1954 Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing Season
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The 1954 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the sixth F.I.M.
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season. The season consisted of nine Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 30 May, with
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and ended with
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on 3 October.


1954 Grand Prix season calendar

† The 500 cc race was stopped by bad weather, and the
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excluded the race from the World Championship. †† The Sidecars and 125cc races were held on the 10.6-mile (17.364) km long
Clypse Course The Clypse Course describes a motor-cycle racing course used for the Isle of Man TT Races between 1954 and 1959. The course is long and is in the parish of Onchan in the Isle of Man. The course uses two short sections of the Snaefell Mountai ...
other than the usual 37 mile (62 km)
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.


Standings


Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the four best races counted in the Sidecars, 125cc and 250cc, while in the 350cc and 500cc championships, the five best results were counted.


500cc final standings


350cc Standings


250cc Standings


125cc Standings


References

* Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). ''Continental Circus 1949–2000''. Chronosports S.A. * {{DEFAULTSORT:1954 Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing Season Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasons Grand Prix motorcycle racing season