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%;"

PosNo.DriverEntrantCarTime/Ret.
1

| 36

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Anthony

| M. Anthony

| Lotus Mark X-Bristol

| 23:04.2, 78.02mph

2

| 70

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alex McMillan

| A. McMillan

| Cooper T23-Bristol

|

3

| 18

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jimmy Somervail

| Border Reivers

| Cooper T20-Bristol

|

4

| 38

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dick Gibson

| R. Gibson

| Cooper T23-Bristol

|

5

| 25

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Cedric Brierley

| J.C. Brierley

| Frazer Nash-Bristol

6

| 37

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Horace Richards

| H.A. Richards

| HAR-Riley

|

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bruce Halford

| Equipe Devone

| Cooper T23-Bristol

|

Ret

| 23

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alastair Birrell

| A.W. Birrell

| Cooper T20-Bristol

|

Ret

| 26

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Walton

| J.H. Walton

| Cooper T23-Bristol

|

Ret

|

| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Young

|

| Connaught Type A-Lea Francis

|

DNS

| 24

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Archie Scott Brown

| Brian Lister Light Engineering

| Lister-Bristol

|

|valign="top"|Heat 2

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
PosNo.DriverEntrantCarTime/Ret.
1

| 32

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bob Gerard

| Stirling Moss Ltd.

| Maserati 250F

| 21:26.4, 83.96mph

2

| 71

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Horace Gould

| Gould's Garage (Bristol)

| Maserati 250F

| +14.4s

3

| 30

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Leslie Marr

| L. Marr

| Connaught Type B-Alta

| +36.0s

4

| 31

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Brabham

| Cooper Car Company

| Cooper T40-Bristol

| +45.2s

5

| 28

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Michael Young

| Roebuck Engineering

| Connaught Type A-Alta

|

6

| 19

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Kyffin

| Equipe Devone

| Cooper T23-Bristol

|

Ret

| 33

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Louis Rosier

| Ecurie Rosier

| Maserati 250F

| 3 laps, fuel system

|}

=Final=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
Pos.DriverCarTime/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

| Cooper-Bristol

|

5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Leslie Marr

| Connaught-Alta

|

Ret

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Archie Scott Brown

| Lister-Bristol

| 12 laps, suspension

Ret

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Anthony

| Lotus-Bristol

| 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=—}}

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