XLI Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France
4 July 1954 - Reims: 506.42 km (8.302 km x 61 laps)
1 18 Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes-Benz W196 '3' 2:42:47.9, 186.638 km/h
2 20 Karl Kling Mercedes-Benz W196 '5' 2:42:48.0
3 34 Robert Manzon Ferrari 625 '54-1' 2:43:36.5, 60 laps
4 46 "B.Bira" Maserati 250F '2504' 2:43:37.5, 60 laps
5 14 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 250F '2508' 2:43:37.9, 58 laps
6 24 Jean Behra Gordini 16 '0032' 2:44:21.3, 56 laps
Fastest Lap: Hans Herrmann, Mercedes-Benz, 2:32.9, 195.463 km/h, on lap 3
Did Not Finish
28 Paul Frère Gordini 16 '0033' 50 laps/rear axle
4 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 625 '6' 36 laps/piston
36 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 27 laps/engine
12 Onofre Marimón Maserati 250F '2506' 27 laps/engine
16 Roberto Mieres Maserati A6GCM '2046' 24 laps/piston
42 Ken Wharton Maserati 250F '2509' 19 laps/propellor shaft
48 Harry Schell Maserati A6GCM '2041' 19 laps/engine
22 Hans Herrmann Mercedes-Benz W196 '5' 16 laps/engine
44 Roy Salvadori Maserati 250F '2507' 15 laps/half shaft
2 José Froilan Gonzalez Ferrari 553 '3' 13 laps/engine
32 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 10 laps/engine
30 Georges Berger Gordini 16 '0031' 9 laps/valve
6 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 553 '2' 9 laps/engine
26 Jacques Pollet Gordini 16 '0034' 8 laps/engine
10 Alberto Ascari Maserati 250F '2505' 1 lap/engine
Did Not Start
40 Sergio Mantovani Maserati 250F '2502'
Did Not Appear
8 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 625 Driver injured
38 Jacques Swaters Ferrari 500 Engine not ready
50 Peter Collins Vanwall Car not ready
40 Stirling Moss Maserati 250F Withdrawn
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Starting Grid
Alberto Ascari Karl Kling Juan Manuel Fangio
Maserati 250F Mercedes-Benz W196 Mercedes-Benz W196
2:30.5 2:30.4 2:29.4
Onofre Marimón José Froilan Gonzalez
Maserati 250F Ferrari 553 Squalo
2:31.6 2:30.6
Mike Hawthorn Hans Herrmann Birabongse Bhanuban
Ferrari 553 Squalo Mercedes-Benz W196 Maserati 250F
2:35.6 2:35.3 2:35.1
Roy Salvadori Maurice Trintignant
Maserati 250F Ferrari 625
2:36.3 2:36.1
Louis Rosier Robert Manzon Roberto Mieres
Ferrari 625 Ferrari 625 Maserati 250F
2:42.1 2:42.0 2:38.7
Lance Macklin Luigi Villoresi
HWM 54-Alta Maserati 250F
2:52.5 2:42.7
Jacques Pollet Jean Behra Ken Wharton
Gordini 16 Gordini 16 Maserati 250F
No Time No Time 3:09.3
Georges Berger Paul Frère
Gordini 16 Gordini 16
No Time No Time
Harry Schell
Maserati 250F
No Time