1954 International Gold Cup

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1954 International Gold Cup
Non-championship race in the 1954 Formula One season
Race details
Date7 August 1954
Official name I International Gold Cup
Location Oulton Park Circuit, Cheshire
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.44 km (2.76 miles)
Distance 36 laps, 159.44 km (99.40 miles)
Pole position
Driver Cooper
Time 1:59.4
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Maserati
Time 1:56.8
Podium
First Maserati
Second Ferrari
Third Cooper

The 1st International Gold Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 7 August 1954 at the Oulton Park Circuit, Cheshire. The race was run over 36 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Maserati 250F.

Results

PosNo.DriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 250F 1h11m27.0, 83.48 mph21
25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reg Parnell Scuderia Ambrosiana Ferrari 625 1h12m47.4, +1m20.43
312 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard Cooper T23-Bristol 1h12m51.0, +1m24.01
46 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Don Beauman Sir Jeremy Boles Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 1h13m19.2, +1m52.27
530 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rodney Nuckey Ecurie Richmond Cooper T23-Bristol 34 laps13
627 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bill Whitehouse W.J. Whitehouse Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 34 laps8
717 Flag of Italy.svg Leslie Marr L. Marr Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 5
820 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles Boulton Ecurie Ane Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 12
915 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leslie Thorne Ecurie Ecosse Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 10
NC18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Young Roebuck Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 15
NC14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ninian Sanderson Ecurie Ecosse Cooper T20-Bristol 9
NC23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Horace Richards H.A. Richards HAR-Riley 20
DNF21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alan Brown A. Brown Cooper T23-Bristol 18 laps - fuel pump4
DNF3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roy Salvadori Gilby Engineering Maserati 250F 14 laps - crash6
DNF22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Brooke A. Brooke HW-Alta 4 laps - brakes17
DNF26 Flag of France.svg Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 2 laps - magneto2
DNF25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Fairman J.H. Webb Turner-Lea Francis 0 laps - half-shaft14
DNF24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Emery Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Alta 0 laps - cylinder head19
DNS10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Albert Wake Ormskirk Motor Auctions Alta-Bristol 18
DNS28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Crook T.A.D. Crook Cooper T24-Bristol 16
DNA2 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni de Riu Giovanni de Riu Maserati A6GCM -
DNA4 Flag of the United States.svg Harry Schell H. Schell Maserati A6GCM -
DNA8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hawthorn Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 625 no car available-
DNA9 Flag of France.svg Robert Manzon Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 625 -
DNA11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jimmy Somervail Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol -
DNA16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Rolt R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught Type A-Lea Francis -
DNA16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Walker R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught Type A-Lea Francis -
DNA19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sir Jeremy Boles Sir Jeremy Boles Connaught Type A-Lea Francis -
DNA25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Webb J.H. Webb Turner-Lea Francis car driven by Jack Fairman -
DNA26 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg André Pilette Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 -
DNA29 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eric Brandon Ecurie Richmond Cooper T23-Bristol -

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