1954 French Grand Prix
| 1954 French Grand Prix | |||||
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Reims-Gueux layout | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 4 July 1954 | ||||
| Official name | XLI Grand Prix de l'ACF | ||||
| Location | Reims Circuit, Reims, France | ||||
| Course | Temporary road course | ||||
| Course length | 8.302 km (5.159 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 61 laps, 506.422 km (314.676 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Overcast, wet | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 2:29.4 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Hans Herrmann | Mercedes | |||
| Time | 2:32.9 on lap 3 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 1954 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims on 4 July 1954. It was race 4 of 9 in the 1954 World Championship of Drivers. The 61-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Juan Manuel Fangio after he started from pole position. His teammate Karl Kling finished second and Ferrari driver Robert Manzon came in third.