1957 Lavant Cup

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	Tony Brooks	Cooper
Fastest lap
Driver	Roy Salvadori	Cooper
Time	1:34.4
Podium
First	Tony Brooks	Cooper
Second	Jack Brabham	Cooper
Third	Ron Flockhart	Lotus

Results

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

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.