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Crystal Palace Trophy – 1954

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
1 Great Britain Don Beauman
Great Britain Jeremy Boles
Sir J. Boles Great Britain Connaught A [AL9] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
2 Great Britain Reg Parnell
R. Parnell Italy Ferrari 500/625 [0188-F2] Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 Tipo 107 -
3 Great Britain Charles Boulton
C. D. Boulton Great Britain Connaught A [A7] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
4 Great Britain Peter Collins
R. R. C. Walker Great Britain Connaught A [A3] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
5 Great Britain Bill Whitehouse
W. J. Whitehouse Great Britain Connaught A [AL10] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
6 Great Britain Michael Young
Roebuck Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [A8] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
7 Great Britain Rodney Nuckey
Ecurie Richmond Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-3-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
8 Great Britain Alan Brown
Great Britain Michael Keen
R. J. Chase Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-7-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
9 Great Britain Keith Hall
Great Britain Jimmy Somervail
The Border Reivers Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
10 Great Britain Roy Salvadori
Gilby Engineering Co. Italy Maserati 250F [2507] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
11 Great Britain Paul Emery
Emeryson Cars Great Britain Emeryson Special Alta F2 L4 2.0 -
14 Great Britain Ted Whiteaway
E. N. Whiteaway Great Britain HWM 53 Alta GP L4 2.5 -
15 Great Britain Jack Fairman
Great Britain John Webb
J. H. Webb Great Britain Turner Special [FII-007] Lea-Francis L4 2.5 -
16 Great Britain Oliver Simpson
R. A. Searles Great Britain Cooper T18 Mk VI JAP V2 1.1 -
17 Great Britain Gerry Dunham
C. G. H. Dunham Great Britain Alvis - Alvis 2.5 -
18 Great Britain Les Leston
L. Leston Great Britain Cooper T18 Mk VI JAP V2 1.1 -
19 Great Britain Donald Bennett
D. C. T. Bennett Great Britain Cooper T19 Mk VI Vincent V2 1.0 -
20 Great Britain Horace Gould
H. H. Gould Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
21 Great Britain Tom Kyffin
Great Britain David Watts
T. T. Kyffin Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-5-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -

Grid

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 4 Great Britain Peter Collins
Great Britain Connaught A [A3] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 0
2 18 Great Britain Les Leston
Great Britain Cooper T18 Mk VI JAP V2 1.1 - 0
3 2 Great Britain Reg Parnell
Italy Ferrari 500/625 [0188-F2] Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 Tipo 107 - 0
4 20 Great Britain Horace Gould
Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 0
5 14 Great Britain Ted Whiteaway
Great Britain HWM 53 Alta GP L4 2.5 - 0
6 6 Great Britain Michael Young
Great Britain Connaught A [A8] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 0

Race

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 2 Great Britain Reg Parnell
Italy Ferrari 500/625 [0188-F2] Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 Tipo 107 - 00:11:26.600 10
2 4 Great Britain Peter Collins
Great Britain Connaught A [A3] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 00:11:35.600 10
3 18 Great Britain Les Leston
Great Britain Cooper T18 Mk VI JAP V2 1.1 - 00:11:38.400 10
4 20 Great Britain Horace Gould
Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 10
5 14 Great Britain Ted Whiteaway
Great Britain HWM 53 Alta GP L4 2.5 - 10
6 6 Great Britain Michael Young
Great Britain Connaught A [A8] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 10

Grid

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 1 Great Britain Don Beauman
Great Britain Connaught A [AL9] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 0
2 7 Great Britain Rodney Nuckey
Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-3-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 0
3 11 Great Britain Paul Emery
Great Britain Emeryson Special Alta F2 L4 2.0 - 0
4 3 Great Britain Charles Boulton
Great Britain Connaught A [A7] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 0
5 15 Great Britain Jack Fairman
Great Britain Turner Special [FII-007] Lea-Francis L4 2.5 - 0
6 9 Great Britain Jimmy Somervail
Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 0
7 17 Great Britain Gerry Dunham
Great Britain Alvis - Alvis 2.5 - 0
8 19 Great Britain Donald Bennett
Great Britain Cooper T19 Mk VI Vincent V2 1.0 - 0
9 5 Great Britain Bill Whitehouse
Great Britain Connaught A [AL10] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 0

Race

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 7 Great Britain Rodney Nuckey
Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-3-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 00:11:36.400 10
2 1 Great Britain Don Beauman
Great Britain Connaught A [AL9] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 00:11:40.600 10
3 5 Great Britain Bill Whitehouse
Great Britain Connaught A [AL10] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 00:11:49.000 10
4 15 Great Britain Jack Fairman
Great Britain Turner Special [FII-007] Lea-Francis L4 2.5 - 10
5 11 Great Britain Paul Emery
Great Britain Emeryson Special Alta F2 L4 2.0 - 10
6 3 Great Britain Charles Boulton
Great Britain Connaught A [A7] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 10
7 17 Great Britain Gerry Dunham
Great Britain Alvis - Alvis 2.5 - 10
DNF 9 Great Britain Jimmy Somervail
Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 4
DNF 19 Great Britain Donald Bennett
Great Britain Cooper T19 Mk VI Vincent V2 1.0 - 0

Official NameII Crystal Palace Trophy
CircuitCrystal Palace
DateJune 19
PoleReg Parnell
Fastest LapReg Parnell 01:07.100
Podium1st Reg Parnell, 2nd Peter Collins, 3rd Don Beauman
Prev race Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race June 7
Next race Grand Prix de Rouen-les-Essarts July 11

Grid

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 2 Great Britain Reg Parnell
Italy Ferrari 500/625 [0188-F2] Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 Tipo 107 - 0
2 4 Great Britain Peter Collins
Great Britain Connaught A [A3] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 0
3 7 Great Britain Rodney Nuckey
Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-3-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 0
4 18 Great Britain Les Leston
Great Britain Cooper T18 Mk VI JAP V2 1.1 - 0
5 1 Great Britain Don Beauman
Great Britain Connaught A [AL9] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 0
6 5 Great Britain Bill Whitehouse
Great Britain Connaught A [AL10] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 0
7 20 Great Britain Horace Gould
Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 0
8 15 Great Britain Jack Fairman
Great Britain Turner Special [FII-007] Lea-Francis L4 2.5 - 0
9 14 Great Britain Ted Whiteaway
Great Britain HWM 53 Alta GP L4 2.5 - 0
10 6 Great Britain Michael Young
Great Britain Connaught A [A8] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 0
11 11 Great Britain Paul Emery
Great Britain Emeryson Special Alta F2 L4 2.0 - 0
12 3 Great Britain Charles Boulton
Great Britain Connaught A [A7] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 0

Race

P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Gr Pts
1 2 Great Britain Reg Parnell
R. Parnell Italy Ferrari 500/625 [0188-F2] Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 Tipo 107 - 00:11:26.600 10
01:07.100
1
0
2 4 Great Britain Peter Collins
R. R. C. Walker Great Britain Connaught A [A3] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 00:11:31.800 10

2
0
3 1 Great Britain Don Beauman
Sir J. Boles Great Britain Connaught A [AL9] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 00:11:43.600 10

5
0
4 5 Great Britain Bill Whitehouse
W. J. Whitehouse Great Britain Connaught A [AL10] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - +0 laps 10

6
0
5 7 Great Britain Rodney Nuckey
Ecurie Richmond Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-3-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - +0 laps 10

3
0
6 20 Great Britain Horace Gould
H. H. Gould Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - +0 laps 10

7
0
7 6 Great Britain Michael Young
Roebuck Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [A8] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - +0 laps 10

10
0
8 11 Great Britain Paul Emery
Emeryson Cars Great Britain Emeryson Special Alta F2 L4 2.0 - +0 laps 10

11
0
9 3 Great Britain Charles Boulton
C. D. Boulton Great Britain Connaught A [A7] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - +1 lap 9

12
0
DNF 14 Great Britain Ted Whiteaway
E. N. Whiteaway Great Britain HWM 53 Alta GP L4 2.5 - DNF 6

9
0
DNF 15 Great Britain Jack Fairman
J. H. Webb Great Britain Turner Special [FII-007] Lea-Francis L4 2.5 - Gearbox 3

8
0
DNF 18 Great Britain Les Leston
L. Leston Great Britain Cooper T18 Mk VI JAP V2 1.1 - Engine 0

4
0
DNQ 17 Great Britain Gerry Dunham
C. G. H. Dunham Great Britain Alvis - Alvis 2.5 - DNQ 0


0
DNQ 9 Great Britain Jimmy Somervail
The Border Reivers Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNQ 0


0
DNQ 19 Great Britain Donald Bennett
D. C. T. Bennett Great Britain Cooper T19 Mk VI Vincent V2 1.0 - DNQ 0


0
DNA 1 Great Britain Jeremy Boles
Sir J. Boles Great Britain Connaught A [AL9] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - DNA 0


0
DNA 8 Great Britain Michael Keen
R. J. Chase Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-7-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNA 0


0
DNA 8 Great Britain Alan Brown
R. J. Chase Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-7-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNA 0


0
DNA 9 Great Britain Keith Hall
The Border Reivers Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNA 0


0
DNA 10 Great Britain Roy Salvadori
Gilby Engineering Co. Italy Maserati 250F [2507] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - DNA 0


0
DNA 15 Great Britain John Webb
J. H. Webb Great Britain Turner Special [FII-007] Lea-Francis L4 2.5 - DNA 0


0
DNA 16 Great Britain Oliver Simpson
R. A. Searles Great Britain Cooper T18 Mk VI JAP V2 1.1 - DNA 0


0
DNA 21 Great Britain Tom Kyffin
T. T. Kyffin Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-5-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNA 0


0
DNA 21 Great Britain David Watts
T. T. Kyffin Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-5-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNA 0


0

  • Post category:50s / Extra Championship
Tags: 1954 EC, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace Trophy, Ferrari, Ferrari 500, Reg Parnell, Scuderia Ambrosiana

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