1954 FIM Road Racing World Championships

Round 1 May 30 Grand Prix de France Circuit de Reims-Gueux, Reims, France
8.302 km road course 		>
Race
Pierre Monneret won in front of team mate Alfredo Milani.
Results
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Pierre Monneret 12 500 Gilera Quattro Moto Gilera 30 1:25:29.50 1
2 Alfredo Milani 56 500 Gilera Quattro Moto Gilera 30 +16.60
3 Jacques Collot 14 500 Norton Manx 30M/54 28
4 Luigi Taveri 24 500 Norton Manx 30M/54 Hans Haldemann 28
5 Bob Matthews 500 Norton Manx 30M 27
6 Cyril Julian 500 Norton Manx 30M W.S. Humphry 27
7 Pierre Cherrier 16 500 Norton Manx 30M 26
8 Barrie Stormont 34 500 BSA 26 Out of fuel
9 Roland Gauch 350 AJS 7R 24
10 Bruno Böhrer 500 Horex 24
11 Barry Haynes 350 BSA 24
R Geoff Duke 48 500 Gilera Quattro Moto Gilera Avon 23 Engine
R Bill Hall 500 Norton Manx 30M 12 Engine
R Francis Flahaut 64 500 BMW Rennsport 10 Mechanical
R Auguste Goffin 22 500 Norton Manx 30M/54 7 Mechanical
R Firmin Dauwe 500 Norton Manx 30M 7 Engine
R Reg Armstrong 500 Gilera Quattro Moto Gilera 2 Engine
R Charles Bruguiere AJS DNF
R Hans Haldemann 500 Norton Manx 30M Hans Haldemann DNF
R Jean-Pierre Bayle 500 Norton Manx 30M DNF
R Rally Dean 500 Norton Manx 30M DNF
R Brian Duffy 500 Norton Manx 30M DNF
R Alfredo Flores 500 Norton Manx 30M DNF
R Roy Godwin 500 Norton Manx 30M Canadian Motorcycle Association DNF
R Robin Fitton Velocette DNF
Notes : this is a test of miscellaneous field.
Distance 30 laps = 249.1 km Speed 174.8 km/h Weather Fair Attendance 28
PP Pierre Monneret FL Pierre Monneret 2:42.70 - 183.7 km/h
Started 25 Classified 11 DNF 14
Sources Vincent Glon, Werner Haefliger, Autosport, Motor Cycling Year Book