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.[1][2]

1957 Lavant Cup
Race details
Date 22 April 1957
Official name VIII Lavant Cup
Location Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.863 km (2.408 miles)
Distance 12 laps, 46.356 km (28.900 miles)
Attendance 55,000
Pole position
Driver Cooper
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Cooper
Time 1:34.4
Podium
First Cooper
Second Cooper
Third Lotus

Results

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Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 17   Tony Brooks R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Cooper T41-Climax 19:26.0, 142.98kph 1
2 10   Jack Brabham Cooper Car Company Cooper T43-Climax +17.8s 4
3 23   Ron Flockhart John Coombs Lotus Eleven-Climax 12 laps 3
4 16   George Wicken G. Wicken Cooper T43-Climax 12 laps 10
5 25   Graham Hill C.T. Atkins Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 12 laps 7
Ret 28   Herbert Mackay-Fraser Team Lotus Lotus Eleven-Climax 9 laps, accident 5
Ret 14   Cliff Allison Team Lotus Lotus 12-Climax 3 laps, transmission 9
Ret 11   Roy Salvadori Cooper Car Company Cooper T43-Climax 3 laps, clutch 2
DNS 12   Colin Chapman Team Lotus Lotus 12-Climax 6
DNS 15   Herbert Mackay-Fraser Team Lotus Lotus 12-Climax drove #28 8

References

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  1. ^ "1957 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  2. ^ "Easter Racing at Goodwood and Brands Hatch". Motor Sport. Retrieved 2023-04-07.