1954 BARC Aintree 200
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| 1954 Aintree 200 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Aintree Circuit | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 29 May 1954 | ||
| Official name | BARC Daily Telegraph Aintree 200 | ||
| Location | Aintree Circuit, Merseyside | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.999 mi (4.826 km) | ||
| Distance | 34 laps, 101.97 mi (164.10 km) | ||
| Weather | Wet | ||
| Attendance | 25,000 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Peter Collins | Ferrari | |
| Time | 2:12 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | BRM | ||
The 1954 Aintree 200 was a Formula Libre race held on 29 May 1954. The race was held over two heats of 17 laps and a final of 34 laps. Reg Parnell won the first heat and Ron Flockhart the second, and Stirling Moss won the final in a Maserati 250F. Peter Collins set the fastest lap in the first heat and also fastest of the day in the final, with Roy Salvadori fastest in the second heat.[1]
Results
[edit]Final
[edit]| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss
|
Maserati 250F | 1:18:48.4 | |
| 2 | Reg Parnell
|
Ferrari 625 | +48.2 | |
| 3 | Ron Flockhart
|
BRM Type 15 | +1:44.2 | |
| 4 | Bob Gerard
|
Cooper-Bristol | +1:45.6 | |
| 5 | Roy Salvadori
|
Maserati | +1 lap | |
| 6 | Kenneth McAlpine
|
Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | ||
| 7 | Graham Whitehead
|
ERA | ||
| 8 | Leslie Marr
|
Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | ||
| 9 |  Philippe Étancelin
|
Talbot-Lago T26C | ||
| 10 | André Pilette
|
Gordini Type 16 | ||
| 11 |  B. Bira
|
Maserati | ||
| Charles Boulton
|
Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | |||
| Rodney Nuckey
|
Cooper-Bristol | |||
| Leslie Thorne
|
Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | |||
| Jack Fairman
|
Turner-Alta | |||
| Ret | Jean Behra
|
Gordini Type 16 | ||
| Ret | Keith Hall
|
Cooper-Bristol | Gasket | |
| Ret | Ken Wharton
|
BRM Type 15 | Brakes | |
| Ret | Peter Collins
|
Ferrari 375 Thinwall Special | ||
| Ret | Tony Rolt
|
Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | ||
| Ret | Alastair Birrell
|
ERA | ||
| Source:[2] | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Opening Meeting at Aintree". Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ^ "1954 Daily Telegraph 200". Retrieved 2022-10-23.