1954 August Cup
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Date
2 August 1954
Official name
I August Cup
Location
Crystal Palace Circuit, London
Course
Permanent racing facility
| 1954 August Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1954 Formula One season | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 2 August 1954 | ||
| Official name | I August Cup | ||
| Location | Crystal Palace Circuit, London | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.164 km (1.349 miles) | ||
| Distance | 10 (final) laps, 21.64 km (13.49 miles) | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Reg Parnell | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:06.4 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Maserati | ||
| Third | Connaught-Lea Francis | ||
The 1st August Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 2 August 1954 at Crystal Palace Circuit, London. The race was run over two heats of 10 laps and a final of 10 laps, and was won by British driver Reg Parnell in a Ferrari 500.
Parnell started from pole position in Heat 1 and set fastest lap in the heat, and also in the final. Connaught driver Tony Rolt started from pole position in Heat 2 and won, while Tony Crook set fastest lap in that heat in a Cooper.
Maserati driver Roy Salvadori was second in the final and Rolt was third.[1]
The name of the event is referred to in at least one source as the August Trophy Race.[2]