The 3rd London Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 30 July 1955 at Crystal Palace Circuit, London. The race was run over two heats of 10 laps and a final of 15 laps, and was won by British driver Mike Hawthorn in a Maserati 250F. Hawthorn started from pole position in Heat 1 and set fastest lap in the heat, and also in the final. Vanwall driver Harry Schell started from pole position in Heat 2 and set fastest lap in that heat. Schell was second in the final and Roy Salvadori in a Maserati 250F was third.[1]
| 1955 London Trophy | |||
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| Non-championship race in the 1955 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 30 July 1955 | ||
| Official name | III London Trophy | ||
| Location | Crystal Palace Circuit, London | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.240 km (1.390 miles) | ||
| Distance | 15 (final) laps, 32.457 km (20.235 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Mike Hawthorn | Maserati | |
| Time | 1:03.4 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Vanwall | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
Despite most Internet sources describing this race as the London Trophy, it really should be called the International Trophy (not to be confused with the BRDC International Trophy). The actual London Trophy was a Formula Libre race also held at Crystal Palace on 30 May 1955 and was won by Peter Collins in a Maserati 250F.[2]
Entries edit
1Numbers 4, 14 and 22 DNA
Results edit
Heats edit
Heat 1
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Heat 2
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Final edit
Grid positions for the final were determined by the drivers' finishing times in the heats. Only the top six drivers from each heat qualified for the final.
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Hawthorn
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Maserati | 16:10.0, 77.30mph | 1 |
| 2 |  Harry Schell
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Vanwall | +1.4s | 3 |
| 3 | Roy Salvadori
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Maserati | +32.8s | 2 |
| 4 | Tony Brooks
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Connaught-Lea Francis | +53.0s | 6 |
| 5 | Paul Emery
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Emeryson-Alta | +1 lap | 7 |
| 6 | Michael Young
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Connaught-Alta | +1 lap | 9 |
| 7 | Keith Hall
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Cooper-Bristol | +1 lap | 12 |
| 8 | Bill Holt
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Connaught-Lea Francis | 11 | |
| Ret | Horace Gould
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Maserati | 10 laps, transmission | 4 |
| DNS |  Jack Brabham
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Cooper-Bristol | 8 | |
| DNS | Jack Fairman
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Connaught-Alta | 5 | |
| DNS | Tom Kyffin
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Cooper-Bristol | 10 |
References edit
- ^ "1955 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ^ "1955 London Trophy (or not)". Atlas F1:The Nostalgia Forum. Retrieved 2022-05-03.