The Lavant Cup was a motor race held in the spring at Goodwood, England from 1949 to 1966. Over the years it was variously run for Formula 2, Formula 1 and, finally, Sports car racing classes, with the latter counting towards the British Sports Car Championship. The trophy is named for the near-by parish and villages of Lavant, which also give their name to the Lavant Straight on the circuit itself.[1][2]

Lavant Cup
Goodwood Circuit
Race information
Number of times held18
First held1949
Last held1966
Most wins (drivers)United Kingdom Roy Salvadori (3)
Most wins (constructors)United Kingdom Cooper Car Company (9)
Circuit length3.809 km (2.367 miles)
Last race (1966)
Pole position
Podium
Fastest lap
Dudley Folland in his 1949 race-winning Ferrari 166 SC

In recent years the race has been revived as a historic racing event, forming a part of the Goodwood SpeedWeek meeting.[3]


Winners

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Year Winner Car Report
1949   Dudley Folland Ferrari 166 SC Report
1950   Bill Aston Cooper T9-JAP Report
1951   Stirling Moss HWM-Alta Report
1952   Mike Hawthorn Cooper T20-Bristol Report
1953   Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM Report
1954   Reg Parnell Ferrari 625 Report
1955   Roy Salvadori Connaught Type A Report
1956   Roy Salvadori Cooper T39-Climax Report
1957   Tony Brooks Cooper T41-Climax Report
1958   Jack Brabham Cooper T43-Climax Report
1959   Jack Brabham Cooper T45-Climax Report
1960   Innes Ireland Lotus 18-Climax Report
1961   Stirling Moss Cooper T53-Climax Report
1962   Bruce McLaren Cooper T55-Climax Report
1963   Roy Salvadori Cooper T61-Climax Report
1964   John Coundley Lotus 19-Climax Report
1965   Jim Clark Lotus 30-Ford Report
1966   Mike Spence Parnell-BRM Report
Sources:[4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Redman, Peter (2007). Goodwood Remembered. IM Publications. ISBN 978-1901019063.
  2. ^ Gardiner, Tony (2004). Motor Racing at Goodwood in the Sixties. Veloce Publishing Limited. ISBN 1845844963.
  3. ^ "Gallery: Elegant speed in the Lavant Cup". Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  4. ^ "F2 Register". Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  5. ^ "The Formula One Archives". Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  6. ^ "Racing Sports Cars". Retrieved 2022-05-06.