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1954 France Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Reims circuit. Full information

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1954 France Grand Prix

1954 France Grand Prix is 36th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Reims circuit. Juan Manuel Fangio won the pole position and this race. This was his 10th victory. Karl Kling and Robert Manzon also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 61 laps (506 km).

Previous race: 1954 Belgium Grand Prix
Next race: 1954 Britain Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1954 France Grand Prix

1st victory for the Mercedes team
10th victory for the Juan Manuel Fangio
15th podium for the Juan Manuel Fangio
1st podium for the Karl Kling
2nd podium for the Robert Manzon

1954 France Grand Prix

Mercedes W196s - 1954 France Grand Prix winner

1954 France Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	8.00	2h 42m 47.9s ( 186.644 km/h )	61	Daimler-Benz
2	Karl Kling	6.00	2h 42m 48.0s ( +00.1s )	61	Daimler-Benz
3	Robert Manzon	4.00		60	Ecurie Rosier
4	Prince Bira	3.00		60	Prince Bira
5	Luigi Villoresi	2.00		58	Officine Alfieri Maserati
6	Jean Behra	0		56	Equipe Gordini
ab	Paul Frere	0	Transmission	50	Equipe Gordini
ab	Maurice Trintignant	0	Engine	36	Scuderia Ferrari
ab	Onofre Marimon	0	Gearbox	27	Officine Alfieri Maserati
ab	Louis Rosier	0	Engine	27	Ecurie Rosier
ab	Roberto Mieres	0	Engine	24	Privé
ab	Ken Wharton	0	Transmission	19	Owen Racing Organisation
ab	Harry Schell	0	Fuel pump	19	Privé
ab	Hans Herrmann	1.00	Engine	16	Daimler-Benz
ab	Roy Salvadori	0	Transmission	15	Gilby Engineering
ab	Jose-Froilan Gonzalez	0	Engine	13	Scuderia Ferrari
ab	Lance Macklin	0	Engine	10	HW Motors
ab	Mike Hawthorn	0	Engine	9	Scuderia Ferrari
ab	Georges Berger	0	Valve	9	Privé
ab	Jacques Pollet	0	Engine	8	Equipe Gordini
ab	Alberto Ascari	0	Engine	1	Officine Alfieri Maserati
f	Giuseppe Farina	0	Injury		Scuderia Ferrari
f	Jacques Swaters	0	Engine		Ecurie Filipinetti
np	Sergio Mantovani	0	Not present		Officine Alfieri Maserati
f	Peter Collins	0	Car unavailable		GA Vandervell

Qualifying Results for the 1954 France Grand Prix on the Reims circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	2'29''4	Daimler-Benz
2	Karl Kling	2'30''4	Daimler-Benz
3	Alberto Ascari	2'30''5	Officine Alfieri Maserati
4	Jose-Froilan Gonzalez	2'30''6	Scuderia Ferrari
5	Onofre Marimon	2'31''6	Officine Alfieri Maserati
6	Prince Bira	2'35''1	Prince Bira
7	Hans Herrmann	2'35''3	Daimler-Benz
8	Mike Hawthorn	2'35''6	Scuderia Ferrari
9	Maurice Trintignant	2'36''1	Scuderia Ferrari
10	Roy Salvadori	2'36''3	Gilby Engineering
11	Roberto Mieres	2'38''7	Privé
12	Robert Manzon	2'42''0	Ecurie Rosier
13	Louis Rosier	2'42''1	Ecurie Rosier
14	Luigi Villoresi	2'42''7	Officine Alfieri Maserati
15	Lance Macklin	2'52''5	HW Motors
16	Ken Wharton	3'09''3	Owen Racing Organisation
17	Jean Behra	-	Equipe Gordini
18	Jacques Pollet	-	Equipe Gordini
19	Paul Frere	-	Equipe Gordini
20	Georges Berger	-	Privé
21	Harry Schell	-	Privé
22	Sergio Mantovani	-	Officine Alfieri Maserati
0	Giuseppe Farina	0	Scuderia Ferrari
0	Jacques Swaters	0	Ecurie Filipinetti
0	Peter Collins	0	GA Vandervell