The 1st Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race was the first Cornwall MRC motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 7 June 1954 at the Davidstow Circuit, Cornwall. The race was run over 20 laps of the little circuit, and was won by British driver John Riseley-Prichard in a Connaught Type A.
| 1954 (I) Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1954 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 7 June 1954 | ||
| Official name | I Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race | ||
| Location | Davidstow Circuit, Davidstow, Cornwall | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.973 km (1.8475 miles) | ||
| Distance | 20 laps, 59.46 km (36.95 miles) | ||
| Weather | Wet | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Connaught-Lea Francis | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 John Riseley-Prichard | Connaught-Lea Francis | |
| Time | 1:27.7 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Connaught-Lea Francis | ||
| Second | Cooper-Bristol | ||
| Third | HWM-Alta | ||
This was the first of three Formula One races held in Cornwall during 1954 and 1955, and was the first Formula One event to include a Kieft on the grid, driven by Horace Gould.[1]
Gould later caused the entire meeting to be ended prematurely when he crashed his car transporter (a converted double-decker bus) into a footbridge, bringing it down on to the track.[1]
Results
edit| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Riseley-Prichard
|
J. Riseley-Prichard | Connaught-Lea Francis | 29:54.9 | 1 |
| 2 | Jack Walton
|
J.H. Walton | Cooper-Bristol | 4 | |
| 3 | Anthony Brooke
|
A. Brooke | HWM-Alta | 7 | |
| 4 | Tom Kyffin
|
Equipe Devone | Cooper-Bristol | 6 | |
| Ret | Charles Boulton
|
C.D. Boulton | Connaught-Lea Francis | 5 | |
| Ret | Horace Gould
|
H.H. Gould | Kieft-Bristol | Engine | 3 |
| Ret | Leslie Marr
|
L. Marr | Connaught-Lea Francis | Accident | 2 |
| DNA | R. E. Dixon
|
J.H. Walton | Frazer Nash-BMW | – | |
| DNA | Dick Gibson
|
R. Gibson | Cooper-Bristol | – | |
| DNA | David Watts
|
Equipe Devone | Cooper-Bristol | – |
References
edit
- Race results at www.silhouet.com [1]