European Formula Libre Racing 1953 - 1956

This thread takes the story of Formula Libre Racing in Europe to its end in 1956.

The remark "full results available" means that I have more or less complete stats for these races, and I will post these results whenever somebody inquires about them. All other results are incomplete and any help is gratefully appreciated.

1953-04-06  Goodwood		  Chichester Cup		  5 laps, 1st Emanuel de Graffenried (Maserati)

1953-04-06  Goodwood		  Glover Trophy		   15 laps, 1st Ken Wharton (BRM)

1953-04-18  Ibsley			WHDCC Trophy			?

1953-04-18  Snetterton		AMOC Trophy			 1st Ken Wharton (BRM)

1953-05-13  Tampere		   ?					   1st Rodney Nuckey (Cooper_Bristol)

1953-05-23  Charterhall	   WJC Trophy			  1st Ron Flockhart (BRM)

1953-05-30  Snetterton		Coronation Trophy	   ?

1953-06-27  Snetterton		WECC Trophy			 ?

1953-07-18  Silverstone	   GP Support			  17 laps, 1st Giuseppe Farina (Thin Wall)

1953-07-25  Snetterton		AMOC Trophy			 ?

1953-08-03  Thruxton		  BMCLCC Trophy		   ?

1953-08-15  Charterhall	   WJC Trophy			  1st Ken Wharton (BRM)

1953-09-12  Snetterton		AMOC Trophy			 1st Ron Flockhart (BRM)

1953-09-26  Goodwood		  Woodcote Cup			1st Mike Hawthorn (Thin Wall)

1953-09-26  Goodwood		  Goodwood Trophy		 15 laps, 1st Mike Hawthorn (Thin Wall)

1953-10-03  Castle Combe	  Hastings Trophy		 1st Ken Wharton (BRM)

1954-04-19  Goodwood		  Chichester Cup		  ?

1954-04-19  Goodwood		  Glover Trophy		   ?

1954-04-28  Snetterton		AMOC Trophy			 ?

1954-05-08  Ibsley			WHDCC Trophy			?

1954-05-29  Aintree		   BARC Trophy			 ?

1954-06-05  Snetterton		WECC Trophy			 ?

1954-06-05  Snetterton		WECC Trophy			 ?

1954-06-07  Goodwood		  Whitsuntide Race		?

1954-06-12  Oulton Park	   MCMRC Trophy			?

1954-07-10  Oulton Park	   Chester Trophy		  ?

1954-08-02  Brands Hatch	  Bank Holiday Race	   ?

1954-08-07  Oulton Park	   Gold Cup				?

1954-08-14  Snetterton		WECC Trophy			 ?

1954-08-28  Castle Combe	  Hastings Trophy		 1st Bob Gerard (Cooper_Bristol)

1954-08-29  Brno			  ?					   full results available

1954-09-04  Charterhall	   WJC Trophy			  ?

1954-09-18  Crystal Palace	London Trophy		   ?

1954-09-25  Goodwood		  Woodcote Cup			?

1954-10-02  Aintree		   BARC Trophy			 ?

1955-04-12  Goodwood		  Chichester Cup		  ?

1955-04-23  Ibsley			WHDCC Trophy			?

1955-05-28  Snetterton		WECC Trophy			 ?

1955-05-28  Brands Hatch	  BRSCC Trophy			?

1955-05-30  Crystal Palace	London Trophy		   ?

1955-08-01  Brands Hatch	  Bank Holiday Race	   ?

1955-08-13  Snetterton		?					   ?

1955-09-03  Aintree		   BARC Trophy			 ?

1955-10-01  Castle Combe	  Hastings Trophy		 ?

1955-12-26  Brands Hatch	  Boxing Day Race		 ?

1956-05-22  Crystal Palace	London Trophy		   ?

1956-08-06  Brands Hatch	  Bank Holiday Race	   ?

Help is on its way

Thanx for the promise... and feel free to add races which I may have ommitted!

Here are some results of Formula Libre races at Goodwood, taken from the book 'The Glory of Goodwood'.

6 April 1953, Goodwood, Chichester Cup - 5 laps

1 - Emmanuel de Graffenried (Maserati A6GCM), 9m 03.4s
2 - Ken Wharton (BRM P15), 9m 04.2s
3 - Ron Flockhart (ERA D-Type), 9m 07.4s
Fastest Lap: Wharton, 1m 46.2s


6 April 1953, Goodwood, Glover Trophy - 15 laps

1 - Ken Wharton (BRM P15), 23m 53.0s
2 - Piero Taruffi (Ferrari Thinwall), 23m 59.0s
3 - Emmanuel de Graffenried (Maserati A6GCM), 24m 15.8s
4 - Roy Salvadori (Connaught A), 24m 47.4s
5 - Tony Rolt (Connaught A), 24m 57.0s
6 - Bob Gerard (Cooper T23-Bristol), 25m 08.6s
Fastest Lap: Wharton, 1m 33.8s


26 September 1953, Goodwood, Woodcote Cup - 5 laps

1 - Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari Thinwall), 7m 49.2s
2 - Juan Manuel Fangio (BRM P15), 8m 05.4s
3 - Ken Wharton (BRM P15), 8m 17.6s
Fastest Lap: Hawthorn, 1m 32.0s


26 September 1953, Goodwood, Goodwood Trophy - 15 laps

1 - Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari Thinwall), 23m 17.8s
2 - Ken Wharton (BRM P15), 23m 40.8s
3 - Bob Gerard (Cooper T23-Bristol), 14 laps
Fastest Lap: Hawthorn, 1m 31.4s


19 April 1954, Goodwood, Chichester Cup - 5 laps

1 - Ken Wharton (BRM P30 MkII), 8m 07.2s
2 - Roy Salvadori (Maserati 250F), 8m 07.6s
3 - Reg Parnell (Ferrari 500/625), 8m 08.4s
Fastest Lap: Wharton, Salvadori and Ron Flockhart (BRM P15), 1m 35.6s


19 April 1954, Goodwood, Glover Trophy - 21 laps

1 - Ken Wharton (BRM P15), 35m 00.0s
2 - Kenneth McAlpine (Connaught A), 35m 40.0s
3 - Leslie Marr (Connaught A), 36m 00.4s
4 - Ron Flockhart (BRM P30 MkII), 36m 08.0s
5 - Peter Whitehead (Cooper T24-Alta), 37m 29.4s
6 - Charles Boulton (Connaught A)
Fastest Lap: Wharton and Roy Salvadori (Maserati 250F), 1m 37.8s


7 June 1954, Goodwood, Goodwood Whitsun Trophy - 15 laps

1 - Peter Collins (Ferrari Thinwall), 23m 35.4s
2 - Ron Flockhart (BRM P30 MkII), 23m 50.4s
3 - Roy Salvadori (Maserati 250F), 23m 58.0s
Fastest Lap: Collins, 1m 32.6s


25 September 1954, Goodwood, Woodcote Cup - 10 laps

1 - Peter Collins (Ferrari Thinwall), 15m 38.4s
2 - Ken Wharton (BRM P30 MkII), 15m 44.4s
3 - Stirling Moss (Maserati 250F), 15m 48.0s
Fastest Lap: Collins, 1m 32.2s


11 April 1955, Goodwood, Chichester Cup - 7 laps

1 - Peter Collins (BRM P30 MkII), 11m 09.8s
2 - Roy Salvadori (Maserati 250F), 11m 15.2s
3 - Stirling Moss (Maserati 250F), 11m 20.0s
Fastest Lap: Collins, 1m 34.4s

Michael, can you see the 1954 and 1955 Paris Cup as a FL race ?

This is not the complete results, nor the complete entry list but only what I know about those two events.

25 April 1954 Coupes de Paris (Linas-Monthléry), 16 laps

Entry list:
Duncan Hamilton (Jaguar C)
Auriac (Delahaye)
Blanc (Talbot T26 GS 110059)
Guy Mairesse (Talbot T26 GS 110057)
Georges Grignard (Talbot T26C DA 110051)
Thépenier (Gordini T15 22GC)
Gérard Crombac (Lotus)
Roger Gerbout (BMW Spl)
Marcel Balsa (Balsa Spl)
Jean Judet (Ardun = Allard Spl)
...

Guy Mairesse was killed during the practice of this race. His great friend Georges Grignard decided immediately not to start. Blanc took the start but retired. About the race I only know that Thépenier won the 1500 cc class.


17 April 1955, Coupes de Paris, Linas Monthléry

Entry list included:
Sportscars:
3 Maserati 2 L
2 Jaguar C
1 Veritas
2 Porsche Spyder 1.5 L
4 Ferrari (including Picard, Piotti and de Portago, in the 375, ex-Rosier, transformed in central driving sportscar)
Duncan Hamilton (Jaguar D 3.4 L) (pole position)
"Levegh" (Talbot Lago T26 GC 110056)
Nano da Silva Ramos (Gordini T15S 43)

Single-seaters:
Thépenier (Gordini T15 22GC)
Jean Judet (Ardun)
2 BMW Spl
Ottorino Volonterio (Maserati 250F)
Marceau Huret (Talbot Lago T26C DA 110053)
Lino Fayen (Talbot Lago T26C DA 110051)
George Grignard (Talbot Lago T26C)
André Pilette (Gordini T16 35)

The race, 16 laps
1- André Pilette (Gordini T16 35)
2- Duncan Hamilton (Jaguar D 3,4 L) (1st sport)
3- Picard (Ferrari 3 L)
4- de Portago (Ferrari)
...
8 (1st sport 2,5 L)- Nano da Silva Ramos (Gordini T15S 43)
...
10- Thépenier (Gordini T15 22GC)

29 May 1954 Daily Telegraph 200, Aintree, 2 heats + 1 Final (35 laps)
Heat 1
1- Reg Parnell (Ferrari 625/500 0188-F2)
2- Peter Collins (Ferrari 375 Thinwall Spl)
3- Stirling Moss (Maserati 250F 2508)
4- Ken Wharton (BRM T15 MKII V16)

Heat 2
1- Ron Flockhart (BRM T15 MKII V16)
2- Roy Salvadori (Maserati 250F 2507)
3- Bob Gerard (Cooper Bristol)
4- André Pilette (Gordini 31 T16)
5- Philippe Etancelin (Talbot T26C DA 110054)

Final
1- Stirling Moss (Maserati 250F)
2- Reg Parnell (Ferrari 625/500 0188-F2)
3- Ron Flockart (BRM T15 MKII V16)
...
7- Jean Behra (Gordini 34 T16)
...
11- Philippe Etancelin (Talbot Lago T26C DA 110054)
12- André Pilette (Gordini 31 T16)
...
DNF- Peter Collins (Ferrari 375 Thinwall Spl)

Entry list also included:
"Bira" (Maserati 250F)
Marr (Connaught A)
5 other Connaughts
3 HWM
5 ERA
5 Cooper
+ some specials

7 August 1954 Formula libre race, Oulton Park (UK), 55 miles
1- Stirling Moss (Maserati 250F 2506)
2- Bob Gerard (Cooper Bristol)
...
5- Duncan Hamilton (HWM Jaguar)

DNF- Etancelin (Talbot Lago T26C DA 110051)

Lest this thread slips down too far in the fast moving world of TNF...

Rather a back door method of getting information I'm afraid but am just going through Roy Salvadori - Racing Driver book and charting the results posted at the end (unfortunately just mentioning his own results):

I think this will fill in a few of the blanks on your list but as I said, it's only Roy's results:

04/18/53 Snetterton 27 mi Ferrari Tipo 500 2nd
06/27/53 Snetterton 27 mi Connaught A-series 1st Ken McAlpine 2nd
08/15/53 Charterhall 10 mi Connaught A-series 3rd
06/05/54 Snetterton 27 mi Maserati 250F 1st
10/09/54 Snetterton 27 mi Maserati 250F 2nd
03/26/55 Snetterton 41 mi Maserati 250F 1st
04/11/55 Chichester Cup Goodwood 17 mi Maserati 250F 2nd
04/16/55 Charterhall 40 mi Connaught A-series 1st
04/30/55 Ibsley 31 mi Connaught A-series 1st
05/28/55 Snetterton 27 mi Maserati 250F 1st
08/01/55 Rochester Cup Brands Hatch 38 mi Maserati 250F 3rd
08/13/55 Aintree 51 mi Maserati 250F 2nd
07/22/56 H.W. Sear Trophy Snetterton 27 mi Maserati 250F 1st
10/09/60 International GP Watkins Glen 230 mi Cooper Monaco-Climax 2.5 litre 3rd
02/04/61 Invercargill Trophy Teretonga 75 mi Lotus 18-Climax 2nd
03/06/61 International Gold Star Longford 108 mi Cooper-Climax 1st

My apologies, haven't quite mastered the skills of cutting and pasting into this format. I have a bit more information in the way of a few lap times etc., if you want these I can send via email attachment.

Thanks Ursula, this info is useful and appreciated!!

Originally posted by UAtkins
08/13/55 Aintree 51 mi Maserati 250F 2nd

On that day Salvadori raced at Snetterton. Could it be Sep 3?

roy Salvadori finished second in the Formula libre event at Snetterton on 13 august. On Sept 3 at aintree, he won the formula 1 race and finished second to Peter Collins in the formula libre race.

Could anyone tell me who owned the Ferrari 625/500 that Reg Parnell drove during 1954 - and was it red?

For 1954 Reg Parnell bought the Ferrari 500 F2 car (chassis n°188) from the widow of Irish driver Bobby Baird, who was killed in a racing acccident at Snetterton in 1953 with the Ferrari.

After purchasing the car Parnell sent it back to Modena to have a 2.5-Litre engine fitted for the new 1954 GP formula.

The car proved to be one of the most successful single-seater Parnell ever owned. He was one of the dominator (with Stirling Moss, Roy Salvadori and Peter Collins) of the 1954 British racing season with this car.

He won (among other)
the Lavant Cup Goodwood(19 April),
the BARC F1 Goodwood (7 June)
the Crystal Palace Trophy (19 June)
the August Trophy Crystal Palace (2 August)
the Redex Trophy Snetterton (14 August)

Two more races that I came about recently:

1956-05-22, London Trophy, Crystal Palace, 1st Stirling Moss (Maserati), 2nd Paul Emery (Emeryson-Alta), etc
1956-09-16, NSCC Mallory Park, 1st Paul Emery (Emeryson-Alta), etc


Roger, would you be able to supply the missing results for this period?

Yes, i will do that, but it will take me a day or two. in the meantime here's a picture of Paul Emery winning at Mallory in September 1956. It didn't happen very often, and as you can see, it nearly didn't happen this time.

Here are the 1953 results

1953-04-06 Goodwood Chichester Cup 5 laps,
1 - Emmanuel de Graffenried (Maserati A6GCM), 9m 03.4s
2 - Ken Wharton (BRM P15), 9m 04.2s
3 - Ron Flockhart (ERA D-Type), 9m 07.4s
4 – Reg Parnell (BRM) 9m 15s
Fastest Lap: Wharton, 1m 46.2s

1953-04-06 Goodwood Glover Trophy 15 laps,
1 - Ken Wharton (BRM P15), 23m 53.0s 90.47mph
2 - Piero Taruffi (Ferrari Thinwall), 23m 59.0s
3 - Emmanuel de Graffenried (Maserati A6GCM), 24m 15.8s
4 - Roy Salvadori (Connaught A), 24m 47.4s
5 - Tony Rolt (Connaught A), 24m 57.0s
6 - Bob Gerard (Cooper T23-Bristol), 25m 08.6s
7 Ron Flockhart (ERA)
Fastest Lap: Wharton, 1m 33.8s 92.31mph (New circuit record)

1953-04-18 Ibsley WHDCC Trophy 15 laps, 31.4 miles
1 I M M Stewart (1967 connaught) 24 mins 18.3sec 77.55mph
2 N Sanderson 1971 Cooper-Bristol) 25m 21.4s
3 S H Allard (5420 Allard) 25m 21.6s
Fastest lap I M M Stewart 1m 35.6s 78.85mph

1953-04-18 Snetterton AMOC Trophy
1st Ken Wharton (Cooper-Bristol, not BRM) 18m 44.2s 86.46mph
2nd Roy Slvadori (Ferrari 18m 50.2s
3rd Eric Thompson (Connaught 19m 8.4s
4th bob Gerrard (CooperBristol 19m 10.4s
Fastest lap Wharton 1m 50.8s (87.72mph

1953-05-13 Tampere ?
1st Rodney Nuckey (Cooper_Bristol)
2nd Erik Lundgren (Ford special)
3rd

1953-05-23 Charterhall WJC Trophy
1st Ron Flockhart (ERA, not BRM) 81.4mph
2nd Bob Gerrard (ERA)
3rd Ken Wharton (BRM)
4th Bobbie Baird (Ferrari)
Fastest lap Wharton 1m 24.8s (Circuit record)

1953-05-30 Snetterton Coronation Trophy (10 laps)
1st Dead heat I Stewart (Connaught) and R Nuckey (Cooper-Bristol) 19m 3.8s (84.98mph)
3rd A Brown (Cooper-Bristol) 19m 13.4s
4th L Marr (connaught) 19m 36s
Fastest lap Stewart 1m 51.6s (87.08mph)

1953-06-27 Snetterton WECC Trophy (10 laps)
1st R Slavadori (Connaught) 18m 45.8s (86.34mph)
2nd K McAlpine (Connaught) 18m 54.2s
3rd R Nuckey (cooper-Bristol) 19m 14.8s
Fastest lap Salvadori 1m 50.4s (88.04mph) new course record

1953-07-18 Silverstone GP Support 17 laps,
1st Giuseppe Farina (Thin Wall) 30m 50.8s (96.79mph)
2nd J M Fangio (BRM) 31m 2s (96.20mph)
3rd K Wharton (BRM) 31m 34s (94.58mph)
4th R Flockhart (2-litre ERA) 32m 8.6s
5th G Richardson (1.7-litre RRA) 31m 40.2s (16 laps)
6th A G Whitehead (1½ litre ERA) 31m 40.2s (16 laps)
7th L Rosier (4 ½ litre Ferrari) 32m 12.8s (16 laps)
8th H H Gould (2-litre Cooper-Bristol) 32m 42.8s (16 laps)
9th J S Somervail (2 litre Cooper-Bristol) 32m 45.8s (16 laps)
10th F Tuck (1 ½ litre Maserati) 31m 56s (15 laps)
11th H A Richards (2-litre HAR) 32m 28.4s (13 laps)
Fastest lap Farina 1m 45.2s 100.16mph (new lap record)

1953-07-25 Snetterton AMOC Trophy (15 laps)
1st K Wharton (BRM) 27m 23.8s (88.79mph)
2nd Ron Flockhart (ERA) 27m 44.6s (87.60mph)
3rd Tony Rolt (Connaught) 28m 24.4s (85.55mph)
4th Geoffrey Richardson (RRA) 28m 49.4s (84.31mph)
Fastest lap Wharton 1m 47.4s 90.50mph (circuit record)

USA Invitation race
1st K Wharton (BRM) 18m 27.2s (87.79mph)
2nd L Marr (connaught) 19m 47.8s 81.33mph
3rd R Flockhart (ERA) 20m 23.4s 79.45mph
4th B Wyatt (Frazer-Nash) 9 laps
Fastest lap Wharton and Flockhart 1m 48s (90.00mph)

The meeting was USAF day. Spectators included a young looking Phil Hill. Bobbie Baird was killed during morning practice.

1953-08-03 Thruxton BMCLCC Trophy 30 laps
1st A P R Rolt (Connaught) 60m 22.8s 82.17mph
2nd P D C Walker (Cooper ERA)
3rd J Stewart (Jaguar)
Fastest lap rolt 1m 8.4s 83.84mph (new lap record)

1953-08-15 Charterhall WJC Trophy (50 laps)
1st Ken Wharton (BRM) 1hr 12m 33.2s 82.7mph
2nd tony rolt (connaught
3rd Jack Fairman/Roy Salvadori (connaught)
4th Ninian Sanderson (Cooper-Bristol)
Fastest lap Wharton 1m 24s 85.71mph (new lap record)
Farina (Thinwall), moss (Cooper-Alta) both retired

1953-09-12 Snetterton AMOC Trophy (10 laps)
1st Ron Flockhart (ERA, not BRM)18m 45.8s (86.34mph
2nd R Thompson (Connaught) 19m 5.8s
3rd P N Whitehead (Cooper-Alta) 19m 9.2s
Fastest lap Flockhart 1m 49.8s (88.52mph)

1953-09-26 Goodwood Woodcote Cup (5 laps)
1 - Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari Thinwall), 7m 49.2s 92.11mph
2 - Juan Manuel Fangio (BRM P15), 8m 05.4s
3 - Ken Wharton (BRM P15), 8m 17.6s
4th Moss (Cooper-Alta) 8m 23.4s
5th F R Gerrard (Cooper-Bristol) 8m 30.6s
6th G N Richardson (RRA) 8m 42.6s
7th G Jason-Henry (Connaught)
8th J R McBain (Cooper-Bristol)
9th Leslie Marr (Connaught)
Fastest Lap: Hawthorn, 1m 32.0s

1953-09-26 Goodwood Goodwood Trophy 15 laps,
1 - Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari Thinwall), 23m 17.8s 92.70mph
2 - Ken Wharton (BRM P15), 23m 40.8s
3 - Bob Gerard (Cooper T23-Bristol), 14 laps
4th A G Whitehead (ERA) 14 laps
5th Roy Salvadori (Connaught) 14 laps
6th H H Gould (Cooper-Bristol)
7th J A Somervail (Cooper-Bristol)
8th Lesle Marr (Connaught)
9th G Jason-Henry (Connaught)
Fastest Lap: Hawthorn, 1m 31.4s

1953-10-03 Castle Combe Hastings Trophy (15 laps)
1st Ken Wharton (BRM) 18m 55.8s 87.4mph
2nd R Gerrard (ERA) 19m 24.6s
3rd H H Gould (cooper-Bristol) 19m 25.4s
4th A P R Rolt (Connaught)
Fastest lap Wharton 1m 11.8s 89.77mph (new circuit record)

And here is 1954. I've included afew extra races I came across but I heven't been systematically searching for them. I should have said that the sources for this are Autosport (mainly), cross-checked with motor Sport and Autocourse.

1954-04-19 Goodwood Chichester Cup
1 - Ken Wharton (BRM P30 MkII), 8m 07.2s
2 - Roy Salvadori (Maserati 250F), 8m 07.6s
3 - Reg Parnell (Ferrari 500/625), 8m 08.4s
Fastest Lap: Wharton, Salvadori and Ron Flockhart (BRM P15), (Also PArnell) 1m 35.6s

1954-04-19 Goodwood Glover Trophy
1 - Ken Wharton (BRM P15), 35m 00.0s
2 - Kenneth McAlpine (Connaught A), 35m 40.0s
3 - Leslie Marr (Connaught A), 36m 00.4s
4 - Ron Flockhart (BRM P30 MkII), 36m 08.0s
5 - Peter Whitehead (Cooper T24-Alta), 37m 29.4s
6 - Charles Boulton (Connaught A)
Fastest Lap: Wharton and Roy Salvadori (Maserati 250F), 1m 37.8s

1954-04-24, (not 28) Snetterton AMOC Trophy (10 laps)
1st R Flockhart (BRM) 18m 12s (89.01m0h
2nd H Gould (Cooper-Bristol) 19m 2.6s
3rd L Marr (Connaught) 19m 20s
Fastest lap Lockhart 1m 46.8s (reecord)

1954-05-08 Ibsley WHDCC Trophy (15 laps)
1st R Flockhart (BRM) 83.48mph
2nd J Stewart (Jaguar)
3rd N Sanderson (Jaguar)
4th A G Whitehead (ERA
ACB Chapman (Emeryson) retired

1954-05-09 Djurgard Park, Helsinki EXTRA RACE
1st R Nuckey (Cooper-Bristol
2nd G Carlsson (Ford special)
3rd Roger Laurent Ferrari)

1954-05-29 Aintree BARC Trophy (First meeting at Aintree, run anti-clockwise)
29 May 1954 Daily Telegraph 200, Aintree, 2 heats (17 laps) + 1 Final (35 laps)
Heat 1
1- Reg Parnell (Ferrari 625/500 0188-F2) 39m 45s 76.97mph
2- Peter Collins (Ferrari 375 Thinwall Spl) 40m 7s
3- Stirling Moss (Maserati 250F 2508) 40m 12s
4- Ken Wharton (BRM T15 MKII V16)
5th J Behra (Gordini)
6th J K Hall (Cooper-Bristol)
7th Leslie Marr (connaught)
8th Ken McAlpine (Connaught)
9th Jqack Fairman (Turner)
10th Alastair Birrell (ERA)
Fastest lap Collins 2m 15.2s (79.88mph)

Heat 2
1- Ron Flockhart (BRM T15 MKII V16) 39m 47.2s (76.92mph)
2- Roy Salvadori (Maserati 250F 2507) 39m 50.2s
3- Bob Gerard (Cooper Bristol)
4- André Pilette (Gordini 31 T16)
5- Philippe Etancelin (Talbot T26C DA 110054)
6th Rodney Nuckey (Cooper-Bristol)
7th Leslie Thorne (Connaught)
8th C D Boulton (Connaught)
9th Tony Rolt (Connaught)
10th Graham Whitehead (ERA)
Fastest lap Salvadori 2m 16.2s 79.30mph

Final
1- Stirling Moss (Maserati 250F) 1hr 18m 48.4s 77.70mph
2- Reg Parnell (Ferrari 625/500 0188-F2) 1hr 19m 36.6s
3- Ron Flockart (BRM T15 MKII V16) 1hr 20m 32.6s
4th Bob Gerrard (Cooper-Bristol) 1hr 20m 34s
5th Roy Salvadori (Maserati) 33 laps
6th K McAlpine (Connaught)
7- Jean Behra (Gordini 34 T16)
8th A G Whitehead (ERA)
9th L Marr (Connaught)
10th J K Hall (Cooper-Bristol)
11- Philippe Etancelin (Talbot Lago T26C DA 110054)
12- André Pilette (Gordini 31 T16)
13th B Bira (Maserati)
14th C D Boulton (Connaught)
Fastest lap Collins 2m 12s 81.82mph
...
DNF- Peter Collins (Ferrari 375 Thinwall Spl)

Entry list also included:

· BRM Wharton, Flockhart
· Gordini Behra, Pilette
· Ferrari Parnell
· Maserati Salvadori, Bira, Moss, de Portago (entered, did not start)
Connaughts (K McAlpine, L Thorne, D B Beauman, M F Young, L Marr, C D Boulton, A P R Rolt)
· 3 HWM (F A O Gaze, A Brooke, (I can only find two L Macklin entered)
· 5 ERA (A G Whitehead, K Flint, J A Somervail, A W Birrell, J D Lewis)
· 5 Cooper F R Gerrard (Bristol) R Nuckey (Bristol), E Brandon (Alta), J K Hall (Bristol) H Gould (Bristol entered, did not start)
· DHS G Dunham
· Alta-Bristol (A Wake)
· Emeryson (R Emery)
· RRA G Richardson
· Frazer-Nash E K Lund)
· Thinwall spl P Collins
· Talbot P Etancelin
· J R G Fairman (Turner)


1954-06-05 Snetterton WECC Trophy (10 laps)
1st R Salvadori (Maserati) 18m 29.2s 87.63mph
2nd W J Whitehouse (Connaught) 19m 2.6s
3rd T A D Crook (Cooper-Bristol) 19m 4.2s
4th C D Boulton (Connaught 19m 7.8s
Fastest lap Salvadori 90.19mph

1954-06-05 Snetterton WECC Trophy There was only one libre race, but also a Formula1 race, won by Salvadori

1954-06-07 Goodwood Whitsuntide Race
1 - Peter Collins (Ferrari Thinwall), 23m 35.4s
2 - Ron Flockhart (BRM P30 MkII), 23m 50.4s
3 - Roy Salvadori (Maserati 250F), 23m 58.0s
4th K Wharton (BRM) 24m 33s
Fastest Lap: Collins, 1m 32.6s

1954-06-12 Oulton Park MCMRC Trophy (25 laps)
1st F R Gerrard (CooperBristol) 44m 20.4s 75.44mph
2nd G N Richardson (RRA) 24 laps 44m 30.2s
3rd N Sanderson (Jaguar) 24 laps 44m 49s

1954-07-10 Oulton Park Chester Trophy (2 races 12 laps)
Race 1
1st D Beauman (Connaught) 21m 55s 73.26mph
2nd M F Young (connaught 23m 39.2s
3rd C D Boulton (connaught)

Race 2
1st D Beauman (Connaught) 21m 33.4s 74.48mph
2nd G N Richardson (RRA)
3rd M F Young (Connaught)

1954-08-02 Brands Hatch Bank Holiday Race (2 x 30 lap races)
Race 1
1st Don Beauman (Connaught) 20m 35.2s
2nd Bill Whitehouse (Connaught)
3rd Alan Brown (cooper-Alta)
4th C D Boulton (Connaught)

Race 2
1st Bill Whitehouse (Connaught) 20m 45.8s
2nd Don Beauman (Connaught)
3rd C D Boulton (Connaught)
4th Lesley Marr (connaught)

Aggregate
1st Whitehouse
2nd Beauman
3rd Boulton

1954-08-07 Oulton Park 20 laps
1st S Moss (Maserati) 39m 58s 83.91mph
2nd Bob Gerrard (Cooper-Bristol) 40m 41.4s
3rd Leslie Marr (Connaught) 41m 51.8s
4th Bill Whitehouse (Connaught) 43m 3.6s
5th Duncan Hamilton (HWM-Jaguar) 19 laps)
Fastest lap Moss 1m 56.4s 85.40mph (Course record)

Note: the Gold Cup was a formula 1 event the same day, also won by Moss. He also won a Formula 3 race.


1954-08-14 Snetterton WECC Trophy (40 laps)
1st P Collins (Thinwall special) 1hr 10 m 57.8s
2nd R Nuckey (Cooper-Bristol) 37 laps (Yes, 3 laps behind!)
3rd Ron flockhart (BRM) 36 laps
4th Bob Gerrard (cooper Bristol) 35 laps
5th J A Williamson (ERA) 35 laps
6th Alastair Birrell (ERA) 32 laps
7th E G Greenwall (Cooper JAP) 31 laps
Fastest lap Collins 1m 43s 94.37 mph (New circuit record)

Nuckey lost his shirt on this race; literally. It was caught by the wind and he finished naked from the waist up.

1954-08-28 Castle Combe Hastings Trophy (15 laps)
1st Bob Gerard (Cooper_Bristol) 19m 10.2s 86.25mph
2nd W R Flockhart (BRM) 19m 10.6s
3rd H H Gould (cooper-Bristol) 19m 42.2s
Fastest lap Gerard and Flockhart 1m 15.6s (88.32mph)

1954-08-29 Brno ? full results available

1954-09-04 Charterhall WJC Trophy 20 laps
1st Bob Gerard (Cooper_Bristol) 28m 59.2s 82.70mph
2nd G N Richardson (RRA)
3rd Les Leston (cooper)


1954-09-18 Crystal Palace London Trophy (2 x 10 laps)
Race 1
1st Bob Gerard (Cooper_Bristol) 11m 28.4s 72.69mph
2nd D Beauman Connaught 11m 41.4s
3rd H H Gould (cooper-Bristol) 12m 0.6s

Race 2
1st Bob Gerard (Cooper_Bristol) 11m 18.6s 71.61mph
2nd D Beauman Connaught 11m 47s
3rd M Keen (Cooper-Alta) 11m 58.8s

Aggregate
1st Gerrard
2nd Beauman
3rd Gould
4th Risely-Pitchard (Connaught)
5th J G Fairman (Turner)

1954-09-25 Goodwood Woodcote Cup
1 - Peter Collins (Ferrari Thinwall), 15m 38.4s
2 - Ken Wharton (BRM P30 MkII), 15m 44.4s
3 - Stirling Moss (Maserati 250F), 15m 48.0s
4th Mike Hawthorn Vanwall Special
5th R Salvadori (Maserati)
6th Bob Gerard (Cooper_Bristol)
7th Alan Brown (Cooper-Alta)
8th J Risely-Pitchard (Connaught)
9th sir Jeremy blocs (Connaught)
10th Leslie Mar (Connaught)

Fastest Lap: Collins, 1m 32.2s

1954-10-02 Aintree BARC Trophy (17 laps)
1st S Moss (Maserati) 35m 53.4s 85.26mph
2nd Sergio Mantovani (Maserati) 36m 4.4s
3rd Ron Flockhart (BRM) 36m 21.2s
4th André Pilette (Gordini) 37m 5.5s
5th Roy Salvadori (Maserati)
6th Don Beauman (Connaught)
7th Bob Gerrard (Cooper-Bristol)
8th Louis rosier (Maserati)
Fastest lap Moss 2m 0.6s (89.55mph)
Aintree was now being run in a clockwise direction.

1954-10-09 Snetterton 10 laps EXTRA RACE
1st R Salvadori (Maserati) 18m 7.6s 80.37mph)
2nd D Beauman (Connaught) 18m 41s
3rd W J Whitehouse (Connaught) 19m 14s
4th J Risely-Pritchard (Connaught)
Fastest lap Salvadori 91.26mph


1954-12-27 Brands Hatch 15 laps EXTRA RACE
1st D B Beauman(Connaught) 15m 40.8s 71.18mph
2nd A E Marsh Cooper-JAP 15m 42.8s
3rd H H Gould (Cooper-Bristol) 16m 4.3s
4th PR Emery (Emeryson) 16m 14.4s
5th G N Richardson (RRA) 16m 32.6s
6th L Leston (Cooper-JAP) 16m 48.8

Some little adds to above:


Charterhall
Winfield JC
12.4.1953
1. - ERA R4D 2000 s/c (ex Mays) - Ron Flockhart - GB - 15 laps
2. - Cooper T23-Bristol 1971 ccm - Ninian Sanderson - GB - Ecurie Ecosse
3. - ERA B-type 1500 s/c - A.W. Birrell - GB
retired Cooper-Bristol 1971 ccm (ex Brandon)- Jock McBain - GB - 6 laps - Engine

Ibsley
18.4.1953
4. - James Scott-Douglas - Jaguar XK120C 3442 ccm - Ecurie Ecosse
R - Jimmy Stewart - Jaguar XK120C 3442 ccm - Ecurie Ecosse
R - John Habin - Maserati 4CL 1.5 s/c - Fred Tuck - spin off

Snetterton
AMOC
18.4.1953
R - ERA R4D 2000 s/c - Ron Flockhart - GB - differential
also raced - Talbot-Lago - Duncan Hamilton - GB
also raced - Maserati 3000 s/c - Tony Gaze - AUS

Charterhall
23.5.1953
R - #10 - Jimmy Stewart - Jaguar XK120C 3442 ccm - Ecurie Ecosse

Snetterton
30.5.1953
R - Maserati 3000 s/c - Tony Gaze - AUS - 3 laps- from 1 place reason ?
R - RRA 1781 ccm s/c - Geoff Richardson - GB - 2 laps - spin
R - Ferrari 2.0 - Bob Baird - GB - 2 laps - hit marking barrell

Snetterton
West Essex CC
1.8.1953
1. - Connaught A 1960 ccm - Leslie Marr - GB - 7 laps - 14:12,800
2. - Frazer Nash-Bristol 1971 ccm - B. Wyatt - GB - 7 laps - 14:28,000
3. - Allard 5420 ccm - P. Woozley - GB - 7 laps - 14:28,200

15.8.1953
Charterhall
R - Maserati (ex W. Straight) - Cliff Davis - GB
R - ERA R4D 2000 s/c - Ron Flockhart GB
R - Ferrari Thin Wall Spl. #010-375 4500 ccm - Nino Farina - I - practice 1. - 1:21,800 - Ignition
R - Cooper-Alta 1960 ccm - Stirling Moss - GB
R - Connaught A - Roy Salvadori - GB
R - RRA 1781 s/c - G.N. Richardson - GB

12.9.1953
Snetterton
4. - ERA B-type 1500 s/c - Graham Whitehead - GB
5. - HWM - George Abecassis - GB
also raced
Connaught A (fuel injection) - Guy Jason-Henry - GB
Cooper MkVI 1100ccm - Les Leston - GB

26.9.1953
Goodwood Trophy
3. - Cooper-Bristol - Bob Gerard - GB - 14 - 23:21,200
4. - ERA B-type (ex Cuth Harrison/B. Shawe-Taylor) - Graham Whitehead - GB - 14 - 23:37,200
5. - Connaught A - Roy Salvadori - GB - 14 - 23:41,000
6. - Cooper-Bristol - Horace Gould - GB - 14 - 24:05,400
R - #1 - BRM P15#01 1488 s/c - Juan Manuel Fangio - RA - 12 laps - 1. in practice - (2) Gearbox
R - RRA 1781 s/c - G.N. Richardson - GB - 9 laps - Sparking plugs
R - Cooper-Alta 1960 ccm - Stirling Moss - GB - 3 laps - (5) Oil pressure

10.10.1953
Silverstone
SMC
1. - Connaught A 1960 ccm - Leslie Marr GB - 15
2. - Cooper - Bristol - Rodney Nuckey - GB
also raced
Jaguar XK120C 3442 ccm - M. Head - GB
Jaguar XK120C 3442 ccm - D.C. Truman - GB
Allard 5420 ccm - J.C. Mogg - GB

1955:


1955-04-11, not 12 Goodwood Chichester Cup
1 - Peter Collins (BRM P30 MkII), 11m 09.8s 90.29mph
2 - Roy Salvadori (Maserati 250F), 11m 15.2s
3 - Stirling Moss (Maserati 250F), 11m 20.0s
4th A P R Rolt (Connaught) 11m 28.2
5th D B Beauman (Connaught) 11m 35s
6th M J C Keen (cooper-Alta) 11m 38.8s
Fastest Lap: Collins, 1m 34.4s 91.52mph


1955-04-30, not 23 Ibsley WHDCC Trophy
1st R F Salvadori (Maserati) 86.60mph
2nd J Risely-Pritchard (Connaught)
3rd J A Young (Connaught)
Fastest lap Salvadori 1m 21.4s

1955-05-28 Snetterton WECC Trophy (10 laps)
1st Salvadori (Maserati) 17m 51.4s 90.72mph
2nd Flockhart (BRM) 18m 5.8s
3rd W A Scott-Brown (Lister) 19m 14s
4th W T Smith (Jaguar) 19m 21.8s
Fastest lap Collins (BRM) 1m 42.2s 95.11mph (record)
Collins retired following a burst tyre and a spin when he touched Cunningham-Reid’s Lister while lapping him

1955-05-28 Brands Hatch BRSCC Trophy
1st F R Gerrard (cooper-Bristol) 15m 39s
2nd D Beauman (Connaught)
3rd P Emery (Emeryson)
4th A E Marsh

1955-05-30 Crystal Palace London Trophy (2 x 12 laps)
Part 1
1st P Collins (Maserati) 14m 0.2s 71.47mph
2nd R Salvadori (Maserati) 14m 8.4s
3rd F R Gerrard (cooper-Bristol) 14m 16.4s
4th P Emery (Emeryson) 14m 31.2s
5th M Keen (Cooper-Alta) 14m 32.0s
6th E W Holt (Connaught) 14m 42.4s
Fastest lap Collins 68.4s 73.16mph

Part 2
1st Collins (Maserati) 14m 12.0s 70.38mph
2nd F R Gerrard (Cooper-Bristol) 14m 14.0s
3rd M Keen (Cooper-Alta) 14m 37.8s
4th J Risely-Pritchard (Connaught) 14m 44.6s
5th E W Holt (Connaught) 14m 52.6s
6th J A Young (Connaught) 15m 2.4s
Fastest lap Collins 69.8s 71.69 mph

Aggregate
1st Collins (Maserati) 28m 12.2s
2nd F R Gerrard (Cooper-Bristol) 28m 30.4s
3rd M Keen (Cooper-Alta) 29m 9.8s
4th J Risely-Pritchard (Connaught) 29m 34.0s
5th E W Holt (Connaught) 29m 35.0s
6th J A Young (Connaught) 29m 56.6s
7th J somervail (Cooper-Bristol) 30m 16.4s
8th P Emery (Emeryson)
9th R Salvadori (Maserati)
10th A W Birrell (Cooper-Bristol)
11th J Russell (Maserati)
12th J H Webb (Turner)

1955-08-01 Brands Hatch Bank Holiday Race Rochester Cup (2 x 15 laps)
Part 1
1st F R Gerrard (Cooper-Bristol) 15m 34.8s
2nd A Brown (Connaught) 15m 39.4s
3rd C C H Davis (Cooper JAP)15m 42.6s
3rd A E Marsh (Cooper JAP)
4th R F Salvadori (Maserati)
5th A E Marsh (Cooper JAP)
6th E W Holt (Connaught)
Fastest lap Davis 1m 1 s 73.18mph

Part 2
1st R F Salvadori (Maserati) 15m 29.8s 72.01 mph
2nd F R Gerrard (Cooper-Bristol) 15m 31.4s
3rd A Brown (Connaught) 15m 39.2s
4th A E Marsh (Cooper JAP)
5th C C H Davis (Cooper JAP)
6th E W Holt (Connaught)
Fastest lap Salvadori, Gerrard and Davis 1m1 s 73.18mph

Aggregate
1st F R Gerrard (Cooper-Bristol) 31m 6.2s
2nd A Brown (Connaught) 31m 18.6s
3rd R F Salvadori (Maserati) 31m 28.2s
4th C C H Davis (Cooper JAP)
5th A E Marsh (Cooper JAP)
6th E W Holt (Connaught)


1955-08-13 Snetterton ? (25 laps)
1st Peter Walker (Connaught) 45m 3.8s 89.86mph
2nd Roy Salvadori (Maserati) 45m 54.4s
3rd Desmond Titterington (Jaguar)46m 3.14s
4th Geoff Richardson (RRA)
Fastest lap Waker 1m 45 92.57 mph

1955-09-03 Aintree BARC Trophy (17 laps)
1st P J Collins (BRM) 35m 54.8s 85.20mph
2nd R F Salvadori (Maserati) 37m 13.0s
3rd C A S Brooks (Connaught) 37m 40.4s
4th B Halford (Cooper-Bristol) 1 lap behind
5th E W Holt (Connaught) 1 lap behind
6th H A Richards (HAR) 3 laps behind
Fastest lap Collins 2m 4.0s 87.10mph

1955-10-01 Castle Combe Empire News, not Hastings Trophy 20 laps
1st H Schell (Vanwall) 25m 26.8s 86.77mph
2nd R Flockhart (BRM) 25m 47.4s
3rd F R Gerrard (Cooper-Bristol) 26m 4.6s
4th R F Salvadori (Maserati)
Fastest lap Schell 1m 13.8s 89.75mph

1955-12-26 Brands Hatch Boxing Day Race Air India Trophy 15 laps
1st A Scott-Brown (2 ½ litre Connaught) 16m 23.4s 68.09mph
2nd C A S Brooks (2 litre Connaught) 16m 50s
3rd J Young (2 litre Connaught) 17m 4.4s
4th E W Holt (2 litre Connaught) 1 lap behind
5th G Wicken (2 ½ litre Emeryson)
6th H C Spero (2.9 litre Maserati)
Fastest lap Scott-Brown 64.02s 69.53 mph

1956


1956-05-21, not 22 Crystal Palace London Trophy
Part 1
1st Stirling Moss (Maserati) 73.91mph
2nd Paul Emery (Emeryson-Alta)
3rd F R Gerrard (Cooper-Bristol)
Fastest lap Moss 76.98mph

Part 2
1st Stirling Moss (Maserati) 74.31mph
2nd Paul Emery (Emeryson-Alta)
3rd G Wicken (Cooper-Alta)
Fastest lap Moss 79.93mph new circuit record

Aggregate
1st Stirling Moss (Maserati), 74.11mph
2nd Paul Emery (Emeryson-Alta)
3rd G Wicken (Cooper-Alta)
Fastest lap Moss 79.94mph


1956-08-06 Brands Hatch Bank Holiday Race ?
Part 1
1st A Scott-Brown (Connaught) 12m 29.4s
2nd Les Leston (Connaught)
3rd Roy Salvadori (Cooper)
Fastest lap Scott-Brown 61.2s 72.94mph

Part 2
1st A Scott-Brown (Connaught) 12m 9.2s
2nd Les Leston (Connaught)
3rd J Brabham (Cooper)
Fastest lap Scott-Brown 59.6s 74.90mph

Aggregate
1st A Scott-Brown (Connaught) 24m 38.6 s
2nd Les Leston (Connaught) 25m 9.8s
3rd R Salvadori/J Brabham (Cooper) 25m 56.8s

1956-09-16, NSCC Mallory Park,
1st Paul Emery (Emeryson-Alta), 79.13mph
2nd R Steed (Cooper-Jaguar)
3rd A J Nurse (Lister-Bristol)

3.4.1954
Castle Combe
FL Leston 1:20,6
1. - Cooper-JAP 1100 ccm - Les Leston - GB - 10 laps - 13:40,6
2. - Connaught A - Jimmy Stewart - GB - Ecurie Ecosse - 10 laps - 13:50,0
3. - Cooper-JAP - Bill Sleeman - AUS? - J.D. Sleeman - 10 laps - 14:25,0
also raced
#81 - ERA 1.5 s/c (ex Shawe-Taylor) - J.D. Lewis - GB
#82? - Cooper-JAP 1100 ccm - Tony Marsh - GB
in entry list
Maserati - Roy Salvadori - GB - Greene
Connaught A - Leslie Thorne - GB - Ecurie Ecosse
Connaught A - John Coombs - GB
Jaguar - Jimmy Stewart - GB - Ecurie Ecosse
Cooper - Dick Gibson - GB
Rover-BMW - Simpson - GB

5.6.1954
Snetterton
also raced
#3 - Connaught A - Young - GB
#11 - ERA 1.5 s/c - Alastair Birrell - GB - A.W. Birrell
ERA 1.5.s/c - J.D. Lewis - GB - Border Reivers

7.6.1954
Goodwood
BARC Whitsun Trophy
4. - BRM P15 MkII #02 1.5 s/c - Ken Wharton - GB - 15 laps - 24:33,000
5. - Ferrari 500/625 2.5 - Reg Parnell - GB - 15 laps - 24:38,0
6. - Cooper-Bristol 1971 ccm - J.K. Hall - GB - 14 laps - 24:42,4
also raced
Connaught A - Mike Young - GB
#18 - DHS - Gerry Dunham - GB
Cooper-Bristol 1971 ccm - Jock Lawrence - GB - Ecurie Ecosse
Turner - J. Webb - GB
RRA - Geoff Richardson - GB
#82 - Emeryson - Paul Emery - GB

2.8.1954
Crystal Palace
Glade Trophy
1. - Connaught A 1960 ccm - Tony Rolt - GB
2. - Cooper-Bristol 1971 ccm - Horace Gould - GB
3. - Cooper-Bristol (Sport car) - Tony Crook - GB
R - Cooper - J. Searles - GB - Engine
R - Cooper - J.K. Hall - GB - Accident
R - DHS - Gerry Dunham - GB
R - Turner - J. Webb - GB
R - H.A.R. - Horace Richards - GB

28.8.1954
Castle Combe
also raced
Connaught A #A.3? 1960 ccm - John Riseley-Pritchard - GB
2.10.1954
Aintree
R - BRM P15 MkII #01 1.5 s/c - Ken Wharton - GB - 4 laps - collision results
R - Thin Wall Special #010-375 4.5 - Peter Collins - GB - 10 laps - ?
R - Maserati 250F - Harry Schell - USA - 3 laps - collision with Wharton
R - Vanwall Spl. - Mike Hawtorn - GB - spin off
In entry list
HWM-Jaguar - (Duncan?) Hamilton
HWM 2.5 - Whiteaway - GB
Maserati 250F - Ken Wharton - GB
BRM P15 MkII - X
Maserati 4CLT 1.5 s/c - X - T.A.S.O. Mathieson
Ferrari 500/625 2.5 - Reg Parnell - GB
Thin Wall Special #010-375 4.5. - X
Vanwall Spl. - Peter Collins - GB
Turner - J. Webb - GB
Gordini - Jean Behra - F
Cooper T23-Bristol 1971 ccm - Horace Gould - GB
Cooper T23-Bristol 1971 ccm - J.K. Hall - GB
Cooper T23-Bristol 1971 ccm - Jock Lawrence - GB - Ecurie Ecosse
Cooper-Alta 2.5 - Keen - GB - A.E. Brown
Connaught A 1960 ccm - Young - GB
Connaught A 1960 ccm - John Riseley-Pritchard - GB
Connaught A 1960 ccm - sir Jeremy Boles - GB - sir Jeremy Boles
Connaught A 1960 ccm - W.J. Whitehouse - GB
Connaught A 1960 ccm - X - Ecurie Ecosse
Emeryson-Alta - Paul Emery - GB
ERA 1.5 s/c - J.D. Lewis - GB
ERA 1.5 s/c - Alastair Birrell - GB
reserve entries
Turner - Jack Fairman - GB
Cooper-Alta 2.5 - Alan Brown - GB - A.E. Brown
ERA 1.5 s/c - Jock Somervail - GB
HWM 2.5 - Tony Brooks - GB
ERA 1.5 s/c - V. Edwards/W. Brett - GB

9.10.1954
Snetterton
also raced
Maserati 3.0 s/c - J. Russell - GB - H.C. Spero
#57 - Cooper-Jaguar (sport) - Peter Walker - GB
#19 - Connaught A 1960 ccm - Charles Boulton - GB
Emeryson-Alta - Paul Emery - GB
Cooper T23-Bristol - Tony Crook - GB
Connaught A 1960 ccm - Leslie Marr
ERA 1.5 s/c - J.D. Lewis - GB

27.12.1954
Brands Hatch
Silver City Airways Trophy
also raced
Maserati 3.0 s/c (1932 ex W. Straight) - H.C. Spero - GB - H.C. Spero
Maserati 4CLT 1.5 s/c - J. Russell - GB
In entry list
Connaught A 1960 ccm - John Riseley-Pritchard - GB
Lotus - A.J. Nurse - GB
Cooper - R.A. Searles - GB
Maserati 4CLT 1.5 s/c - T.A.S.O. Mathieson - GB - T.A.S.O. Mathieson
Connaught A 1960 ccm - John Coombs - GB
Maserati 250F - Roy Salvadori - GB

Thanks Roger and sat, you are stars!

One day I hope I'll find the time to include all this data into a format like the one Tony Kaye used for the South American races, but this will be a huge project and right now I don't have the time, unfortunately. But it's great to have the opportunity to pool the data here already, so that I am going to have a head start once I begin.

And maybe, just maybe, we can find a way to implement some of the ideas Wolf, Allen Brown and some others are mulling over in the 'Scribble...' thread...

sat and Roger,

It is extremely interesting to read those results especially since many of the names are well known to me through my periodical reading list of the period.

Most recently, I acquired John Tate's " A Gentleman's Diary of Motor Racing," and it presents many of the races you list. Watching "dental student," Tony Brooks drifting his Frazer-Nash through the turns at Goodwood. Tony Gaze in the HWM, Bob Gerard, Ninian Sanderson, Archie Scott Brown and the rest, names I knew from then, performing in races I read about as a mere stripling is amazingly refreshing.

If you havent seen these, you don't know what you are missing.

Gil Bouffard
http://www.norpaccrows.org

Originally posted by sat
3.4.1954
Castle Combe
FL Leston 1:20,6
1. - Cooper-JAP 1100 ccm - Les Leston - GB - 10 laps - 13:40,6
2. - Connaught A - Jimmy Stewart - GB - Ecurie Ecosse - 10 laps - 13:50,0
3. - Cooper-JAP - Bill Sleeman - AUS? - J.D. Sleeman - 10 laps - 14:25,0
also raced
#81 - ERA 1.5 s/c (ex Shawe-Taylor) - J.D. Lewis - GB
#82? - Cooper-JAP 1100 ccm - Tony Marsh - GB
in entry list
Maserati - Roy Salvadori - GB - Greene
Connaught A - Leslie Thorne - GB - Ecurie Ecosse
Connaught A - John Coombs - GB
Jaguar - Jimmy Stewart - GB - Ecurie Ecosse
Cooper - Dick Gibson - GB
Rover-BMW - Simpson - GB

The results from Martin Kreicj's Site are contradicting in some details:

1.  76  Les Leston (GB)		 Cooper JAP 1100				   10  0:13:40,600   Monoposto	

2.  78  Leslie Thorne (GB)	  Connaught A type  Ecurie Ecosse   10  0:13:50,000   Monoposto	

3.  94  George Abecassis (GB)   HWM Jaguar  HWM 1		 

4.  75  Bill Sleeman			Cooper JAP 1100									 Monoposto

Interesting are the facts, that the times of the first two finishers are identical and that Martin has Also Abecassis in a sports on his list. And there was only one Ecosse-Connaught (A6), so only one - Stewart or Thorne - could drive her in the same race ..
So do we have two races? Or is Martin's result list a handicap result? Or what else? Any ideas?

Looks like one race
Not surprising there are discrepancies, when even the contemporary press couldn't agree
Both Autosport and MotorSport have Leston winning from the EE Connaught with Abecasis third, but Autosport has Stewart as the driver and MotorSport names Thorne. The monthly makes no mention of the fourth-placed driver but the weekly gives it as Sleeman.
My guess would be that one EE member was entered but a different one drove
As far as the third-place discrepancy is concerned, I wonder if sat engineered history to suit his personal needs? He wasn't interested in sportscars, so deleted the HWM?

I provided Martin with this information and can confirm that the sources are as David describes. The reason why I had Thorne in the EE car is that this is what the programme shows. As the 2 reports conflicted, I stuck with the programme. I guess someone could help by checking Autocar and Motor and we could go with the majority ?
The complete entry list was
71 O E Simpson Rover/BMW (?non stater)
72 R A Searles Cooper 1100
73 R Gibson Cooper Bristol
74 R Salvadori Mas 250F (non starter)
75 W Sleeman Cooper JAP 1132
76 L Leston Cooper JAP 1100
77 J Stewart EE C type (? non starter)
78 L Thorne EE Connaught
79 T Sopwith Sphinx (non starter)
80 B Baxter C type
81 J D Lewis ERA
82 A E Marsh Cooper JAP 1100
83 H Ross Skinner MG 747s
94 G Abecassis HWM Jaguar
95 C Slate XK120

RAP

Firstly, there was only one Formula Libre race at this meeting, a 10 lap scratch race.

Regarding the Ecurie Ecosse Connaught, the programme lists this as no.78 driver L. Thorne. However the reports in Autosport, Autocar, Motor, Bristol Evening World, Western Daily Press and Wiltshire Gazette all refer to it being driven by Jimmy Stewart (as does Graham Gauld in Ecurie Ecosse). Only Motor Sport has the driver as Thorne. (Stewart was in the entry list in an EE Jaguar C, but this car is not mentioned in any of the reports for this race)

All the above reports have Abecassis third, with the exception of Autocar, which gives 3rd to Sleeman in a time of 14m 25s, making no mention of Abecassis at all. The copy of the programme I have has the results annotated to show 3rd #94 (i.e.Abecassis) in 14m 25s.

So it all depends what magazine you believe.

In my view the correct result would appear to be:

1 #76 Les Leston Cooper-JAP 1100cc 13m 40.6s
2 #78 Jimmy Stewart Ecurie Ecosse Connaught A-type 13m 50s
3 #94 George Abecassis HWM-Jaguar (sports) 14m 25s
4 #75 Bill Sleeman Cooper-JAP 1132cc

After having read all the new info I agree with Pete. Thanks to all.

Originally posted by RAP

75 W Sleeman Cooper JAP 1132

I've said it before but I'll say it again -
Bill is a common diminutive of William, but doesn't have to be
The man was J D Sleeman and, yes, he was Australian

Reference Peter Stowe's comments I have David Murray's own typewritten notes as to who drove what and he has Jimmy Stewart down as the driver. Leslie Thorne only occasionally drove for EE and probably was unable to go to the meeting at the last minute and Jimmy was there anyway with the C type. ( The reason Ecosse had the odd single seater at that time was that at most meetings they attended there was usually a sports car race and a Libre race. Their old bus could carry two cars and so by taking a single seater and a Jaguar they collected two sets of starting money for the same delivery cost. They also had another bus at the time in case they entered three of their Jaguars.

GGG

There is a photograph in autosport showing the driver of the Connaught wearing a white crash helmet. Other photographs of Leslie Thorne show a dark helmet.

The Autocar report refers to J. D. (Bill) Sleeman's car as the Cooper-Nor-Jap once raced by Ray Merrick.

Presumably the engine was some combination of Norton and JAP.

Undoubtedly a Norton cylinder head on a JAP bottom end...

Supporting Pete's and Graham's assertions, not that it is really necessary, the copy of the programme entry list that I have has a little arrow curling down from the name of Stewart to that of Thorne.

One can only assume that the "Motor Sport" rep was reporting from the beer-tent which was not uncommon in those days.

The Helsinki race in 1953 was actually a F1 race, even though most of the cars was Nordic Specials.
But the 54 race ( on May 9th) was a true FLibre.
Results:
1. Rodney Nuckey GB Cooper-Bristol
2. Gunnar Carlsson S Ford Spl
3. Roger Laurent B Ferrari 500 (F2)
4. John Kvarnström S Ford Spl
5. Valdemar Stener S Ferrari 500 Mondial
6. Erik Lundgren S Ford Spl
7. Nils Lund FIN Ford Spl

ret. Eric Brandon GB Cooper
ret. Leo Mattila FIN Cooper 1100
DNS? Eero Viitala FIN Ford Spl
DNA Pentti Keinänen FIN ZIS 120

Originally posted by Marcor
Michael, can you see the 1954 and 1955 Paris Cup as a FL race ?

This is not the complete results, nor the complete entry list but only what I know about those two events.

25 April 1954 Coupes de Paris (Linas-Monthléry), 16 laps

Entry list:
Duncan Hamilton (Jaguar C)
Auriac (Delahaye)
Blanc (Talbot T26 GS 110059)
Guy Mairesse (Talbot T26 GS 110057)
Georges Grignard (Talbot T26C DA 110051)
Thépenier (Gordini T15 22GC)
Gérard Crombac (Lotus)
Roger Gerbout (BMW Spl)
Marcel Balsa (Balsa Spl)
Jean Judet (Ardun = Allard Spl)
...

Guy Mairesse was killed during the practice of this race. His great friend Georges Grignard decided immediately not to start. Blanc took the start but retired. About the race I only know that Thépenier won the 1500 cc class.

Other starters included a Citroen Six saloon and an Arnott 500 (drivers unknown), da Silva Ramos in a 2.9 litre Aston Martin DB2 (fitted with a DB3 engine), someone called Keeling with another C-type and G Olivier with an "open Porsche" which had been "exhibited at the 1953 Paris Salon but with its four-camshaft engine exchanged for a normal 1500 push-rod power unit." Olivier had won the Coupe de Printemps at the same meeting.

1st Duncan Hamilton (Jaguar XK120C) 40'10.2" 93.84mph Race distance 100kms
2nd H da Silva Ramos (Aston Martin DB2) 1 lap behind
3rd Jean Thepenier (Gordini)

DNF
Keeling (Jaguar XK120C) crashed

Originally posted by Marcor

17 April 1955, Coupes de Paris, Linas Monthléry

Entry list included:
Sportscars:
3 Maserati 2 L
2 Jaguar C
1 Veritas
2 Porsche Spyder 1.5 L
4 Ferrari (including Picard, Piotti and de Portago, in the 375, ex-Rosier, transformed in central driving sportscar)
Duncan Hamilton (Jaguar D 3.4 L) (pole position)
"Levegh" (Talbot Lago T26 GC 110056)
Nano da Silva Ramos (Gordini T15S 43)

Single-seaters:
Thépenier (Gordini T15 22GC)
Jean Judet (Ardun)
2 BMW Spl
Ottorino Volonterio (Maserati 250F)
Marceau Huret (Talbot Lago T26C DA 110053)
Lino Fayen (Talbot Lago T26C DA 110051)
George Grignard (Talbot Lago T26C)
André Pilette (Gordini T16 35)

The race, 16 laps
1- André Pilette (Gordini T16 35)
2- Duncan Hamilton (Jaguar D 3,4 L) (1st sport)
3- Picard (Ferrari 3 L)
4- de Portago (Ferrari)
...
8 (1st sport 2,5 L)- Nano da Silva Ramos (Gordini T15S 43)
...
10- Thépenier (Gordini T15 22GC)

Pilette had practiced in a 3.0 Gordini sports car, but substituted the GP car after his original mount developed trouble. Despite the change of car he was permitted to line up on the front row alongside Hamilton and de Portago. Of course, that would have nothing to do with the fact that he was driving a French car, would it?

Picard's Ferrari was a 750S, Pilette's winning speed 101.13mph.

All this from Boddy's "Montlhéry".

1954 Paris Cup, from martin Kreicj:

[FONT=courier new]1.  14  Duncan Hamilton (GB)  Jaguar C-type XKC042 KSF182  16  0:40:10,000  1.  IC	

2.  -  Hermano da Silva Ramos (BR)  Aston Martin DB2   15   2.  IC	

3.  -  Jean Thépenier (F)  Gordini 0022   15   1.  R1.5	

4.  -  Rodansky  Ferrari   15	   

5.  -  Armand Roboly (F)  Maserati   15	   

6.  -  Judet  Ardun - Ford   15	   

7.  -  Olivier  Porsche 356   15   1.  IC	

8.  -  H. Boris (F)  Aston Martin   15	   

 -  Nercessian  BMW   14	   

 -  Alfred Hitchings (GB)  Austin-Healey   14	   

 -  Caraciolo  Lancia Aurelia 2500   14	   

 -  Bruno Martignoni (I)  Alfa Romeo 1900   13   1.  IC	

 -  Peter Kenneth (GB)  Bailey Arnott   12	   

 -  B. Courtois-Suffit (F)  Citroën   12	   

 -  Lucas  Citroën   12	   

 -  Baldini  ?	 1.  R1.1	

 Did not finish:  

 -  John Keeling (GB)  Jaguar C-type		 

 20  Jean Blanc (F)  Talbot T26GS 110059  Jean Blanc		

 Did not start:  

 -  Gérard Crombac (F)  Lotus VI Ford  Ecurie Bull-Frog		

 21  Guy Mairesse (F)  Talbot T26GS 110057 465CE75  Georges Grignard   Fatal accident in practice	  

 29  Georges Grignard (F)  Talbot T26C 110051  Georges Grignard   Withdrawn	[/FONT]

1955 Paris Cup, agin from Martin's Site:

[FONT=courier new]1.  44  André Pilette (B)  Gordini T16 2.5 035   16  0:37:16,700  1.  R+1.5  3.   

2.  -  Duncan Hamilton (GB)  Jaguar D-type XKC402  Duncan Hamilton  16  0:37:32,200  1.  S+3.0  1.   

3.  -  François Picard (F)  Ferrari 750 Monza 0556M/0446M   16   1.  S3.0	

4.  -  Alfonso de Portago (E)  Ferrari 375 GP  Rosier  16   2.  S+3.0  2.   

5.  -  Luigi Piotti (I)  Ferrari 750 Monza   16   2.  S3.0	

6.  -  Pierre Levegh (F)  Talbot T26GS 110056   16	   

7.  -  Benoit Musy (CH)  Maserati   15   1.  ser.S2.0	

8.  -  Hermano da Silva Ramos (F)  Gordini T15S 2.5 043   15   3.  S3.0	

9.  -  Wolfgang Seidel (D)  Porsche 550   15   1.  S1.6	

10.  -  DNS - Jean Thépenier (F)  Gordini T15S 1.5 022   15   1.  R1.5	

11.  -  Jacques Poch (F)  Constantin   15   1.  S2.0	

12.  -  H. Boris (F)  Aston Martin   14   1.  ser.S3.0	

13.  -  Ernst Lautenschlager (D)  Porsche 550   14	   

14.  -  C. de Castro  Jaguar   14   1.  GT+3.0	

15.  -  Billy Cotton (GB)  Lancia 2500 GT   14	   

16.  -  Marcel Balsa (F)  BMW   13   1.  GT2.0	

17.  -  Duval  Monopole   13	   

18.  -  John Hogg (GB)  Jaguar C-type XKC008   12   1.  serS+3.0	

21.  -  Baldini  Simca-Gordini 11 0001GCS   11	   

 Did not finish:  

 -  Jacques Péron (F)  Osca MT4 1500		 

 Other starters:  

 -  Ottorino Volonterio (CH)  Maserati		 

 Did not start:  

 -  John Keeling (GB)  Jagaur C-type XKC042	Accident damage	  

 -  Grignard  Talbot T26 GP	Gearbox	  [/FONT]

Seems, that the 'code'-tag doesn't work correctly.

In the 1954 Coupes de Paris please forget that the car of Judet was an Allard. It was in fact a Balsa Sp with a Ford-France V8 engine lowered to 2000cc and fitted with an Ardun head hence its name Ardun Sp or FA (Ford-Ardun).

Originally posted by Ray Bell
Undoubtedly a Norton cylinder head on a JAP bottom end...

Was this common? Did they fit all right - was the different bore and stroke a problem?

Never common, but I don't think the Merrick/Sleeman unit was the only one
Maybe they were more common in two-wheeld circles (of which I know very little)

Originally posted by Roger Clark
Was this common? Did they fit all right - was the different bore and stroke a problem?

I think I've heard of it being done... but I wouldn't say it was common...

I don't know the details, frankly, but I'd expect that there was a lot of engineering involved. You'd need a special piston, for sure, there's the valve train differences to cater for, potentially different stud pattern for head fixing.

Not something you'd embark on lightly.

Originally posted by Tomas Karlsson
The Helsinki race in 1953 was actually a F1 race, ....
But the 54 race ( on May 9th) was a true FLibre.

Tomas, I guess, the race was held in the Djurgard Park (usual venue, 2km tracklength?). Do you also have the number of laps for the 1954 race?

P.S. And about the Laurent-Ferrari, I assume, that it was in F1 configuration with 625-engine, as it was already 4 weeks earlier at Syracuse.

Yes it was of course at the Djurgard park track (2 km) just outside the Helsinki Olympic arena where they had the track and fields World Championships last week.
They drove the usual 25 laps.
Laurent of course had the upgraded 625 Ferrari. He was also first on the track, but got a one minute penalty after having rolled in the start. For some reason he seem to have gotten the message quite late. So when he started to speed up late in the race, his only reward was a third place.

Originally posted by Ray Bell


I think I've heard of it being done... but I wouldn't say it was common...

I don't know the details, frankly, but I'd expect that there was a lot of engineering involved. You'd need a special piston, for sure, there's the valve train differences to cater for, potentially different stud pattern for head fixing.

Not something you'd embark on lightly.

Not to mention that the JAP used push rods and the Norton OHC. Are you sure about this?

The only description I can put my hands on quickly is that Merrick's 1132cc engine was built up by Robin Jackson in 1950/51 using Norton cylinder heads on a JAP crankcase. It doesn't say it was an ohc Norton...

COUPE DE PARIS 25/4/1954

General classification Sports cars
1. Hamilton Jaguar 16 laps 100,534 km 40min 10.2 150,151 km/h
2. Roboly Maserati 2000 15 laps 41.28.2 136,354 km/h
General classification stock sports cars
1. Da Silva Ramos Aston-Martin 2920 15 laps 40.48 138,604 km/h
2. Rodanski Ferrari 2562 15 laps 40.55 138,209 km/h
General classification Grand Tourisme
1. Boris Aston-Martin 2580 15 laps 43.21 130,411 km/h
2. Caraciolo Lancia 2451 14 laps 41.20.3
General classification stock cars
1. Martignoni Alfa-Roméo 1900 13 laps 42.06 116,414 km/h
2. Courtois-Suffit Citroën 2875 12 laps 43.02 105,104 km/h
General classification racing cars
1. Thépenier Gordini 1500 15 laps 40.52.2 138,355 km/h
2. Judet Ardun 1965 15 laps 42.23 133,426 km/h

Classification by categories
Sports cars 1300-1600
1. Olivier Porsche 1500 15 laps 42.24.2 133,353 km/h
Sports cars 1600-2000
1. Roboly Maserati 2000 15 laps 41.28.2 136.354 km/h
2. Nersessian BMW 2000 14 laps 41.52 126,058 km/h
Sports cars 2600-3500
1. Hamilton Jaguar 16 laps 40.10.2 150,151 km/h

Stock sports cars 2000-2600
1. Rodanski Ferrari 2562 15 laps 40.55 138,209
Stock sports cars 2600-3500
1. Da Silva Ramos Aston-Martin 2920 15 laps 40.48 138,604 km/h
2. Hitchings Austin-Healey 2660 14 laps 42.58.4

Grand Tourisme 2000-2600
1. Boris Aston-Martin 2580 15 laps 43.21 130,411 km/h
2. Caraciolo Lancia 2451 14 laps 41.20.3

Stock cars 1600-2000
1. Martignoni Alfa-Roméo 1900 13 laps 42.06 116,414 km/h
Stock cars 2600-3500
1. Courtois-Suffit Citroën 2875 12 laps 43.02 105,104 km/h
2. J.L. Lucas Citroën 2875 12 laps 43.17.2

Racing cars class G 750-1100
1. Charles Baldini Simca-Césure 1100 12 laps 41.06 110,056 km/h
2. Kenneth Baily-Brise Arnott 1100 12 laps 41.40.3
Racing cars class F 1100-1500
1. Thépenier Gordini 1500 15 laps 40.52 138,355 km/h
Racing cars class E 1500-2000
1. Judet Ardun 1965 15 laps 42.23 133,426 km/h
2. Gerbout RG-BMW 1971 12 laps 40.22