The Mervyn O'Gorman trophy was an old Brooklands trophy, last awarded in 1909, which was donated by Mervyn O'Gorman to the RAC in April 1950, following the failure of the Brooklands race track to reopen after the Second World War. The last time this trophy was presented was at the 1971 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, although the Royal Automobile Club Trophy was not awarded until two years later and was first pictured in the official event programme in 1974.