1954 International Gold Cup

The 1st International Gold Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 7 August 1954 at the Oulton Park Circuit, Cheshire. The race was run over 36 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Maserati 250F.

1954 International Gold Cup
Non-championship race in the 1954 Formula One season
Race details
Date 7 August 1954
Official name I International Gold Cup
Location Oulton Park Circuit, Cheshire
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.44 km (2.76 miles)
Distance 36 laps, 159.44 km (99.40 miles)
Pole position
Driver
Cooper
Time 1:59.4
Fastest lap
Driver Stirling Moss Maserati
Time 1:56.8
Podium
First
Maserati
Second
Ferrari
Third
Cooper

Results
PosNo.DriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid
1 7 Stirling Moss Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F 1h11m27.0, 83.48 mph 21
2 5 Reg Parnell Scuderia Ambrosiana Ferrari 625 1h12m47.4, +1m20.4 3
3 12 Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard Cooper T23-Bristol 1h12m51.0, +1m24.0 1
4 6 Don Beauman Sir Jeremy Boles Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 1h13m19.2, +1m52.2 7
5 30 Rodney Nuckey Ecurie Richmond Cooper T23-Bristol 34 laps 13
6 27 Bill Whitehouse W.J. Whitehouse Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 34 laps 8
7 17 Leslie Marr L. Marr Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 5
8 20 Charles Boulton Ecurie Ane Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 12
9 15 Leslie Thorne Ecurie Ecosse Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 10
NC 18 Michael Young Roebuck Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 15
NC 14 Ninian Sanderson Ecurie Ecosse Cooper T20-Bristol 9
NC 23 Horace Richards H.A. Richards HAR-Riley 20
DNF 21 Alan Brown A. Brown Cooper T23-Bristol 18 laps - fuel pump 4
DNF 3 Roy Salvadori Gilby Engineering Maserati 250F 14 laps - crash 6
DNF 22 Anthony Brooke A. Brooke HW-Alta 4 laps - brakes 17
DNF 26 Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 2 laps - magneto 2
DNF 25 Jack Fairman J.H. Webb Turner-Lea Francis 0 laps - half-shaft 14
DNF 24 Paul Emery Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Alta 0 laps - cylinder head 19
DNS 10 Albert Wake Ormskirk Motor Auctions Alta-Bristol 18
DNS 28 Tony Crook T.A.D. Crook Cooper T24-Bristol 16
DNA 2 Giovanni de Riu Giovanni de Riu Maserati A6GCM -
DNA 4 Harry Schell H. Schell Maserati A6GCM -
DNA 8 Mike Hawthorn Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625 no car available -
DNA 9 Robert Manzon Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 625 -
DNA 11 Jimmy Somervail Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol -
DNA 16 Tony Rolt R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught Type A-Lea Francis -
DNA 16 Peter Walker R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught Type A-Lea Francis -
DNA 19 Sir Jeremy Boles Sir Jeremy Boles Connaught Type A-Lea Francis -
DNA 25 John Webb J.H. Webb Turner-Lea Francis car driven by Jack Fairman -
DNA 26 André Pilette Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 -
DNA 29 Eric Brandon Ecurie Richmond Cooper T23-Bristol -

References
    • "1954 International Gold Cup Results". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
    • "1954 Non World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
    • "Formula 1 – Non Championship Races 1954". the-fastlane.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-02-18.


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