British Empire Trophy 1954 - Racing Sports Cars

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Event: Daily Dispatch British Empire Trophy Meeting		Date: 10.4.1954
Track: Oulton Park (United Kingdom), 3.700 kms	Organiser: BRDC/Mid Cheshire Motor Club
British Empire Trophy
Non championship race

Weather:	heavy rain
Start time:	15:20
Grid:	3-2-3, PP right
Distance:	32 laps
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	52
Practiced:	41
Started:	21
Finished:	17
Classified:	17

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Class C - Sports +2700	12	7	6
Class B - Sports 2700	15	7	6
Class A - Sports 1500	14	7	5

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Race notes:
It was a handicap race. Class C had to complete 32 laps, Class B had to complete 31 laps and started 20 seconds after the Class C. And the Class A had to complete only 30 laps and started 35 seconds after Class A.

Pre-race sessions:
qualifying session held
qualifying Heats held for Classes A, B and C separately

Winners:
Overall:	28	Cooper T22 Bristol	Alan Brown
Class C - Sports +2700:	45	Jaguar C-type	Duncan Hamilton
Class A - Sports 1500:	11	Lotus Mark VI MG	Peter Gammon
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	35	Maserati A6GCS	Roy Salvadori (GB)	1:48.000	119.622 km/h	lap 22
Pole Positions:
Overall:	45	Jaguar C-type	Duncan Hamilton
Class B - Sports 2700:	35	Maserati A6GCS	Roy Salvadori
Class A - Sports 1500:	11	Lotus Mark VI MG	Peter Gammon
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Jaguar (5), Frazer Nash (3), Cooper (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Bristol (6), Jaguar (6), MG (4)
Top car types by numbers:	Jaguar C-type (5)
Driver nationalities:	GB (19), IRL (2)
Engine positions:	front-engined (92%), mid-engined (8%)
Oldest known drivers:	Joe Kelly (41), George Abecassis (41), Bob Gerard (40)
Youngest known drivers:	Jimmy Stewart (23), Stirling Moss (25), Don Beauman (26)

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