1954 I Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race
The 1st Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race was the first Cornwall MRC motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 7 June 1954 at the Davidstow Circuit, Cornwall. The race was run over 20 laps of the little circuit, and was won by British driver John Riseley-Prichard in a Connaught Type A.
1954 (I) Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1954 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 7 June 1954 | ||
Official name | I Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race | ||
Location | Davidstow Circuit, Davidstow, Cornwall | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 2.973 km (1.8475 mi) | ||
Distance | 20 laps, 59.46 km (36.95 mi) | ||
Weather | Wet | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Connaught-Lea Francis | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
![]() | Connaught-Lea Francis | |
Time | 1:27.7 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Connaught-Lea Francis | ||
Second | Cooper-Bristol | ||
Third | HWM-Alta |
This was the first of three Formula One races held in Cornwall during 1954 and 1955, and was the first Formula One event to include a Kieft on the grid, driven by Horace Gould.[1]
Gould later caused the entire meeting to be ended prematurely when he crashed his car transporter (a converted double-decker bus) into a footbridge, bringing it down on to the track.[1]
Results
Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | ![]() |
J. Riseley-Prichard | Connaught-Lea Francis | 29:54.9 | 1 |
2 | ![]() |
J.H. Walton | Cooper-Bristol | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
A. Brooke | HWM-Alta | 7 | |
4 | ![]() |
Equipe Devone | Cooper-Bristol | 6 | |
Ret | ![]() |
C.D. Boulton | Connaught-Lea Francis | 5 | |
Ret | ![]() |
H.H. Gould | Kieft-Bristol | Engine | 3 |
Ret | ![]() |
L. Marr | Connaught-Lea Francis | Accident | 2 |
DNA | ![]() |
J.H. Walton | Frazer Nash-BMW | – | |
DNA | ![]() |
R. Gibson | Cooper-Bristol | – | |
DNA | ![]() |
Equipe Devone | Cooper-Bristol | – |
References
- "Davidstow", Peter Tutthill, 1996.
Previous race: 1954 BARC Formula 1 Race / 1954 Grand Prix des Frontières |
Formula One non-championship races 1954 season |
Next race: 1954 Grand Prix des Frontières / 1954 Crystal Palace Trophy |
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Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race | Next race: 1954 II Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race |
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