1954 Lavant Cup
Non-championship race in the 1954 Formula One season
Race details
Date 19 April 1954
Official name VI Lavant Cup
Location Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.809 km (2.367 miles)
Distance 7 laps, 26.577 km (16.569 miles)
Pole position
Driver Maserati
Grid positions set by ballot
Fastest lap
Drivers United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Maserati
Fastest lap United Kingdom Reg Parnell Ferrari
Time 1:36.2
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Maserati
Third Connaught

The 6th Lavant Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 19 April 1954 at Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex. The race was run over 7 laps, and was won by British driver Reg Parnell in a Ferrari 625. Second-placed driver Roy Salvadori in a Maserati 250F shared fastest lap with Parnell. Kenneth McAlpine was third in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis.[1][2]

Results

Pos.No.DriverEntrantCarTime/Retired
1 17 United Kingdom Reg Parnell Scuderia Ambrosiana Ferrari 625 11:21.4, 88.77 mph
2 9 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Gilby Engineering Maserati 250F +0.6s
3 40 United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +30.0s
4 43 United Kingdom Lance Macklin HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta +40.2s
5 18 United Kingdom Leslie Marr Leslie Marr Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +44.8s
6 21 United Kingdom Eric Brandon Ecurie Richmond Cooper T23-Bristol +1:12.2
7 45 United Kingdom Tony Rolt Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Alta 6 laps, magneto
8 56 United Kingdom Charles Boulton Charles Boulton Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1 lap
9 14 United Kingdom Leslie Thorne Ecurie Ecosse Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1 lap
Ret 57 United Kingdom Dick Gibson R. Gibson Cooper T23-Bristol 4 laps
Ret 47 United Kingdom Alan Brown R.J. Chase Cooper T23-Bristol 2 laps
Ret 39 United Kingdom Peter Whitehead Peter N. Whitehead Cooper T24-Alta 1 lap, throttle linkage
Ret 21 United Kingdom John Webb John H. Webb Turner-Lea Francis 1 lap
DNA 1 Italy Alberto Ascari G.A. Vandervell Vanwall car not ready
DNA 2 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Baron de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM
DNA 23 United Kingdom Rodney Nuckey Ecurie Richmond Cooper T23-Bristol
DNA 26 United Kingdom Jock McBain Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol
DNA 50 United Kingdom Paul Emery Emeryson Cars Emeryson Mk1-Alta
DNA 54 United Kingdom Ted Whiteaway E.N. Whiteaway HWM-Alta

References

  1. "1954 Goodwood F1". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  2. "1954 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
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