1954 German Grand Prix | |||||
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Race details | |||||
Date | 1 August 1954 | ||||
Official name |
XVII Großer Preis von Deutschland a.k.a. Großer Preis von Europa[1] | ||||
Location | Nürburgring, Nürburg, West Germany | ||||
Course | Permanent road course | ||||
Course length | 22.810 km (14.173 miles) | ||||
Distance | 22 laps, 501.820 km (311.806 miles) | ||||
Weather | Sunny, dry | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Mercedes | ||||
Time | 9:50.1 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Karl Kling | Mercedes | |||
Time | 9:55.1 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Mercedes | ||||
Second | Ferrari | ||||
Third | Ferrari | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 1954 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on 1 August 1954. It was race 6 of 9 in the 1954 World Championship of Drivers. It was the 17th German Grand Prix since the race was first held in 1926 and the 16th to be held at the Nürburgring complex of circuits. The race was won by 1951 world champion, Argentine driver Juan Manuel Fangio driving a Mercedes-Benz W196. Ferrari 625 drivers Mike Hawthorn (in a shared drive with José Froilán González) and Maurice Trintignant finished second and third for Scuderia Ferrari.