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1954 BARC Aintree 200

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1954 Aintree 200
Aintree Circuit
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 United Kingdom 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

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Final

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Pos Driver Constructor Time/Retired
1 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Maserati 250F 1:18:48.4
2 United Kingdom Reg Parnell Ferrari 625 +48.2
3 United Kingdom Ron Flockhart BRM Type 15 +1:44.2
4 United Kingdom Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol +1:45.6
5 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Maserati +1 lap
6 United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
7 United Kingdom Graham Whitehead ERA
8 United Kingdom Leslie Marr Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
9 France Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C
10 France André Pilette Gordini Type 16
11 Thailand B. Bira Maserati
United Kingdom Charles Boulton Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
United Kingdom Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol
United Kingdom Leslie Thorne Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
United Kingdom Jack Fairman Turner-Alta
Ret France Jean Behra Gordini Type 16
Ret United Kingdom Keith Hall Cooper-Bristol Gasket
Ret United Kingdom Ken Wharton BRM Type 15 Brakes
Ret United Kingdom Peter Collins Ferrari 375 Thinwall Special
Ret United Kingdom Tony Rolt Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
Ret United Kingdom Alastair Birrell ERA
Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Opening Meeting at Aintree". Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  2. ^ "1954 Daily Telegraph 200". Retrieved 2022-10-23.