The Garagiste.

The Season in Review  ·  Round 4

French Grand Prix

1954  ·  Reims-Gueux  ·  4 July 1954  ·  61 laps

  1. 1st Juan Fangio Mercedes · 02:42:47.9
  2. 2nd Karl Kling Mercedes · +0.1
  3. 3rd Robert Manzon Ferrari

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Juan Fangio

Mercedes  —  Pole position

02 Lap 1

Alberto Ascari

Retirement Maserati  —  Transmission

03 Lap 13

José Froilán González

Retirement Ferrari  —  Engine

04 Lap 27

Onofre Marimón

Retirement Maserati  —  Gearbox

05 Lap 50

Paul Frère

Retirement Gordini  —  Axle

06 On the Charge

Jean Behra

Gordini  —  P17 → P6

07 Victory

Juan Fangio

Mercedes  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Juan Fangio Mercedes 1 61 02:42:47.9 8
2 Karl Kling Mercedes 2 61 +0.1 6
3 Robert Manzon Ferrari 12 60 +1 Lap 4
4 Prince Bira Maserati 6 60 +1 Lap 3
5 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 14 58 +3 Laps 2
6 Jean Behra Gordini 17 56 +5 Laps
7 Paul Frère Gordini 19 50 Axle
8 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 9 36 Engine
9 Louis Rosier Ferrari 13 27 Engine
10 Onofre Marimón Maserati 5 27 Gearbox
11 Roberto Mieres Maserati 11 24 Engine
12 Ken Wharton Maserati 16 19 Transmission
13 Harry Schell Maserati 21 19 Fuel pump
14 Hans Herrmann Mercedes 7 16 Engine 1
15 Roy Salvadori Maserati 10 15 Halfshaft
16 José Froilán González Ferrari 4 13 Engine
17 Lance Macklin HWM 15 10 Engine
18 Georges Berger Gordini 20 9 Engine
19 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 8 9 Engine
20 Jacques Pollet Gordini 18 8 Engine
21 Alberto Ascari Maserati 3 1 Transmission
22 Sergio Mantovani Maserati 0 Withdrew

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