The 9th Lavant Cup was a motor race, run to Formula Two rules, held on 7 April 1958 at Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex. The race was run over 15 laps, and was won by Australian driver Jack Brabham in a Cooper T43-Climax. Graham Hill was second in a Lotus 12-Climax and set fastest lap, and Cliff Allison was third in another Lotus 12. Roy Salvadori started from pole position in a Cooper T43-Climax but crashed out on lap two.[1][2]

1958 Lavant Cup
Race details
Date 7 April 1958
Official name IX Lavant Cup
Location Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.863 km (2.408 miles)
Distance 15 laps, 57.93 km (36.12 miles)
Weather Cold
Attendance 60,000
Pole position
Driver Cooper
Time 1:38.2
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus
Time 1:30.2
Podium
First Cooper
Second Lotus
Third Lotus

Results

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Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 20   Jack Brabham Cooper Car Company Cooper T43-Climax 23:02.2 3
2 21   Graham Hill Team Lotus Lotus 12-Climax +0.4s 2
3 22   Cliff Allison Team Lotus Lotus 12-Climax +21.2s 5
4 9   Stuart Lewis-Evans British Racing Partnership Cooper T45-Climax +21.2s 4
5 27   Tony Marsh T. Marsh Cooper T45-Climax +1:08.4 7
6 42   John Lewis J. Lewis Cooper T43-Climax +1 lap 8
7 31   George Wicken G. Wicken Cooper T43-Climax +1 lap 6
8 40   Jimmy Stuart J.T. Stuart Cooper T45-Climax +1 lap 11
9 36   Dickie Stoop R. Stoop Cooper T43-Climax +2 laps 10
Ret 28   Dennis Taylor D. Taylor Lotus 12-Climax 10 laps 12
Ret 29   Brian Naylor B. Naylor Cooper T45-Climax 4 laps 9
Ret 39   Roy Salvadori C.T. Atkins Cooper T43-Climax 2 laps, accident 1

References

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  1. ^ "IX Lavant Cup 1958". F2 Register. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  2. ^ "B.A.R.C. Goodwood Easter Meeting". Motor Sport. Retrieved 2023-04-10.