The 8th Lavant Cup was a motor race, run to Formula Two rules, held on 22 April 1957 at Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex. The race was run over 12 laps, and was won from pole position by British driver Tony Brooks in a Cooper T41-Climax. Brooks had been penalised five seconds for jumping the start but still finished almost 18 seconds ahead of Jack Brabham in a Cooper T43-Climax. Ron Flockhart was third in a Lotus Eleven-Climax. Roy Salvadori set fastest lap in another Cooper T43-Climax but retired with clutch failure.[1][2]
| 1957 Lavant Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 22 April 1957 | ||
| Official name | VIII Lavant Cup | ||
| Location | Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.863 km (2.408 miles) | ||
| Distance | 12 laps, 46.356 km (28.900 miles) | ||
| Attendance | 55,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Cooper | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Roy Salvadori | Cooper | |
| Time | 1:34.4 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Cooper | ||
| Second | Cooper | ||
| Third | Lotus | ||
Results edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Tony Brooks
|
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Cooper T41-Climax | 19:26.0, 142.98kph | 1 |
| 2 | 10 |  Jack Brabham
|
Cooper Car Company | Cooper T43-Climax | +17.8s | 4 |
| 3 | 23 | Ron Flockhart
|
John Coombs | Lotus Eleven-Climax | 12 laps | 3 |
| 4 | 16 | George Wicken
|
G. Wicken | Cooper T43-Climax | 12 laps | 10 |
| 5 | 25 | Graham Hill
|
C.T. Atkins | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 12 laps | 7 |
| Ret | 28 |  Herbert Mackay-Fraser
|
Team Lotus | Lotus Eleven-Climax | 9 laps, accident | 5 |
| Ret | 14 | Cliff Allison
|
Team Lotus | Lotus 12-Climax | 3 laps, transmission | 9 |
| Ret | 11 | Roy Salvadori
|
Cooper Car Company | Cooper T43-Climax | 3 laps, clutch | 2 |
| DNS | 12 | Colin Chapman
|
Team Lotus | Lotus 12-Climax | 6 | |
| DNS | 15 | Herbert Mackay-Fraser
|
Team Lotus | Lotus 12-Climax | drove #28 | 8 |
References edit
- ^ "1957 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Easter Racing at Goodwood and Brands Hatch". Motor Sport. Retrieved 2023-04-07.