1954 RedeX Trophy
1954 RedeX Trophy | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1954 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 14 August 1954 | ||
Official name | II RedeX Trophy | ||
Location | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.35 km (2.71 miles) | ||
Distance | 40 laps, 174.0 km (108.4 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver |
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Grid positions set by ballot | |||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Reg Parnell | Ferrari | |
Time | 1:48.4 | ||
Podium | |||
First |
| Ferrari | |
Second |
| Cooper-Bristol | |
Third |
| Connaught-Lea Francis |
Motor car race
The 2nd RedeX Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 14 August 1954 at Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk. The race was run over 40 laps, and was won by British driver Reg Parnell in a Ferrari 625, setting fastest lap in the process. Bob Gerard in a Cooper T23-Bristol was second and Don Beauman in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis was third.[1][2]
Results
Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Ret. |
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1 | 1 | Reg Parnell | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Ferrari 500 | 1:13:16.8, 88.42mph |
2 | 8 | Bob Gerard | F.R. Gerard | Cooper T23-Bristol | +49.0s |
3 | 3 | Don Beauman | Sir Jeremy Boles | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | +1 lap |
4 | 19 | Horace Gould | Gould's Garage (Bristol) | Cooper T23-Bristol | +1 lap |
5 | 30 | Rodney Nuckey | Ecurie Richmond | Cooper T23-Bristol | +2 laps |
6 | 17 | Charles Boulton | Ecurie Ane | Connaught-Lea Francis | +4 laps |
7 | 15 | Dick Gibson | R. Gibson | Cooper T23-Bristol | +5 laps |
8 | 16 | Horace Richards | H.A. Richards | HAR-Riley | +14 laps |
Ret | 5 | Bill Whitehouse | W.J. Whitehouse | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 23 laps, transmission |
Ret | 9 | Peter Whitehead | P.N. Whitehead | Cooper T24-Alta | 19 laps, suspension |
Ret | 14 | Ted Whiteaway | E.N. Whiteaway | HWM-Alta | 16 laps, steering |
Ret | 11 | Jack Fairman | J.H. Webb | Turner-Lea Francis | 13 laps, mechanical |
Ret | 20 | Charles Mauritzen | The Border Reivers | Cooper T20-Bristol | 4 laps, mechanical |
Ret | 6 | Leslie Marr | L. Marr | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 1 lap, crash |
Ret | 12 | Anthony Brooke | A. Brooke | HWM-Alta | 1 lap, crash |
DNA | 2 | Don Beauman | Sir Jeremy Boles | Ferrari 625 | car not purchased |
DNA | 4 | John Riseley-Prichard | Sir Jeremy Boles | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | car driven by Beauman |
DNA | 7 | Michael Young | Roebuck Engineering | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | |
DNA | 10 | Roy Salvadori | Gilby Engineering | Maserati 250F | car not repaired |
DNA | 18 | Paul Emery | Emeryson Cars | Emeryson Mk.1-Alta | |
DNA | 28 | Tony Crook | T.A.D. Crook | Cooper T23-Bristol | |
DNA | 34 | Peter Collins | G.A. Vandervell | Vanwall |
References
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