Oulton Park International Gold Cup

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The International Gold Cup is a prize awarded annually to the winner of a motor race held at the Oulton Park circuit, Cheshire, England. In the 1950s and 1960s it formed one of a number of highly regarded non-Championship Formula One races, which regularly attracted top drivers and teams. With the increasing cost of F1, the number of non-Championship events dwindled and the Gold Cup fell by the wayside in the mid-1970s. After this time the Cup was open to Formula 5000 cars, then Formula 3000 cars, before finally being reduced to a courtesy award made for the winner of the race deemed "highlight of the weekend". The Cup proper was reinstated by the Historic Sports Car Club in 2003, for the winner of a race for historic F1 cars at the same circuit.

The Oulton Park circuit opened in 1953 and the first Gold Cup meeting was held the following year. As a sign of things to come Stirling Moss won both the first and second events; he would go on to win the Gold Cup a further three times before an accident prematurely ended his career. Perhaps appropriately it was Moss that was at the wheel when the Ferguson P99 took the first ever victory by a four-wheel drive F1 car and the last victory for a front-engined F1 car, in the 1961 Gold Cup race. Other famous winners include Jack Brabham and Denny Hulme.

Winners

YearDriverConstructorChampionship/ClassReport
2004 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barry Williams Aston Martin DBR4 Historic racing Report
2003 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin O'Connell Lotus-Cosworth Historic racing Report
2002 Historic racing Report
2001 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Harvey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Wilson
Chrysler Viper GTS-R British GT Championship Report
2000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Harvey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Youles
Porsche 911 GT2 British GT Championship Report
1999 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julian Bailey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Campbell-Walter
Lister Storm British GT Championship Report
1997–98Not held
1996 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gareth Rees Reynard-Cosworth British Formula 2 Report
1995Not held
1994 Flag of Germany.svg Joachim Winkelhock BMW 318i BTCC Report
1993 Flag of Germany.svg Joachim Winkelhock BMW 318i BTCC Report
1992 Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Reynard-Cosworth British Formula 2 Report
1991 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Warwick Reynard-Cosworth British F3000 Report
1990 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Dean Reynard-Cosworth British F3000 Report
1989 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Paolo Carcasci Reynard-Cosworth British F3000 Report
1988 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Brabham Ralt-Volkswagen British Formula 3 Report
1987 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Leslie
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Wilds
Lola-Chevrolet Thundersports Report
1986 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Foulston
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Brindley
Lola-Chevrolet Thundersports Report
1985 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Lee-Davey
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Crang
Tiga GC84-Cosworth Thundersports Report
1984 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Foulston
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Brindley
Lola-Chevrolet Thundersports Report
1983 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Budge
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Vin Malkie
Chevron-Ford Thundersports Report
1982 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Trimmer Fittipaldi-Ford British Formula One Championship Report
1981 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Maserati Historic racing Report
1980 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Edwards Arrows-Ford Aurora F1 Report
1979 Flag of Ireland.svg David Kennedy Wolf-Ford Aurora F1 Report
1978 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Trimmer McLaren-Ford Aurora F1 Report
1977 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Trimmer Surtees-Ford Shellsport Group 8 Report
1976 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Edwards Brabham-Ford Shellsport Group 8 Report
1975 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Purley Chevron-Ford British F5000 Report
1974 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Ashley Lola-Chevrolet British F5000 Report
1973 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Gethin Chevron-Chevrolet British F5000 Report
1972 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Cosworth Non-championship F1 Report
1971 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Surtees-Cosworth Non-championship F1 plus
Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championship
Report
1970 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Surtees-Cosworth Non-championship F1 Report
1969 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Brabham-Cosworth Non-championship F1 Report
1968 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Matra-Cosworth Non-championship F1 Report
1967 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco Non-championship F1 Report
1966 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco Non-championship F1 Report
1965 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Lola-Cosworth Formula 2 Report
1964 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Cosworth Formula 2 Report
1963 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax Non-championship F1 Report
1962 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax Non-championship F1 Report
1961 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Ferguson-Climax Non-championship F1 Report
1960 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax Non-championship F1 Report
1959 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax Non-championship F1 Report
1958 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roy Salvadori Lotus-Climax Sports car racing Report
1957 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax Formula 2 Report
1956 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax Formula 2/1.5 L sportscars Report
1955 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Maserati Non-championship F1 Report
1954 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Maserati Non-championship F1 Report