1954 Berlin Grand Prix

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The 1st Großer Preis von Berlin was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 19 September 1954 at the AVUS circuit in Berlin. The Grand Prix was won by Karl Kling in a Mercedes-Benz W196. Kling's team-mates Juan Manuel Fangio and Hans Herrmann were second and third, with Fangio setting pole position and fastest lap.[1][2]

1954 Berlin Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1954 Formula One season
Race details
Date 19 September 1954
Official name I Großer Preis von Berlin
Location Berlin, Germany
Course AVUS
Course length 8.300 km (5.157 miles)
Distance 60 laps, 498.00 km (309.42 miles)
Pole position
Driver Mercedes-Benz
Time 2:12.3
Fastest lap
Driver Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes-Benz
Time 2:13.4
Podium
First Mercedes-Benz
Second Mercedes-Benz
Third Mercedes-Benz

This was Mercedes' only participation in a non-championship Formula 1 race, the team wanting to demonstrate their cars to their home nation, especially on a track that would suit them. As such it was a processional race, with less than a second separating the three cars, and fourth placed André Pilette coming in 3 laps behind in his Gordini T16.

Classification

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Race

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Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 4   Karl Kling Daimler Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W196 2:19:59.8, 212.79kph 3
2 2   Juan Manuel Fangio Daimler Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W196 +0.5s 1
3 6   Hans Herrmann Daimler Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W196 +0.9s 2
4 17   André Pilette Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 +3 laps 7
5 18   Jacques Swaters Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 500 +4 laps 5
6 16   Fred Wacker Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 +5 laps 9
7 24   Helmut Niedermayr Hans Klenk Klenk Meteor-BMW +8 laps, steering 10
8 22   Harry Schell Harry Schell Maserati A6GCM +10 laps 11
Ret 14   Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 14 laps, engine 4
Ret 20   Louis Rosier Equipe Rosier Maserati 250F 0 laps, driveshaft 6
DNA 8   Stirling Moss Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F car not repaired -
DNA 10   Sergio Mantovani Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F car not repaired -
DNA 26   Rudolf Krause Dora Greifzu Eigenbau-BMW -

References

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  1. ^ "1954 Berlin Grand Prix". Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  2. ^ "1954 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-05-12.


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