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]

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 Maserati
Grid positions set by ballot
Fastest lap
Drivers United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Maserati
Fastest lap United Kingdom Reg Parnell Ferrari
Time 1:36.2
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Maserati
Third Connaught

Results

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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

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  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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