60 YEARS OF AUTOSPORT

1954
AUTOSPORT, 19 March 1954 1954 Formula 1 world champion Juan Manuel Fangio
  • Juan Manuel Fangio switches from Maserati to Mercedes and claims his second world championship
    Juan Manuel Fangio switches from Maserati to Mercedes and claims his second world championship
  • Ferrari clinches its second Le Mans 24 Hours win with Jose Froilan Gonzalez and Maurice Trintignant
    Ferrari clinches its second Le Mans 24 Hours win with Jose Froilan Gonzalez and Maurice Trintignant
  • Stirling Moss and Bill Lloyd win the Sebring 12 Hours
    Stirling Moss and Bill Lloyd win the Sebring 12 Hours
  • Sitrling Moss (#7) wins the Oulton Park Gold Cup
    Sitrling Moss (#7) wins the Oulton Park Gold Cup

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Stirling Moss's and Bill Lloyd's Osca wins Sebring 12 Hours • Mercedes announces Formula 1 assault • Fangio scores Argentinean and Belgian GP wins for Maserati, before joining Mercedes and taking second title • Moss wins Oulton Gold Cup, his Maserati 250F delivered from Italy on the morning of the race • Maserati's number one Onofre Marimon killed at the Nurburgring • Maurice Trintignant wins Le Mans with Jose Froilan Gonzalez, and Tourist Trophy partnering Mike Hawthorn • Alberto Ascari provides Lancia with its solitary Mille Miglia success • Industrialist Tony Vandervell's new Vanwall shows promise in the hands of Peter Collins • Umberto Magioli wins final Carrera Panamericana, 27-year-old Phil Hill gains plaudits with three stage wins • Moss signs for Mercedes

1Juan Manuel Fangio switches from Maserati to Mercedes and claims his second world championship 2Ferrari clinches its second Le Mans 24 Hours win with Jose Froilan Gonzalez and Maurice Trintignant 3Stirling Moss and Bill Lloyd win the Sebring 12 Hours 4Sitrling Moss (#7) wins the Oulton Park Gold Cup