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Daily Telegraph Trophy – 1955

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
1 Great Britain Jack Fairman
Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught Bs [B1] Alta GP L4 2.5 -
2 Great Britain Reg Parnell
Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught Bs [B2] Alta GP L4 2.5 -
3 Great Britain Michael Young
Roebuck Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [A8] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
4 Great Britain Horace Gould
Gould´s Garage, Bristol Italy Maserati 250F [2514] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
5 Great Britain Roy Salvadori
Gilby Engineering Co. Italy Maserati 250F [2507] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
6 France Louis Rosier
Écurie (Louis) Rosier Italy Maserati 250F [2506] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
7 Great Britain Stirling Moss
Stirling Moss Ltd Italy Maserati 250F [2508] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
8 Great Britain Paul Emery
Emeryson Cars Great Britain Emeryson Special Alta GP L4 2.5 -
9 Great Britain Peter Collins
Owen Racing Organisation Great Britain BRM Type 25 [252] BRM P25 L4 2.5 -
10 Great Britain Bob Gerard
F. R. Gerard Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-4-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
11 Great Britain Bruce Halford
Equipe Devone Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-5-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
12 Great Britain Tom Kyffin
Equipe Devone Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
14 Great Britain Alastair Birrell
A. W. Birrell Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-6-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
15 Great Britain Jimmy Somervail
The Border Reivers Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
16 Great Britain Charles Boulton
Ecurie Ane Great Britain Connaught A [A7] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
17 Great Britain Tony Brooks
Equipe Endeavour Great Britain Connaught A [A3] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
18 Great Britain John Young
J. A. Young Great Britain Connaught A [AL10] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
19 Great Britain Bill Holt
E. W. Holt Great Britain Connaught A [A5] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
20 Great Britain Dick Gibson
R. Gibson Great Britain Connaught A [A4] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
21 Great Britain Horace Richards
H. A. Richards Great Britain HAR - ["1"] Riley L6 2.0 -

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 7 Great Britain Stirling Moss
Italy Maserati 250F [2508] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 02:06.400 0
2 5 Great Britain Roy Salvadori
Italy Maserati 250F [2507] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 02:07.000 0
3 4 Great Britain Horace Gould
Italy Maserati 250F [2514] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 02:09.000 0
4 10 Great Britain Bob Gerard
Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-4-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 02:09.000 0
5 2 Great Britain Reg Parnell
Great Britain Connaught Bs [B2] Alta GP L4 2.5 - 02:09.600 0
6 6 France Louis Rosier
Italy Maserati 250F [2506] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 02:11.000 0
7 17 Great Britain Tony Brooks
Great Britain Connaught A [A3] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 02:11.600 0
8 1 Great Britain Jack Fairman
Great Britain Connaught Bs [B1] Alta GP L4 2.5 - 02:11.800 0
DNS 9 Great Britain Peter Collins
Great Britain BRM Type 25 [252] BRM P25 L4 2.5 - 0

Official NameII Daily Telegraph Trophy
CircuitAintree
DateSeptember 3
PoleStirling Moss 02:06.400
Fastest LapRoy Salvadori 02:05.200
Podium1st Roy Salvadori, 2nd Bob Gerard, 3rd Horace Gould
Prev race RedeX Trophy August 13
Next race International Gold Cup September 24

P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Gr Pts
1 5 Great Britain Roy Salvadori
Gilby Engineering Co. Italy Maserati 250F [2507] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 00:36:33.000 17
02:05.200
2
0
2 10 Great Britain Bob Gerard
F. R. Gerard Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-4-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 00:36:48.200 17

4
0
3 4 Great Britain Horace Gould
Gould´s Garage, Bristol Italy Maserati 250F [2514] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 00:36:58.600 17

3
0
4 17 Great Britain Tony Brooks
Equipe Endeavour Great Britain Connaught A [A3] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 00:38:10.400 17

7
0
5 18 Great Britain John Young
J. A. Young Great Britain Connaught A [AL10] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 00:38:47.600 17


0
6 2 Great Britain Reg Parnell
Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught Bs [B2] Alta GP L4 2.5 - +1 lap 16

5
0
7 19 Great Britain Bill Holt
E. W. Holt Great Britain Connaught A [A5] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - +1 lap 16


0
8 11 Great Britain Bruce Halford
Equipe Devone Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-5-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - +1 lap 16


0
9 14 Great Britain Alastair Birrell
A. W. Birrell Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-6-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - +1 lap 16


0
10 12 Great Britain Tom Kyffin
Equipe Devone Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - +2 laps 15


0
DNF 7 Great Britain Stirling Moss
Stirling Moss Ltd Italy Maserati 250F [2508] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - Engine 13

1
0
DNF 21 Great Britain Horace Richards
H. A. Richards Great Britain HAR - ["1"] Riley L6 2.0 - Fuel leak 9


0
DNF 6 France Louis Rosier
Écurie (Louis) Rosier Italy Maserati 250F [2506] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - Clutch 8

6
0
DNF 8 Great Britain Paul Emery
Emeryson Cars Great Britain Emeryson Special Alta GP L4 2.5 - Oil pressure 7


0
DNF 20 Great Britain Dick Gibson
R. Gibson Great Britain Connaught A [A4] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - Oil pressure 3


0
DNF 1 Great Britain Jack Fairman
Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught Bs [B1] Alta GP L4 2.5 - Accident 2

8
0
DNF 15 Great Britain Jimmy Somervail
The Border Reivers Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - Accident 0


0
DNS 9 Great Britain Peter Collins
Owen Racing Organisation Great Britain BRM Type 25 [252] BRM P25 L4 2.5 - Accident 0


0
DNA 3 Great Britain Michael Young
Roebuck Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [A8] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - Not present 0


0
DNA 16 Great Britain Charles Boulton
Ecurie Ane Great Britain Connaught A [A7] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - Not present 0


0

Year Official Name Circuit Date Winning Driver Team Laps Time Formula
1955 II Daily Telegraph Trophy Aintree September 3 Great Britain Roy Salvadori
Italy Maserati 17
00:36:33.000 F1EC
1954 I Daily Telegraph Trophy Aintree October 2 Great Britain Stirling Moss
Italy Maserati 17
00:35:49.000 F1EC

Driver Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Great Britain Roy Salvadori 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 10.0 4.0 0
2 Great Britain Stirling Moss 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 1.0 6.0 0
3 Great Britain Mike Hawthorn 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3.0 2.0 0
4 Great Britain Bob Gerard 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.5 5.0 0
5 United States Harry Schell 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4.0 3.0 0
6 Great Britain Horace Gould 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 7.5 7.0 0
7 Great Britain Alastair Birrell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 9.0 0
8 Great Britain Jock Lawrence 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.0 12.0 0
9 Great Britain Bill Holt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 7.0 0
10 Great Britain John Riseley-Prichard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 9.0 0
11 Great Britain John Young 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.0 0
12 Italy Sergio Mantovani 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 4.0 0
13 Great Britain Jack Fairman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 16.0 0
14 Great Britain Charles Boulton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.0 19.0 0
15 Great Britain Horace Richards 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 12.0 0
16 Great Britain Leslie Thorne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.0 17.0 0
17 Great Britain Tom Kyffin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 10.0 0
18 France Jean Behra 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 14.0 0
19 Great Britain Bruce Halford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 8.0 0
20 Great Britain Don Beauman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 10.0 0
21 Belgium André Pilette 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 5.0 0
22 Great Britain Tony Brooks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 4.0 0
23 Great Britain Jimmy Somervail 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 17.0 0
24 Great Britain Dick Gibson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 15.0 0
25 Great Britain Keith Hall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.0 18.0 0
26 Great Britain Bill Whitehouse 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.0 16.0 0
27 Great Britain Paul Emery 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.5 13.5 0
28 Great Britain Reg Parnell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 10.5 0
29 France Louis Rosier 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 9.5 0

Team Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Italy Maserati 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 5.7 5.4 0
2 Great Britain Vanwall 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3.0 2.0 0
3 Great Britain Cooper 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.4 10.6 0
4 Italy Ferrari 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 15.0 0
5 Great Britain HAR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 12.0 0
6 France Gordini 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.5 9.5 0
7 Great Britain Emeryson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.5 13.5 0
8 Great Britain Connaught 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.5 11.3 0

  • Post category:50s / Extra Championship
Tags: 1955 EC, Aintree, Daily Telegraph Trophy, Gilby Engineering, Maserati, Maserati 250F, Roy Salvadori

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