1954 August Cup
| 1954 August Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  Reg Parnell | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:06.4 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Maserati | ||
| Third | Connaught-Lea Francis | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Reg Parnell | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Ferrari 500 |
| 4 | Tony Rolt | R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis |
| 5 | Horace Gould | Gould's Garage (Bristol) | Cooper T23-Bristol |
| 6 | Tony Crook | T.A.D. Crook | Cooper T24-Bristol |
| 7 | Keith Hall | Border Reivers | Cooper T20-Bristol |
| 8 | Jack Fairman | J.H. Webb | Turner-Lea Francis |
| 9 | Paul Emery | Emeryson Cars | Emeryson Mk.1-Alta |
| 10 | Roy Salvadori | Gilby Engineering | Maserati 250F |
| 11 | Horace Richards | H.A. Richards | HAR-Riley |
| 12 | Ted Whiteaway | E.N. Whiteaway | HWM-Alta |
| 14 | Geoff Richardson | G.N. Richardson | RRA-Alta |
| 15 | Gerry Dunham | C.G.H. Dunham | DHS-Alvis |
| 16 | Oliver Simpson | Ron Searles | Rover |
| 18 | Ron Searles | Ron Searles | Cooper-JAP |
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Heat 2
|
Final
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reg Parnell | Ferrari | 11:10.8, 74.59mph | 1 |
| 2 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | +3.2s | 2 |
| 3 | Tony Rolt | Connaught-Lea Francis | +29.0s | 4 |
| 4 | Horace Gould | Maserati | +37.0s | 3 |
| 5 | Keith Hall | Cooper-Bristol | +37.6s | 5 |
| 6 | Ted Whiteaway | HWM-Alta | 10 laps | 8 |
| 7 | Tony Crook | Cooper-Bristol | 10 laps | 7 |
| 8 | Jack Fairman | Turner-Lea francis | 11 | |
| 9 | Paul Emery | Emeryson-Alta | 6 | |
| Ret | Geoff Richardson | RRA-Alta | 10 | |
| DNS | Gerry Dunham | DHS-Alvis | 9 | |
| DNQ | Horace Richards | HAR-Riley | - | |
| DNQ | Oliver Simpson | Rover | - | |
| DNQ | Ron Searles | Cooper-JAP | - |
References
- ^ "1954 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ "Close Racing At Crystal Palace Bank-Holiday Meeting". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2022-05-16.