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1954 II Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race

FieldValue
TypeNC
CountryUK
Grand Prix(II) Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race
Official nameII Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race
LocationDavidstow Circuit, Davidstow, Cornwall
ImageDavidstow 1953.png
Date2 August
Year1954
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi1.8475
Course_km2.973
Distance_laps20 (reduced from 30)
Distance_mi36.95
Distance_km59.46
WeatherWet
Pole_DriverRodney Nuckey
Pole_CountryUK
Pole_TeamCooper-Bristol
Fast_DriverRodney Nuckey
Fast_TeamCooper-Bristol
Fast_Time1:29.0
Fast_CountryUK
Fast_Driver2John Coombs
Fast_Team2Lotus-Lea Francis
Fast_Country2UK
First_DriverJohn Coombs
First_CountryUK
First_TeamLotus-Lea Francis
Second_DriverTom Kyffin
Second_CountryUK
Second_TeamCooper-Bristol
Third_DriverDick Gibson
Third_CountryUK
Third_TeamCooper-Bristol

The 2nd Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 2 August 1954 at the Davidstow Circuit, Cornwall. The race was to be run over 30 laps of the little circuit, but this was reduced to 20 laps due to the bad weather. The race was won by British driver John Coombs in a Lotus Mk VIII.

This was the second of three Formula One races held in Cornwall during 1954 and 1955, and the first Formula One race to be won by a Lotus.

Rodney Nuckey led the race until lap 17, when he suffered oil pressure problems, leaving Coombs and Tom Kyffin to battle for the lead until the end.

Results

PosDriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid1234RetRetDNSDNSDNS
UK John CoombsJ. CoombsLotus-Lea Francis6
UK Tom KyffinEquipe DevoneCooper-Bristol2
UK Dick GibsonR. GibsonCooper-Bristol3
UK Gordon RollsEquipe DevoneCooper-Bristol19 laps4
UK Rodney NuckeyEric BrandonCooper-BristolOil pressure1
UK Albert WakeA. WakeAlta-Bristol5
UK Jack WaltonJ.H. WaltonCooper-Bristol–
UK Peter BoltonJ.H. WaltonFrazer Nash-BMW–
UK Eric BrandonE. BrandonCooper-Aston MartinEngine in practice–
  • Brandon's Cooper-Aston Martin blew its engine in practice, and a Bristol engine was installed in its place. This car was the Cooper-Bristol that Nuckey used during the race.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1954 I Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race | Next_year's_race = 1955 Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race

References

  1. "1954 Davidstow F1".
  2. "Davidstow", Peter Tutthill, 1996.
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