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25º Gran Premio d'Italia

05 Sep 1954Monza504.000 km (6300 m x 80 Laps)

 Pole Position: Juan Manuel Fangio, Mercedes-Benz W196 Str., 1:59.0 (190.6 km/h) Fastest Lap: José Froilán González, Ferrari 553 Squalo, 2:00.8 (187.7 km/h lap 2) Race Results: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 16 Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes-Benz W196 Str. 2:47:47.9 180.2 km/h 2 40 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 625 -1 Lap 3 38 Umberto Maglioli/ 30 laps José Froilán González Ferrari 625 -2 Laps 48 laps 4 12 Hans Herrmann Mercedes-Benz W196 -3 Laps 5 30 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 625 -5 Laps 6 42 Fred Wacker Gordini T16 -5 Laps 7 10 Peter Collins Vanwall Special -5 Laps 8 26 Louis Rosier Maserati 250F -6 Laps 9 18 Sergio Mantovani Maserati 250F -6 Laps 10 28 Stirling Moss Maserati 250F -9 Laps 11 8 Jorge Daponte Maserati A6GCM -10 Laps Did Not Finish: 34 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 625 48 Valve/Engine 22 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 250F 42 Clutch 14 Karl Kling Mercedes-Benz W196 Str. 36 Accident 24 Roberto Mières Maserati 250F 34 Suspension 20 Luigi Musso Maserati 250F 32 Transmission 32 José Froilán González Ferrari 553 Squalo 16 Gearbox 6 Robert Manzon Ferrari 625 16 Engine 46 Clemar Bucci Gordini T16 13 Transmission 44 Jean Behra Gordini T16 2 Engine Did Not Qualify: 2 Giovanni de Riu Maserati A6GCM Did Not Appear: 4 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 36 Piero Taruffi Ferrari 625 Lap Leaders: Car# Driver Car Laps Total 14 Karl Kling Mercedes-Benz W196 Str. 1-3 3 16 Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes-Benz W196 Str. 4-5 16 34 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 625 6-22 41 16 Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes-Benz W196 Str. 23 34 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 625 24-44 28 Stirling Moss Maserati 250F 45 20 34 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 625 46-48 28 Stirling Moss Maserati 250F 49-67 16 Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes-Benz W196 Str. 68-80 Qualifying Times: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Entrant 1 16 Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes-Benz W196 Str. 1:59.0 190.6 Daimler Benz AG 2 34 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 625 1:59.2 190.3 Scuderia Ferrari 3 28 Stirling Moss Maserati 250F 1:59.3 190.1 Officine Alfieri Maserati 4 14 Karl Kling Mercedes-Benz W196 Str. 1:59.6 189.6 Daimler Benz AG 5 32 José Froilán González Ferrari 553 Squalo 2:00.0 189.0 Scuderia Ferrari 6 22 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 250F 2:00.2 188.7 Officine Alfieri Maserati 7 40 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 625 2:00.2 188.7 Scuderia Ferrari 8 12 Hans Herrmann Mercedes-Benz W196 2:01.4 186.8 Daimler Benz AG 9 18 Sergio Mantovani Maserati 250F 2:01.6 186.5 Officine Alfieri Maserati 10 24 Roberto Mières Maserati 250F 2:01.7 186.4 Officine Alfieri Maserati 11 30 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 625 2:02.3 185.4 Scuderia Ferrari 12 44 Jean Behra Gordini T16 2:02.4 185.3 Equipe Gordini 13 38 Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 625 2:03.5 183.6 Scuderia Ferrari 14 20 Luigi Musso Maserati 250F 2:03.5 183.6 Officine Alfieri Maserati 15 6 Robert Manzon Ferrari 625 2:04.7 181.9 Ecurie Rosier 16 10 Peter Collins Vanwall Special 2:05.2 181.2 Vandervell Products Ltd 17 46 Clemar Bucci Gordini T16 2:05.5 180.7 Equipe Gordini 18 42 Fred Wacker Gordini T16 2:08.0 177.2 Equipe Gordini 19 8 Jorge Daponte Maserati A6GCM 2:09.5 175.1 Jorge Daponte 20 26 Louis Rosier Maserati 250F 2:11.0 173.1 Officine Alfieri Maserati Did Not Qualify: 21 2 Giovanni de Riu Maserati A6GCM 3:47.9 99.5 Giovanni de Riu Not Present: 4 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 - - Ecurie Rosier 36 Piero Taruffi Ferrari 625 - - Scuderia Ferrari
Starting Grid:
16 Juan Manuel Fangio
Mercedes-Benz W196 Str.
1:59.0
34 Alberto Ascari
Ferrari 625
1:59.2
28 Stirling Moss
Maserati 250F
1:59.3
14 Karl Kling
Mercedes-Benz W196 Str.
1:59.6
32 José Froilán González
Ferrari 553 Squalo
2:00.0
22 Luigi Villoresi
Maserati 250F
2:00.2
40 Mike Hawthorn
Ferrari 625
2:00.2
12 Hans Herrmann
Mercedes-Benz W196
2:01.4
18 Sergio Mantovani
Maserati 250F
2:01.6
24 Roberto Mières
Maserati 250F
2:01.7
30 Maurice Trintignant
Ferrari 625
2:02.3
44 Jean Behra
Gordini T16
2:02.4
38 Umberto Maglioli
Ferrari 625
2:03.5
20 Luigi Musso
Maserati 250F
2:03.5
6 Robert Manzon
Ferrari 625
2:04.7
10 Peter Collins
Vanwall Special
2:05.2
46 Clemar Bucci
Gordini T16
2:05.5
42 Fred Wacker
Gordini T16
2:08.0
8 Jorge Daponte
Maserati A6GCM
2:09.5
26 Louis Rosier
Maserati 250F
2:11.0
Notes:
  • Weather: Mild, Dry.
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    Race Review:

    There was still no sign of the new Lancia team when the World Championship teams gathered at Monza in early Sep 1954 and so it was once again a three-way battle between Mercedes-Benz, Maserati and Ferrari. Alberto Ascari had been loaned to Ferrari for the occasion while his friend Luigi Villoresi was driving for Maserati. Fangio was fastest in practice with Ascari second and Stirling Moss third in his Maserati. The second row followed a similar pattern with Karl Kling ahead of José Froilán González (Ferrari) and Villoresi while Mike Hawthorn's Ferrari was on row three with Hans Herrmann's Mercedes and the Maserati of Sergio Mantovani.

    At the start Kling made the best start and took the lead ahead of Fangio, Ascari and González. Kling stayed ahead until he made a mistake on the fourth lap and dropped to fifth. Ascari then took the lead from Fangio. Moss battled for third for a long time with González before the Argentine driver retired with gearbox trouble. he took over Umberto Maglioli's car and began to charge up through the field.

    Villoresi also started to make progress and overtook Moss, Fangio and about to challenge for the lead when his clutch failed. Moss took up the challenge for Maserati and took the lead on lap 45 but Ascari fought back only to have his engine blow up shortly after he was back in the lead. Moss continued to lead but eventually had to pit for more oil and so Fangio moved ahead. Moss rejoined by the Maserati engine blew and so Hawthorn ended up second with González (in Maglioli's car) third.