# 1954 Crystal Palace Trophy

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.
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.

## Entries

| No. | Driver | Entrant | Car |
| 1 | Don Beauman | Sir Jeremy Boles | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis |
| 2 | Reg Parnell | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Ferrari 500 |
| 3 | Charles Boulton | Charles Boulton | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis |
| 4 | Peter Collins | R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis |
| 5 | Bill Whitehouse | Bill Whitehouse | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis |
| 6 | Michael Young | Roebuck Engineering | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis |
| 7 | Rodney Nuckey | Ecurie Richmond | Cooper T23-Bristol |
| 8$^1$ | Mike Keen | R.J. Chase | Cooper T23-Bristol |
| 9 | Jimmy Somervail | Border Reivers | Cooper T20-Bristol |
| 10$^1$ | Roy Salvadori | Gilby Engineering | Maserati 250F |
| 11 | Paul Emery | Emeryson Cars | Emeryson Mk.1-Alta |
| 12$^1$ | Keith Hall | Keith Hall | Cooper T20-Bristol |
| 14 | Ted Whiteaway | E.N. Whiteaway | HWM-Alta |
| 15 | Jack Fairman | J.H. Webb | Turner-Lea Francis |
| 15$^2$ | John Webb | J.H. Webb | Turner-Lea Francis |
| 16$^1$ | Oliver Simpson | Ron Searles | Cooper-JAP |
| 17 | Gerry Dunham | Gerry Dunham | Alvis Special |
| 18 | Les Leston | Les Leston | Cooper-JAP |
| 19 | Don Bennett | Don Bennett | Cooper-Vincent |
| 20 | Horace Gould | Gould's Garage (Bristol) | Cooper T23-Bristol |
| 21$^1$ | Tom Kyffin | Tom Kyffin | Cooper T20-Bristol |
| 21$^1$ | David Watts | Tom Kyffin | Cooper T20-Bristol |
$^1$DNA $^2$Fairman raced Webb's car

## Results
### Heats

| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Ret. |
| 1 | Reg Parnell | Ferrari | 11:26.6, 72.94mph |
| 2 | Peter Collins | Connaught-Lea Francis | +9.0s |
| 3 | Les Leston | Cooper-JAP | +11.8s |
| 4 | Horace Gould | Cooper-Bristol | 10 laps |
| 5 | Ted Whiteaway | HWM-Alta | 10 laps |
| 6 | Michael Young | Connaught-Lea Francis | 10 laps |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Ret. |
| 1 | Rodney Nuckey | Cooper-Bristol | 11:36.4, 71.67mph |
| 2 | Don Beauman | Connaught-Lea Francis | +4.2s |
| 3 | Bill Whitehouse | Connaught-Lea Francis | +12.6s |
| 4 | Jack Fairman | Turner-Lea Francis | 10 laps |
| 5 | Paul Emery | Emeryson-Alta | 10 laps |
| 6 | Charles Boulton | Connaught-Lea Francis | 10 laps |
| 7 | Gerry Dunham | Alvis | 10 laps |
| Ret | Jimmy Somervail | Cooper-Bristol | 4 laps, crash |
| Ret | Don Bennett | Cooper-Vincent | 0 laps, mechanical |

### 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 |
| 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 |