1954 Lavant Cup

1954 Lavant Cup
Non-championship race in the 1954 Formula One season
Race details
Date	19 April 1954
Official name	VI Lavant Cup
Location	Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	3.809 km (2.367 miles)
Distance	7 laps, 26.577 km (16.569 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Roy Salvadori	Maserati
Grid positions set by ballot
Fastest lap
Drivers	Roy Salvadori	Maserati
Fastest lap	Reg Parnell	Ferrari
Time	1:36.2
Podium
First	Reg Parnell	Ferrari
Second	Roy Salvadori	Maserati
Third	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught

The 6th Lavant Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 19 April 1954 at Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex. The race was run over 7 laps, and was won by British driver Reg Parnell in a Ferrari 625. Second-placed driver Roy Salvadori in a Maserati 250F shared fastest lap with Parnell. Kenneth McAlpine was third in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis.[1][2]

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Retired
1	17	Reg Parnell	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Ferrari 625	11:21.4, 88.77 mph
2	9	Roy Salvadori	Gilby Engineering	Maserati 250F	+0.6s
3	40	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+30.0s
4	43	Lance Macklin	HW Motors Ltd.	HWM-Alta	+40.2s
5	18	Leslie Marr	Leslie Marr	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+44.8s
6	21	Eric Brandon	Ecurie Richmond	Cooper T23-Bristol	+1:12.2
7	45	Tony Rolt	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type A-Alta	6 laps, magneto
8	56	Charles Boulton	Charles Boulton	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+1 lap
9	14	Leslie Thorne	Ecurie Ecosse	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+1 lap
Ret	57	Dick Gibson	R. Gibson	Cooper T23-Bristol	4 laps
Ret	47	Alan Brown	R.J. Chase	Cooper T23-Bristol	2 laps
Ret	39	Peter Whitehead	Peter N. Whitehead	Cooper T24-Alta	1 lap, throttle linkage
Ret	21	John Webb	John H. Webb	Turner-Lea Francis	1 lap
DNA	1	Alberto Ascari	G.A. Vandervell	Vanwall	car not ready
DNA	2	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Baron de Graffenried	Maserati A6GCM
DNA	23	Rodney Nuckey	Ecurie Richmond	Cooper T23-Bristol
DNA	26	Jock McBain	Border Reivers	Cooper T20-Bristol
DNA	50	Paul Emery	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson Mk1-Alta
DNA	54	Ted Whiteaway	E.N. Whiteaway	HWM-Alta

References

1. "1954 Goodwood F1". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
2. "1954 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2022-05-05.

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