1955 Avon Trophy

The I Avon Trophy was a non-championship Grand Prix which was held at the Castle Combe Circuit on October 1st, 1955, three weeks after the end of the season. It was the inaugural running of the Avon Trophy, and the last race, run to Formula One regulations, to be held at the circuit.
The race was won from pole by American, Harry Schell, ahead of privateer, Horace Gould, in second and Bob Gerard in third.
==Background==
The Castle Combe circuit, converted from an airfield just five years earlier, welcomed Formula One racing for the fourth consecutive year, having hosted the Joe Fry Memorial Trophy in previous years.
The inaugural Avon Trophy, although post-season and non-championship, was attended by numerous championship contenders from the 1955 season, as well as some new faces ahead of 1956. Among those who entered the race were American, Harry Schell, privateer, Horace Gould and Frenchman, Louis Rosier. Peter Collins and future championship runner-up, Tony Brooks also attended.
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Results===
Pos	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time/Gap	Grid
1 	26 	Harry Schell 	 	1m14.4 	1
2 	6 	Horace Gould 	 	+0.6 	2
3 	12 	Bob Gerard 	 	+0.6 	3
4 	30 	Tony Brooks 	 	+2.6 	4
5 	10 	Roy Salvadori 	 	+2.8 	5
6 	4 	Louis Rosier 	 	+3.2 	6
7 	40 	Graham Whitehead	 	+3.2 	7
8 	2 	Peter Walker 	 	+4.4 	8
9 	20 	Paul Emery 	 	+5.8 	9
10 	34 	Tom Kyffin 	 	+9.0 	10
11 	28 	Alastair Birrell	 	+12.4 	11
12 	32 	Dick Gibson 	 	+12.4 	12
13 	14 	Peter Collins 	 	unknown 	13
14 	18 	Michael Young 	 	unknown 	14
DNA	8 	Les Leston 	 	 	
DNA	16 	Ron Flockhart 	 	 	
DNA	22 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	 	
DNA	36 	Bruce Halford 	 	 	
DNA	38 	John Young 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
==Race==
===Results===
Pos 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time/Gap
1 	26 	Harry Schell 	 	55 Laps1:10:32.8
2 	6 	Horace Gould 	 	+20.0 s
3 	12 	Bob Gerard 	 	+32.6 s
4 	10 	Roy Salvadori 	 	Lap 55Actual gap is currently unknown.
5 	30 	Tony Brooks 	 	+1 Lap
6 	40 	Graham Whitehead	 	+1 Lap
7 	32 	Dick Gibson 	 	+2 Laps
8 	2 	Peter Walker 	 	DNF (gearbox)
9 	18 	Michael Young 	 	???
10 	20 	Paul Emery 	 	???
Not classified	Not classified	Not classified 	Not classified	Not classified
 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Reason
Ret 	4 	Louis Rosier 	 	Broken shock absorber (Lap 19)
Ret 	14 	Peter Collins 	 	Suspension (Lap 10)
Ret 	28 	Alastair Birrell	 	
Ret 	34 	Tom Kyffin 	 	
==Notes==
==External links==
* Motorsport Magazine archive article
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Category:1955 non-championship Grands Prix
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