The 2nd Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 2 August 1954 at the Davidstow Circuit, Cornwall. The race was to be run over 30 laps of the little circuit, but this was reduced to 20 laps due to the bad weather. The race was won by British driver John Coombs in a Lotus Mk VIII.
This was the second of three Formula One races held in Cornwall during 1954 and 1955, and the first Formula One race to be won by a Lotus."Davidstow", Peter Tutthill, 1996.
Rodney Nuckey led the race until lap 17, when he suffered oil pressure problems, leaving Coombs and Tom Kyffin to battle for the lead until the end.
Results Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 John Coombs J. Coombs Lotus-Lea Francis 6 2 Tom Kyffin Equipe Devone Cooper-Bristol 2 3 Dick Gibson R. Gibson Cooper-Bristol 3 4 Gordon Rolls Equipe Devone Cooper-Bristol 19 laps 4 Ret Rodney Nuckey Eric Brandon Cooper-Bristol Oil pressure 1 Ret Albert Wake A. Wake Alta-Bristol 5 DNS Jack Walton J.H. Walton Cooper-Bristol – DNS Peter Bolton J.H. Walton Frazer Nash-BMW – DNS Eric Brandon E. Brandon Cooper-Aston Martin Engine in practice –
Brandon's Cooper-Aston Martin blew its engine in practice, and a Bristol engine was installed in its place. This car was the Cooper-Bristol that Nuckey used during the race.
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