- 1954 Swiss Grand Prix
Results from the
1954 Formula One Swiss Grand Prix held atBern onAugust 22 ,1954 Race report
Mercedes brought their new non-streamlined cars but it made little difference - Fangio led from start to finish. Moss soon passed Gonzalez for 2nd and battled ferociously to catch Fangio. However, he was himself soon under pressure as Hawthorn caught him. The two duelled furiously in a superb patriotic spectacle, ended only when Moss's engine gave way. Hawthorn himself succumbed to fuel feed problems. Gonzalez thus ended in second, whilst Fangio lapped the entire field up to second, winning by nearly a minute. Hans Herrmann in the sister Mercedes took the final podium spot.
Classification
Notes
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Pole position :José Froilán González – 2' 39.5
* Fastest L
Juan Manuel Fangio – 2' 39.7
* This would be the last F1 race in Switzerland. Following the1955 Le Mans disaster the Swiss government would ban all forms of motor racing. A Swiss Grand Prix would appear once more in 1982 but this race took place in France.
* Fangio won the world championship with two races left to go.F1 race report
Name_of_race =Swiss Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1954
Previous_race_in_season =1954 German Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season =1954 Italian Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race =1953 Swiss Grand Prix
Next_year's_race =1982 Swiss Grand Prix
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