1955 Curtis Trophy

NC GBR Curtis Trophy 29 May 1955 III CurtisTrophy Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk Snetterton 1963 annotated.svg Permanent racing facility 2.710 4.361 10 27.100 43.610 Roy Salvadori Maserati GBR Roy Salvadori Maserati 1:48.0 GBR Roy Salvadori GBR Maserati Archie Scott Brown GBR Lister-Bristol Jimmy Somervail GBR Cooper-Bristol The 3rd CurtisTrophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 29 May 1955 at Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk. The race was run over 10 laps, and was won by British driver Roy Salvadori in a Maserati 250F. Salvadori also set fastest lap and started from pole position.http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1955/1955.html#cur 1955 Non-World Championship Grands Prix silhouet.com 2022-05-01https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1955-snetterton-f1/ 1955 Snetterton F1 Motor Sport 2022-05-05 Results Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid 1 89 GBR Roy Salvadori Gilby Engineering Maserati 250F 18:11.8, 89.03 mph 1 2 53 GBR Archie Scott Brown Brian Lister Light Engineering Lister-Bristol +1:16.6 2 3 86 GBR Jimmy Somervail Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol +1:58.0 3 4 87 GBR Charles Boulton Ecurie Ane Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1 lap 5 Ret 88 GBR Dick Gibson R. Gibson Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 8 laps, overheating 4 DNA 17 UK Tony Crook T.A.D. Crook Cooper T24-Bristol - DNA 90 GBR Peter Collins Owen Racing Organisation Maserati 250F Car not ready - DNA 91 UK Reginald Croysdill R. Croysdill Cooper T24-Alta - DNA 92 UK Alastair Birrell A.W. Birrell Cooper T20-Bristol - DNA 93 UK Michael Young Roebuck Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis Driver elsewhere - DNA 94 GBR John Riseley-Prichard Equipe Endeavour Connaught Type A-Lea Francis - DNA 95 GBR Horace Richards H.A. Richards H.A.R.-Riley - References Curtis Trophy 1955 1955 Albi Grand Prix 1955 Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race 1954 Curtis Trophy — Curtis Trophy Curtis Trophy