Formula 1 1954 4 1954-07-04 1954-07-04 https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/thumb/3bb8ed1713945221.jpg https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/poster/o0gpvn1748028966.jpg The 1954 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims on 4 July 1954. It was race 4 of 9 in the 1954 World Championship of Drivers. The 61-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Juan Manuel Fangio after he started from pole position. His teammate Karl Kling finished second and Ferrari driver Robert Manzon came in third. The long-awaited Mercedes W196 with its straight-8 fuel-injection engine made its debut with Juan Manuel Fangio transferring from Maserati to join an otherwise all-German line-up of Hans Herrmann, Karl Kling and pre-war driver Hermann Lang. 2246121