The 1st International Gold Cup was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 7 August 1954 at the Oulton Park Circuit, Cheshire. The race was run over 36 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Maserati 250F.[1] Reg Parnell was second in a Ferrari and Bob Gerard, who qualified on pole, third in his Cooper-Bristol.[2][3]
| 1954 International Gold Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1954 Formula One season | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 7 August 1954 | ||
| Official name | I International Gold Cup | ||
| Location | Oulton Park Circuit, Cheshire | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.44 km (2.76 miles) | ||
| Distance | 36 laps, 159.44 km (99.40 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Cooper | ||
| Time | 1:59.4 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Stirling Moss | Maserati | |
| Time | 1:56.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Cooper | ||
This was Moss's first Formula One win; he had won the Aintree 200 earlier in the season but that was a Formula Libre event.[4]
Results edit
References edit
- ^ "1954 International Gold Cup Results". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ^ "1954 Non World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ^ "Formula 1 – Non Championship Races 1954". the-fastlane.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ^ "1954 Daily Telegraph 200". Retrieved 2022-10-23.