The International Gold Cup is a prize awarded annually to the winner of a motor race held at the Oulton Park circuit, Cheshire, England. In the 1950s and 1960s it formed one of a number of highly regarded non-Championship Formula One races, which regularly attracted top drivers and teams. With the increasing cost of F1, the number of non-Championship events dwindled and the Gold Cup fell by the wayside in the mid-1970s. After this time the Cup was open to Formula 5000 cars, then Formula 3000 cars, before finally being reduced to a courtesy award made for the winner of the race deemed "highlight of the weekend". The Cup proper was reinstated by the Historic Sports Car Club in 2003, for the winner of a race for historic F1 cars at the same circuit.

The Oulton Park circuit opened in 1953 and the first Gold Cup meeting was held the following year. As a sign of things to come Stirling Moss won both the first and second events; he would go on to win the Gold Cup a further three times before an accident prematurely ended his career. Perhaps appropriately it was Moss that was at the wheel when the Ferguson P99 took the first ever victory by a four-wheel drive F1 car and the last victory for a front-engined F1 car, in the 1961 Gold Cup race. Other famous winners include Jack Brabham and Denny Hulme.

Winners

Year Driver Constructor Championship/Class Report
2004 United Kingdom Barry Williams Aston Martin DBR4 Historic racing Report
2003 United Kingdom Martin O'Connell Lotus-Cosworth Historic racing Report
2002 Historic racing Report
2001 United Kingdom Tim Harvey
United Kingdom Rob Wilson
Chrysler Viper GTS-R British GT Championship Report
2000 United Kingdom Tim Harvey
United Kingdom Mike Youles
Porsche 911 GT2 British GT Championship Report
1999 United Kingdom Julian Bailey
United Kingdom Jamie Campbell-Walter
Lister Storm British GT Championship Report
1997–98 Not held
1996 United Kingdom Gareth Rees Reynard-Cosworth British Formula 2 Report
1995 Not held
1994 Germany Joachim Winkelhock BMW 318i BTCC Report
1993 Germany Joachim Winkelhock BMW 318i BTCC Report
1992 France Yvan Muller Reynard-Cosworth British Formula 2 Report
1991 United Kingdom Paul Warwick Reynard-Cosworth British F3000 Report
1990 United Kingdom Richard Dean Reynard-Cosworth British F3000 Report
1989 Brazil Paolo Carcasci Reynard-Cosworth British F3000 Report
1988 Australia Gary Brabham Ralt-Volkswagen British Formula 3 Report
1987 United Kingdom David Leslie
United Kingdom Mike Wilds
Lola-Chevrolet Thundersports Report
1986 United Kingdom John Foulston
United Kingdom John Brindley
Lola-Chevrolet Thundersports Report
1985 United Kingdom Tim Lee-Davey
Australia Neil Crang
Tiga GC84-Cosworth Thundersports Report
1984 United Kingdom John Foulston
United Kingdom John Brindley
Lola-Chevrolet Thundersports Report
1983 United Kingdom Richard Budge
United Kingdom Vin Malkie
Chevron-Ford Thundersports Report
1982 United Kingdom Tony Trimmer Fittipaldi-Ford British Formula One Championship Report
1981 United Kingdom John Surtees Maserati Historic racing Report
1980 United Kingdom Guy Edwards Arrows-Ford Aurora F1 Report
1979 Republic of Ireland David Kennedy Wolf-Ford Aurora F1 Report
1978 United Kingdom Tony Trimmer McLaren-Ford Aurora F1 Report
1977 United Kingdom Tony Trimmer Surtees-Ford Shellsport Group 8 Report
1976 United Kingdom Guy Edwards Brabham-Ford Shellsport Group 8 Report
1975 United Kingdom David Purley Chevron-Ford British F5000 Report
1974 United Kingdom Ian Ashley Lola-Chevrolet British F5000 Report
1973 United Kingdom Peter Gethin Chevron-Chevrolet British F5000 Report
1972 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Cosworth Non-championship F1 Report
1971 United Kingdom John Surtees Surtees-Cosworth Non-championship F1 plus
Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship
Report
1970 United Kingdom John Surtees Surtees-Cosworth Non-championship F1 Report
1969 Belgium Jacky Ickx Brabham-Cosworth Non-championship F1 Report
1968 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra-Cosworth Non-championship F1 Report
1967 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco Non-championship F1 Report
1966 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco Non-championship F1 Report
1965 United Kingdom John Surtees Lola-Cosworth Formula 2 Report
1964 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Cosworth Formula 2 Report
1963 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax Non-championship F1 Report
1962 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax Non-championship F1 Report
1961 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Ferguson-Climax Non-championship F1 Report
1960 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax Non-championship F1 Report
1959 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax Non-championship F1 Report
1958 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Lotus-Climax Sports car racing Report
1957 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax Formula 2 Report
1956 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax Formula 2/1.5 L sportscars Report
1955 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Maserati Non-championship F1 Report
1954 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Maserati Non-championship F1 Report
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