The 1954 Bordeaux Grand Prix was a non-championship
Formula One
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motor race held on 9 May 1954 on a street circuit centred around the
Place des Quinconces
The Place des Quinconces, located in Bordeaux, France, is among the largest city squares in Europe (approximately 63 ac or 25.6 ha).
It was laid out in 1820 on the site of Château Trompette and was intended to prevent rebellion against the cit ...
in
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...
,
Gironde
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France
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. The Grand Prix was won by
José Froilán González
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, driving with
Ferrari
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. Gonzalez also set fastest lap. Ferrari drivers
Robert Manzon
Robert Jean Joseph Manzon (12 April 1917 – 19 January 2015) was a French racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to .
Manzon participated in 29 Grands Prix, debuting at the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix. He achieved two podiums, and sco ...
and
Maurice Trintignant
Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant (; 30 October 1917 – 13 February 2005) was a French racing driver and winemaker, who competed in Formula One from to . Trintignant won two Formula One Grands Prix across 15 seasons. In endurance raci ...
finished second and third, with Trintignant starting from pole.
Classification
Race
References
{{F1 NC race report
, Name_of_race =
Bordeaux Grand Prix
Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...
, Year_of_race = 1954
, Previous_race_in_season =
1954 Lavant Cup
, Next_race_in_season =
1954 BRDC International Trophy
, Previous_year's_race =
1953 Bordeaux Grand Prix
, Next_year's_race =
1955 Bordeaux Grand Prix
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...
Bordeaux Grand Prix
Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...
Bordeaux Grand Prix
Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...