1954 August Cup

Non-championship race in the 1954 Formula One season
Race details
Date|  2 August 1954
Official name|  I August Cup
Location|  Crystal Palace Circuit, London
Course|  Permanent racing facility
Course length|  2.164 km (1.349 miles)
Distance|  10 (final) laps, 21.64 km (13.49 miles)
Fastest lap
Driver|  Reg Parnell|  Ferrari
Time|  1:06.4
Podium
First|

* Reg Parnell

|  Ferrari
Second|

* Roy Salvadori

|  Maserati
Third|

* Tony Rolt

|  Connaught-Lea Francis

Motor car race

The 1st August Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 2 August 1954 at Crystal Palace Circuit, London. The race was run over two heats of 10 laps and a final of 10 laps, and was won by British driver Reg Parnell in a Ferrari 500.

Parnell started from pole position in Heat 1 and set fastest lap in the heat, and also in the final. Connaught driver Tony Rolt started from pole position in Heat 2 and won, while Tony Crook set fastest lap in that heat in a Cooper.

Maserati driver Roy Salvadori was second in the final and Rolt was third.[1]

The name of the event is referred to in at least one source as the August Trophy Race.[2]

## Entries

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No. | Driver | Entrant | Car

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3  |  Reg Parnell | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Ferrari 500
4  |  Tony Rolt | R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
5  |  Horace Gould | Gould's Garage (Bristol) | Cooper T23-Bristol
6  |  Tony Crook | T.A.D. Crook | Cooper T24-Bristol
7  |  Keith Hall | Border Reivers | Cooper T20-Bristol
8  |  Jack Fairman | J.H. Webb | Turner-Lea Francis
9  |  Paul Emery | Emeryson Cars | Emeryson Mk.1-Alta
10  |  Roy Salvadori | Gilby Engineering | Maserati 250F
11  |  Horace Richards | H.A. Richards | HAR-Riley
12  |  Ted Whiteaway | E.N. Whiteaway | HWM-Alta
14  |  Geoff Richardson | G.N. Richardson | RRA-Alta
15  |  Gerry Dunham | C.G.H. Dunham | DHS-Alvis
16  |  Oliver Simpson | Ron Searles | Rover
18  |  Ron Searles | Ron Searles | Cooper-JAP

## Results

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### Heats

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Heat 1 | Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Ret. | Grid

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1  |  Reg Parnell | Ferrari | 11:18.8, 73.81mph  | 1
2  |  Roy Salvadori | Maserati | +8.0s  | 2
3  |  Horace Gould | Cooper-Bristol | +28.0s  | 3
4  |  Keith Hall | Cooper-Bristol | 10 laps  | 4
5  |  Paul Emery | Emeryson-Alta | 10 laps  | 6
6  |  Gerry Dunham | DHS-Alvis |  | 5
7  |  Horace Richards | HAR-Riley |  | 7
Heat 2 | Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Ret. | Grid

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1  |  Tony Rolt | Connaught-Alta | 11:47.4, 70.78mph  | 1
2  |  Tony Crook | Cooper-Bristol | +17.6s  | 2
3  |  Jack Fairman | Turner-Lea Francis | +26.4s  | 4
4  |  Ted Whiteaway | HWM-Alta | 10 laps  | 3
5  |  Geoff Richardson | RRA-Alta |  | 6
6  |  Oliver Simpson | Rover |  | 7
7  |  Ron Searles | Cooper-JAP |  | 5

### Final

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Pos. | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid

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1  |  Reg Parnell | Ferrari | 11:10.8, 74.59mph  | 1
2  |  Roy Salvadori | Maserati | +3.2s  | 2
3  |  Tony Rolt | Connaught-Lea Francis | +29.0s  | 4
4  |  Horace Gould | Maserati | +37.0s  | 3
5  |  Keith Hall | Cooper-Bristol | +37.6s  | 5
6  |  Ted Whiteaway | HWM-Alta | 10 laps  | 8
7  |  Tony Crook | Cooper-Bristol | 10 laps  | 7
8  |  Jack Fairman | Turner-Lea francis |  | 11
9  |  Paul Emery | Emeryson-Alta |  | 6
Ret  |  Geoff Richardson | RRA-Alta |  | 10
DNS  |  Gerry Dunham | DHS-Alvis |  | 9
DNQ  |  Horace Richards | HAR-Riley |  | \-
DNQ  |  Oliver Simpson | Rover |  | \-
DNQ  |  Ron Searles | Cooper-JAP |  | \-

## References

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1. ^ "1954 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
2. ^ "Close Racing At Crystal Palace Bank-Holiday Meeting". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2022-05-16.

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