The 13th Rome Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 6 June 1954 on a street circuit in Castelfusano park, Rome, Lazio. The Grand Prix was won by Onofre Marimón in a Maserati 250F. This was his one and only Formula One win. Marimón also took pole position and fastest lap. Harry Schell finished second in a Maserati A6GCM and Sergio Mantovani was third in another Maserati 250F. [1][2]

1954 Rome Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1954 Formula One season
Race details
Date 6 June 1954
Official name XIII Gran Premio di Roma
Location Castelfusano, Rome
Course Temporary Street Circuit
Course length 6.567 km (4.094 miles)
Distance 60 laps, 394.01 km (245.64 miles)
Pole position
Driver Maserati
Time 2:15.4
Fastest lap
Driver Argentina Onofre Marimón Maserati
Time 2:15.7
Podium
First Maserati
Second Maserati
Third Maserati

Classification edit

Race edit

Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 16   Onofre Marimón Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F 2:18:49.6, 170.35kph 1
2 14   Harry Schell Harry Schell Maserati A6GCM +2 laps 6
3 18   Sergio Mantovani Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F +2 laps 8
4 26   André Simon
  Jean Behra
Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 +3 laps 5
5 4   Louis Rosier Equipe Rosier Ferrari 625 +3 laps 7
NC 10   Stirling Moss A.E. Moss Maserati 250F +7 laps, rear drive 3
Ret 2   Robert Manzon Equipe Rosier Ferrari 625 40 laps, water loss 2
Ret 20   Luigi Musso Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F 31 laps, engine 10
Ret 24   Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 15 laps, stub axle 4
Ret 12   Roberto Mieres Roberto Mieres Maserati A6GCM 12 laps, connecting rod 9
Ret 34   Berardo Taraschi Berardo Taraschi Giaur-Giannini-Fiat 5 laps, engine 12
Ret 8   Giovanni de Riu Giovanni de Riu Maserati A6GCM 3 laps 11
Ret 30   Fabrizio Serena Fabrizio Serena Ferrari 125 1 lap 14
Ret 32   Carlo Mancini Carlo Mancini Ferrari 166 0 laps 15
DNS 28   Guido Mancini Guido Mancini Ferrari 500 - 13
DNA 6   Alberto Ascari SpA Lancia Lancia D50 car not ready -
DNA 22   Juan Manuel Fangio Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F driver not available1 -
DNA 36   José Froilán González Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625 car not ready -
DNA 38   Maurice Trintignant Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625 car not ready -
DNA 40   Umberto Maglioli Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625 car not ready -
DNA 42   Paul Emery Emeryson Cars Ltd. Emeryson Mk.1-Alta car & driver elsewhere -

1Mercedes-Benz had contracted Fangio to drive for them once their car was ready. Until then he was allowed to drive for Maserati, but only in World Championship races.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "1954 Rome Grand Prix". Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  2. ^ "1954 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  3. ^ "GP '54 - XIII Gran Premio di Roma". Retrieved 2022-05-10.


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