1954 Crystal Palace Trophy

1954 Crystal Palace Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1954 Formula One season
Race details
Date	19 June 1954
Official name	II Crystal Palace Trophy
Location	Crystal Palace Circuit, London
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.240 km (1.390 miles)
Distance	10 (final) laps, 21.64 km (13.49 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Reg Parnell (Final)	Ferrari
Grid positions set by heat results
Fastest lap
Driver	Reg Parnell	Ferrari
Time	1:07
Podium
First	Reg Parnell	Ferrari
Second	Peter Collins	Connaught-Lea Francis
Third	Rodney Nuckey	Cooper-Bristol

The 2nd Crystal Palace Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 19 June 1954 at Crystal Palace Circuit, London. The race was run over two heats of 10 laps and a final of 10 laps.

Reg Parnell in a Ferrari 500 won Heat 1 and set fastest lap in that heat. Peter Collins in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis started from pole position in Heat 1.

Rodney Nuckey in a Cooper T23-Bristol won Heat 2 and set fastest lap in that heat. Don Beauman in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis started from pole position in Heat 2.

Parnell won the final, starting from pole by way of being fastest winner in the heats, and set fastest lap. Collins was second and Nuckey third.^[1][2]

Entries

No.	Driver	Entrant	Car
1	Don Beauman	Sir Jeremy Boles	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
2	Reg Parnell	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Ferrari 500
3	Charles Boulton	Charles Boulton	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
4	Peter Collins	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
5	Bill Whitehouse	Bill Whitehouse	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
6	Michael Young	Roebuck Engineering	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
7	Rodney Nuckey	Ecurie Richmond	Cooper T23-Bristol
8^1	Mike Keen	R.J. Chase	Cooper T23-Bristol
9	Jimmy Somervail	Border Reivers	Cooper T20-Bristol
10^1	Roy Salvadori	Gilby Engineering	Maserati 250F
11	Paul Emery	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson Mk.1-Alta
12^1	Keith Hall	Keith Hall	Cooper T20-Bristol
14	Ted Whiteaway	E.N. Whiteaway	HWM-Alta
15	Jack Fairman	J.H. Webb	Turner-Lea Francis
15^2	John Webb	J.H. Webb	Turner-Lea Francis
16^1	Oliver Simpson	Ron Searles	Cooper-JAP
17	Gerry Dunham	Gerry Dunham	Alvis Special
18	Les Leston	Les Leston	Cooper-JAP
19	Don Bennett	Don Bennett	Cooper-Vincent
20	Horace Gould	Gould's Garage (Bristol)	Cooper T23-Bristol
21^1	Tom Kyffin	Tom Kyffin	Cooper T20-Bristol
21^1	David Watts	Tom Kyffin	Cooper T20-Bristol

¹DNA
²Fairman raced Webb's car

Results

Heats

Heat 1 Pos Driver Car Time/Ret. 1 Reg Parnell Ferrari 11:26.6, 72.94mph 2 Peter Collins Connaught-Lea Francis +9.0s 3 Les Leston Cooper-JAP +11.8s 4 Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol 10 laps 5 Ted Whiteaway HWM-Alta 10 laps 6 Michael Young Connaught-Lea Francis 10 laps

Heat 2 Pos Driver Car Time/Ret. 1 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol 11:36.4, 71.67mph 2 Don Beauman Connaught-Lea Francis +4.2s 3 Bill Whitehouse Connaught-Lea Francis +12.6s 4 Jack Fairman Turner-Lea Francis 10 laps 5 Paul Emery Emeryson-Alta 10 laps 6 Charles Boulton Connaught-Lea Francis 10 laps 7 Gerry Dunham Alvis 10 laps Ret Jimmy Somervail Cooper-Bristol 4 laps, crash Ret Don Bennett Cooper-Vincent 0 laps, mechanical

Final

Grid positions for the final were determined by the drivers' finishing times in the heats. Only the top six drivers from each heat qualified for the final.

Pos.	Driver	Car	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Reg Parnell	Ferrari	11:26.6, 72.94mph	1
2	Peter Collins	Connaught-Lea Francis	+5.2s	2
3	Don Beauman	Connaught-Lea Francis	+17.0s	5
4	Bill Whitehouse	Connaught-Lea Francis	10 laps	6
5	Rodney Nuckey	Cooper-Bristol	10 laps	3
6	Horace Gould	Cooper-Bristol	10 laps	7
7	Michael Young	Connaught-Lea Francis	10 laps	10
8	Paul Emery	Emeryson-Alta	10 laps	11
9	Charles Boulton	Connaught-Lea Francis	9 laps	12
Ret	Ted Whiteaway	HWM-Alta	6 laps	9
Ret	Jack Fairman	Turner-Lea Francis	3 laps, gearbox	8
Ret	Les Leston	Cooper-JAP	0 laps	4

References

1. "1954 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
2. "II Crystal Palace Trophy 1954". the-fastlane.co.uk.com. Retrieved 2022-05-11.

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