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Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1954 German Grand Prix

Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1954 German Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of José Froilán González and Mike Hawthorn at Nürburgring.

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Race recap

Winner
Juan Manuel Fangio
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Juan Manuel Fangio, José Froilán González, and Mike Hawthorn
Race date
August 1, 1954
Pole
Juan Manuel Fangio
Fastest lap
Karl Kling
Classified drivers
24
Circuit
Nürburgring

The decisive result

Juan Manuel Fangio finished first for Mercedes. José Froilán González is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Mike Hawthorn 2 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Karl Kling from P23 to P4 (+19), Sergio Mantovani from P15 to P5 (+10), and Louis Rosier from P18 to P8 (+10) 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 6 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, 2 Fuel leak, and 2 Wheel. Karl Kling holds the fastest-lap entry at 9:55.100 on lap 16. 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
1Juan Manuel FangioMercedes3:45:45.8008
2José Froilán GonzálezFerrari3:47:22.3003
2Mike HawthornFerrariFinished3
3Maurice TrintignantFerrari3:50:54.4004
4Karl KlingMercedes3:51:52.3004
5Sergio MantovaniMaserati3:54:36.3002
6Piero TaruffiFerrari+1 lap0
7Harry SchellMaserati+1 lap0
8Louis RosierFerrari+1 lap0
9Robert ManzonFerrari+2 laps0
10Jean BehraGordini+2 laps0
DNFBirabongse BhanudejMaseratiSteering0
DNFHermann LangMercedesSpun off0
DNFClemar BucciGordiniWheel0
DNFTheo HelfrichKlenkEngine0
DNFHans HerrmannMercedesFuel leak0
DNFPaul FrèreGordiniWheel0
DNFMike HawthornFerrariTransmission0
DNFRoberto MieresMaseratiFuel leak0
DNFStirling MossMaseratiWheel bearing0