The 1st August Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 2 August 1954 at Crystal Palace Circuit, London. The race was run over two heats of 10 laps and a final of 10 laps, and was won by British driver Reg Parnell in a Ferrari 500.
Parnell started from pole position in Heat 1 and set fastest lap in the heat, and also in the final. Connaught driver Tony Rolt started from pole position in Heat 2 and won, while Tony Crook set fastest lap in that heat in a Cooper.
Maserati driver Roy Salvadori was second in the final and Rolt was third.[1]
The name of the event is referred to in at least one source as the August Trophy Race.[2]
Entries
Results
Heats
Heat 1
|
Heat 2
|
Final
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Reg Parnell
|
Ferrari | 11:10.8, 74.59mph | 1 |
| 2 | Roy Salvadori
|
Maserati | +3.2s | 2 |
| 3 | Tony Rolt
|
Connaught-Lea Francis | +29.0s | 4 |
| 4 | Horace Gould
|
Maserati | +37.0s | 3 |
| 5 | Keith Hall
|
Cooper-Bristol | +37.6s | 5 |
| 6 | Ted Whiteaway
|
HWM-Alta | 10 laps | 8 |
| 7 | Tony Crook
|
Cooper-Bristol | 10 laps | 7 |
| 8 | Jack Fairman
|
Turner-Lea francis | 11 | |
| 9 | Paul Emery
|
Emeryson-Alta | 6 | |
| Ret | Geoff Richardson
|
RRA-Alta | 10 | |
| DNS | Gerry Dunham
|
DHS-Alvis | 9 | |
| DNQ | Horace Richards
|
HAR-Riley | - | |
| DNQ | Oliver Simpson
|
Rover | - | |
| DNQ | Ron Searles
|
Cooper-JAP | - |
References
- ^ "1954 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ "Close Racing At Crystal Palace Bank-Holiday Meeting". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2022-05-16.