1955 Daily Record Trophy
{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type=NC
|Country=GBR
|Grand Prix=Daily Record Trophy
|GP_Suffix=
|Details ref=
|Date=6 August
|Year=1955
|Official name=III Daily Record Trophy
|Location=Charterhall Circuit, Berwickshire
|Image = Charterhall circuit.png
|Course = Permanent racing facility
|Course_mi = 2.0
|Course_km = 3.2
|Distance_laps = 20 (final)
|Distance_mi = 40.0
|Distance_km = 64.0
|Weather=
|Attendance=
|Pole_Driver=
|Pole_Team=
|Pole_Time=
|Pole_Country=
|Fast_Driver=Bob Gerard
|Fast_Team=Maserati
|Fast_Time=1:23.5
|Fast_Country=GBR
|Fast_Driver2=Louis Rosier
|Fast_Team2=Maserati
|Fast_Country2=FRA
|First_Driver=Bob Gerard
|First_Country=GBR
|First_Team=Maserati
|Second_Driver=Horace Gould
|Second_Country=GBR
|Second_Team=Maserati
|Third_Driver=Louis Rosier
|Third_Country=FRA
|Third_Team=Maserati
|Lapchart=}}
The 3rd Daily Record Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 6 August 1955 at Charterhall Circuit, Berwickshire. The race was run over two heats of 15 laps and a final of 20 laps, and was won by British driver Bob Gerard in a Maserati 250F. Horace Gould and Louis Rosier were second and third, also in 250Fs. Gerard and Rosier shared fastest lap.{{cite web|url=http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1955/1955.html#cha|title=1955 Non-World Championship Grands Prix|date=|publisher=silhouet.com|accessdate=2022-05-03}}{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1955-charterhall-f1/|title=1955 Charterhall F1|date=|publisher=Motor Sport|accessdate=2022-05-06}}
This was the only occasion on which the Daily Record Trophy was run under Formula 1 rules, the previous races in 1953 and 1954 being Formula Libre events. It was also the last occurrence of the event.
Results
=Heats=
valign="top"|Heat 1
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" | |||||
Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Ret. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
| 36 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Anthony | 23:04.2, 78.02mph | |||||
2
| 70 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Alex McMillan | A. McMillan | | |||||
3
| 18 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jimmy Somervail | | |||||
4
| 38 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Dick Gibson | | |||||
5
| 25 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Cedric Brierley | |||||
6
| 37 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Horace Richards | | |||||
Ret
| 20 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Bruce Halford | | |||||
Ret
| 23 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Alastair Birrell | A.W. Birrell | | |||||
Ret
| 26 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Walton | J.H. Walton | | |||||
Ret
| | {{flagicon|GBR}} John Young | | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | | |||||
DNS
| 24 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Archie Scott Brown | Brian Lister Light Engineering | |
|valign="top"|Heat 2
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" | |||||
Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Ret. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
| 32 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Bob Gerard | 21:26.4, 83.96mph | |||||
2
| 71 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Horace Gould | +14.4s | |||||
3
| 30 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Leslie Marr | L. Marr | +36.0s | |||||
4
| 31 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Brabham | +45.2s | |||||
5
| 28 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Michael Young | | |||||
6
| 19 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Kyffin | | |||||
Ret
| 33 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Louis Rosier | 3 laps, fuel system |
|}
=Final=
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" | |||
Pos. | Driver | Car | Time/Retired |
---|---|---|---|
1
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bob Gerard | Maserati | 28:49.0, 83.29mph | |||
2
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Horace Gould | Maserati | | |||
3
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Louis Rosier | Maserati | | |||
4
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Brabham | | |||
5
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Leslie Marr | | |||
Ret
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Archie Scott Brown | 12 laps, suspension | |||
Ret
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Anthony | 5 laps |
References
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{{F1 NC race report|Name_of_race=Daily Record Trophy|Year_of_race=1955|Previous_race_in_season=1955 London Trophy|Next_race_in_season=1955 RedeX Trophy|Previous_year's_race=1954 Daily Record Trophy|Next_year's_race=—}}