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1954 August Cup

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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 United Kingdom 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

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No. Driver Entrant Car
3 United Kingdom Reg Parnell Scuderia Ambrosiana Ferrari 500
4 United Kingdom Tony Rolt R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
5 United Kingdom Horace Gould Gould's Garage (Bristol) Cooper T23-Bristol
6 United Kingdom Tony Crook T.A.D. Crook Cooper T24-Bristol
7 United Kingdom Keith Hall Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol
8 United Kingdom Jack Fairman J.H. Webb Turner-Lea Francis
9 United Kingdom Paul Emery Emeryson Cars Emeryson Mk.1-Alta
10 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Gilby Engineering Maserati 250F
11 United Kingdom Horace Richards H.A. Richards HAR-Riley
12 United Kingdom Ted Whiteaway E.N. Whiteaway HWM-Alta
14 United Kingdom Geoff Richardson G.N. Richardson RRA-Alta
15 United Kingdom Gerry Dunham C.G.H. Dunham DHS-Alvis
16 United Kingdom Oliver Simpson Ron Searles Rover
18 United Kingdom Ron Searles Ron Searles Cooper-JAP

Results

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Heats

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Heat 1
Pos Driver Car Time/Ret. Grid
1 United Kingdom Reg Parnell Ferrari 11:18.8, 73.81mph 1
2 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Maserati +8.0s 2
3 United Kingdom Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol +28.0s 3
4 United Kingdom Keith Hall Cooper-Bristol 10 laps 4
5 United Kingdom Paul Emery Emeryson-Alta 10 laps 6
6 United Kingdom Gerry Dunham DHS-Alvis 5
7 United Kingdom Horace Richards HAR-Riley 7
Heat 2
Pos Driver Car Time/Ret. Grid
1 United Kingdom Tony Rolt Connaught-Alta 11:47.4, 70.78mph 1
2 United Kingdom Tony Crook Cooper-Bristol +17.6s 2
3 United Kingdom Jack Fairman Turner-Lea Francis +26.4s 4
4 United Kingdom Ted Whiteaway HWM-Alta 10 laps 3
5 United Kingdom Geoff Richardson RRA-Alta 6
6 United Kingdom Oliver Simpson Rover 7
7 United Kingdom Ron Searles Cooper-JAP 5

Final

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Pos. Driver Car Time/Retired Grid
1 United Kingdom Reg Parnell Ferrari 11:10.8, 74.59mph 1
2 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Maserati +3.2s 2
3 United Kingdom Tony Rolt Connaught-Lea Francis +29.0s 4
4 United Kingdom Horace Gould Maserati +37.0s 3
5 United Kingdom Keith Hall Cooper-Bristol +37.6s 5
6 United Kingdom Ted Whiteaway HWM-Alta 10 laps 8
7 United Kingdom Tony Crook Cooper-Bristol 10 laps 7
8 United Kingdom Jack Fairman Turner-Lea francis 11
9 United Kingdom Paul Emery Emeryson-Alta 6
Ret United Kingdom Geoff Richardson RRA-Alta 10
DNS United Kingdom Gerry Dunham DHS-Alvis 9
DNQ United Kingdom Horace Richards HAR-Riley -
DNQ United Kingdom Oliver Simpson Rover -
DNQ United Kingdom Ron Searles Cooper-JAP -

References

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  1. ^ "1954 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  2. ^ "Close Racing At Crystal Palace Bank-Holiday Meeting". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2022-05-16.


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