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1954 Le Mans 24 Hours

1954 Le Mans 24 Hours is 22nd Le Mans 24 Hours race. Passed at the Le Mans circuit. Froilan Gonzalez, Maurice Trintignant won this race. Tony Rolt, Duncan Hamilton and Bill Spear, Sherwood Johnston also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 302 laps (4,061 km).

Previous race: 1953 Le Mans 24 Hours
Next race: 1955 Le Mans 24 Hours
Race Start: 13th June 1954

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1954 Le Mans 24 Hours

1st victory for the Scuderia Ferrari team
1st victory for the Froilan Gonzalez
1st victory for the Maurice Trintignant
1st podium for the Froilan Gonzalez
1st podium for the Maurice Trintignant
2nd podium for the Tony Rolt
2nd podium for the Duncan Hamilton
1st podium for the Bill Spear
1st podium for the Sherwood Johnston

1954 Le Mans 24 Hours

Ferrari 375 Plus #4 - 1954 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S5.0)

Cunningham C4-R - 1954 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Cunningham C4-R #2 - 1954 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S8.0)

Gordini T15S - 1954 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Gordini T15S #30 - 1954 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S3.0)

Bristol 450 - 1954 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Bristol 450 #35 - 1954 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S2.0)

D.B. Barquette - 1954 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

D.B. Barquette #57 - 1954 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S750)

Porsche 550 - 1954 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Porsche 550 #39 - 1954 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S1.5)

Porsche 550 1100 - 1954 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Porsche 550 1100 #47 - 1954 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: S1.1)

1954 Le Mans 24 Hours results

Position	Name	Car	Result	Lap	Team	Class	Class position
1	Froilan Gonzalez, Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari 375 Plus, #4	4061.150 kms	302	Scuderia Ferrari	S5.0	1
2	Tony Rolt, Duncan Hamilton	Jaguar D-type, #14	4057.060 kms	301	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	S5.0	2
3	Bill Spear, Sherwood Johnston	Cunningham C4-R, #2	3809.932 kms	283	Briggs Cunningham	S8.0	1
4	Roger Laurent, Jacques Swaters	Jaguar C-type, #16	3725.120 kms	277	Ecurie Francorchamps	S5.0	3
5	Briggs Cunningham, John Gordon Bennett	Cunningham C4-R, #1	3683.700 kms	274	Briggs Cunningham	S8.0	2
6	André Guelfi, Jacques Pollet	Gordini T15S, #30	3544.610 kms	263	Equipe Gordini	S3.0	1
7	Peter Wilson, Jim Mayers	Bristol 450, #35	3505.570 kms	260	Bristol Aeroplane Co	S2.0	1
8	Tommy Wisdom, Jack Fairman	Bristol 450, #33	3465.130 kms	257	Bristol Aeroplane Co	S2.0	2
9	Mike Keen, Tommy Line	Bristol 450, #34	3437.160 kms	255	Bristol Aeroplane Co	S2.0	3
10	René Bonnet, Elie Bayol	D.B. Barquette, #57	3232.520 kms	240	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	S750	1
11	Maurice Gatsonides, Marcel Becquart	Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupe, #36	3072.290 kms	228	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.	S2.0	4
12	Johnny Claes, Pierre Stasse	Porsche 550, #39	3064.130 kms	228	Porsche KG	S1.5	1
13	Jean Hémard, Pierre Flahault	Monopole X84, #55	2988.320 kms	222	Ets. Monopole	S750	2
14	Zora Arkus Duntov, Gonzague Olivier	Porsche 550 1100, #47	2902.260 kms	216	Porsche KG	S1.1	1
15	Edgar Wadsworth, John Brown	Triumph TR2, #62	2885.900 kms	214	Edgar B. Wadsworth	S2.0	5
16	Marc Gignoux, Louis Cornet	D.B. Barquette, #56	2867.290 kms	213	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet	S750	3
17	René Cotton, André Beaulieux	Panhard X88, #59	2628.310 kms	195	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	S750	4
18	René Breuil, Jean Py	B.G. Le Mans, #54	2613.060 kms	194	P. Garzynski	S750	5
DNF	Lance Macklin, Pierre Leygonie, James Simpson	OSCA MT4 1500, #43	DQ: outside help	254	Automobili Osca	S1.5	2
DNF	Jacques Péron, Francesco Giardini	OSCA MT4 1500, #42	Accident	243	Automobili Osca	S1.5	3
DNF	Reg Parnell, Roy Salvadori	Aston Martin DB3S, #8	Head gasket	222	David Brown	S5.0	4
DNF	Lucien Farnaud, Adolfo Macchieraldo	OSCA MT4 1100, #63	Rear axle	199	Lucien Farnaud	S1.1	2
DNF	Yves Giraud-Cabantous, Just-Emile Vernet	V.P. 166R, #49	Accident	191	Automobiles VP	S750	6
DNF	Robert Manzon, Louis Rosier	Ferrari 375 Plus, #5	Gearbox	177	Scuderia Ferrari	S5.0	5
DNF	Pierre Chancel, Robert Chancel	Panhard X88, #58	Engine	157	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	S750	7
DNF	Hans Herrmann, Helmut Polensky	Porsche 550, #41	Engine	148	Porsche KG	S1.5	4
DNF	B Bira, Peter Collins	Aston Martin DB3S Coupé, #20	Accident	137	David Brown	S3.0	2
DNF	Peter Whitehead, Ken Wharton	Jaguar D-type, #15	Gearbox	131	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	S5.0	6
DNF	Jean-Paul Colas, Hermano Da Silva Ramos	Aston Martin DB2/4, #27	Rear axle	122	Jean-Paul Colas	S3.0	3
DNF	Phil Walters, John Fitch	Ferrari 375 MM, #6	Transmission	120	Briggs Cunningham	S5.0	7
DNF	Alfonso De Portago, Carlo Tomasi	Maserati A6GCS /53, #28	Oil pressure	116	Officine Alfieri Maserati	S2.0	6
DNF	Sture Nottorp, Ivar Andersson	Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica, #38	DQ: illegal refuelling	102	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.	S2.0	7
DNF	Marc Azéma, Alphonse de Burnay	D.B. Central seater, #52	Wheels	102	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet	S750	8
DNF	Carroll Shelby, Paul Frere	Aston Martin DB3S, #22	Front axle	98	David Brown	S3.0	4
DNF	Edmond Mouche, Alexis Constantin	Constantin Barquette, #44	Gearbox	96	Alexis Constantin	S2.0	8
DNF	Stirling Moss, Peter Walker	Jaguar D-type, #12	Brakes	92	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	S5.0	8
DNF	Umberto Maglioli, Paolo Marzotto	Ferrari 375 Plus, #3	Rear axle	87	Scuderia Ferrari	S5.0	9
DNF	Alan Rippon, William B. Black	Kieft 1100 Le Mans, #46	Rear axle	86	Kieft Cars Ltd.	S1.1	3
DNF	André Pilette, Gilberte Thirion	Gordini T15S, #65	Ignition	76	Equipe Gordini	S1.1	4
DNF	Jean Behra, André Simon	Gordini T24S, #19	Magnetto, valves	73	Equipe Gordini	S3.0	5
DNF	Guy Michel, André Guillard	Renault 4CV 1063, #50	Engine	73	Guy Michel et André Guillard	S750	9
DNF	Graham Whitehead, Ian Stewart	Aston Martin DB3S Coupé, #21	Accident	65	David Brown	S3.0	6
DNF	Jean-Louis Rosier, Pierre Meyrat	Talbot Lago T26GS, #9	Accident	62	Ecurie Rosier	S5.0	10
DNF	"Charles Rinen", André Moynet	Gordini T15S, #31	Ignition	54	Equipe Gordini	S2.0	9
DNF	Rodney Peacock, Gerry Ruddock	Frazer Nash Targa Florio, #37	Accident	49	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.	S2.0	10
DNF	Pierre Levegh, Lino Fayen	Talbot Lago T26GS, #10	Accident	33	Pierre Levegh	S5.0	11
DNF	Georges Trouis, Alfred Hitchings	Kieft Sport, #48	Cooling system	27	Kieft Cars Ltd.	S1.1	5
DNF	Eric Thompson, Dennis Poore	Lagonda DP115, #7	Accident	26	David Brown	S5.0	12
DNF	Jean Hébert, Jacques Faucher	Renault 4CV, #66	Disqualified	20	Jacques Faucher	S750	10
DNF	"Heldé", Jean Lucas	D.B. Central seater, #51	Gearbox	8	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	S750	11
DNF	Alexandre Gacon, Mario Damonte	Nardi 750 LM, #53	Water pump	7	Nardi et Co.	S750	12
DNF	Innocente Baggio, Porfirio Rubirosa	Ferrari 375 MM, #18	Accident	5	Luigi Chinetti	S5.0	13
DNF	Lucien Pailler, "Franc"	Panhard X88, #60	Accident	5	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	S750	13
DNF	Richard von Frankenberg, Helmut Glockler	Porsche 550, #40	Engine	4	Porsche KG	S1.5	5
DNF	Claude Storez, Jean-Claude Vidilles	D.B. Central seater, #64	Gearbox	4	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet	S750	14
DNF	Eugéne Dussous, Jacques Savoye	Panhard X84, #61	Accident	0	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	S750	15
DNS	Nigel Mann, Charles Brackenbury	Aston Martin DB3S Mann, #23	Did not start	0	Nigel H. Mann	S3.0	7

Qualifying Results for the 1954 Le Mans 24 Hours on the Le Mans circuit

Name	Car	Team
Froilan Gonzalez, Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari 375 Plus, #4	Scuderia Ferrari
Tony Rolt, Duncan Hamilton	Jaguar D-type, #14	Jaguar Cars Ltd.
Bill Spear, Sherwood Johnston	Cunningham C4-R, #2	Briggs Cunningham
Roger Laurent, Jacques Swaters	Jaguar C-type, #16	Ecurie Francorchamps
Briggs Cunningham, John Gordon Bennett	Cunningham C4-R, #1	Briggs Cunningham
André Guelfi, Jacques Pollet	Gordini T15S, #30	Equipe Gordini
Peter Wilson, Jim Mayers	Bristol 450, #35	Bristol Aeroplane Co
Tommy Wisdom, Jack Fairman	Bristol 450, #33	Bristol Aeroplane Co
Mike Keen, Tommy Line	Bristol 450, #34	Bristol Aeroplane Co
René Bonnet, Elie Bayol	D.B. Barquette, #57	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet
Maurice Gatsonides, Marcel Becquart	Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupe, #36	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.
Johnny Claes, Pierre Stasse	Porsche 550, #39	Porsche KG
Jean Hémard, Pierre Flahault	Monopole X84, #55	Ets. Monopole
Zora Arkus Duntov, Gonzague Olivier	Porsche 550 1100, #47	Porsche KG
Edgar Wadsworth, John Brown	Triumph TR2, #62	Edgar B. Wadsworth
Marc Gignoux, Louis Cornet	D.B. Barquette, #56	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet
René Cotton, André Beaulieux	Panhard X88, #59	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor
René Breuil, Jean Py	B.G. Le Mans, #54	P. Garzynski
Lance Macklin, Pierre Leygonie, James Simpson	OSCA MT4 1500, #43	Automobili Osca
Jacques Péron, Francesco Giardini	OSCA MT4 1500, #42	Automobili Osca
Reg Parnell, Roy Salvadori	Aston Martin DB3S, #8	David Brown
Lucien Farnaud, Adolfo Macchieraldo	OSCA MT4 1100, #63	Lucien Farnaud
Yves Giraud-Cabantous, Just-Emile Vernet	V.P. 166R, #49	Automobiles VP
Robert Manzon, Louis Rosier	Ferrari 375 Plus, #5	Scuderia Ferrari
Pierre Chancel, Robert Chancel	Panhard X88, #58	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor
Hans Herrmann, Helmut Polensky	Porsche 550, #41	Porsche KG
B Bira, Peter Collins	Aston Martin DB3S Coupé, #20	David Brown
Peter Whitehead, Ken Wharton	Jaguar D-type, #15	Jaguar Cars Ltd.
Jean-Paul Colas, Hermano Da Silva Ramos	Aston Martin DB2/4, #27	Jean-Paul Colas
Phil Walters, John Fitch	Ferrari 375 MM, #6	Briggs Cunningham
Alfonso De Portago, Carlo Tomasi	Maserati A6GCS /53, #28	Officine Alfieri Maserati
Sture Nottorp, Ivar Andersson	Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica, #38	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.
Marc Azéma, Alphonse de Burnay	D.B. Central seater, #52	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet
Carroll Shelby, Paul Frere	Aston Martin DB3S, #22	David Brown
Edmond Mouche, Alexis Constantin	Constantin Barquette, #44	Alexis Constantin
Stirling Moss, Peter Walker	Jaguar D-type, #12	Jaguar Cars Ltd.
Umberto Maglioli, Paolo Marzotto	Ferrari 375 Plus, #3	Scuderia Ferrari
Alan Rippon, William B. Black	Kieft 1100 Le Mans, #46	Kieft Cars Ltd.
André Pilette, Gilberte Thirion	Gordini T15S, #65	Equipe Gordini
Jean Behra, André Simon	Gordini T24S, #19	Equipe Gordini
Guy Michel, André Guillard	Renault 4CV 1063, #50	Guy Michel et André Guillard
Graham Whitehead, Ian Stewart	Aston Martin DB3S Coupé, #21	David Brown
Jean-Louis Rosier, Pierre Meyrat	Talbot Lago T26GS, #9	Ecurie Rosier
"Charles Rinen", André Moynet	Gordini T15S, #31	Equipe Gordini
Rodney Peacock, Gerry Ruddock	Frazer Nash Targa Florio, #37	Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd.
Pierre Levegh, Lino Fayen	Talbot Lago T26GS, #10	Pierre Levegh
Georges Trouis, Alfred Hitchings	Kieft Sport, #48	Kieft Cars Ltd.
Eric Thompson, Dennis Poore	Lagonda DP115, #7	David Brown
Jean Hébert, Jacques Faucher	Renault 4CV, #66	Jacques Faucher
"Heldé", Jean Lucas	D.B. Central seater, #51	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet
Alexandre Gacon, Mario Damonte	Nardi 750 LM, #53	Nardi et Co.
Innocente Baggio, Porfirio Rubirosa	Ferrari 375 MM, #18	Luigi Chinetti
Lucien Pailler, "Franc"	Panhard X88, #60	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor
Richard von Frankenberg, Helmut Glockler	Porsche 550, #40	Porsche KG
Claude Storez, Jean-Claude Vidilles	D.B. Central seater, #64	Ecurie Jeudy-Bonnet
Eugéne Dussous, Jacques Savoye	Panhard X84, #61	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor
Nigel Mann, Charles Brackenbury	Aston Martin DB3S Mann, #23	Nigel H. Mann