1954 Crystal Palace Trophy
Motor car race
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The 2nd Crystal Palace Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 19 June 1954 at Crystal Palace Circuit, London. The race was run over two heats of 10 laps and a final of 10 laps.
| 1954 Crystal Palace Trophy | |||
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| Non-championship race in the 1954 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 19 June 1954 | ||
| Official name | II Crystal Palace Trophy | ||
| Location | Crystal Palace Circuit, London | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.240 km (1.390 miles) | ||
| Distance | 10 (final) laps, 21.64 km (13.49 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Ferrari | |
| Grid positions set by heat results | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Reg Parnell | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:07 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Connaught-Lea Francis | ||
| Third | Cooper-Bristol | ||
Reg Parnell in a Ferrari 500 won Heat 1 and set fastest lap in that heat. Peter Collins in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis started from pole position in Heat 1.
Rodney Nuckey in a Cooper T23-Bristol won Heat 2 and set fastest lap in that heat. Don Beauman in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis started from pole position in Heat 2.
Parnell won the final, starting from pole by way of being fastest winner in the heats, and set fastest lap. Collins was second and Nuckey third.[1][2]
Entries
1DNA
2Fairman raced Webb's car
Results
Heats
Heat 1
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Heat 2
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Final
Grid positions for the final were determined by the drivers' finishing times in the heats. Only the top six drivers from each heat qualified for the final.
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
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| 1 | Reg Parnell |
Ferrari | 11:26.6, 72.94mph | 1 |
| 2 | Peter Collins |
Connaught-Lea Francis | +5.2s | 2 |
| 3 | Don Beauman |
Connaught-Lea Francis | +17.0s | 5 |
| 4 | Bill Whitehouse |
Connaught-Lea Francis | 10 laps | 6 |
| 5 |  Rodney Nuckey |
Cooper-Bristol | 10 laps | 3 |
| 6 | Horace Gould |
Cooper-Bristol | 10 laps | 7 |
| 7 | Michael Young |
Connaught-Lea Francis | 10 laps | 10 |
| 8 | Paul Emery |
Emeryson-Alta | 10 laps | 11 |
| 9 | Charles Boulton |
Connaught-Lea Francis | 9 laps | 12 |
| Ret | Ted Whiteaway |
HWM-Alta | 6 laps | 9 |
| Ret | Jack Fairman |
Turner-Lea Francis | 3 laps, gearbox | 8 |
| Ret | Les Leston |
Cooper-JAP | 0 laps | 4 |