini	17	Brakes	18
Ret	30	Jacques Swaters	Ferrari	16	Engine	19
Ret	34	Alberto Ascari	Lancia	10	Clutch	1	1
Ret	36	Luigi Villoresi	Lancia	2	Brakes	5
Ret	20	Robert Manzon	Ferrari	2	Engine	17
DNS	42	Peter Collins	Vanwall		Non Starter - Accident

[edit] Notes

• Pole position: Alberto Ascari 2:18.1
• Fastest lap: Alberto Ascari 2:20.4
• Lap Leaders:
  • Harry Schell 10 laps (1-2, 10, 13, 15-17, 19, 21, 23) (First race he has led a lap)
  • Alberto Ascari 7 laps (3-9)
  • Maurice Trintignant 5 laps (11-12, 14, 18, 20) (First race he has led a lap)
  • Mike Hawthorn 58 laps (22, 24-80)
• Shared Drives: Car #22: Toulo de Graffenried (30 laps) and Ottorino Volonterio (27 laps).
• Grand Prix debut for: Ottorino Volonterio and Lancia.
• Last Grand Prix appearance for: Prince Bira and Jacques Swaters.
• First points and first podium for Luigi Musso.

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