1954 Joe Fry Memorial Trophy

The 3rd Joe Fry Memorial Trophy was a non-championship Grand Prix held at the Castle Combe Circuit, Wiltshire on 28 August 1954. The race was won by Horace Gould in a Cooper T23, with Bill Whitehouse and John Riseley-Prichard second and third in their Connaughts. Bob Gerard set fastest lap in his Cooper.^[1][2]

1954 Joe Fry Memorial Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1954 Formula One season
Race details
Date	28 August 1954
Official name	III Joe Fry Memorial Trophy
Location	Castle Combe Circuit, Wilts.
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.96 km (1.84 miles)
Distance	15 laps, 44.40 km (27.60 miles)
Pole position
Driver	not known
Grid positions set by ballot
Fastest lap
Driver	Bob Gerard	Cooper-Bristol
Time	1:!6.2
Podium
First	Horace Gould	Maserati
Second	Bill Whitehouse	Connaught-Lea Francis
Third	John Riseley-Prichard	Connaught-Lea Francis

Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Retired
1	36	Horace Gould	Gould's Garage (Bristol)	Cooper T23-Bristol	19:49.0, 83.56mph
2	42	Bill Whitehouse	W.G. Whitehouse	Connaught A-Type-Lea-Francis	+11.1s
3	45	John Riseley-Prichard	John Riseley-Prichard	Connaught A-Type-Lea-Francis	+17.2s
4	40	Michael Young	Roebuck Engineering	Connaught A-Type-Lea-Francis	15 laps
	38	Paul Emery	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson Mk.1-Alta
	39	Anthony Brooke	A. Brooke	HWM-Alta
	41	Ted Whiteaway	E.N. Whiteaway	HWM-Alta
	46	Oliver Simpson	Oliver Simpson	Rover Special
	50	Dick Gibson	R. Gibson	Cooper T23-Bristol
NC	47	Ron Searles	R. Searles	Cooper-JAP
Ret	49	Bob Gerard	F.R. Gerard	Cooper T23-Bristol	7 laps, suspension
Ret	43	Jack Fairman	J.H. Webb	Turner-Lea Francis	3 laps, piston failure
Ret	44	Reg Parnell	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Ferrari 625	1 lap, piston failure
DNA	48	Roy Salvadori	Gilby Engineering	Maserati 250F	car impounded by customs
DNA	51	Les Leston	L. Leston	Cooper-JAP