1954 Spanish Grand Prix

The 1954 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 24, 1954 at Pedralbes.

Race report

The long-awaited Lancia D50s arrived-using their 90 degree V8 engine as a stiffening aid for the chassis; they were simple but brilliantly designed. Ascari immediately set the fastest practice lap and led from pole.

Villoresi in the fellow Lancia retired with brake trouble after just 1 lap and Ascari succumbed to clutch problems after 9 laps.

Various other drivers took the lead and then retired-Schell spun off, Trintignant had mechanical problems and Moss overheated (one of several retirements caused by flying newspaper jamming the radiator ducts). The race boiled down to a duel between Hawthorn and Fangio but the Argentine was losing oil and lost second place to Musso. Hawthorn hung on to take the win with Fangio driving well to claim the final podium position.

Classification

Notes

* Pole position: Alberto Ascari 2:18.1
* Fastest l
Alberto Ascari 2:20.4
* Lap Leaders:
** Harry Schell 10 laps (1-2, 10, 13, 15-17, 19, 21, 23) (First race he has led a lap)
** Alberto Ascari 7 laps (3-9)
** Maurice Trintignant 5 laps (11-12, 14, 18, 20) (First race he has led a lap)
** Mike Hawthorn 58 laps (22, 24-80)
* Shared Drives: Car #22: Toulo de Graffenried (30 laps) and Ottorino Volonterio (27 laps).
* Grand Prix debut for: Ottorino Volonterio and Lancia.
* Last Grand Prix appearance for: Prince Bira and Jacques Swaters.
* First points and first podium for Luigi Musso.

F1 race report
Name_of_race = Spanish Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1954
Previous_race_in_season = 1954 Italian Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 1955 Argentine Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 1951 Spanish Grand Prix
Next_year's_race = 1967 Spanish Grand Prix