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| |title=<center>1954 British Grand Prix</center>
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| |image=1954britishgrandprix1.jpg
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| |imagecaption=José Froilán González leading at the start.
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| |status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
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| The '''''1954 British Grand Prix''''' was the fifth race of the 1954 Formula One Season. Occurring on 17th July at the Silverstone Circuit, the race would ultimately be won by José Froilán González in a Ferrari, after having led the entire event.
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| ==Background==
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| The ''1954 British Grand Prix'' was the fifth annual running of the event within Formula One and seventh annual within the Grand Prix circuit in general, with the race lasting 90 laps.<ref name="history">[https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/seventy-years-of-the-british-grand-prix/ ''The History Press'' detailing the history of the British Grand Prix.] Retrieved 7th Aug '22</ref><ref name="results">[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1954_British_Grand_Prix/F/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the qualifying and race results of the event.] Retrieved 7th Aug '22</ref> Since then, the British Grand Prix has been an annual race on the Formula One calendar, primarily taking place at Silverstone, although Aintree and Brands Hatch have also hosted the event.<ref name="history"/>
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| Heading into the race, Mercedes-Benz's Juan Manuel Fangio was controlling the Drivers' Championship, with the German company deemed the favourites to win the event.<ref name="concept">[https://www.conceptcarz.com/articles/article.aspx?articleID=3027 ''Conceptcarz'' detailing the race and noting this was González's final Formula One win.] Retrieved 7th Aug '22</ref><ref name="magazine">[https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1954/9/ferrari-vanquishes-mercedes-benz-in-british-grand-prix ''Motorsport Magazine'' providing a detailed race report.] Retrieved 7th Aug '22</ref><ref name="ferrari">[https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Grand_Prix_Ferrari/Z8fBCQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA115&printsec=frontcover ''Grand Prix Ferrari'' providing a summary of the race and Ferrari's performance in it.] Retrieved 7th Aug '22</ref> Its appearance at that year's British Grand Prix would mark the first time it had entered England since Donnington in 1937.<ref name="magazine"/> Meanwhile, with Lancia still having yet to debut its D50, it agreed to let drivers Alberto Ascari and Luigi Villoresi compete for Maserati.<ref name="magazine"/> Ferrari were seeking to make a comeback in the Championship, but for qualifying, Fangio broke González's lap record in practice with a time of 1:45.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="ferrari"/><ref name="concept"/><ref name="results"/> It was also the first lap to set an average speed of 100 mph.<ref name="ferrari"/> González was second by posting a time of 1:46, with fellow Ferrari driver Mike Hawthorn lining up third out of 32 competitors.<ref name="results"/><ref name="magazine"/><ref name="ferrari"/><ref name="concept"/>
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| ==The Race==
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| With the starting order decided, the 1954 British Grand Prix commenced on 17th July.<ref name="results"/> In a wet race, González shot into the lead on the first lap, and by five laps already led Fangio by five seconds.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="concept"/><ref name="ferrari"/><ref name="results"/> Fangio nevertheless kept in touch, firstly by reducing the gap to three seconds after 10 laps, and then only to a second by 15.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="concept"/> Maserati's Stirling Moss meanwhile passed Hawthorn for third, but both would re-overtake each other a few times until Moss solidified his position.<ref name="magazine"/> González increased his lead from Fangio to two seconds, with both drivers setting times of 1:50.<ref name="magazine"/> However, Fangio began to fall behind as his Mercedes' aerodynamic body was unsuited for Silverstone.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="concept"/><ref name="ferrari"/> The Argentine made mistakes when navigating the track, damaging the car's nose on both sides by clipping oil cans used to indicate the inside of the corners, while also experiencing gearbox and brake problems that forced him to keep it held in fourth gear.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="concept"/><ref name="ferrari"/><ref name="concept"/>
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| Thus, González increased his lead out front, while both Moss and Hawthorn passed the stricken Mercedes.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="ferrari"/><ref name="concept"/> By lap 60, González led by 19 seconds ahead of Moss, and controlled the race despite the rain showers.<ref name="magazine"/> With ten laps remaining, Moss retired due to a back axle failing, promoting Hawthorn to second, while Marimón passed Fangio for third.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/> By the race's end, González led Hawthorn by 70 seconds, claiming victory and eight points in the Championship.<ref name="results"/><ref name="magazine"/><ref name="ferrari"/><ref name="concept"/> Hawthorn made it a 1-2, with Marimón third, Fangio fourth, and Ferrari's Maurice Trintignant claiming the final points position in fifth.<ref name="results"/><ref name="magazine"/><ref name="ferrari"/> Seven drivers notably posted the same fastest lap of 1:50.<ref name="results"/><ref name="magazine"/> Because of this, they shared the point awarded for setting the fastest, thus being awarded 0.14 points each.<ref name="results"/><ref name="magazine"/> This also marked González's final Formula One World Championship victory.<ref name="concept"/>
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| ==Availability==
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| According to Issue 1,600 of ''Radio Times'', both the start and finish of the race would be televised live by the BBC.<ref name="genome">[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_television_service/1954-07-17#at-11.45 BBC Genome archive of ''Radio Times'' issues detailing the television coverage of the event.] Retrieved 7th Aug '22</ref><ref name="radio">[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/e0eb1cb9130e43e2a3194fd204b975b8 Issue 1,600 of ''Radio Times'' listing the television coverage.] Retrieved 7th Aug '22</ref><ref>[https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?cid=8D94CC199E340254&resid=8D94CC199E340254!149 List of Formula One broadcasts noting the race received partial live BBC coverage.] Retrieved 7th Aug '22</ref> This include 30 minutes of start coverage, and 20 minutes to showcase the race's end.<ref name="genome"/><ref name="radio"/> The broadcast has yet to publicly resurface however, having originated from an era where telerecordings were rare until video tape was perfected in the late-1950s.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/BbcTelevisionReceivedInNewYork-1938 ''Web Archive'' article discussing how most early television is missing due to a lack of directly recording television.] Retrieved 7th Aug '22</ref> Nevertheless, British newsreels and documentaries have provided footage of the event, while photos can also be found online.
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| ==Gallery==
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| ===Videos===
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| {{Video|perrow =3
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| |service1 =youtube
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| |id1 =tXumQP_rzqM
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| |description1 =''British Pathé'' newsreel of the race.
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| |service2 =youtube
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| |id2 =1uWhxDBSz8E
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| |description2 =''Reuters'' newsreel of the race.
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| |service3 =youtube
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| |id3 =xwoFMG93kBE
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| |description3 =Silent footage of the race.
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| }}
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| ===Images===
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| <gallery mode=packed heights=300px>
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| 1954britishgrandprix2.jpg|Programme for the race.
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| 1954britishgrandprix3.jpg|Moss during the race.
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| 1954britishgrandprix4.jpg|Issue 1,600 of ''Radio Times'' listing the television coverage.
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| </gallery>
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[1953 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1953)]]
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| *[[1953 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1953)]]
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| *[[2005 San Marino Grand Prix (partially found ITV advert break during final laps of Formula One race; 2005)]]
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| *[[Donkey Does F1 (partially found photos of Shrek character inflatable at Formula One races; 2004)]]
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| *[[F-1 World Grand Prix III (lost build of cancelled Nintendo 64 Formula One racing game; 2000-2001)]]
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| *[[F1 2010 (lost pre-alpha build of Formula One game; 2010)]]
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| *[[F1 Racing Championship 2 (lost build of cancelled PC/PlayStation 2 Formula One game; 2001)]]
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| *[[Fernando Alonso's 2015 testing accident (lost footage of Formula One test session crash; 2015)]]
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| *[[Grand Prix 3 (lost build of cancelled Dreamcast port of PC Formula One racing game; 2001)]]
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| *[[Grand Prix 4 (lost build of cancelled Xbox port of PC Formula One racing game sequel; 2002)]]
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| *[[McLaren MP4-18 (lost footage of unraced Formula One car; 2003)]]
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| *[[Racing Arrows (partially found Formula One TV series; 2001)]]
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| *[[Robert Kubica's 2010 Japanese Grand Prix Q3 lap (lost audio of Formula One qualifying lap; 2010)]]
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| *[[Williams FW15C (partially found footage and lap time information of unraced CVT Formula One car; 1993)]]
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| [[Category:Lost recordings of real incidents]]
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| [[Category:Lost TV]]
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| [[Category:Partially found media]]
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| [[Category:Historic]]
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