1954 II Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race

1954 II Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race

Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = NC
Country = UK
Grand Prix = (II) Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race
GP_Suffix =
Official name = II Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race
Location = Davidstow Circuit, Davidstow, Cornwall
Date = 2 August
Year = 1954
Course = Permanent racing facility
Course_mi = 1.8475
Course_km = 2.973
Distance_laps = 20 (reduced from 30)
Distance_mi = 36.95
Distance_km = 59.46
Weather = Wet
Pole_Driver = Rodney Nuckey
Pole_Country = UK
Pole_Team = Cooper-Bristol
Pole_Time =
Fast_Driver = Rodney Nuckey
Fast_Team = Cooper-Bristol
Fast_Time = 1:29.0
Fast_Country = UK
Fast_Driver2 = John Coombs
Fast_Team2 = Lotus-Connaught
Fast_Country2 = UK
First_Driver = John Coombs
First_Country = UK
First_Team = Lotus-Connaught
Second_Driver = Tom Kyffin
Second_Country = UK
Second_Team = Cooper-Bristol
Third_Driver = Dick Gibson
Third_Country = UK
Third_Team = Cooper-BristolThe 2nd Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 2 August 1954 at the Davidstow Circuit, Cornwall. The race was to be run over 30 laps of the little circuit, but this was reduced to 20 laps due to the bad weather. The race was won by British driver John Coombs in a Lotus Mk 8.

This was the second of three Formula One races held in Cornwall during 1954 and 1955, and is particularly notable for being the first Formula One race to be won by a Lotus.

Rodney Nuckey led the race until lap 17, when he suffered oil pressure problems, leaving Coombs and Kyffin to battle for the lead until the end.

Results

*Brandon's Cooper-Aston Martin blew its engine in practice, and a Bristol engine was installed in its place. This car was the Cooper-Bristol that Nuckey used during the race.

References

* "Davidstow", Peter Tutthill, 1996.


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