The I Avon Trophy was a non-championship Grand Prix which was held at the Castle Combe Circuit on October 1st, 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.
Qualifying[]
Qualifying Results[]
Pos | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Gap | Grid |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 26 | Vanwall | 1m14.4 | 1 | |
2 | 6 | Maserati | +0.6 | 2 | |
3 | 12 | Cooper-Bristol | +0.6 | 3 | |
4 | 30 | Connaught-Lea-Francis | +2.6 | 4 | |
5 | 10 | Maserati | +2.8 | 5 | |
6 | 4 | Maserati | +3.2 | 6 | |
7 | 40 | Connaught-Lea-Francis | +3.2 | 7 | |
8 | 2 | Connaught-Alta | +4.4 | 8 | |
9 | 20 | Emeryson-Alta | +5.8 | 9 | |
10 | 34 | Cooper-Bristol | +9.0 | 10 | |
11 | 28 | Cooper-Bristol | +12.4 | 11 | |
12 | 32 | Connaught-Lea-Francis | +12.4 | 12 | |
13 | 14 | Maserati | unknown | 13 | |
14 | 18 | Connaught-Alta | unknown | 14 | |
DNA | 8 | Maserati | |||
DNA | 16 | BRM | |||
DNA | 22 | Ferrari | |||
DNA | 36 | Cooper-Bristol | |||
DNA | 38 | Connaught-Lea-Francis |
Pos | Pos | Pos | Pos |
---|---|---|---|
Driver | Driver | Driver | Driver |
______________ | |||
1 | ______________ | ||
Harry Schell | 2 | ______________ | |
Horace Gould | 3 | ______________ | |
Bob Gerard | 4 | ||
Tony Brooks | |||
______________ | |||
5 | ______________ | ||
Roy Salvadori | 6 | ______________ | |
Louis Rosier | 7 | ______________ | |
Graham Whitehead | 8 | ||
Peter Walker | |||
______________ | |||
9 | ______________ | ||
Paul Emery | 10 | ______________ | |
Tom Kyffin | 11 | ______________ | |
Alastair Birrell | 12 | ||
Dick Gibson | |||
______________ | |||
13 | ______________ | ||
Peter Collins | 14 | ______________ | |
Michael Young | 15 | ______________ | |
16 | |||
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Race[]
Results[]
Pos | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 26 | Vanwall | 55 Laps 1:10:32.8 | |
2 | 6 | Maserati | +20.0 s | |
3 | 12 | Cooper-Bristol | +32.6 s | |
4 | 10 | Maserati | Lap 55[1] | |
5 | 30 | Connaught-Lea-Francis | +1 Lap | |
6 | 40 | Connaught-Lea-Francis | +1 Lap | |
7 | 32 | Connaught-Lea-Francis | +2 Laps | |
8 | 2 | Connaught-Lea-Francis | DNF (gearbox) | |
9 | 18 | Connaught-Lea-Francis | ??? | |
10 | 20 | Connaught-Lea-Francis | ??? | |
Not classified | ||||
No. | Driver | Constructor | Reason | |
Ret | 4 | Maserati | Broken shock absorber (Lap 19) | |
Ret | 14 | Maserati | Suspension (Lap 10) | |
Ret | 28 | Cooper-Bristol | ||
Ret | 34 | Cooper-Bristol |
Notes[]
- ↑ Actual gap is currently unknown.