1955 Daily Record Trophy | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1955 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 6 August 1955 | ||
Official name | III Daily Record Trophy | ||
Location | Charterhall Circuit, Berwickshire | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 3.2 km (2.0 miles) | ||
Distance | 20 (final) laps, 64.0 km (40.0 miles) | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Drivers | Bob Gerard | Maserati | |
Louis Rosier | Maserati | ||
Time | 1:23.5 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Maserati | ||
Second | Maserati | ||
Third | Maserati |
The 3rd Daily Record Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 6 August 1955 at Charterhall Circuit, Berwickshire. The race was run over two heats of 15 laps and a final of 20 laps, and was won by British driver Bob Gerard in a Maserati 250F. Horace Gould and Louis Rosier were second and third, also in 250Fs. Gerard and Rosier shared fastest lap. [1] [2]
This was the only occasion on which the Daily Record Trophy was run under Formula 1 rules, the previous races in 1953 and 1954 being Formula Libre events. It was also the last occurrence of the event.
Pos. | Driver | Car | Time/Retired |
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1 | Bob Gerard | Maserati | 28:49.0, 83.29mph |
2 | Horace Gould | Maserati | |
3 | Louis Rosier | Maserati | |
4 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Bristol | |
5 | Leslie Marr | Connaught-Alta | |
Ret | Archie Scott Brown | Lister-Bristol | 12 laps, suspension |
Ret | Mike Anthony | Lotus-Bristol | 5 laps |
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