1954 Joe Fry Memorial Trophy
1954 Joe Fry Memorial Trophy | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1954 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 28 August 1954 | ||
Official name | III Joe Fry Memorial Trophy | ||
Location | Castle Combe Circuit, Wilts. | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 2.96 km (1.84 miles) | ||
Distance | 15 laps, 44.40 km (27.60 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver |
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Grid positions set by ballot | |||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Bob Gerard | Cooper-Bristol | |
Time | 1:!6.2 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Maserati | ||
Second | Connaught-Lea Francis | ||
Third | Connaught-Lea Francis |
The 3rd Joe Fry Memorial Trophy was a non-championship Grand Prix held at the Castle Combe Circuit, Wiltshire on 28 August 1954. The race was won by Horace Gould in a Cooper T23, with Bill Whitehouse and John Riseley-Prichard second and third in their Connaughts. Bob Gerard set fastest lap in his Cooper.[1][2]
Results
Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired |
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1 | 36 | Horace Gould | Gould's Garage (Bristol) | Cooper T23-Bristol | 19:49.0, 83.56mph |
2 | 42 | Bill Whitehouse | W.G. Whitehouse | Connaught A-Type-Lea-Francis | +11.1s |
3 | 45 | John Riseley-Prichard | John Riseley-Prichard | Connaught A-Type-Lea-Francis | +17.2s |
4 | 40 | Michael Young | Roebuck Engineering | Connaught A-Type-Lea-Francis | 15 laps |
38 | Paul Emery | Emeryson Cars | Emeryson Mk.1-Alta | ||
39 | Anthony Brooke | A. Brooke | HWM-Alta | ||
41 | Ted Whiteaway | E.N. Whiteaway | HWM-Alta | ||
46 | Oliver Simpson | Oliver Simpson | Rover Special | ||
50 | Dick Gibson | R. Gibson | Cooper T23-Bristol | ||
NC | 47 | Ron Searles | R. Searles | Cooper-JAP | |
Ret | 49 | Bob Gerard | F.R. Gerard | Cooper T23-Bristol | 7 laps, suspension |
Ret | 43 | Jack Fairman | J.H. Webb | Turner-Lea Francis | 3 laps, piston failure |
Ret | 44 | Reg Parnell | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Ferrari 625 | 1 lap, piston failure |
DNA | 48 | Roy Salvadori | Gilby Engineering | Maserati 250F | car impounded by customs |
DNA | 51 | Les Leston | L. Leston | Cooper-JAP |
References
- ^ "1954 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ^ "1954 Castle Combe F1". Retrieved 2022-05-18.