1954 (I) Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race | |||
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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 |
![]() | Connaught- Lea Francis | |
Time | 1:27.7 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Connaught- Lea Francis | ||
Second | Cooper- Bristol | ||
Third | HWM- Alta |
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.
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]
Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 |
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J. Riseley-Prichard | Connaught- Lea Francis | 29:54.9 | 1 |
2 |
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J.H. Walton | Cooper- Bristol | 4 | |
3 |
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A. Brooke | HWM- Alta | 7 | |
4 |
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Equipe Devone | Cooper- Bristol | 6 | |
Ret |
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C.D. Boulton | Connaught- Lea Francis | 5 | |
Ret |
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H.H. Gould | Kieft- Bristol | Engine | 3 |
Ret |
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L. Marr | Connaught- Lea Francis | Accident | 2 |
DNA |
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J.H. Walton | Frazer Nash- BMW | – | |
DNA |
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R. Gibson | Cooper- Bristol | – | |
DNA |
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Equipe Devone | Cooper- Bristol | – |
1954 (I) Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race | |||
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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 |
![]() | Connaught- Lea Francis | |
Time | 1:27.7 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Connaught- Lea Francis | ||
Second | Cooper- Bristol | ||
Third | HWM- Alta |
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.
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]
Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 |
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J. Riseley-Prichard | Connaught- Lea Francis | 29:54.9 | 1 |
2 |
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J.H. Walton | Cooper- Bristol | 4 | |
3 |
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A. Brooke | HWM- Alta | 7 | |
4 |
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Equipe Devone | Cooper- Bristol | 6 | |
Ret |
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C.D. Boulton | Connaught- Lea Francis | 5 | |
Ret |
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H.H. Gould | Kieft- Bristol | Engine | 3 |
Ret |
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L. Marr | Connaught- Lea Francis | Accident | 2 |
DNA |
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J.H. Walton | Frazer Nash- BMW | – | |
DNA |
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R. Gibson | Cooper- Bristol | – | |
DNA |
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Equipe Devone | Cooper- Bristol | – |