1955 Lavant Cup
| 1954 Lavant Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 11 April 1954 | ||
| Official name | VII 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 | Connaught | ||
| Grid positions set by ballot | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Roy Salvadori | Connaught | |
| Time | 1:38.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Connaught | ||
| Second | Cooper | ||
| Third | Connaught | ||
The 7th Lavant Cup was a motor race, run to Formula Two rules, held on 11 April 1955 at Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex. The race was run over 7 laps, and was won by British driver Roy Salvadori in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis, setting fastest lap in the process. Bob Gerrard in a Cooper T23-Bristol was second, just 0.8 seconds behind Salvadori, and Don Beauman was third in another Connaught Type A-Lea Francis.[1][2]
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Roy Salvadori | John Young | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 11:38.6, 86.57mph | 1 |
| 2 | 16 | Bob Gerard | F.R. Gerard | Cooper T23-Bristol | +0.8s | 4 |
| 3 | 5 | Don Beauman | Sir Jeremy Boles | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 2 | |
| 4 | 12 | Mike Keen | R.J. Chase | Cooper T24-Alta | 5 | |
| 5 | 8 | Bill Holt | E.W. Holt | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 3 | |
| 6 | 24 | Mike Anthony | M. Anthony | Lotus Mark X-Bristol | 7 | |
| 17 | Dick Gibson | T.A.D. Crook | Cooper T23-Bristol | 11 | ||
| 18 | Tom Kyffin | Equipe Devone | Cooper T23-Bristol | 12 | ||
| 20 | Paul Emery | Emeryson Cars | Emeryson-Alta | 8 | ||
| 23 | Horace Richards | H.A. Richards | HAR-Riley | 9 | ||
| Ret | 21 | Ron Flockhart | J.H. Webb | Turner-Alta | 6 laps | 13 |
| Ret | 6 | John Riseley-Prichard | Equipe Endeavour | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 5 laps - gearbox | 10 |
| DNS | 19 | Bruce Halford | Equipe Devone | Cooper T23-Bristol | 6 | |
| DNA | 4 | Alan Brown | A. Brown | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | - | |
| DNA | 11 | Michael Young | Roebuck Engineering | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | - | |
| DNA | 15 | Edward Greenall | Hon E.G. Greenall | Cooper T24-Alta | - |
References
- ^ "1955 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ "Salvadori's Goodwood". Motor Sport. Retrieved 2023-03-29.