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José Froilán González won the 1954 British Grand Prix

José Froilán González won the 1954 British Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Mike Hawthorn and Onofre Marimón at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
José Froilán González
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
José Froilán González, Mike Hawthorn, and Onofre Marimón
Race date
July 17, 1954
Pole
Juan Manuel Fangio
Fastest lap
José Froilán González
Classified drivers
34
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

José Froilán González finished first for Ferrari. Mike Hawthorn is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Onofre Marimón 3 for Maserati.

Grid to finish

Roberto Mieres from P32 to P6 (+26), Onofre Marimón from P28 to P3 (+25), and Leslie Marr from P22 to P13 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Juan Manuel Fangio started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 7 Engine, 3 +3 laps, 3 Accident, 2 +1 lap, and 2 +4 laps. José Froilán González holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:50.000. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1José Froilán GonzálezFerrari2:56:14.0008.14
2Mike HawthornFerrari2:57:24.0006.14
3Onofre MarimónMaserati+1 lap4.14
4Juan Manuel FangioMercedes+1 lap3.14
5Maurice TrintignantFerrari+3 laps2
6Roberto MieresMaserati+3 laps0
7Karl KlingMercedes+3 laps0
8Ken WhartonMaserati+4 laps0
9André PiletteGordini+4 laps0
10Bob GerardCooper+5 laps0
11Don BeaumanConnaught+6 laps0
12Harry SchellMaserati+7 laps0
13Leslie MarrConnaught+8 laps0
14Leslie ThorneConnaught+12 laps0
15Horace GouldCooper+46 laps0
DNFStirling MossMaseratiAxle0.14
DNFBill WhitehouseConnaughtFuel system0
DNFJean BehraGordiniSuspension0.14
DNFRoy SalvadoriMaseratiTransmission0
DNFBirabongse BhanudejMaseratiAccident0