1955 Avon Trophy

United Kingdom  1955 Avon Trophy
Race details
Non-Championship race in the 1955 Formula One season
Date 1 October 1955
Official name I Avon Trophy
Location Castle Combe Circuit, Wilts.
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.961 km (1.84 mi)
Distance 55 laps, 162.831 km (101.2 mi)
Pole position
Driver Vanwall
Time 1:14.4
Fastest lap
Driver United States Harry Schell Vanwall
Time 1:13.6
Podium
First Vanwall
Second Maserati
Third Cooper-Bristol

The I Avon Trophy was a non-championship Grand Prix which was held at the Castle Combe Circuit on 1 October 1955, three weeks after the end of the season. It was the inaugural running of the Avon Trophy, and the last race run to Formula One regulations to be held at the circuit.

The race was won from pole by American, Harry Schell, ahead of privateer Horace Gould, in second and Bob Gerard in third.

Background

The Castle Combe circuit, converted from an airfield just five years earlier, welcomed Formula One racing for the fourth consecutive year, having hosted the Joe Fry Memorial Trophy in previous years.

The inaugural Avon Trophy, although post-season and non-championship, was attended by numerous championship contenders from the 1955 season, as well as some new faces ahead of 1956. Among those who entered the race were American, Harry Schell, privateer Horace Gould and Frenchman, Louis Rosier. Peter Collins and future championship runner-up, Tony Brooks also attended.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNo.DriverConstructorTime/GapGrid
1 26United States Harry SchellVanwall1m14.41
2 6United Kingdom Horace GouldMaserati+0.62
3 12United Kingdom Bob GerardCooper-Bristol+0.63
4 30United Kingdom Tony BrooksConnaught-Lea-Francis+2.64
5 10United Kingdom Roy SalvadoriMaserati+2.85
6 4France Louis RosierMaserati+3.26
7 40United Kingdom Graham WhiteheadConnaught-Lea-Francis+3.27
8 2United Kingdom Peter WalkerConnaught-Alta+4.48
9 20United Kingdom Paul EmeryEmeryson-Alta+5.89
10 34United Kingdom Tom KyffinCooper-Bristol+9.010
11 28United Kingdom Alastair BirrellCooper-Bristol+12.411
12 32United Kingdom Dick GibsonConnaught-Lea-Francis+12.412
13 14United Kingdom Peter CollinsMaseratiunknown13
14 18United Kingdom Michael YoungConnaught-Altaunknown14
DNA 8United Kingdom Les LestonMaserati
DNA 16United Kingdom Ron FlockhartBRM
DNA 22United Kingdom Mike HawthornFerrari
DNA 36United Kingdom Bruce HalfordCooper-Bristol
DNA 38United Kingdom John YoungConnaught-Lea-Francis

Race

PosNo.DriverConstructorLapsTime/Retired
1 26United States Harry SchellVanwall551:10:32.8
2 6United Kingdom Horace GouldMaserati55+20.0 s
3 12United Kingdom Bob GerardCooper-Bristol55+32.6 s
4 10United Kingdom Roy SalvadoriMaserati55
5 30United Kingdom Tony BrooksConnaught-Lea-Francis54
6 40United Kingdom Graham WhiteheadConnaught-Lea-Francis54
7 32United Kingdom Dick GibsonConnaught-Lea-Francis53
8 2United Kingdom Peter WalkerConnaught-Alta Gearbox
9 18United Kingdom Michael YoungConnaught-Alta
10 20United Kingdom Paul EmeryEmeryson-Alta
Ret 4France Louis RosierMaserati18Broken shock absorber
Ret 14United Kingdom Peter CollinsMaserati9De Dion tube
Ret 28United Kingdom Alastair BirrellCooper-Bristol
Ret 34United Kingdom Tom KyffinCooper-Bristol

References

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