1954 Alternate Formula One season

The 1954 Formula One season was the fifth in the history of the championship, with Tony Bettenhausen entering the year as champion and one of the favourites to take the crown at the end of the year. Despite this, it was his teammate B. Bira who took his second world championship title at the US Grand Prix.

Teams and Drivers

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Driver	Rounds
Mercedes-Benz Team Europe	Mercedes-Benz	WM-2	Mercedes UM153	André Simon	1-
				Bernie Ecclestone	1-
				Johnny Claes	1-
/ Scuderia Anglo-Italia	O.S.C.A.-Bentley	F154	Bentley 16VL-1	Piero Taruffi	2
				José Froilan Gonzalez	1, 3
	O.S.C.A.	F154	O.S.C.A. 156s		2
	Bentley-O.S.C.A.	Speed 4	O.S.C.A. 156s	Manfred von Brauchitsch	2-
Maria Teresa de Filippis	O.S.C.A.	F154	O.S.C.A. 156s	Maria Teresa de Filippis	1-
Redman Racing Team	Maserati	AM53	Maserati 200F	Nello Pagani	1-
Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo	AR160	Alfa Romeo ARV8	Giuseppe Farina	1-
				Stirling Moss	1-
				Peter Whitehead	1-
Leader	Leader-O.S.C.A.	LF153	O.S.C.A. 156s	Louis Chiron	1-
Loyer Racing	Loyer-Ferrari	LR101	Ferrari 555	Karl Kling	1-
				Luigi Musso	1-2
				Mike Hawthorn	3
Phoenix Racing Organisation	Phoenix-Mercedes	PRO-4	Mercedes UM153	Alberto Ascari	1-
Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin-Jaguar	AM-04	Jaguar JFE-2	Tony Bettenhausen	1-
				B. Bira	1-
				Maurice Trintignant	1-
				Mike Hawthorn	1-2
				Dries van der Lof	3
/ Alexander Racing Team-Gordini	Gordini	G-953	Gordini ART-004	Robert Manzon	1-
				Consalvo Sanesi	1-
				Peter Collins	1-
				Hernando da Silva Ramos	1-
Asso di Fiori	Aston Martin-Jaguar	AM-04	Jaguar JFE-2	Dries van der Lof	1-2
				Luigi Villoresi	1-2
				Troy Ruttman	3
				Tony Gaze	3
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	555	Ferrari 555	Reg Parnell	1-
				Dorino Serafini	1-
				Jack Brabham	1-
Scuderia Ambrosiana	Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo	A-003	Alfa Romeo ARV8	Giovanni Bracco	1-6
				Porfirio Rubirosa	1-
				Umberto Maglioli	7-
				Paolo Marzotto	9
Royal Racing Automobile Company	Maserati	AM53	Maserati 200F	Ivor Bueb	1, 3
	Bentley-Mercedes	53C	Mercedes UM153	Duncan Hamilton	2
Hampshire Racing Alliance	Aston Martin-Bentley	AM-04	Bentley 16VL-1	David Hampshire	1-2
	Bentley	Speed 4			3
Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	AM53	Maserati 200F	Paul Frère	1-
				Ron Flockhart	1-
Assasti Millanti	Leader-Jaguar	LF153	Jaguar JFE-2	John Fitch	1-
Team Ultimate	Ultimate-O.S.C.A.	002	O.S.C.A. 156s	Edgar Barth	1-
				Jean Behra	1-
Balkan Eagle	Alfa Romeo-Balkan Lion	AR160	Balkan Lion F154	Stan Jones	2-
				Rudi Fischer	2-
				Aldo Gordini	2-
Reatherson Racing Developments	Bentley-Jaguar	Speed 4	Jaguar JFE-2	Lance Macklin	2
Anglo Racing Engineering	Gordini	G-953	Gordini ART-004	Fred Wacker	2-
Erne Racing Development	Aston Martin-Jaguar	AM-04	Jaguar JFE-2	Roberto Mieres	2-
				Onofre Marimon	2-
Ecurie Nationale Belge	Bentley	Speed 4	Bentley 16VL-1	André Pilette	2-
	Maserati	AM53	Maserati 200F	Lucien Bianchi	3
	Aston Martin-Jaguar	AM-04	Jaguar JFE-2	Jacques Swaters	3
Rennkollektiv EMW	EMW-Mercedes	02	Mercedes UM153	Hans Herrmann	2, 7
Geoff Richardson	Bentley	Speed 4	Bentley 16VL-1	Geoff Richardson	2-6
F.H. Warden Competition	Bentley-Jaguar	Speed 3	Jaguar JFE-2	Ken Wharton	2-
Officine Renzo	O.S.C.A.	F154	O.S.C.A. 156s	Giannino Marzotto	2-
		53	O.S.C.A. 3000V8	Franco Rol	2
				Toulo de Graffenried	2
	Ferrari	555	Ferrari 555		3
Ecurie Albertini	O.S.C.A.-Ferrari	F154	Ferrari 555	Elie Bayol	2
				Umberto Maglioli	3

Grands Prix

Non-championship

Race	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor
Pau Grand Prix	Circuit de Pau	26 April	Peter Collins	B. Bira	B. Bira	Aston Martin-Jaguar
Syracuse Grand Prix	Syracuse Circuit	26 April	Consalvo Sanesi	Dorino Serafini	Luigi Villoresi	Aston Martin-Jaguar

Championship

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor
1	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	16 May	Consalvo Sanesi	Dorino Serafini	Jack Brabham	Ferrari
2	French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	30 May	Consalvo Sanesi	B. Bira	Robert Manzon	Gordini
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	20 June	Hernando da Silva Ramos	Giuseppe Farina	Hernando da Silva Ramos	Gordini
4	Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Park Zandvoort	27 June	Tony Bettenhausen	Giuseppe Farina	Tony Bettenhausen	Aston Martin-Jaguar
5	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	18 July	Consalvo Sanesi	Consalvo Sanesi	Dries van der Lof	Aston Martin-Jaguar
6	Swiss Grand Prix	Circuit Bremgarten	8 August	Giuseppe Farina	Consalvo Sanesi	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo
7	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring Nordschleife	22 August	Giuseppe Farina	Hernando da Silva Ramos	Dries van der Lof	Aston Martin-Jaguar
8	United States Grand Prix	Sebring	5 September	Consalvo Sanesi	Consalvo Sanesi	Consalvo Sanesi	Gordini
9	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	26 September	Hernando da Silva Ramos	Giuseppe Farina	B. Bira	Aston Martin-Jaguar

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Pos.	Driver	MON	FRA	BEL	NED	GBR	SUI	GER	USA	ITA	Pts.
1	B. Bira	Ret	2	2	2	2	2	2	Ret	1	45
2	Dries van der Lof	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	1	3	1	Ret	Ret	24
3	Consalvo Sanesi	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	1	2	19
4	Hernando da Silva Ramos	Ret	6	1	Ret	Ret	4	3	Ret	Ret	17
5	Tony Bettenhausen	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	15
6	Jack Brabham	1	8	3	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	14
7	Robert Manzon	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	12
8	Giuseppe Farina	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	11
9	José Froilan Gonzalez	2	11	Ret	4	11	Ret				9
10	Porfirio Rubirosa	Ret	3	4	Ret	8	9	12	9	Ret	7
11	Peter Collins	6	13	Ret	3	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	7
12	Dorino Serafini	4	4	Ret	Ret		Ret	6	Ret		7
13	Peter Whitehead	Ret	7	Ret		Ret	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	6
14	Luigi Villoresi	Ret	Ret			DNPQ	Ret	11	3	Ret	4
15	Reg Parnell	3	Ret	Ret					Ret	Ret	4
16	Harry Schell				Ret	Ret				3	4
17	David Hampshire	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	6	Ret		4	9	4
18	Toulo de Graffenried		DNQ	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	5	6	Ret	3
19	Maurice Trintignant	5	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret		Ret	3
20	Stirling Moss	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	7	7	Ret			2
21	Maria Teresa de Filippis	DNQ	DNS	Ret	5	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	8	7	2
22	André Pilette		Ret	10				Ret	Ret	5	2
23	Umberto Maglioli			DNPQ	DNPQ			DNQ	5	DNQ	2
24	Manfred von Brauchitsch		12	12	Ret	Ret	10	10		6	1
25	Tony Gaze			DNQ	6						1
-	Alberto Ascari	7	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	0
-	Troy Ruttman			7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	0
-	Jacques Swaters			8				8		Ret	0
-	Johnny Claes	DNQ	Ret	Ret	8	DNQ	11	9			0
-	Giannino Marzotto		DNPQ	11		DNQ	8	13	Ret	Ret	0
-	Mike Hawthorn	8	Ret	DNQ	DNQ		Ret	16	Ret	Ret	0
-	Stan Jones		Ret	DNQ				Ret		8	0
-	Giovanni Bracco	9	Ret	Ret		9	Ret				0
-	Edgar Barth	DNQ	Ret	9	Ret	10	Ret		Ret	Ret	0
-	Piero Taruffi		10		9	Ret	Ret				0
-	Jean Behra	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	12	Ret	10	10	0
-	Paul Frère	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	11	DNQ	0
-	Bill Vukovich								12		0
-	Roberto Mieres		DNQ	13		DNQ		Ret	Ret		0
-	André Simon	DNQ	14	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	14			0
-	Onofre Marimon		DNQ	14		DNQ		Ret			0
-	Bernie Ecclestone	DNQ	DNQ	DNS	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	15	Ret		0
-	Louis Chiron	DNQ	DNQ	15	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	0
-	Aldo Gordini		Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	17		DNQ	0
-	Rudi Fischer		Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ					0
-	Ron Flockhart	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNPQ	0
-	Lance Macklin		Ret			DNPQ		Ret			0
-	John Fitch	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ		DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret		0
-	Geoff Richardson		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	Ret				0
-	Ken Wharton		DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ			0
-	Nello Pagani	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ						0
-	Karl Kling	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ		DNQ			0
-	Hans Herrmann		DNPQ					DNQ		DNQ	0
-	Eugenio Castellotti						DNQ			DNQ	0
-	Ivor Bueb	DNPQ		DNPQ		DNPQ		DNQ		DNPQ	0
-	Olivier Gendebien							DNQ			0
-	Cliff Bergere								DNQ		0
-	Paolo Marzotto									DNQ	0
-	Sergio Mantovani									DNQ	0
-	Fred Wacker		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ		DNPQ				0
-	Duncan Hamilton		DNPQ		DNPQ		DNPQ				0
-	Luigi Musso	DNPQ	DNPQ								0
-	Elie Bayol		DNPQ								0
-	Franco Rol		DNPQ								0
-	Lucien Bianchi			DNPQ							0
-	Anne Hall					DNPQ					0
-	Jack Fairman					DNPQ					0
-	Fritz Riess									DNPQ	0
-	Hermann Lang									DNPQ	0

Constructors' championship

Pos.	Driver	MON	FRA	BEL	NED	GBR	SUI	GER	USA	ITA	Pts.
1	Aston Martin-Jaguar	5	2	2	1	1	2	1	3	1	60
		8	Ret	5	2	2	3	2	7	4
		Ret	Ret	6	6	4	Ret	11	Ret	Ret
		Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
		Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
		Ret	Ret	13	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
			DNQ	14		DNQ		Ret
			DNQ	Ret		DNPQ		Ret
				DNQ				DNQ
2	Gordini	6	1	1	3	3	4	3	1	2	49
		Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	4	Ret	Ret
		Ret	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	Ret	Ret
		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
			DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret		DNQ
3	Ferrari	1	4	3	7	Ret	6	5	6	3	24
		3	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
		4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret		Ret	Ret
				Ret	Ret	DNQ			Ret	Ret
4	Alfa Romeo	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	5	1	Ret	2	5	21
		Ret	7	Ret	Ret	7	7	Ret	Ret	Ret
		Ret	Ret	Ret		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
5	O.S.C.A.-Bentley	2	10	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	10	8	6	10
6	Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo	9	3	4	Ret	8	9	12	5	Ret	9
		Ret	Ret	Ret		9	Ret	DNQ	9	DNQ
										DNQ
7	Bentley		Ret	10	DNQ	6	Ret	Ret	4	8	4
			DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	9
				DNPQ		DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ
						DNPQ
8	O.S.C.A.	DNQ	11	11	5	11	8	6	Ret	7	3
			DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	10	13		Ret
			DNPQ				DNQ	Ret
			DNPQ
			DNS
-	Phoenix-Mercedes	7	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	0
-	Mercedes	DNQ	14	Ret	8	Ret	11	9	Ret		0
		DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	14
		DNQ	DNQ	DNS	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	15
-	Bentley-O.S.C.A.		12	12	9	Ret	Ret	8		Ret	0
-	Ultimate-O.S.C.A.	DNQ	Ret	9	Ret	10	12	Ret	10	10	0
		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret		Ret	Ret
-	Maserati	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	Ret	11	DNQ	0
		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	Ret	DNPQ
		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ		DNQ		DNPQ
		DNPQ		DNPQ
				DNPQ
-	Bentley-Mercedes		DNPQ		DNPQ		DNPQ		12		0
-	Leader-O.S.C.A.	DNQ	DNQ	15	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	0
-	Loyer-Ferrari	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	0
		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ		DNQ	DNQ		DNQ
-	Alfa Romeo-Balkan Lion		Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ				0
			Ret	Ret	DNQ
			Ret	DNQ
-	Bentley-Jaguar		Ret	DNQ		DNPQ		Ret			0
			DNQ			DNPQ
-	Aston Martin-Bentley	DNQ	Ret							DNQ	0
-	Leader-Jaguar	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ		DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ		DNPQ	0
-	O.S.C.A.-Ferrari		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ					DNQ	0
-	EMW-Mercedes		DNPQ					DNQ			0
-	Mercedes-Bentley								DNQ		0
-	Van Hoff-O.S.C.A.									DNPQ	0

Entrants' championship

Pos.	Driver	MON	FRA	BEL	NED	GBR	SUI	GER	USA	ITA	Pts.
1	Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing	5	2	2	1	1	2	1	Ret	1	56
		8	Ret	5	2	2	3	2	Ret	4
		Ret	Ret	6	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret		Ret
2	/ Alexander Racing Team	6	1	1	3	3	4	3	1	2	49
		Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	4	Ret	Ret
		Ret	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
3	Scuderia Ferrari	1	4	3	7	Ret	6	5	Ret	3	23
		3	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
		4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret			Ret	Ret
4	Alfa Romeo SpA	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	5	1	Ret	2	5	21
		Ret	7	Ret	Ret	7	7	Ret	Ret	Ret
		Ret	Ret	Ret		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
5	/ Scuderia Anglo-Italia	2	10	12	4	11	10	8	8	6	10
			11	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	10		7
			12		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret		8
								Ret		Ret
6	Scuderia Ambrosiana	9	3	4	Ret	8	9	12	5	Ret	9
		Ret	Ret	Ret		9	Ret	DNQ	9	DNQ
										DNQ
7	Asso di Fiori	Ret	Ret	7	6	Ret	Ret	11	3	Ret	5
		Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	7	Ret
8	Hampshire Racing Alliance	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	6	Ret		4	9	4
9	Maria Teresa de Filippis	DNQ	DNS	Ret	5	DNQ	DNQ				2
10	Officine Renzo		DNQ	11	Ret	DNQ	8	6	6	Ret	2
			DNPQ	Ret			Ret	13	Ret	Ret
			DNPQ
-	Phoenix Racing Organisation	7	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	0
-	Mercedes Team Europe	DNQ	14	Ret	8	Ret	11	9	Ret		0
		DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	14
		DNQ	DNQ	DNS	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	15
-	Ecurie Nationale Belge		Ret	8				Ret			0
				10				DNQ
				DNPQ
-	Group Ultimate	DNQ	Ret	9	Ret	10	12	Ret	10	10	0
		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret		Ret	Ret
-	Officine Alfieri Maserati	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	Ret	11	DNQ	0
		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	Ret	DNPQ
-	Royal Racing Automobile Company	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	12	DNPQ	0
-	Erne Racing Development		DNQ	13		DNQ		Ret	Ret		0
			DNQ	14		DNQ		Ret
-	Leader	DNQ	DNQ	15	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	0
-	Loyer Racing	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	0
		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ		DNQ	DNQ		DNQ
-	Anglo Racing Engineering		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	17		DNQ	0
-	Balkan Eagle		Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ				0
			Ret	Ret	DNQ
			Ret	DNQ
-	Reatherson Racing Development		Ret			DNPQ		Ret			0
-	F.H. Warden Competition		DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret		0
						DNPQ
-	Geoff Richardson		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	Ret				0
-	Redman Racing Team	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ						0
-	Assasti Millanti	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ		DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ		DNPQ	0
-	Rennkollektiv EMW		DNPQ					DNQ		DNQ	0
-	Ecurie Albertini		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ					DNQ	0
-	Cliff Bergere								DNQ		0
-	BRUNEL					DNPQ					0
-	Trod van Hoff Racing									DNPQ	0

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