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Ferrari duel in the 1954 Carrera Panamericana "Mexico" road race

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Created on May 1, 1988

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Adriano Cimarosti

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Don Downie

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Ferrari 375 Plus (1954) at the Carrera Panamericana 1954 - Umberto Maglioli with the powerful Ferrari 375 Plus

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Porsche 550 RS (1954) - the victorious Hans Herrmann and Jaroslav Juhan at the finish line in Juarez at the 1954 Carrera Panamericana

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Porsche 550 (1954) at the Carrera Panamericana 1954 - Victory in the class up to 1500 cm3 went to Hans Herrmann from Stuttgart in a Porsche 550

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Porsche 550 1500 RS (1954) - Hans Herrmann at the Carrera Panamericana 1954

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Porsche 550 1500 RS (1954) - no expense spared - Hans Herrmann's one-off car with Huschke von Hanstein and airplane at the Carrera Panamericana 1954

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Borgward RS 1500 (1954) at the Carrera Panamericana 1954 - The German Bechem on Borgward RS 1500 after a collision with a dog

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Ferrari 375 MM (1954) at the Carrera Panamericana 1954 - Phil Hill's Ferrari 375 MM once had problems with the differentia

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Pegaso Z 102 (1954) at the Carrera Panamericana 1954 - The Spanish Pegaso Z 102 with supercharged V8 engine

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Lincoln Capri (1954) at the Carrera Panamericana 1954 - The organization around the official Lincoln Capri was great

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Alfa Romeo 1900 TI (1954) at the Carrera Panamericana 1954 - The Alfa Romeo 1900 TI had no serious rivals in the European touring cars up to two liters

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Ferrari 375 Plus (1954) at the Carrera Panamericana 1954 - Robinson was killed in an accident

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Summary

November 1954 saw the fifth and final edition of the Carrera Panamericana, which did not make as big a splash as its immediate predecessors, because for once it was not the big works teams competing for overall victory. Daimler-Benz had concentrated exclusively on Formula 1 in 1954, Lancia followed suit, so that only a few private drivers competed in Mexico with their Ferraris as crown favorites. In the big sports cars, the race was dominated by the duel between the two Ferraris of Umberto Maglioli and Phil Hill. However, exciting battles were also on offer in the other, well-staffed categories. This report takes another in-depth look at the fifth Carrera, showing how the individual teams fared and who won and lost. The report is supplemented with race pictures from the event.

This article contains the following chapters

No serious opponents for Ferrari
Pegaso Z 102 with V8 supercharged engine
Up to 1500 cm3: Porsche, Borgward and Osca
US touring cars among themselves
Alfa Romeo works team
Strong participation from Volkswagen
149 cars on the starting list
Best time for Phil Hill on the first stage
Losses for Lincoln too
Maglioli fastest on the second stage
Phil Hill in the lead again in the short stage to Mexico
Maglioli at the top of the overall standings from the fifth stage onwards
Cadillac shows its teeth
36 seconds difference
Over for good!
Final classification sports cars over 1500 cm3
Final classification sports cars up to 1500 cm3
Final classification European Touring Cars (up to 2000 cm3)
Final classification International Touring Cars (over 3500 cm3)
Special touring cars (medium displacement class)

Estimated reading time: 17min

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November 1954 saw the fifth and final edition of the Carrera Panamericana, which did not make as big a splash as its immediate predecessors, because for once it was not the big works teams competing for overall victory. Daimler-Benz had concentrated exclusively on Formula 1 in 1954, Lancia followed suit, so that only a few private drivers competed in Mexico with their Ferraris as crown favorites. In the big sports cars, the race was dominated by the duel between the two Ferraris of Umberto Maglioli and Phil Hill. However, exciting battles were also on offer in the other, well-staffed categories.

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