1954 Formula One season

F1 season
Previous = 1953
Current = 1954
Next = 1955The 1954 Formula One season included the 5th FIA Formula One World Championship season, which commenced on January 17, 1954, and ended on October 24 after nine races.

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With the formula changing to 2.5 litres unsupercharged, Mercedes-Benz re-entered grand prix racing at the French Grand Prix with a [http://www.emercedesbenz.com/Jul08/29_001305_eMercedesBenz_Feature_Win_First_Refuel_Later_Mercedes_Silver_Arrows_Return_To_Formula_One_In_1954.html streamlined single seater] which Fangio and Kling took to a dominating 1-2 win. Although the streamlined body proved unsuitable for Silverstone, Mercedes produced a more conventional body for the Nürburgring and took three of the remaining four races.

Points were given to top 5 finishers (8, 6, 4, 3, 2). 1 point was given for fastest lap. Only the best five of nine scores counted towards the world championship. Points for shared drives were divided equally between the drivers, regardless of who had driven more laps unless one of the drivers was deemed to have completed "insufficient distance". Drivers who shared more than one car during a race received points only for their highest finish.

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* * Fastest lap (1 point awarded)
* ** Multiple drivers set equal fastest lap times, thus sharing the 1 point.
* † Position shared between more drivers of the same car
* ‡ Several cars were shared in this race. See the race page for details.
* Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

Non-Championship race results

Other Formula One races also held in 1954, which did not count towards the World Championship.

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