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.[1][2]
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.
Classification
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  Karl Kling
|
Daimler Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W196 | 2:19:59.8, 212.79kph | 3 |
| 2 | 2 |  Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Daimler Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W196 | +0.5s | 1 |
| 3 | 6 | Hans Herrmann
|
Daimler Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W196 | +0.9s | 2 |
| 4 | 17 |  André Pilette
|
Equipe Gordini | Gordini T16 | +3 laps | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Jacques Swaters
|
Ecurie Francorchamps | Ferrari 500 | +4 laps | 5 |
| 6 | 16 |  Fred Wacker
|
Equipe Gordini | Gordini T16 | +5 laps | 9 |
| 7 | 24 | Helmut Niedermayr
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Hans Klenk | Klenk Meteor-BMW | +8 laps, steering | 10 |
| 8 | 22 | Harry Schell
|
Harry Schell | Maserati A6GCM | +10 laps | 11 |
| Ret | 14 |  Jean Behra
|
Equipe Gordini | Gordini T16 | 14 laps, engine | 4 |
| Ret | 20 | Louis Rosier
|
Equipe Rosier | Maserati 250F | 0 laps, driveshaft | 6 |
| DNA | 8 |  Stirling Moss
|
Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | car not repaired | - |
| DNA | 10 |  Sergio Mantovani
|
Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 250F | car not repaired | - |
| DNA | 26 | Rudolf Krause
|
Dora Greifzu | Eigenbau-BMW | - |
References
- ^ "1954 Berlin Grand Prix". Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ "1954 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-05-12.