The 1954 Spanish Grand Prix was a

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held on 24 October 1954 at

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. It was the ninth and final race in the 1954 World Championship of Drivers. The 80-lap race was won by

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driver

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after he started from third position.

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finished second for the

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team and Mercedes driver Juan Manuel Fangio came in third.

Race report

The long-awaited

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s arrived-using their 90 degree V8 engine as a stiffening aid for the chassis; they were simple but brilliantly designed.

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immediately set the fastest practice lap and led from pole.

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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;

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spun off,

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had mechanical problems and

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overheated (one of several retirements caused by flying newspaper jamming the radiator ducts). The race boiled down to a duel between

and Juan Manuel Fangio but the Argentine was losing oil and lost second place to

. Hawthorn hung on to take the win with Fangio driving well to claim the final podium position. This proved to be the last major race held at the Pedralbes street circuit. The Le Mans disaster in 1955 meant tighter safety regulations, and the spectator-lined street circuit in the Pedralbes neighborhood of Barcelona was abandoned and has not been used since.

Classification

Qualifying

Race

;Notes * – 1 point for fastest lap

Shared drives

Car #22: Toulo de Graffenried (30 laps) and

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(27 laps)

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings *Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

References

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Spanish Grand Prix The Spanish Grand Prix ( es, Gran Premio de España, ca, Gran Premi d'Espanya) is a Formula One motor racing event currently held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The race is one of the oldest in the world still contested, celebrating it ...

Spanish Grand Prix 1954 in Spanish motorsport

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