1954 Formula Libre Races
3 Apr | Castle Combe |
19 Apr | Chichester Cup, Goodwood |
19 Apr | Glover Trophy, Goodwood |
24 Apr | AMOC Trophy, Trophy |
? May | 500 Millas de Rafaele |
8 May | WHDCC Trophy, Ibsley |
9 May | Djurgard Park, Helsinki |
29 May | Daily Telegraph 200, Aintree |
5 Jun | WECC Trophy, Snetterton |
7 Jun | Whitsuntide Race, Goodwood |
7 Jun | Davidstow |
12 Jun | MCMRC Trophy, Oulton Park |
10 Jul | Chester Trophy, Oulton Park |
2 Aug | Bank Holiday Race, Brands Hatch |
2 Aug | Davidstow |
7 Aug | Oulton Park |
14 Aug | WECC Trophy, Snetterton |
28 Aug | Hastings Trophy, Castle Combe |
4 Sep | WJC Trophy, Charterhall |
18 Sep | London Trophy, Crystal Palace |
25 Sep | Woodcote Cup, Goodwood |
2 Oct | BARC Trophy, Aintree |
9 Oct | Snetterton |
27 Dec | Silver City Trophy, Brands Hatch |
3 April 1954 - Castle Combe: 29.61 km (2.961 km x 10 laps)
1 Les Leston Cooper-JAP 13m40.6, 80.68mph/129.84kph
2 Jimmy Stewart Connaught F2
3 George Abecassis HWM
4 W.Sleeman Cooper-JAP
R J.D.Lewis ERA accident/hit plough/fuel leak
VI Chichester Cup
19 April 1954 - Goodwood: 27.04 km (3.86 km x 5 laps)
1 Ken Wharton BRM P30 8m07.2, 142.75kph
2 Roy Salvadori Maserati 250F 8m07.6
3 Reg Parnell Ferrari 500/625 8m08.4
4 Ron Flockhart BRM P15
Fastest Lap: Wharton, Salvadori and Ron Flockhart (BRM P15), 1m35.6
II Glover Trophy
19 April 1954 - Goodwood: 81.06 km (3.86 km x 21 laps)
1 Ken Wharton BRM P15 35m00.0, 139.05kph
2 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught A 35m40.0
3 Leslie Marr Connaught A 36m00.4
4 Ron Flockhart BRM P30 36m08.0
5 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 37m29.4
6 Charles Boulton Connaught A
Fastest Lap: Wharton and Roy Salvadori (Maserati 250F), 1m37.8
AMOC Trophy
24 April 1954 - Snetterton: 27.00 miles (2.70 miles x 10 laps)
1 Ron Flockhart BRM 18m12s, 89.01 mph
2 Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol 19m02.6
3 Leslie Marr Connaught 19m20
Fastest Lap: Lockhart, 1m46.8
500 Millas de Rafaele
May 1954 - Rafaele
1 Roberto Bonomi Ferrari 250MM
2 ??
3 Ernesto Blanco Reo
WHDCC Trophy
8 May 1954 - Ibsley: 72.0 km (4.80 km x 15 laps)
1 Ron Flockhart BRM V16 32m09.3, 134.35 kph
2 Jimmy Stewart Jaguar C-Type
3 Ninian Sanderson Jaguar C-Type
4 A G Whitehead ERA
5 Alistair Birrell ERA
6 Roy Salvadori Maserati A6GCS
R Colin Chapman Emeryson
Fastest Lap: Flockhart, 87.39mph
Djurgard Park Race
9 May 1954 - Helsinki
1 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol
2 G Carlsson Ford Special
3 Roger Laurent Ferrari
Daily Telegraph 200
29 May 1954 - Aintree: 2x17 laps (Heats), 1x25 laps (Final)
Run anti-clockwise
Heat 1
1 Reg Parnell Ferrari 625/500 '0188-F2' 39m45s, 76.97mph
2 Peter Collins Ferrari 375 Thinwall Special 40m07
3 Stirling Moss Maserati 250F '2508' 40m12
4 Ken Wharton BRM T15 MKII V16
5 Jean Behra Gordini
6 J K Hall Cooper-Bristol
7 Leslie Marr Connaught
8 Ken McAlpine Connaught
9 Jack Fairman Turner
10 Alastair Birrell ERA
Fastest Lap: Collins, 2m15.2s (79.88mph)
Heat 2
1 Ron Flockhart BRM T15 MKII V16 39m47.2s, 76.92mph
2 Roy Salvadori Maserati 250F '2507' 39m50.2
3 Bob Gerard Cooper Bristol
4 André Pilette Gordini 31 T16
5 Philippe Etancelin Talbot T26C DA '110054'
6 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol
7 Leslie Thorne Connaught
8 C D Boulton Connaught
9 Tony Rolt Connaught
10 Graham Whitehead ERA
Fastest Lap: Salvadori, 2m16.2s (79.30mph)
Final
1 Stirling Moss Maserati 250F 1h18m48.4, 77.70mph
2 Reg Parnell Ferrari 625/500 '0188-F2' 1h19m36.6
3 Ron Flockart BRM T15 MKII V16 1h20m32.6
4 Bob Gerrard Cooper-Bristol 1h20m34
5 Roy Salvadori Maserati 33 laps
6 K McAlpine Connaught
7 Jean Behra Gordini 34 T16
8 A G Whitehead ERA
9 Leslie Marr Connaught
10 J K Hall Cooper-Bristol
11 Philippe Etancelin Talbot Lago T26C DA '110054'
12 André Pilette Gordini 31 T16
13 B Bira Maserati
14 C D Boulton Connaught
R Peter Collins Ferrari 375 Thinwall Special
Fastest Lap: Collins, 2m12s (81.82mph)
WECC Trophy
5 June 1954 - Snetterton: 43.61 km (4.361 km x 10 laps)
1 Roy Salvadori Maserati 18m33.2s, 87.63mph
2 W J Whitehouse Connaught 19m02.6
3 T A D Crook Cooper-Bristol 19m04.2
4 C D Boulton Connaught 19m07.8
Fastest Lap: Salvadori, 90.19mph
Whitsuntide Race
7 June 1954 - Goodwood: 57.9 km (3.86 km x 15 laps)
1 Peter Collins Ferrari Thinwall 23m35.4, 147.01 kph
2 Ron Flockhart BRM P30 MkII 23m50.4
3 Roy Salvadori Maserati 250F 23m58.0
4 Ken Wharton BRM 24m33
5 Reg Parnell Ferrari 500
6 J.Hall Cooper-Bristol t23 14 laps
Fastest Lap: Collins, 1m32.6s
7 June 1954 - Davidstow
1 G.Scali HWM-Jaguar
2 Tony Brooks HWM F2
3 John Riseley-Prichard Cooper-Connaught
4 A.W.Birrell ERA R1A
MCMRC Trophy
12 June 1954 - Oulton Park: 25 laps
1 Bob Gerrard Cooper Bristol 44m20.4, 75.44mph
2 Geoff Richardson RRA 44m30.2, 24 laps
3 Ninian Sanderson Jaguar 44m49, 24 laps
Chester Trophy
10 July 1954 - Oulton Park: 53.28 km (2 x 4.440 km x 12 laps
Race 1
1 Don Beauman Connaught 21m55s, 73.26mph
2 M F Young Connaught 23m39.2
3 C D Boulton Connaught
Race 2
1 Don Beauman Connaught 21m33.4s, 74.48mph
2 Geoff Richardson RRA
3 M F Young Connaught
Rochester Cup
2 August 1954 - Brands Hatch: 79.80 km (2 x 1.995 km x 20 laps)
Race 1
1 Don Beauman Connaught 20m35.2, 72.28 mph
2 Bill Whitehouse Connaught
3 Alan Brown Cooper-Alta
4 C D Boulton Connaught
Whitehead ERA
Birrell ERA
Spero Maserati
Fastest Lap: Beauman, 73.42 mph
Race 2
1 Bill Whitehouse Connaught 20m45.8s
2 Don Beauman Connaught
3 C D Boulton Connaught
4 Leslie Marr Connaught
Aggregate
1 Bill Whitehouse Connaught
2 Don Beauman Connaught
3 C D Boulton Connaught
2 August 1954 - Davidstow: 20 laps (Handicap)
1 G.Rolls Cooper-Bristol 67.19mph
2 Bruce Halford Riley Sprite
3 G.Hays Bentley "Embiricos"
4 G.Scali HWM
5 Clay Austen Healey
6 Ken Tyrrell Cooper-Norton
7 August 1954 - Oulton Park: 20 laps
1 Stirling Moss Maserati 39m58s, 83.91mph
2 Bob Gerrard Cooper-Bristol 40m41.4
3 Leslie Marr Connaught 41m51.8
4 Bill Whitehouse Connaught 43m03.6
5 Duncan Hamilton HWM-Jaguar 19 laps
Fastest Lap: Moss, 1m56.4 (85.40mph)
WECC Trophy
14 August 1954 - Snetterton: 174.45 km (4.361 km x 40 laps)
1 Peter Collins Ferrari Thinwall Special 1h10m57.8s, 146.97 kph
2 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol 37 laps
3 Ron Flockhart BRM 36 laps
4 Bob Gerrard Cooper Bristol 35 laps
5 J A Williamson ERA 35 laps
6 Alastair Birrell ERA 32 laps
7 E G Greenwall Cooper-JAP 31 laps
R Don Beauman Connaught
R Reg Parnell Ferrari 6 laps/engine
Fastest Lap: Collins, 1m43s (94.37 mph)
Hastings Trophy
28 August 1954 - Castle Combe: 27.30 miles (1.82 miles x 15 laps)
1 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol 19m10.2, 86.25mph
2 Ron Flockhart BRM 19m10.6
3 Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol 19m42.2
Roy Salvadori Maserati
Fastest Lap: Gerard and Flockhart, 1m15.6s (88.32mph)
WJC Trophy
4 September 1954 - Charterhall: 64.36 km (3.218 km x 20 laps)
1 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol 28m59.2, 82.70mph/133.09kph
2 Geoff Richardson RRA
3 Les Leston Cooper
II London Trophy
18 September 1954 - Crystal Palace: 44.74 km (2 x 2.237 km x 10 laps)
Race 1
1 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol 11m28.4s, 72.69mph/116.98kph
2 Don Beauman Connaught 11m41.4
3 Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol 12m00.6
Race 2
1 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol 11m18.6s, 71.61mph/115.24kph
2 Don Beauman Connaught 11m47
3 M Keen Cooper-Alta 11m58.8
Aggregate
1 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol
2 Don Beauman Connaught
3 Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol
4 John Risely-Pitchard Connaught
5 Jack Fairman Turner
Fastest Lap: Gerard, 1m07.2, 119.84 kph
VII Woodcote Cup
25 September 1954 - Goodwood: 38.6 km (3.86 km x 10 laps)
1 Peter Collins Ferrari Thinwall 15m38.4, 148.08 kph
2 Ken Wharton BRM P30 MkII 15m44.4
3 Stirling Moss Maserati 250F 15m48.0
4 Mike Hawthorn Vanwall Special 15m48.2
5 Ron Salvadori Maserati 16m21.6
6 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol 16m26.4
7 Alan Brown Cooper-Alta
8 John Risely-Pitchard Connaught
9 Sir Jeremy Blocs Connaught
10 Leslie Marr Connaught
Fastest Lap: Collins, 1m32.2, 150.81 kph
BARC Trophy
2 October 1954 - Aintree: 82.08 km (4.83 km x 17 laps)
Course now run clockwise
1 Stirling Moss Maserati 35m53.4, 85.26mph
2 Sergio Mantovani Maserati 36m04.4
3 Ron Flockhart BRM 36m21.2
4 André Pilette Gordini 37m05.5
5 Roy Salvadori Maserati
6 Don Beauman Connaught
7 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol
8 Louis Rosier Maserati
Fastest Lap: Moss, 2m00.6s (89.55mph)
9 October 1954 - Snetterton: 43.61 km (4.361 km x 10 laps)
1 Roy Salvadori Maserati 18m07.6, 80.37mph/129.34kph
2 Don Beauman Connaught 18m41
3 W J Whitehouse Connaught 19m14
4 John Risely-Pritchard Connaught
Fastest Lap: Salvadori, 91.26mph
Silver City Trophy
27 December 1954 - Brands Hatch: 29.925 km (1.995 km x 15 laps)
1 Don Beauman Connaught 15m40.8, 71.18mph/114.55kph
2 A E Marsh Cooper-JAP 15m42.8
3 Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol 16m04.3
4 Paul Emery Emeryson 16m14.4
5 Geoff Richardson RRA 16m32.6
6 Les Leston Cooper-JAP 16m48.8