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1954 World Sportscar Championship season
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| 1954 World Sportscar Championship season | |
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The 1954 World Sportscar Championship season was the 2nd season of the FIA World Sportscar Championship. It was a series for sportscars that ran in many worldwide endurance events. It ran from January 24, 1954 to November 23, 1954, and was comprised of 6 races.
Contents |
| Rnd | Race | Circuit or Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  1000km of Buenos Aires |
Autódromo 17 de Octubre | January 24 |
| 2 |  12 Hours of Sebring |
Sebring International Raceway | March 7 |
| 3 |  Mille Miglia |
Brescia | May 2 |
| 4 |  24 Hours of Le Mans |
Circuit de la Sarthe | June 12 June 13 |
| 5 |  Tourist Trophy |
Dundrod | September 11 |
| 6 |  Carrera Panamericana |
Veracruz | November 23 |
Points were awarded for the top 6 finishers, in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Constructors were only awarded points for their highest finishing car. Other finishers from the same manufacturer were merely skipped in the points count.
| Rnd | Circuit | Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Buenos Aires | Scuderia Ferrari |
Results |
| Giuseppe Farina Umberto Maglioli |
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| 2 | Sebring | Briggs Cunningham |
Results |
| Bill Lloyd Stirling Moss |
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| 3 | Brescia | Scuderia Lancia |
Results |
| Alberto Ascari |
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| 4 | La Sarthe | Scuderia Ferrari |
Results |
| José Froilán González Maurice Trintignant |
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| 5 | Dundrod | Scuderia Ferrari |
Results |
| Mike Hawthorn Maurice Trintignant |
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| 6 | Veracruz |  Erwin Goldschmidt |
Results |
| Umberto Maglioli |
Only the best 4 results out of the 6 race season counted towards the championship. Points earned but not counted towards the championship total are listed in italics.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari |
8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | |
| 2 | Lancia |
6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | |||
| 3 | Jaguar |
3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 4 | O.S.C.A. |
8 | 8 | |||||
| 5 | Maserati |
1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |||
| 6 | Porsche |
1 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 7= | Cunningham |
4 | 4 | |||||
| 7= | Austin-Healey |
4 | 4 | |||||
| 7= | Aston Martin |
4 | 4 | |||||
| 10 | HWM |
3 | 3 | |||||
| 11= | Kieft |
1 | 1 | |||||
| 11= | Gordini |
1 | 1 |
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