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Curtis Trophy – 1955

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
51 Great Britain Tony Crook
T.A.D. Crook Great Britain Cooper T24 [CA-2-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
53 Great Britain Archie Scott Brown
Lister Engineering Great Britain Lister - Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
86 Great Britain Jimmy Somervail
The Border Reivers Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
87 Great Britain Charles Boulton
Ecurie Ane Great Britain Connaught A [A7] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
88 Great Britain Dick Gibson
R. Gibson Great Britain Connaught A [A4] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
89 Great Britain Roy Salvadori
Gilby Engineering Co. Italy Maserati 250F [2507] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
90 Great Britain Peter Collins
Owen Racing Organisation Italy Maserati 250F [2504/09] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
91 Great Britain Reginald Croysdill
Reginald Croysdill Great Britain Cooper T24 Alta F2 L4 2.0 -
92 Great Britain Alastair Birrell
A. W. Birrell Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-6-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
93 Great Britain Michael Young
Roebuck Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [A8] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
94 Great Britain John Riseley-Prichard
Equipe Endeavour Great Britain Connaught A [A3] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
95 Great Britain Horace Richards
H. A. Richards Great Britain HAR - ["1"] Riley L6 2.0 -

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 89 Great Britain Roy Salvadori
Italy Maserati 250F [2507] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 0
2 53 Great Britain Archie Scott Brown
Great Britain Lister - Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 0
3 86 Great Britain Jimmy Somervail
Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 0
4 88 Great Britain Dick Gibson
Great Britain Connaught A [A4] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 0
5 87 Great Britain Charles Boulton
Great Britain Connaught A [A7] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 0

Official NameIII Curtis Trophy
CircuitSnetterton
DateMay 29
PoleRoy Salvadori
Fastest LapRoy Salvadori 01:48.000
Podium1st Roy Salvadori, 2nd Archie Scott Brown, 3rd Jimmy Somervail
Prev race Gran Premio di Napoli May 8
Next race Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race May 30

P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Gr Pts
1 89 Great Britain Roy Salvadori
Gilby Engineering Co. Italy Maserati 250F [2507] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 00:18:11.800 10
01:48.000
1
0
2 53 Great Britain Archie Scott Brown
Lister Engineering Great Britain Lister - Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 00:19:28.400 10

2
0
3 86 Great Britain Jimmy Somervail
The Border Reivers Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 00:20:09.800 10

3
0
4 87 Great Britain Charles Boulton
Ecurie Ane Great Britain Connaught A [A7] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - +1 lap 9

5
0
DNF 88 Great Britain Dick Gibson
R. Gibson Great Britain Connaught A [A4] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - Overheating 8

4
0
DNA 51 Great Britain Tony Crook
T.A.D. Crook Great Britain Cooper T24 [CA-2-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNA 0


0
DNA 90 Great Britain Peter Collins
Owen Racing Organisation Italy Maserati 250F [2504/09] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - DNA 0


0
DNA 91 Great Britain Reginald Croysdill
Reginald Croysdill Great Britain Cooper T24 Alta F2 L4 2.0 - DNA 0


0
DNA 92 Great Britain Alastair Birrell
A. W. Birrell Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-6-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNA 0


0
DNA 93 Great Britain Michael Young
Roebuck Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [A8] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - DNA 0


0
DNA 94 Great Britain John Riseley-Prichard
Equipe Endeavour Great Britain Connaught A [A3] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - DNA 0


0
DNA 95 Great Britain Horace Richards
H. A. Richards Great Britain HAR - ["1"] Riley L6 2.0 - DNA 0


0

Year Official Name Circuit Date Winning Driver Team Laps Time Formula
1955 III Curtis Trophy Snetterton May 29 Great Britain Roy Salvadori
Italy Maserati 10
00:18:11.800 F1EC
1954 II Curtis Trophy Snetterton June 5 Great Britain Roy Salvadori
Italy Maserati 10
00:18:26.400 F1EC
1953 I Curtis Trophy Snetterton October 17 Great Britain Bob Gerard
Great Britain Cooper
00:33:45.000 F1EC

Driver Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Great Britain Roy Salvadori 3 2 0 0 2 2 2 0.7 3.0 0
2 Great Britain Bob Gerard 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.0 1.0 0
3 Great Britain Bill Whitehouse 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0.0 2.0 0
4 Great Britain Archie Scott Brown 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2.0 2.0 0
5 Great Britain Les Leston 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0.0 4.0 0
6 Great Britain Jimmy Somervail 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 1.0 3.0 0
7 Great Britain Michael Young 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 7.0 0
8 Great Britain Tony Crook 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.0 0
9 Great Britain Dick Gibson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 5.0 0
10 Great Britain Horace Gould 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 9.0 0
11 Great Britain Eric Thompson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.0 0
12 Great Britain Paul Emery 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.0 0
13 Great Britain Ted Whiteaway 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 8.0 0
14 Great Britain Ron Flockhart 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 8.0 0
15 Great Britain Kenneth McAlpine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.0 0
16 Great Britain Charles Boulton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 4.5 0

Team Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Italy Maserati 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 1.0 1.0 0
2 Great Britain Cooper 3 1 1 3 3 0 1 0.3 4.1 0
3 Great Britain Lister 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2.0 2.0 0
4 Great Britain Connaught 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.1 5.4 0
5 Great Britain Emeryson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.0 0
6 Great Britain HWM 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 8.0 0

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

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