Crystal Palace International Trophy – 1955

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
1	Jack Fairman	R. R. C. Walker	Connaught B [B4]	Alta GP L4 2.5	-
2	Harry Schell	Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall VW 55 [VW2]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	-
3	Horace Gould	Gould´s Garage, Bristol	Maserati 250F [2509/04]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	-
5	Tony Brooks	Equipe Endeavour	Connaught A [A3]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-
6	Michael Young	Roebuck Engineering	Connaught A [A8]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-
7	Mike Hawthorn	Stirling Moss Ltd	Maserati 250F [2508]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	-
8	Charles Boulton	Ecurie Ane	Connaught A [A7]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-
9	Roy Salvadori	Gilby Engineering Co.	Maserati 250F [2507]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	-
10	Bill Holt	E. W. Holt	Connaught A [A5]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-
11	Tony Crook	T.A.D. Crook	Cooper T24 [CA-2-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-
12	John Young	J. A. Young	Connaught A [AL10]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-
15	Michael Keen	R. J. Chase	Cooper T24 [CB-10-53]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	-
16	Bob Gerard	F. R. Gerard	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-4-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-
17	Paul Emery	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson Special	Alta GP L4 2.5	-
18	Tom Kyffin	Equipe Devone	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-
19	Alastair Birrell	A. W. Birrell	Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-6-52]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-
20	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper T40 [CB-1-55]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-
21	Keith Hall	The Border Reivers	Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-
23	Bruce Halford	Equipe Devone	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-5-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-
24	John Webb	J. H. Webb	Turner Special [FII-007]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-

Grid

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time
1	7	Mike Hawthorn	Maserati 250F [2508]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	-	01:05.800
2	3	Horace Gould	Maserati 250F [2509/04]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	-
3	5	Tony Brooks	Connaught A [A3]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-
4	9	Roy Salvadori	Maserati 250F [2507]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	-
5	1	Jack Fairman	Connaught B [B4]	Alta GP L4 2.5	-
6	21	Keith Hall	Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-
7	15	Michael Keen	Cooper T24 [CB-10-53]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	-
8	23	Bruce Halford	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-5-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-
9	19	Alastair Birrell	Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-6-52]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-
10	11	Tony Crook	Cooper T24 [CA-2-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-
DNS	17	Paul Emery	Emeryson Special	Alta GP L4 2.5	-

Race

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	7	Mike Hawthorn	Maserati 250F [2508]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	-	00:11:00.600	10
2	9	Roy Salvadori	Maserati 250F [2507]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	-	00:11:02.200	10
3	3	Horace Gould	Maserati 250F [2509/04]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	-	00:11:15.000	10
4	1	Jack Fairman	Connaught B [B4]	Alta GP L4 2.5	-	00:11:18.400	10
5	5	Tony Brooks	Connaught A [A3]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-	00:11:21.600	10
6	21	Keith Hall	Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-	00:12:12.600	10
7	15	Michael Keen	Cooper T24 [CB-10-53]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	-		9
DNF	23	Bruce Halford	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-5-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-		5
DNF	19	Alastair Birrell	Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-6-52]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-		0
DNF	11	Tony Crook	Cooper T24 [CA-2-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-		0
DNS	17	Paul Emery	Emeryson Special	Alta GP L4 2.5	-		0

Grid

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time
1	2	Harry Schell	Vanwall VW 55 [VW2]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	-	01:04.400
2	16	Bob Gerard	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-4-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-	01:07.400
3	17	Paul Emery	Emeryson Special	Alta GP L4 2.5	-
4	20	Jack Brabham	Cooper T40 [CB-1-55]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-
5	6	Michael Young	Connaught A [A8]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-
6	18	Tom Kyffin	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-
7	10	Bill Holt	Connaught A [A5]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-
8	24	John Webb	Turner Special [FII-007]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-
9	12	John Young	Connaught A [AL10]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-
10	8	Charles Boulton	Connaught A [A7]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-

Race

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time
1	2	Harry Schell	Vanwall VW 55 [VW2]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	-	00:11:04.400
2	17	Paul Emery	Emeryson Special	Alta GP L4 2.5	-	00:11:39.800
3	20	Jack Brabham	Cooper T40 [CB-1-55]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-	00:11:58.600
4	6	Michael Young	Connaught A [A8]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-	00:12:00.000
5	18	Tom Kyffin	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-	00:12:00.600
6	10	Bill Holt	Connaught A [A5]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-	00:12:01.600
7	24	John Webb	Turner Special [FII-007]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-
DNF	12	John Young	Connaught A [AL10]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-
DNF	8	Charles Boulton	Connaught A [A7]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-
DNF	16	Bob Gerard	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-4-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-

Official Name	Crystal Palace International Race Meeting
Circuit	Crystal Palace
Date	July 30
Pole	Mike Hawthorn
Fastest Lap	Mike Hawthorn 01:03.400
Podium	1st Mike Hawthorn, 2nd Harry Schell, 3rd Roy Salvadori
Prev race	Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race May 30
Next race	Daily Record Trophy August 6

Grid

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre
1	7	Mike Hawthorn	Maserati 250F [2508]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	-
2	9	Roy Salvadori	Maserati 250F [2507]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	-
3	2	Harry Schell	Vanwall VW 55 [VW2]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	-
4	3	Horace Gould	Maserati 250F [2509/04]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	-
5	1	Jack Fairman	Connaught B [B4]	Alta GP L4 2.5	-
6	5	Tony Brooks	Connaught A [A3]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-
7	17	Paul Emery	Emeryson Special	Alta GP L4 2.5	-
8	20	Jack Brabham	Cooper T40 [CB-1-55]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-
9	6	Michael Young	Connaught A [A8]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-
10	18	Tom Kyffin	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-
11	10	Bill Holt	Connaught A [A5]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-
12	21	Keith Hall	Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-

Race

P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	FL	Gr
1	7	Mike Hawthorn	Stirling Moss Ltd	Maserati 250F [2508]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	-	00:16:10.000	15	01:03.400	1
2	2	Harry Schell	Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall VW 55 [VW2]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	-	00:16:11.400	15		3
3	9	Roy Salvadori	Gilby Engineering Co.	Maserati 250F [2507]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	-	00:16:42.800	15		2
4	5	Tony Brooks	Equipe Endeavour	Connaught A [A3]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-	00:17:03.000	15		6
5	17	Paul Emery	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson Special	Alta GP L4 2.5	-	+1 lap	14		7
6	6	Michael Young	Roebuck Engineering	Connaught A [A8]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-	+1 lap	14		9
7	21	Keith Hall	The Border Reivers	Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-	+1 lap	14		12
8	10	Bill Holt	E. W. Holt	Connaught A [A5]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-	+2 laps	13		11
DNF	3	Horace Gould	Gould´s Garage, Bristol	Maserati 250F [2509/04]	Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5	-	Transmission	10		4
DNS	20	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper T40 [CB-1-55]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-	Mechanical	0		8
DNS	1	Jack Fairman	R. R. C. Walker	Connaught B [B4]	Alta GP L4 2.5	-	Injury	0		5
DNS	18	Tom Kyffin	Equipe Devone	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-	Mechanical	0		10
DNQF	15	Michael Keen	R. J. Chase	Cooper T24 [CB-10-53]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	-	DNQF	0
DNQF	23	Bruce Halford	Equipe Devone	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-5-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-	DNQF	0
DNQF	19	Alastair Birrell	A. W. Birrell	Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-6-52]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-	DNQF	0
DNQF	11	Tony Crook	T.A.D. Crook	Cooper T24 [CA-2-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-	DNQF	0
DNQF	24	John Webb	J. H. Webb	Turner Special [FII-007]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-	DNQF	0
DNQF	12	John Young	J. A. Young	Connaught A [AL10]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-	DNQF	0
DNQF	8	Charles Boulton	Ecurie Ane	Connaught A [A7]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-	DNQF	0
DNQF	16	Bob Gerard	F. R. Gerard	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-4-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-	DNQF	0