1954 Italian Grand Prix
# 1954 Italian Grand Prix

The 1954 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 5 September 1954 at Monza. It was race 8 of 9 in the 1954 World Championship of Drivers. The 80-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Juan Manuel Fangio after he started from pole position. Mike Hawthorn finished second for the Ferrari team and his teammates Umberto Maglioli and José Froilán González came in third.

Among the spectators at this race was 14-year-old future Indianapolis 500 winner and Formula 1 World Champion Mario Andretti.

## Classification

### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 16 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 1:59.0 | — |
| 2 | 34 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 1:59.2 | + 0.2 |
| 3 | 28 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 1:59.3 | + 0.3 |
| 4 | 14 | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 1:59.6 | + 0.6 |
| 5 | 32 | José Froilán González | Ferrari | 2:00.0 | + 1.0 |
| 6 | 22 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 2:00.2 | + 1.2 |
| 7 | 40 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 2:00.2 | + 1.2 |
| 8 | 12 | Hans Herrmann | Mercedes | 2:01.4 | + 2.4 |
| 9 | 18 | Sergio Mantovani | Maserati | 2:01.6 | + 2.6 |
| 10 | 24 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 2:01.7 | + 2.7 |
| 11 | 30 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 2:02.3 | + 3.3 |
| 12 | 44 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 2:02.4 | + 3.4 |
| 13 | 38 | Umberto Maglioli | Ferrari | 2:03.5 | + 4.5 |
| 14 | 20 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 2:03.5 | + 4.5 |
| 15 | 6 | Robert Manzon | Ferrari | 2:04.7 | + 5.7 |
| 16 | 10 | Peter Collins | Vanwall | 2:05.2 | + 6.2 |
| 17 | 46 | Clemar Bucci | Gordini | 2:05.5 | + 6.5 |
| 18 | 42 | Fred Wacker | Gordini | 2:08.0 | + 9.0 |
| 19 | 8 | Jorge Daponte | Maserati | 2:09.5 | + 10.5 |
| 20 | 26 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 2:11.0 | + 12.0 |
| DNQ | 2 | Giovanni de Riu | Maserati | 3:47.9 | + 1:48.9 |
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### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 16 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes | 80 | 2:47:47.9 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 40 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 79 | +1 Lap | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 38 | Umberto Maglioli José Froilán González | Ferrari | 78 | +2 Laps | 13 | 2 3 |
| 4 | 12 | Hans Herrmann | Mercedes | 77 | +3 Laps | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 30 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari | 75 | +5 Laps | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 42 | Fred Wacker | Gordini | 75 | +5 Laps | 18 | |
| 7 | 10 | Peter Collins | Vanwall | 75 | +5 Laps | 16 | |
| 8 | 26 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | 74 | +6 Laps | 20 | |
| 9 | 18 | Sergio Mantovani | Maserati | 74 | +6 Laps | 9 | |
| 10 | 28 | Stirling Moss | Maserati | 71 | +9 Laps | 3 | |
| 11 | 8 | Jorge Daponte | Maserati | 70 | +10 Laps | 19 | |
| Ret | 34 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 48 | Engine | 2 | |
| Ret | 22 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 42 | Clutch | 6 | |
| Ret | 14 | Karl Kling | Mercedes | 36 | Accident | 4 | |
| Ret | 24 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati | 34 | Suspension | 10 | |
| Ret | 20 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 32 | Transmission | 14 | |
| Ret | 32 | José Froilán González | Ferrari | 16 | Gearbox | 5 | |
| Ret | 6 | Robert Manzon | Ferrari | 16 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 46 | Clemar Bucci | Gordini | 13 | Transmission | 17 | |
| Ret | 44 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 2 | Engine | 12 | |
| DNQ | 2 | Giovanni de Riu | Maserati | | Did not qualify | | |
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**Notes**

* ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

## Shared drive

* Shared Drives: Car #38: Umberto Maglioli (30 laps) and José Froilán González (48 laps)

## Championship standings after the race

### Drivers' Championship standings

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 42 (53 1⁄7) |
| | 2 | José Froilán González | 25 1⁄7 (26 9⁄14) |
| | 3 | Maurice Trintignant | 17 |
| | 4 | Mike Hawthorn | 16 9⁄14 |
| | 5 | Karl Kling | 10 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
