1954 Carrera Panamericana

The 1954 Carrera Panamericana was the fifth and final running of the Carrera Panamericana Mexican sports car racing event, run from November 19–23, 1954. It was the sixth and final race of the 1954 World Sportscar Championship. The race was run from Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, to Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, over 8 stages and 3,070 kilometres (1,910 mi).[1] 150 cars started the race, and 85 finished all 8 stages. The race was won by Umberto Maglioli in an Erwin Goldschmidt-entered Ferrari 375 Plus. He finished the race in 17 hours, 40 minutes, and 26 seconds, averaging 173.69 kilometres per hour (107.93 mph).[2]

Pre-race

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The 1954 Carrera Panamericana was won by a Ferrari 375 Plus

For 1954, the Touring classes were divided into three classes, over 3,500 cc (213.6 cu in), between 3,499 and 1,900 cc (213.5 and 115.9 cu in), and under 1,900 cc (115.9 cu in). The Sports classes were divided as before, over and under 1,500 cc (91.5 cu in). This was in order to accommodate the huge number of participants and the diverse breeds of cars within the race.[3]

Going into the race, Ferrari had already won the championship, but victory would ensure the marque would score maximum points for the season. Although no works entries were sent from Italy, there was a number of top quality entrants from both Mexico and the United States, hoping the get that victory on behalf of the Maranello concern.

Heading into the event, pressure was mounting on Mexican government, as the annual death toll from the event caused the country to be shown in a negative light. This wasn't the kind of attention the locals wanted. It had been abundantly clear the days were numbered for the Carrera Panamericana. 1954 would be the last time the event was run in this format, although it did return as a revival event in 1988.[4]

Race

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1954 Class Winners for Porsche

The race was held in eight stages over a total distance of 3,070 km (1,910 miles). The race was won overall by Umberto Maglioli in a Ferrari 375 Plus. Maglioli finished the race in 17h 40' 26", his average speed of 173.7 kilometres per hour (107.93 mph) reflected the level of professionalism and technology that led the field: the inaugural 1950 event had been won in an average speed of 111 kilometres per hour (69 mph)- and the winner had taken 10 hours longer to complete the race distance. Phil Hill and Richie Ginther took second place in another Ferrari, over 24 minutes behind. The under-1500 sports car class winner Hans Herrmann finished third in his Porsche 550, closely followed by Jaroslav Juhan in his Porsche 550 Spyder, a further 87 minutes behind the Americans. Ray Crawford and Enrique Iglesias won the over-3500 stock car class in a Lincoln, the European stock car class was won by Consalvo Sanesi and Giuseppe Cagna in an Alfa Romeo, and the small U.S. stock car class was won by Tommy Drisdale and Walter Krause, Jr. in a Dodge.[5]

A number of the sedans from the US failed to make it through the first stage of the race. The Austin-Healey 100S of Englishman, Lance Macklin struggled from ignition troubles and retired before completing the first stage. The Ferrari 375 Plus of Jack McAfee and Ford Robinson had an accident that provided the first fatality, with the death of Robinson. Sadly, there would be fatality, when Leopoldo Olvera Zabado died following an accident on the fifth stage.[6][7]

The Californian pairing of Hill and Ginther continued to look impressive, making it through the second stage in their Allen Guiberson-entered Ferrari 375 MM without incident and remaining close to the front of the overall standing. However, another American was not going so well: Carroll Shelby suffered an accident while driving his Austin-Healey 100S. Frustrated with his team-mate, Ray Jackson-Moore's slow pace, Shelby supposedly removed Jackson-Moore’s seat and took off on his own.[6][7]

As the event progressed, the list of cars remaining grew shorter and shorter. Many of the strong competitors were either out of the race, or behind the leading Ferraris of Maglioli and Hill/Ginther. The two Americans continued to chase hard to rein in solo-driving Maglioli. It was a 375 MM spyder chasing after a 375 Plus, with still a long way to go before anyone could celebrate. After 1,900 miles (3,100 km) there was very little time separating the two cars.[6][7]

Despite feeling the pressure, Maglioli strengthened his grip and did not make any mistakes in the closing stages of the race, finishing nearly 25 minutes ahead of Hill and Ginther.[8][9]

Californian hot rodder Ak Miller became famous by finishing seventh overall, in his Oldsmobile-powered 1927 Ford.

Only months after its introduction in Mexico, the local distributor entered seven Volkswagen Beetles in order to prove their reliability and to make the car known. To maintain the given time bracket, they were required to keep an average speed of 50 miles per hour (80 km/h), but had achieved 61 miles per hour (98 km/h) during the reconnaissance runs, so expectations to finish inside the time limits were high. As they were using standard Volkswagen engines, the cars were driving bumper-to-bumper in order reduce air resistance as available power was limited. By the time the event got to Ciudad Juárez, all seven Beetles were still within the given time limit, none was disqualified, with Alfonso de Hohenlohe and Alberto Álvarez coming home in 78th place overall (7th in class), albeit, the Beetles filled seven of the last eight finishing positions.[10]

Official Classification

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Results

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Class winners are marked in bold.

Pos Class No. Entrant Driver(s) Car Stages Time
1 S+1.5 19 Erwin Goldschmidt   Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 375 Plus 8 17:40:26
2 S+1.5 20 Allen Guiberson   Phil Hill
  Richie Ginther
Ferrari 375 MM Vignale 8 18:04:50
3 S1.5 55 Dist. VW Central, S.A.   Hans Herrmann Porsche 550 Spyder 8 19:32:33
4 S1.5 56 Jaroslav Juhan   Jaroslav Juhan Porsche 550 Spyder 8 19:33:09
5 S+1.5 22 Prado Américas   Franco Cornacchia
  Enrico Peruchini
Ferrari 250 Monza Scaglietti 8 19:45:06
6 S+1.5 24 John Shakespeare   Luigi Chinetti
  John Shakespeare
Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina 8 20:10:28
7 S+1.5 11 Akton Miller   Ak Miller
  Douglas Harrison
Caballo de Hiero Oldsmobile 8 20:21:09
8 S1.5 54 Monte Carlo Auto Sport   Louis Chiron
  Robert Delpech
Osca MT4 1500 Morelli 8 20:34:56
9 T+3.5 149 Lincoln   Ray Crawford
  Enrique Iglesias
Lincoln Capri 8 20:40:19
10 T+3.5 103 Lincoln   Walt Faulkner
  Francis W. Hainley
Lincoln Capri 8 20:42:07
11 T+3.5 127 Barry Motor Sales   Keith Andrews
  Blue Plemond
Cadillac Series 62 8 20:43:14
12 S1.5 58 Dist. VW Central, S.A.   Fernando Segura
  Herbert Linge
Porsche 550 Spyder 8 20:46:23
13 S+1.5 9 Jean Trévoux   Jean Trévoux
  Armando González
Packard Motto Special 8 20:48:31
14 T+3.5 110 Adolph Otterstein   Edward A. Stringer
  Truman C. Wood
Cadillac Series 62 8 21:15:13
15 TE1.9 251 Alfa Romeo Finmeccanica   Consalvo Sanesi
  Giuseppe Cagna
Alfa Romeo 1900 TI 8 21:50:42
16 T+3.5 111 Coca-Cola Mexico   Luis Leal Solares
  Alfredo García Avila
Buick Century 8 21:51:17
17 T+3.5 113 Coca-Cola Mexico   Ricardo Ramírez
  Joséfat Larios Zuniga
Buick Century 8 21:59:34
18 TE1.9 256 Alfa Romeo Finmeccanica   Sergio Mantovani
  Bruno Chiappa
Alfa Romeo 1900 TI 8 22:06:25
19 TE1.9 267 Alfa Romeo Finmeccanica   Mario Della Favera
  Egidio Campigotto
Alfa Romeo 1900 TI 8 22:06:50
20 TE1.9 255 Alfa Romeo Finmeccanica   Piero Carini
  Giuseppe Sambrotta
Alfa Romeo 1900 TI 8 22:19:04
21 T+3.5 119 Pacheco y Cia   Douglas Ehlinger
  Luis Solorio
Packard Clipper 8 22:23:34
22 T+3.5 115 Coca-Cola Mexico   Julio Mariscal
  Luis Pombo Rivadeneyra
Buick Century 8 22:30:39
23 TS 226 Tommy Drisdale   Tommy Drisdale
  Walter Krause, Jr.
Dodge V-8 8 22:35:53
24 TS 217 Dickshire   C. D. Evans
  Armando Velázquez
Dodge V-8 8 22:50:44
25 T+3.5 133 Abraham Yunes   Raymundo Corona
  Enrique Ortega Aguillar
Packard 8 22:51:20
26 T+3.5 124 Baja California   Francisco Ramírez Fonseca
  Alberto Maya Juarez
Lincoln Capri 8 22:52:16
27 TS 231 Ray C. Elliot   Ray Elliott
  Edward B. Stark
Dodge V-8 8 22:52:16
28 S1.5 51 Calzado Canadá S.A.   Salvador López Chávez Porsche 550 Spyder 8 22:57:31
29 TS 211 Álvarez Tostado   Arturo Álvarez Tostado
  Alfredo Cabrero Porras
Dodge V-8 8 23:00:18
30 TE1.9 252 Atoyac   Adolfo Velázquez
  Horacio Ruíz
Alfa Romeo 1900 TI 8 23:00:57
31 TS 238 Scott F. Yantis   Scott F. Yantis Studebaker Commander 8 23:02:04
32 TS 208 Dehler   Moisés Solana
  Enrique Doblado
Dodge V-8 8 23:08:40
33 TS 209 Oscar Cabalen   Oscar Cabalén
  Genaro Silva
Ford V-8 8 23:08:55
34 TS 331 Floyd Clymer   Piero Taruffi
  Bob Feurchelm
Ford 6 8 23:15:51
35 TS 237 Ferreteria del Sol   Ramiro Aguilar, Jr.
  Alfonso L. Franco
Dodge 8 23:18:45
36 TS 201 Refrescos Jarrito   Octavio Anza Esquivel
  Johnny Mantz
  L. Constancio Ruíz
Ford 8 23:19:06
37 T+3.5 117 Tony de Rosa   Tony de Rosa
  Alfonso Bustos
Lincoln Capri 8 23:27:31
38 TS 219 Malcolm Eckart   Malcolm Eckart
  Carroll Hamplemann
Hudson Wasp 8 23:28:09
39 TS 218 Puebla   Francisco Rodríguez Sánchez
  Roberto Vargas
Dodge Royal 8 23:37:47
40 TS 220 Manuel Luz Meneses   Manuel Luz Meneses Studebaker Commander 8 23:47:42
41 TS 232 Félix Alberto Peduzzi   Félix Alberto Peduzzi
  Eduardo del Molino
Ford 8 23:56:10
42 TS 326 Raimundo Caparrós   Raimundo Caparrós
  Heldi Paladino
Chevrolet Bel Air 8 24:01:33
43 TS 243 Osvaldo José Mantega   Osvaldo José Mantega
  Ernesto Nuñez
Chevrolet Bel Air 8 24:07:51
44 TS 213 Abelardo Matamoros   Abelardo Matamoros Acosta
  Raúl Blancas
Studebaker Commander 8 24:12:47
45 TS 320 Vincente Tirabasso   Vincente Tirabasso
  Ruben Giscoman
Chevrolet Bel Air 8 24:13:16
46 TS 216 Jorge Descote   Jorge Descote
  Mantolin Sánchez Marín
Chevrolet Bel Air 8 24:13:17
47 TS 340 Tadeo Taddia   Tadeo Taddia
  Sebastián Messino
Chevrolet Bel Air 8 24:16:41
48 TS 342 Baltazar Alaimo   Baltazar Alaimo
  Eliseo Rodríguez
Chevrolet Bel Air 8 24:18:18
49 TS 229 Marcos Ciani   Marcos Ciani
  Juan Munguin
Chevrolet Bel Air 8 24:20:28
50 TS 227 Enrique Paredes   Enrique Paredes
  Luis Herrastri
Ford 8 24:22:58
51 TS 245 Raúl Jaras   Raúl Jaras
  Tomás L. Bravo
Chevrolet Bel Air 8 24:28:47
52 TS 205 Union de Choferes   Roberto Belmar
  Félix San Roman
Studebaker Commander 8 24:32:28
53 TS 330 Robert C. Lilienthal   Robert C. Lilienthal
  Wendell Anderson
Ford 8 24:37:27
54 T+3.5 130 Guillermo Suhr Contreras   Guillermo Suhr Contreras
  Óscar Alfonso Aguilar
Oldsmobile Super 88 8 24:42:00
55 TS 221 Rafael Larocca   Rafael Larocca
  Virginio Aguilar
Chevrolet Bel Air 8 24:43:48
56 TS 301 Jorge Zorzi Olazábel   Jorge Zorzi Olazábel
  Oreste Botta
Chevrolet Bel Air 8 24:49:46
57 TS 310 Ernesto Beronio   Ernesto Beronio Ford 8 24:54:46
58 TS 247 Hernán Videla   Hernán Videla
  Domingo Venturelli
Chevrolet Bel Air 8 24:58:20
59 TS 240 Salvador Torisse   Salvador Torisse
  Enrique Torrente
Chevrolet Bel Air 8 25:03:34
60 TS 303 Ángel de la Rosa   Ángel de la Rosa
  Ángel Antenone
Chevrolet Bel Air 8 25:11:40
61 T+3.5 107 Manuel Acosta Muñoz   Manuel Acosta Muñoz
  Fernando Najera
Buick Century 8 25:15:09
62 TS 241 Pablo Gulle   Pablo Gulle
  Domingo Reyes
Chevrolet Bel Air 8 25:33:21
63 TS 233 Andrés Ferreno Barreiro   Andrés Ferreno Barreiro
  Luis María Martorani
Ford 8 25:43:39
64 TS 314 Daniel Musso   Daniel Musso
  Alejandro Navarro
Ford 8 25:52:59
65 TS 321 Melvin H. Stickney   Melvin H. Stickney
  Walter E. von Schoenfeld
Ford 8 25:53:38
66 TS 325 Luis Egidio Parnisari   Luis Egidio Parnisari
  Mario A. Alfaro
Ford V-8 8 26:01:04
67 S1.5 59 Otto Becker Estrada   Otto Becker Estrada Porsche 356 1500 Super 8 26:07:59
68 TS 323 Joaquin Salas Ferrer   Joaquin Salas Ferrer
  Carlos Buenaventura Pérez
Ford 8 26:13:38
69 TS 305 Alberto Loguló   Alberto Loguló
  Ismael Cañas
Ford 8 26:16:22
70 S1.5 53 Ernst-Joachin Hirz   Ernst-Joachin Hirz Porsche 356 1500 Super 8 26:22:24
71 TS 332 Carlos Pfeffer   Carlos Pfeffer Ford 8 26:31:25
72 TS 334 César Óscar Vidales   César Óscar Vinales Ford 8 26:40:32
73 TS 312 Óscar Cremer   Óscar Cremer
  Marcos Pliego
Ford 8 26:56:19
74 TE1.9 253 Carl Borgward   Adolf Brudes
  Erick Bock
Borgward Isabella 8 27:02:36
75 TS 316 Pedro Petinari   Pedro Petinari Ford 8 28:15:48
76 TS 242 Antonio Pingeon   Antonio Pingeon
  Manuel José Galandrino
Ford 8 28:18:23
77 TS 313 Americo Guzzini   Americo Guzzini
  Bernardo Guzzini
Ford Crestline Custom 2 Door Coupe 8 29:02:01
78 TE1.9 261 Alfonso de Hohenlohe   Alfonso de Hohenlohe
  Alberto Álvarez
Volkswagen 1200 De Luxe 8 30:14:12
79 TE1.9 263 Alfonso de Hohenlohe   Manuel Hinke Volkswagen 1200 De Luxe 8 30:15:54
80 TE1.9 262 Alfonso de Hohenlohe   Jan Wyers
  Rene Wyers
Volkswagen 1200 De Luxe 8 30:17:56
81 TS 246 Bartollo Abello   Bartollo Abello
  Adolfo Cañas
Ford 8 31:01:04
82 TE1.9 270 Alfonso de la Peña Cardona   Alfonso de la Peña Cardona Volkswagen 1200 De Luxe 8 31:01:43
83 TE1.9 271 Alfonso de Hohenlohe   Axel Wars Volkswagen 1200 De Luxe 8 31:04:41
84 TE1.9 272 Ara Arakelian   Ara Arakelian Volkswagen 1200 De Luxe 8 31:11:07
85 TE1.9 269 Juan de Aguinaco   Juan de Aguinaco Volkswagen 1200 De Luxe 8 31:15:59
86
DISQ
S1.5 100 Jacqueline Evans de López   Jacqueline Evans Porsche 356 SL 8 Over time limit
87
DNF
T+3.5 106 Philips Radio Mexico   Félix Cerda Loza
  Raúl Aguilar
Lincoln Capri 7 DNF
88
DNF
T+3.5 112 Coca-Cola Mexico   Fernando Razo Maciel
  Sergio Campos Yanez
Buick Century 7 Accident
89
DNF
T+3.5 122 Pat Zoccano   Pat Zoccano Buick 6 DNF
90
DNF
TS 212 Dan Morgan   Dan Morgan
  Frank Valchucks
Ford 6 Accident
91
DNF
T+3.5 116 Super Diesel   Alfonso César Franco
  José Hernández
Buick Riviera 5 DNF
92
DNF
TS 203 Leonel M. Garza   Leonel M. Garza
  Leobardo Elizondo
Chevrolet Bel Air 5 DNF
93
DNF
TS 210 Hollywood Deeptone   'Flash' Gordon
  Roberto Castañeda
Ford 5 DNF
94
DNF
TS 215 Productos Automotrices   Carlos Díaz Garcilazo
  Federico Carazín
Studebaker Champion 5 Accident
95
DNF
TE1.9 268 Alfa Romeo Finmeccanica   Bruno Bonini
  Piero Zanavoni
Alfa Romeo 1900 TI 5 Accident damage
96
DNF
TS 315 Victorio Menghi   Victorio Menghi
  Leopoldo Olvera Zabado
Chevrolet Bel Air 5 Fatal accident
(Zabado)
97
DNF
TS 319 Santos Martín   Santos Martín
  Horacio Zumelzu
Ford 5 DNF
98
DNF
TS 328 Carlos Battilana Olazábal   Carlos Battilana Olazábal
  Óscar Martorani
Ford 5 DNF
99
DNF
S+1.5 13 Javier Velázquez   Francisco Ibarra
  Fernando Pinal
Jaguar C-Type 4 Oil leak
100
DNF
S+1.5 16 Óscar Fano Bush   Óscar Fano Bush
  Roberto Barajas
Jaguar XK120 4 Mechanical
101
DNF
TS 207 Lineas Union del Sur   Olegario Pérez Pliego
  Asención Morales
Ford 4 Mechanical
102
DNF
TS 222 Bujias MexiCanas   Héctor Ortiz Palacios
  Vicente Solar
Dodge Royal 4 Accident
103
DNF
TS 230 Plinio Larocca   Plinio Larocca
  Rogelio Cruz
Ford 4 Mechanical
104
DNF
TS 250 Patricio Achura   Patricio Achurra Sánchez
  Jean Safont
Ford 4 Accident
105
DNF
S+1.5 10 Allen Guiberson   Joaquin Palacio Power
  Celso Fernández
Pegaso Z-102 BS Touring 3 Accident
106
DNF
S+1.5 32 Cabero   Alberto del Campo
  Jorge Mejía Martínez
Cabero Special Ford 3 Accident
107
DNF
S1.5 60 Carl Borgward   Karl-Günther Bechem
  Rudolf Herzog
Borgward Rennsport 55 3 Accident
108
DNF
T+3.5 105 Gas Atlas   Miguel García Bastida
  Pedro Gómez
Lincoln Capri 3 Wheel
109
DNF
TS 204 Mickey Thompson   Mickey Thompson
  Rodger Flores
Ford 3 Accident
110
DISQ
TS 225 Frank Davis   Frank Davis
  Dennis Cannon
Dodge 3 Accident
111
DNF
TS 234 Eduardo d'Alessandro   Eduardo D'Alessandro
  Francisco Vega Monroy
Chevrolet Bel Air 3 Over time limit
112
DNF
TS 249 Eugenio Guerrero   Eugenio Guerrero
  Ricardo Varela
Dodge 3 Mechanical
113
DNF
TE1.9 257 Alfa Romeo Finmeccanica   José Antonio Solana
  Luis Leguizamo
Alfa Romeo 1900 TI 3 DNF
114
DNF
TS 311 Bartolomé Ortiz   Bartolomé Ortiz
  Aurelio Lara
Ford 3 Engine
115
DNF
TS 341 Eugenio Modica   Eugenio Modica
  Ignacio Espina
Chevrolet Bel Air 3 Accident
116
DNF
S1.5 52 Escuderia Espaňa   Roberto Mieres Osca MT4 1500 2 Engine
117
DNF
T+3.5 101 Ángel Acar   Ángel Acar Valle
  Heriberto Angulo
Lincoln Capri 2 DNF
118
DNF
TE1.9 265 David Cerezo   David Cerezo
  Carlos A. Palacios
Alfa Romeo 1900T 2 Accident
119
DNF
TS 318 Antonio Gómez   Antonio Gómez Ford 2 DNF
120
DNF
S+1.5 8 Donald Healey   Carroll Shelby
  Ray Jackson-Moore
Austin-Healey 100S 1 Accident
121
DNF
S1.5 61 Carl Borgward   Franz Hammernick
  Fritz Jüttner
Borgward Rennsport 55 1 Accident
122
DNF
S1.5 62 Manfredo Lippmann   Manfredo Lippmann Osca MT4 2AD 1500 Morelli Super 1 Mechanical
123
DNF
T+3.5 108 Lincoln   Bill Vukovich
  Vern Houle
Lincoln Capri 1 Accident
124
DNF
T+3.5 114 Coca-Cola Mexico   Héctor Riva Palacio
  Roberto García
Buick Century 1 DNF
125
DNF
T+3.5 123 Luis Rafael Garzón   Luis Rafael Garzón
  Luis Alfonso Murcia
Lincoln Capri 1 Accident
126
DNF
TS 206 Pedro Ovies Sánchez   Pedro Ovies Sánchez
  Federico Tomeu
Ford 1 DNF
127
DNF
TS 228 Pepe Russo   Pepe Russo
  Pedro González
Ford 1 DNF
128
DNF
TE1.9 258 Pedro J. Llano   Pedro J. Llano Alfa Romeo 1900T 1 DNF
129
DNF
TE1.9 260 Guillermo Airaldi   Guillermo G. Airaldi Alfa Romeo 1900T 1 DNF
130
DNF
S+1.5 1 John Edgar   Jack McAfee
  Ford Robinson
Ferrari 375 Plus 0 Fatal accident
(Robinson)
131
DNF
S+1.5 2 Scuderia Espana   Alfonso de Portago Ferrari 750 Monza Scaglietti 0 Oil pipe
132
DISQ
S+1.5 3 Dominicana   Porfirio Rubirosa
  Ernie McAfee
Ferrari 500 Mondial Scaglietti 0 Over time limit
133
DISQ
S+1.5 4 Erwin Goldschmidt   Roberto Bonomi
  Carlos Peyloubet
Ferrari 375 MM 0 Over time limit
134
DNF
S+1.5 6 Jack Ensley   Robert Christie Kurtis-Nash 500M 0 Engine
135
DNF
S+1.5 7 Donald Healey   Lance Macklin
  Donald Healey
Austin-Healey 100S 0 Ignition
136
DNF
S+1.5 12 Bill von Esser   Bill von Esser
  Ernest Pultz
Chevrolet Corvette 0 Engine
137
DISQ
S+1.5 14 Hotel del Prado   Giovanni Bracco
  Riccardo Livocchi
Ferrari 750 Monza Scaglietti 0 Over time limit
138
DISQ
S+1.5 17 Duane Carter   Duane Carter Kurtis-Oldsmobile 500S 0 Over time limit
139
DNF
S1.5 99 Cruz Blanca   Jim Cassidy Cassidy Special MG 0 Mechanical
140
DNF
T+3.5 102 Lincoln   Chuck Stevenson
  Chuck Daigh
Lincoln Capri 0 Engine
141
DNF
T+3.5 104 Lincoln   Johnny Mantz Lincoln Capri 0 Engine
142
DNF
T+3.5 109 Lincoln   Jack McGrath
  Manny Ayulo
Lincoln Capri 0 Accident
143
DNF
T+3.5 118 Lincoln   Ferdinando de Leeuw Murphy
  Victor Becerra
Lincoln Capri 0 Engine
144
DNF
T+3.5 120 Ronald R. Ferguson   Leonard D. Sutton
  Ronald R. Ferguson
Lincoln Capri 0 Mechanical
145
DNF
T+3.5 128 Ernest C. Hall   Ernest C. Hall
  Louis Unser
Buick 0 Mechanical
146
DNF
T+3.5 167 Converse Motors   Bob Korf
  Walter A. Judge
Chrysler 0 Mechanical
147
DNF
TS 202 Refrescos Jarrito   Ricardo Anza
  Ricardo López Ramírez
Ford 6 0 Accident
148
DNF
TE1.9 254 Anaconda Nacional   Guido Mancini
  Francisco Mijares
Alfe Romeo 1900 T 0 Mechanical
149
DNF
TS 302 Jean-Manuel Bordeu   Juan Manuel Bordeu
  Raúl Bujeiro
Chevrolet Bel Air 0 Mechanical
150
DNF
TS 324 Humberto Maneglia   Humberto Maneglia
  Ramón Leal Contreras
Dodge Royal 0 Mechanical

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Class Winners

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Class Winners
Sport deste 1500 cc 19 Ferrari 375 Plus Pinin Farina Maglioli
Sport hasta 1500 cc 55 Porsche 550 Spyder Herrmann
Tourismo deste 3500 cc 194 Lincoln Capri Crawford / Iglesias
Tourismo Especial 226 Dodge V-8 Drisdale / Krause, Jr.
Tourismo Europeo 251 Alfa Romeo 1900 TI Sanesi / Cagna

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Standings after the race

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Pos Championship Points
1   Ferrari 32 (38)
2   Lancia 20
3   Jaguar 10
4   O.S.C.A. 8
5   Maserati 7
Note:
  • Only the top five positions are included in this set of standings.
  • Championship points were awarded for the first six places in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1.
  • Manufacturers were awarded points only for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by additional cars.
  • Only the best 4 results out of the 6 races could be retained by each manufacturer. Total points earned are listed within brackets in the above table.

References

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  1. ^ Krejci, Martin. "World Sportscar Championship 1954 – Carrera Panamericana". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Carrera Panamericana 1954 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  3. ^ "50th Anniversary of the Carrera Panamericana". Classics.com. 6 May 2000. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  4. ^ "1954 Carrera Panamericana: Courage to Go on".
  5. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-12-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ a b c Briggs, Gemma. "The road to thrills and spills down Mexico way".
  7. ^ a b c "Las Carreras de Mexico".
  8. ^ a b "Carrera Panamericana 1954 - Racing Sports Cars".
  9. ^ "1954 Carrera Panamericana". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-07. Retrieved 2014-12-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ "Carrera Panamericana 1954 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars".
  12. ^ "Reference at www.teamdan.com".[permanent dead link]

Further reading

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  • John Pickworth. Carrera Panamericana. John Morton Pickworth. ISBN 978-8492726523.
  • Daryl E. Murphy. Carrera Panamericana: History of the Mexican Prad Race, 1950-54. iUniverse, Inc. ISBN 978-0595483242
  • Johnny Tipler. La Carrera Panamericana: The World’s Greatest Road Race. Authors Online Ltd. ISBN 978-0755202355


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