The 13th Rome Grand Prix was a non-championship

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motor race held on 6 June 1954 on a street circuit in

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park,

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. The Grand Prix was won by

Onofre Marimón Onofre Agustín Marimón (19 December 1923 – 31 July 1954) was a racing driver from Zárate, Buenos Aires, Zárate, Buenos Aires province, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He participated in 11 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 1 Ju ...

in a

Maserati 250F The Maserati 250F was a racing car made by Maserati of Italy used in '2.5 litre' Formula One racing between January 1954 and November 1960. Twenty-six examples were made. Mechanical details The 250F principally used the SSG 220 bhp (@ 7400 rpm) 2 ...

. This was his one and only Formula One win. Marimón also took pole position and fastest lap. Harry Schell finished second in a

Maserati A6GCM The Maserati A6GCM is a single seater racing car from the Italian manufacturer Maserati. Developed for Formula Two, 12 cars were built between 1951 and 1953. Introduction The A6GCM belongs to the A6 family of Maserati vehicles which comprised ...

and

Sergio Mantovani Sergio Mantovani (May 22, 1929 - February 23, 2001) was a racing driver from Milan, Italy. He entered 8 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on September 13, 1953. He started 7 of those races, all for Maserati. His best results ...

was third in another

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Race

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had contracted Fangio to drive for them once their car was ready. Until then he was allowed to drive for Maserati, but only in World Championship races.

References

{{F1 NC race report , Name_of_race = Rome Grand Prix , Year_of_race = 1954 , Previous_race_in_season =

1954 Curtis Trophy The 2nd Curtis Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 5 June 1954 at Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk. The race was run over 10 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Roy Salvadori in a Maserati 250F, who also set faste ...

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1954 Grand Prix des Frontières The 24th Grand Prix des Frontières was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 6 June 1954 at the Chimay Street Circuit in Chimay, Belgium. The Grand Prix was won by B. Bira in a Maserati A6GCM. André Pilette finished second in a Gor ...

, Previous_year's_race = 1951 Rome Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = 1956 Rome Grand Prix Rome Grand Prix

1954 in Italian motorsport