The 6th BRDC International Trophy – formally the International Daily Express Trophy – meeting was held on 15 May 1954 at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire. The race was run to Formula One regulations, and was held over two heats of 15 laps each, followed by a final race of 35 laps. Argentinian driver José Froilán González, driving a Ferrari 625, set fastest qualifying lap, won his qualifying heat (in a Ferrari 553) and the final, and also set fastest lap.
Results Final – 35 Laps Pos No. Driver Chassis Time/Ret. 1 21 José Froilán González Ferrari 625 1h06m15, 92.78 mph 2 27 Jean Behra Gordini Type 16 1h06m51, +36s 3 28 André Simon Gordini Type 16 +1 lap 4 8 Roberto Mieres Maserati A6GCM +1 lap 5 22 Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 625 +1 lap 6 25 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 +1 lap 7 5 Tony Rolt Connaught Type A-Lea-Francis +1 lap 8 14 Bob Gerard Cooper T23-Bristol +1 lap 9 1 Don Beauman Connaught Type A-Lea-Francis +2 laps 10 10 Roy Salvadori Maserati 250F +2 laps 11 3 Leslie Marr Connaught Type A-Lea-Francis +2 laps 12 15 Jimmy Somervail Cooper T20-Bristol +2 laps 13 30 Jack Fairman Turner-Lea-Francis +3 laps 14 2 Michael Young Connaught Type A-Lea-Francis +3 laps 15 4 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Type A-Lea-Francis +3 laps NC 29 Horace Richards H.A.R.-Riley +8 laps NC 31 Colin Chapman Emeryson-Aston Martin +8 laps Ret 7 Stirling Moss Maserati 250F 24 laps, de Dion tube Ret 17 Alan Brown Vanwall 17 laps, oil pipe Ret 20 Ted Whiteaway HWM-Riley 14 laps, universal joint Ret 11 B. Bira Maserati A6GCM 12 laps, clutch Ret 6 Leslie Thorne Connaught Type A-Lea-Francis 7 laps, suspension Ret 26 Reg Parnell Ferrari 500 5 laps, propeller shaft Ret 24 Robert Manzon Ferrari 625 2 laps, transmission DNS 23 Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 625 car used by Trintignant
Heats – 15 Laps
Heat 1 Pos Driver Team Time/Ret. 1 José Froilán González Scuderia Ferrari 31:49, 82.79 mph 2 B. Bira Prince Bira +14s 3 Stirling Moss Officine Alfieri Maserati +16s 4 Umberto Maglioli Scuderia Ferrari +48s 5 Jean Behra Equipe Gordini +51s 6 Alan Brown G.A Vandervell +1:17 7 Tony Rolt R.R.C. Walker Racing Team +1:18 8 Louis Rosier Equipe Rosier +1:57 9 Don Beauman Sir Jeremy Boles +2:08 10 Jimmy Somervail Border Reivers +1 lap 11 Leslie Marr Leslie Marr +1 lap 12 Colin Chapman Emeryson Cars Ltd +1 lap NC Horace Richards H.A.R.-Riley +3 laps DNS Lance Macklin Hersham and Walton Motors mechanical Fastest lap: José Froilán González – 2:03Heat 2 Pos Driver Entrant Time/Ret. 1 Maurice Trintignant Scuderia Ferrari 30:09, 87.38 mph 2 Reg Parnell Scuderia Ambrosiana +6s 3 Robert Manzon Equipe Rosier +47s 4 Roy Salvadori Gilby Engineering +1:08 5 André Simon Equipe Gordini +1:18 6 Jack Fairman J.H. Webb +1 lap 7 Roberto Mieres Officine Alfieri Maserati +1 lap 8 Ted Whiteaway E.N. Whiteaway +1 lap 9 Leslie Thorne Ecurie Ecosse +1 lap 10 Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard +2 laps 11 Michael Young Michael Young +2 laps 12 Kenneth McAlpine Kenneth McAlpine +2 laps Ret Horace Gould Gould's Garage (Bristol) 12 laps - engine Ret Geoff Richardson Geoff Richardson 6 laps - valve Fastest lap: Maurice Trintignant – 1:57
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