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Daily Record Trophy – 1955

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
18 Great Britain Jimmy Somervail
The Border Reivers Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
19 Great Britain Tom Kyffin
Equipe Devone Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
20 Great Britain Bruce Halford
Equipe Devone Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-5-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
23 Great Britain Alastair Birrell
A. W. Birrell Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-6-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
24 Great Britain Archie Scott Brown
Lister Engineering Great Britain Lister - Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
25 Great Britain Cédric Brierley
J. C. Brierley Great Britain Frazer-Nash LM Replica [421/100/157] Frazer-Nash FNS L6 2.0 -
26 Great Britain Jack Walton
J. H. Walton Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-8-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
28 Great Britain Michael Young
Roebuck Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [A8] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
30 Great Britain Leslie Marr
L. Marr Great Britain Connaught Bs [B3] Alta GP L4 2.5 -
31 Australia Jack Brabham
Cooper Car Co. Great Britain Cooper T40 [CB-1-55] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
32 Great Britain Bob Gerard
Stirling Moss Ltd Italy Maserati 250F [2508] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
33 France Louis Rosier
Écurie (Louis) Rosier Italy Maserati 250F [2506] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
36 Great Britain Mike Anthony
Mike Anthony Great Britain Lotus 10 Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
37 Great Britain Horace Richards
H. A. Richards Great Britain HAR - ["1"] Riley L6 2.0 -
39 Great Britain John Young
J. A. Young Great Britain Connaught A [AL10] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
70 Great Britain Alex McMilan
Alex McMillan Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-7-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
71 Great Britain Horace Gould
Gould´s Garage, Bristol Italy Maserati 250F [2509/04] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 -
85 Great Britain Dick Gibson
R. Gibson Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-9-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
86 France Jean Lucas
Ecurie Bull Frog Italy Ferrari 625 [0540] Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106 -
95 Great Britain Paul Emery
Emeryson Cars Great Britain Emeryson Special Alta GP L4 2.5 -

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 36 Great Britain Mike Anthony
Great Britain Lotus 10 Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 00:23:04.200 15
2 70 Great Britain Alex McMilan
Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-7-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 15
3 18 Great Britain Jimmy Somervail
Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 15
4 85 Great Britain Dick Gibson
Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-9-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 15
5 25 Great Britain Cédric Brierley
Great Britain Frazer-Nash LM Replica [421/100/157] Frazer-Nash FNS L6 2.0 - 15
6 37 Great Britain Horace Richards
Great Britain HAR - ["1"] Riley L6 2.0 - 15
DNF 20 Great Britain Bruce Halford
Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-5-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 0
DNF 23 Great Britain Alastair Birrell
Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-6-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 0
DNF 26 Great Britain Jack Walton
Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-8-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 0
DNF 39 Great Britain John Young
Great Britain Connaught A [AL10] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 0
DNS 24 Great Britain Archie Scott Brown
Great Britain Lister - Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNS 0

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 32 Great Britain Bob Gerard
Italy Maserati 250F [2508] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 00:21:26.400 15
2 71 Great Britain Horace Gould
Italy Maserati 250F [2509/04] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 00:21:40.800 15
3 30 Great Britain Leslie Marr
Great Britain Connaught Bs [B3] Alta GP L4 2.5 - 00:22:02.400 15
4 31 Australia Jack Brabham
Great Britain Cooper T40 [CB-1-55] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 00:22:11.600 15
5 28 Great Britain Michael Young
Great Britain Connaught A [A8] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 15
6 19 Great Britain Tom Kyffin
Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - +1 volta 14
DNF 33 France Louis Rosier
Italy Maserati 250F [2506] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - Fuel system 3

Official NameIII Daily Record Trophy
CircuitCharterhall
DateAugust 6
PoleBob Gerard
Fastest LapBob Gerard 01:23.500, Louis Rosier 01:23.500
Podium1th Bob Gerard, 2th Horace Gould, 3th Louis Rosier
Prev race Crystal Palace International Trophy July 30
Next race RedeX Trophy August 13

Grid

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 32 Great Britain Bob Gerard
Italy Maserati 250F [2508] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 0
2 71 Great Britain Horace Gould
Italy Maserati 250F [2509/04] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 0
3 30 Great Britain Leslie Marr
Great Britain Connaught Bs [B3] Alta GP L4 2.5 - 0
4 31 Australia Jack Brabham
Great Britain Cooper T40 [CB-1-55] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 0
5 28 Great Britain Michael Young
Great Britain Connaught A [A8] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 0
6 36 Great Britain Mike Anthony
Great Britain Lotus 10 Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 0
7 70 Great Britain Alex McMilan
Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-7-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 0
8 18 Great Britain Jimmy Somervail
Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 0
9 85 Great Britain Dick Gibson
Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-9-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 0
10 25 Great Britain Cédric Brierley
Great Britain Frazer-Nash LM Replica [421/100/157] Frazer-Nash FNS L6 2.0 - 0
11 24 Great Britain Archie Scott Brown
Great Britain Lister - Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 0
12 33 France Louis Rosier
Italy Maserati 250F [2506] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 0

Race

P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Gr Pts
1 32 Great Britain Bob Gerard
Stirling Moss Ltd Italy Maserati 250F [2508] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - 00:28:49.000 20
01:23.500
1
0
2 71 Great Britain Horace Gould
Gould´s Garage, Bristol Italy Maserati 250F [2509/04] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - +0 laps 20

2
0
3 33 France Louis Rosier
Écurie (Louis) Rosier Italy Maserati 250F [2506] Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 - +0 laps 20
01:23.500
12
0
4 31 Australia Jack Brabham
Cooper Car Co. Great Britain Cooper T40 [CB-1-55] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - +0 laps 20

4
0
5 30 Great Britain Leslie Marr
L. Marr Great Britain Connaught Bs [B3] Alta GP L4 2.5 - +0 laps 20

3
0
DNF 24 Great Britain Archie Scott Brown
Lister Engineering Great Britain Lister - Bristol BS L6 2.0 - Suspension 12

11
0
DNF 36 Great Britain Mike Anthony
Mike Anthony Great Britain Lotus 10 Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNF 5

6
0
DNF 28 Great Britain Michael Young
Roebuck Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [A8] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - DNF 0

5
0
DNF 70 Great Britain Alex McMilan
Alex McMillan Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-7-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNF 0

7
0
DNF 18 Great Britain Jimmy Somervail
The Border Reivers Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNF 0

8
0
DNF 85 Great Britain Dick Gibson
R. Gibson Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-9-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNF 0

9
0
DNF 25 Great Britain Cédric Brierley
J. C. Brierley Great Britain Frazer-Nash LM Replica [421/100/157] Frazer-Nash FNS L6 2.0 - DNF 0

10
0
DNQ 19 Great Britain Tom Kyffin
Equipe Devone Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNQ 0


0
DNQ 37 Great Britain Horace Richards
H. A. Richards Great Britain HAR - ["1"] Riley L6 2.0 - DNQ 0


0
DNQ 20 Great Britain Bruce Halford
Equipe Devone Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-5-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNQ 0


0
DNQ 23 Great Britain Alastair Birrell
A. W. Birrell Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-6-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNQ 0


0
DNQ 26 Great Britain Jack Walton
J. H. Walton Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-8-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNQ 0


0
DNQ 39 Great Britain John Young
J. A. Young Great Britain Connaught A [AL10] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - DNQ 0


0
DNA 86 France Jean Lucas
Ecurie Bull Frog Italy Ferrari 625 [0540] Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106 - Not present 0


0
DNA 95 Great Britain Paul Emery
Emeryson Cars Great Britain Emeryson Special Alta GP L4 2.5 - Not present 0


0

Year Official Name Circuit Date Winning Driver Team Laps Time Formula
1955 III Daily Record Trophy Charterhall August 6 Great Britain Bob Gerard
Italy Maserati 20
00:28:49.000 F1EC
1953 II Daily Record Trophy Charterhall August 15 Great Britain Ken Wharton
Great Britain BRM 50
01:12:33.200 F1EC
1952 I Daily Record Trophy Charterhall October 11 Great Britain Bob Gerard
Great Britain ERA 40
00:58:17.200 F1EC

Driver Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Great Britain Bob Gerard 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0.5 1.0 0
2 Great Britain Ken Wharton 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1.0 1.5 0
3 Great Britain Horace Gould 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2.0 2.0 0
4 Great Britain Tony Rolt 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0.0 2.0 0
5 France Louis Rosier 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 6.0 3.0 0
6 Great Britain Jack Fairman 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 3.0 0
7 Great Britain Roy Salvadori 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 6.5 0
8 Australia Tony Gaze 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 11.0 0
9 Great Britain Graham Whitehead 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 16.0 0
10 Australia Jack Brabham 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 4.0 0
11 Great Britain John Barber 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 29.0 0
12 Great Britain Bobbie Baird 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 14.0 0
13 Great Britain Ian Stewart 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 34.0 0
14 Great Britain Jock McBain 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.0 0
15 Great Britain Jack Walton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 32.0 0
16 Great Britain Reg Parnell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 10.0 0
17 Great Britain Archie Bryde 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 28.0 0
18 Thailand Prince Bira 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 7.0 0
19 Great Britain Mike Hawthorn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 25.0 0
20 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.0 0
21 Great Britain Kenneth McAlpine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 23.0 0
22 Great Britain Cédric Brierley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 12.0 0
23 Great Britain John Coombs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 7.0 0
24 Malta Louis Manduca 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 21.0 0
25 Great Britain Mike Anthony 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 7.0 0
26 Switzerland Ottorino Volonterio 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 13.0 0
27 Great Britain Alastair Birrell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 18.0 0
28 Great Britain Leslie Marr 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 5.0 0
29 Great Britain Geoff Richardson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 15.0 0
30 United States Frank Curtis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 36.0 0
31 Belgium Johnny Claes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 13.0 0
32 Great Britain Horace Richards 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 33.0 0
33 Great Britain Peter Whitehead 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 11.0 0
34 Great Britain Billy Skelly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 31.0 0
35 Great Britain James Scott-Douglas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 8.0 0
36 France André Loens 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 27.0 0
37 Great Britain Alex McMilan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 9.0 0
38 Great Britain Mike Oliver 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.0 0
39 Great Britain Dennis Poore 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 24.0 0
40 Great Britain Dick Gibson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 11.0 0
41 Great Britain Peter Walker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.0 0
42 Great Britain Joe Little 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 22.0 0
43 Great Britain Michael Young 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 8.0 0
44 Great Britain Peter Mould 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 20.0 0
45 Great Britain Archie Scott Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.0 6.0 0
46 Italy Giuseppe Farina 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 8.5 0
47 Great Britain Bill Dobson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 23.5 0
48 Great Britain Stirling Moss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 19.5 0
49 Great Britain Ron Flockhart 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 11.5 0
50 Great Britain Ninian Sanderson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 15.0 0
51 Great Britain Jimmy Somervail 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.7 13.7 0

Team Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Italy Maserati 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2.5 6.2 0
2 Great Britain BRM 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0.7 4.3 0
3 Great Britain ERA 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.4 14.9 0
4 Great Britain Connaught 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0.8 9.1 0
5 Italy Ferrari 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.2 9.5 0
6 France Simca Gordini 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 13.0 0
7 Great Britain Lotus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 7.0 0
8 Great Britain Jaguar 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 25.7 0
9 Great Britain Alta 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 21.0 0
10 Great Britain Lister 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.0 6.0 0
11 France Talbot-Lago 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.0 0
12 Great Britain Allard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 36.0 0
13 Great Britain HAR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 33.0 0
14 Great Britain RRA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 15.0 0
15 Great Britain Cooper 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 14.7 0
16 Great Britain Frazer-Nash 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 25.0 0

  • Post category:50s / Extra Championship
Tags: 1955 EC, Bob Gerard, Charterhall, Daily Record Trophy, Maserati, Maserati 250F, Stirling Moss Ltd.

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