1954 II Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race

The 2nd Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 2 August 1954 at the Davidstow Circuit, Cornwall. The race was to be run over 30 laps of the little circuit, but this was reduced to 20 laps due to the bad weather. The race was won by British driver John Coombs in a Lotus Mk VIII.[1]

1954 (II) Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race
Non-championship race in the 1954 Formula One season
Race details
Date 2 August 1954
Official name II Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race
Location Davidstow Circuit, Davidstow, Cornwall
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.973 km (1.8475 miles)
Distance 20 (reduced from 30) laps, 59.46 km (36.95 miles)
Weather Wet
Pole position
Driver Cooper-Bristol
Fastest lap
Drivers United Kingdom Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol
Fastest lap United Kingdom John Coombs Lotus-Lea Francis
Time 1:29.0
Podium
First Lotus-Lea Francis
Second Cooper-Bristol
Third Cooper-Bristol

This was the second of three Formula One races held in Cornwall during 1954 and 1955, and the first Formula One race to be won by a Lotus.[2]

Rodney Nuckey led the race until lap 17, when he suffered oil pressure problems, leaving Coombs and Tom Kyffin to battle for the lead until the end.[2]

Results

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Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid
1   John Coombs J. Coombs Lotus-Lea Francis 6
2   Tom Kyffin Equipe Devone Cooper-Bristol 2
3   Dick Gibson R. Gibson Cooper-Bristol 3
4   Gordon Rolls Equipe Devone Cooper-Bristol 19 laps 4
Ret   Rodney Nuckey Eric Brandon Cooper-Bristol Oil pressure 1
Ret   Albert Wake A. Wake Alta-Bristol 5
DNS   Jack Walton J.H. Walton Cooper-Bristol
DNS   Peter Bolton J.H. Walton Frazer Nash-BMW
DNS   Eric Brandon E. Brandon Cooper-Aston Martin Engine in practice
  • Brandon's Cooper-Aston Martin blew its engine in practice, and a Bristol engine was installed in its place. This car was the Cooper-Bristol that Nuckey used during the race.

References

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  1. ^ "1954 Davidstow F1". Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Davidstow", Peter Tutthill, 1996.


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