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Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race – 1955

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
21 Great Britain Dick Gibson
T.A.D. Crook Great Britain Cooper T24 [CA-2-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
22 Great Britain Reg Harris
R. Gibson Great Britain Connaught A [A4] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
24 Great Britain Leslie Marr
L. Marr Great Britain Connaught Bs [B3] Alta GP L4 2.5 -
32 Great Britain Gordon Rolls
G.H. & J.F. Rolls Great Britain Tojeiro F2 Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
37 Great Britain Freddy Sowrey
Freddy Sowrey Great Britain Cooper T18 Mk VI JAP V2 1.1 -
54 Great Britain Ken Tyrrell
R. K. Tyrrell Great Britain Cooper T18 Mk VI Norton -
55 Great Britain Charles Boulton
Ecurie Ane Great Britain Connaught A [A7] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
58 Great Britain Peter Collins
Owen Racing Organisation Italy Maserati 250F [2504/09] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
60 Great Britain Tony Rolt
R. R. C. Walker Great Britain Connaught B [B4] Alta GP L4 2.5 -
61 Great Britain Tom Kyffin
Equipe Devone Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 24 Great Britain Leslie Marr
Great Britain Connaught Bs [B3] Alta GP L4 2.5 - 0
2 61 Great Britain Tom Kyffin
Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 0
3 55 Great Britain Charles Boulton
Great Britain Connaught A [A7] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 0
4 22 Great Britain Reg Harris
Great Britain Connaught A [A4] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 0
5 37 Great Britain Freddy Sowrey
Great Britain Cooper T18 Mk VI JAP V2 1.1 - 0
6 21 Great Britain Dick Gibson
Great Britain Cooper T24 [CA-2-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 0

Official NameIII Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race
CircuitDavidstow
DateMay 30
PoleLeslie Marr
Fastest LapLeslie Marr 01:15.500
Podium1st Leslie Marr, 2nd Charles Boulton, 3rd Tom Kyffin
Prev race Curtis Trophy May 29
Next race Crystal Palace International Trophy July 30

P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Gr Pts
1 24 Great Britain Leslie Marr
L. Marr Great Britain Connaught Bs [B3] Alta GP L4 2.5 - 00:25:57.200 20
01:15.500
1
0
2 55 Great Britain Charles Boulton
Ecurie Ane Great Britain Connaught A [A7] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - +0 laps 20

3
0
3 61 Great Britain Tom Kyffin
Equipe Devone Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - +0 laps 20

2
0
4 21 Great Britain Dick Gibson
T.A.D. Crook Great Britain Cooper T24 [CA-2-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - +1 lap 19

6
0
5 37 Great Britain Freddy Sowrey
Freddy Sowrey Great Britain Cooper T18 Mk VI JAP V2 1.1 - +1 lap 19

5
0
DNF 22 Great Britain Reg Harris
R. Gibson Great Britain Connaught A [A4] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - Overheating 0

4
0
DNA 32 Great Britain Gordon Rolls
G.H. & J.F. Rolls Great Britain Tojeiro F2 Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNA 0


0
DNA 54 Great Britain Ken Tyrrell
R. K. Tyrrell Great Britain Cooper T18 Mk VI Norton - DNA 0


0
DNA 58 Great Britain Peter Collins
Owen Racing Organisation Italy Maserati 250F [2504/09] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - DNA 0


0
DNA 60 Great Britain Tony Rolt
R. R. C. Walker Great Britain Connaught B [B4] Alta GP L4 2.5 - DNA 0


0

Year Official Name Circuit Date Winning Driver Team Laps Time Formula
1955 III Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race Davidstow May 30 Great Britain Leslie Marr
Great Britain Connaught 20
00:25:57.200 F1EC
1954 I Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race Davidstow June 7 Great Britain John Riseley-Prichard
Great Britain Connaught 20
00:29:54.900 F1EC

Year Official Name Circuit Date Winning Driver Team Laps Time Formula
1954 2nd Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race Davidstow August 2 Great Britain John Coombs
Great Britain Lotus 20
00:28:57.800 F1EC

Driver Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Great Britain John Riseley-Prichard 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.0 1.0 0
2 Great Britain Leslie Marr 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0.5 4.0 0
3 Great Britain Jack Walton 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0.0 2.0 0
4 Great Britain Charles Boulton 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.5 3.5 0
5 Great Britain Anthony Brooke 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 3.0 0
6 Great Britain Tom Kyffin 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.0 3.5 0
7 Great Britain Richard Dixon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 8.0 0
8 Great Britain Freddy Sowrey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 5.0 0
9 Great Britain Horace Gould 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.0 0
10 Great Britain Reg Harris 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 6.0 0
11 Great Britain Dick Gibson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 4.0 0

Team Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Great Britain Connaught 2 2 1 0 2 1 2 1.3 3.7 0
2 Great Britain Cooper 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2.6 3.6 0
3 Great Britain HW 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 3.0 0
4 Great Britain Kieft 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.0 0
5 Great Britain Frazer-Nash 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 8.0 0

  • Post category:50s / Extra Championship
Tags: 1955 EC, Alta, Connaught, Connaught B, Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race, Davidstow, Leslie Marr

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