1954 I Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short description The 1st Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race was the first Cornwall MRC motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 7 June 1954 at the Davidstow Circuit, Cornwall. The race was run over 20 laps of the little circuit, and was won by British driver John Riseley-Prichard in a Connaught Type A.

This was the first of three Formula One races held in Cornwall during 1954 and 1955, and was the first Formula One event to include a Kieft on the grid, driven by Horace Gould.

Gould later caused the entire meeting to be ended prematurely when he crashed his car transporter (a converted double-decker bus) into a footbridge, bringing it down on to the track.

Results

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Template:Flagicon John Riseley-Prichard	J. Riseley-Prichard	Connaught-Lea Francis	29:54.9	1
2	Template:Flagicon Jack Walton	J.H. Walton	Cooper-Bristol		4
3	Template:Flagicon Anthony Brooke	A. Brooke	HWM-Alta		7
4	Template:Flagicon Tom Kyffin	Equipe Devone	Cooper-Bristol		6
Ret	Template:Flagicon Charles Boulton	C.D. Boulton	Connaught-Lea Francis		5
Ret	Template:Flagicon Horace Gould	H.H. Gould	Kieft-Bristol	Engine	3
Ret	Template:Flagicon Leslie Marr	L. Marr	Connaught-Lea Francis	Accident	2
DNA	Template:Flagicon R. E. Dixon	J.H. Walton	Frazer Nash-BMW		–
DNA	Template:Flagicon Dick Gibson	R. Gibson	Cooper-Bristol		–
DNA	Template:Flagicon David Watts	Equipe Devone	Cooper-Bristol		–

References

• Race results at www.silhouet.com [1]