1957 Lavant Cup

GBR Lavant Cup 22 April 1957 VIII Lavant Cup Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex Goodwood track map.svg Permanent racing facility 2.408 3.863 12 28.900 46.356 55,000 Tony Brooks Cooper GBR Roy Salvadori Cooper 1:34.4 GBR Tony Brooks GBR Cooper Jack Brabham AUS Cooper Ron Flockhart GBR Lotus The 8th Lavant Cup was a motor race, run to Formula Two rules, held on 22 April 1957 at Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex. The race was run over 12 laps, and was won from pole position by British driver Tony Brooks in a Cooper T41-Climax. Brooks had been penalised five seconds for jumping the start but still finished almost 18 seconds ahead of Jack Brabham in a Cooper T43-Climax. Ron Flockhart was third in a Lotus Eleven-Climax. Roy Salvadori set fastest lap in another Cooper T43-Climax but retired with clutch failure.http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1957/1957.html#lav 1957 Non-World Championship Grands Prix silhouet.com 2023-04-07https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1957/52/easter-racing-goodwood-and-brands-hatch/ Easter Racing at Goodwood and Brands Hatch Motor Sport 2023-04-07 Results Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid 1 17 GBR Tony Brooks R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Cooper T41-Climax 19:26.0, 142.98kph 1 2 10 AUS Jack Brabham Cooper Car Company Cooper T43-Climax +17.8s 4 3 23 GBR Ron Flockhart John Coombs Lotus Eleven-Climax 12 laps 3 4 16 GBR George Wicken G. Wicken Cooper T43-Climax 12 laps 10 5 25 GBR Graham Hill C.T. Atkins Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 12 laps 7 Ret 28 USA Herbert Mackay-Fraser Team Lotus Lotus Eleven-Climax 9 laps, accident 5 Ret 14 GBR Cliff Allison Team Lotus Lotus 12-Climax 3 laps, transmission 9 Ret 11 GBR Roy Salvadori Cooper Car Company Cooper T43-Climax 3 laps, clutch 2 DNS 12 GBR Colin Chapman Team Lotus Lotus 12-Climax 6 DNS 15 USA Herbert Mackay-Fraser Team Lotus Lotus 12-Climax drove #28 8 References Lavant Cup Lavant Cup Category:Lavant Cup