1954 August Cup
1954 August Cup | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1954 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 2 August 1954 | ||
Official name | I August Cup | ||
Location | Crystal Palace Circuit, London | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 2.164 km (1.349 miles) | ||
Distance | 10 (final) laps, 21.64 km (13.49 miles) | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | ![]() | Ferrari | |
Time | 1:06.4 | ||
Podium | |||
First |
| Ferrari | |
Second |
| Maserati | |
Third |
| Connaught-Lea Francis |
Motor car race
The 1st August Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 2 August 1954 at Crystal Palace Circuit, London. The race was run over two heats of 10 laps and a final of 10 laps, and was won by British driver Reg Parnell in a Ferrari 500.
Parnell started from pole position in Heat 1 and set fastest lap in the heat, and also in the final. Connaught driver Tony Rolt started from pole position in Heat 2 and won, while Tony Crook set fastest lap in that heat in a Cooper.
Maserati driver Roy Salvadori was second in the final and Rolt was third.[1]
The name of the event is referred to in at least one source as the August Trophy Race.[2]
Entries
No. | Driver | Entrant | Car |
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3 | ![]() | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Ferrari 500 |
4 | ![]() | R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis |
5 | ![]() | Gould's Garage (Bristol) | Cooper T23-Bristol |
6 | ![]() | T.A.D. Crook | Cooper T24-Bristol |
7 | ![]() | Border Reivers | Cooper T20-Bristol |
8 | ![]() | J.H. Webb | Turner-Lea Francis |
9 | ![]() | Emeryson Cars | Emeryson Mk.1-Alta |
10 | ![]() | Gilby Engineering | Maserati 250F |
11 | ![]() | H.A. Richards | HAR-Riley |
12 | ![]() | E.N. Whiteaway | HWM-Alta |
14 | ![]() | G.N. Richardson | RRA-Alta |
15 | ![]() | C.G.H. Dunham | DHS-Alvis |
16 | ![]() | Ron Searles | Rover |
18 | ![]() | Ron Searles | Cooper-JAP |
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Heat 2
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Final
Pos. | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | ![]() | Ferrari | 11:10.8, 74.59mph | 1 |
2 | ![]() | Maserati | +3.2s | 2 |
3 | ![]() | Connaught-Lea Francis | +29.0s | 4 |
4 | ![]() | Maserati | +37.0s | 3 |
5 | ![]() | Cooper-Bristol | +37.6s | 5 |
6 | ![]() | HWM-Alta | 10 laps | 8 |
7 | ![]() | Cooper-Bristol | 10 laps | 7 |
8 | ![]() | Turner-Lea francis | 11 | |
9 | ![]() | Emeryson-Alta | 6 | |
Ret | ![]() | RRA-Alta | 10 | |
DNS | ![]() | DHS-Alvis | 9 | |
DNQ | ![]() | HAR-Riley | - | |
DNQ | ![]() | Rover | - | |
DNQ | ![]() | Cooper-JAP | - |
References
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