1954 Berlin Grand Prix
The 1st Großer Preis von Berlin was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 19 September 1954 at the AVUS circuit in Berlin. The Grand Prix was won by Karl Kling in a Mercedes-Benz W196. Kling's team-mates Juan Manuel Fangio and Hans Herrmann were second and third, with Fangio setting pole position and fastest lap.
| 1954 Berlin Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1954 Formula One season | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 19 September 1954 | ||
| Official name | I Großer Preis von Berlin | ||
| Location | Berlin, Germany | ||
| Course | AVUS | ||
| Course length | 8.300 km (5.157 miles) | ||
| Distance | 60 laps, 498.00 km (309.42 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Time | 2:12.3 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes-Benz | |
| Time | 2:13.4 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Second | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Third | Mercedes-Benz | ||
This was Mercedes' only participation in a non-championship Formula 1 race, the team wanting to demonstrate their cars to their home nation, especially on a track that would suit them. As such it was a processional race, with less than a second separating the three cars, and fourth placed André Pilette coming in 3 laps behind in his Gordini T16.
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