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Goodwood Trophy

Goodwood, 29 Sep 1951

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 159 - s/c 8
#2 Alfa Romeo SpA
15 22m 31.2s
2 Reg Parnell Ferrari 375 Thin Wall Special [125-C-02] - V12
#3 G A Vandervell (see note 1)
15 22m 36.8s
3 Tony Rolt Delage 15S8 [WMG102] - ERA s/c 6
#18 R R C Walker (see note 2)
14 22m 38.8s
4 Bob Gerard ERA B Type [R14B] - s/c 6
#10 F R Gerard (see note 3)
14 22m 44.0s
5 Stirling Moss (F2) 2-litre HWM 51 ['1'] - Alta 4
#6 HW Motors (see note 4)
14
6 Ken Wharton ERA B Type [R11B] - s/c 6
#12 P H Bell (see note 5)
14
7 George Abecassis (F2) 2-litre HWM 51 ['3'] - Alta 4
#7 HW Motors (see note 6)
14
8 John James Maserati 4CLT-48 ['P1'] - s/c 4
#14 J M James (see note 7)
13
9 Bill Whitehouse (F2) 2-litre Alta F2 [F2-2] 4
#19 F A O Gaze
13
R Graham Whitehead ERA B Type [R10B] - s/c 6
#8 A G Whitehead (see note 8)
8
R Bobby Baird Maserati 4CLT-48 [1596] - s/c 4
#16 W R Baird (see note 9)
6
R David Hampshire ERA A Type [R1A] - s/c 6
#11 D A Hampshire (see note 10)
5
R Tony Stokes (F2) 2-litre Alta F2 [F2-3] 4
#27 Ecurie Cowell-Stokes
3
R Duncan Hamilton Talbot T26C [110 011] 6
#17 J D Hamilton (see note 11)
2
R Brian Shawe-Taylor ERA C Type [R8C] - s/c 6
#9 B N Shawe-Taylor (see note 12)
1 Accident
R Toni Branca Maserati 4CLT-48 [1606] - s/c 4
#57 A Branca (see note 13)
1 Accident
DNP Alberto Ascari Ferrari 375 Thin Wall Special [125-C-02] - V12
#3 G A Vandervell (see note 14)
Did not take part in official practice
(Alternative driver)
DNP Bob Cowell (F2) 2-litre Alta F2 [F2-3] 4
#27 Ecurie Cowell-Stokes
Did not take part in official practice
(Alternative driver)
DNA Reg Parnell BRM V16 Mk I 'P15' - s/c V16
#4 BRM Limited
Did not arrive
DNA Philip Fotheringham-Parker Maserati 4CL [1585] - s/c 4
#15 J D Hamilton & P Fotheringham-Parker
(see note 15)
Did not arrive
DNA Archie Butterworth AJB - Steyr V8
#20 A J Butterworth
Did not arrive
DNA Kenneth McAlpine (F2) 2-litre Connaught A [A1] - Lea-Francis 4
#21 K McAlpine
Did not arrive

All cars are 1.5-litre s/c F1 or 4.5-litre F1 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Giuseppe Farina (4.5 F1) 1.5-litre Alfa Romeo 159 - Alfa Romeo s/c 8
2 Reg Parnell (4.5 F1) 4.5-litre Ferrari 375 Thin Wall Special [125-C-02] - Ferrari V12
3 Brian Shawe-Taylor (4.5 F1) 1.5-litre ERA C Type [R8C] - ERA s/c 6
4 Tony Rolt (4.5 F1) 1.5-litre Delage 15S8 [WMG102] - ERA s/c 6
5 George Abecassis (F2) 2-litre HWM 51 ['3'] - Alta 4
6 Graham Whitehead (4.5 F1) 1.5-litre ERA B Type [R10B] - ERA s/c 6
7 Bob Gerard (4.5 F1) 1.5-litre ERA B Type [R14B] - ERA s/c 6
9 Stirling Moss (F2) 2-litre HWM 51 ['1'] - Alta 4
11 Ken Wharton (4.5 F1) 1.5-litre ERA B Type [R11B] - ERA s/c 6
12 Bobby Baird (4.5 F1) 1.5-litre Maserati 4CLT-48 [1596] - Maserati s/c 4
13 David Hampshire (4.5 F1) 1.5-litre ERA A Type [R1A] - ERA s/c 6
14 Duncan Hamilton (4.5 F1) 4.5-litre Talbot T26C [110 011] - Talbot 6
15 John James (4.5 F1) 1.5-litre Maserati 4CLT-48 ['P1'] - Maserati s/c 4
16 Tony Stokes (F2) 2-litre Alta F2 [F2-3] - Alta 4
17 Toni Branca (4.5 F1) 1.5-litre Maserati 4CLT-48 [1606] - Maserati s/c 4
18 Bill Whitehouse (F2) 2-litre Alta F2 [F2-2] - Alta 4

Notes on the cars:

  1. Ferrari 375 Thin Wall Special [125-C-02] (Reg Parnell): Vandervell acquired a Tipo 125 for 1950 and entered it at the International Trophy for Ascari to drive. This car is now in the Donington Collection and is stamped 125-C-02 indicating it is one of the three 'GP49' cars but it was rebodied before the International Trophy so identifying whether it was Ascari's or Villoresi's regular car has not been possible.
  2. Delage 15S8 [WMG102] (Tony Rolt): Numbered '5' by Alan Burnard in his histories as a continuation of the works numbering but also logically 'WMG 102'. The second 1937 White Mouse Garages ifs car, using parts from ex-works 1926/27 GP 2,3 and 4 on a new chassis. Possibly not completed until acquired by Reg Parnell during the war. Driven in 1946 sprints by his nephew Roy Parnell, then by Dick Habershon in club events 1947-49 and Rob Walker (driver Tony Rolt) 1949. Fitted with E-Type ERA engine and campaigned by Walker as the ERA-Delage 1951-53, usual driver Rolt but also Peter Walker, Eric Thompson, Roy Salvadori and, in occasional sprints, Rob Walker himself. Alan Burnand in sprints 1954-56 then in historic racing with Joe Goodhew, Ray Potter, Patrick Lindsay, Anthony Mayman and, since 1993, Bruce Spollon.
  3. ERA B Type [R14B] (Bob Gerard): Johnny Wakefield 1938-39 and then Bob Gerard's main ERA from 1946 to 1953. Then via Jimmy Stuart to Donald Day in 1959. Apart from a short period, Day has owned it ever since. Recent drivers include Ted Rollason, Goff Tidball and Paul Richardson. Retained 2007.
  4. HWM 51 ['1'] (Stirling Moss): The number '1' is used here just for convenience; chassis number of this car is not known. This was one of the first pair of 1951 HWMs to appear and was Moss's car throughout the season. Tony Gaze recalls that he had Moss's regular 1951 car for 1952. This car was raced in Europe in 1952 and then went to Lex Davison in Australia who fitted a Jaguar XK120 engine. It passed to Arthur Griffiths in 1956 and Arnold Glass in 1957. After a further six Australian owners and a conversion to a sports car body, the HWM-Jaguar was owned by Ralph Hough in 2002.
  5. ERA B Type [R11B] (Ken Wharton): For Reggie Tongue and Hon Peter Aitken before the war then various owners including Reg Parnell in 1948 and then Peter Bell for hillclimbs. Driven by Ken Wharton 1951-53 and then through a chain of owners to Martin Morris in 1962. Owned by David Morris since his father's death in 2005
  6. HWM 51 ['3'] (George Abecassis): The number '3' is used to denote that this was the third 1951 car; its chassis number is not known. It is the 'third car' referred to in Denis Jenkinson's Racing Car Review and was usually raced by Heath and Abecassis. Subsequent history unknown but the chassis may have been used in another of the early HWM-Jaguar sports cars, such as "VPA 9", "XPA 748" or "2 BMF".
  7. Maserati 4CLT-48 ['P1'] (John James): In November 1950 Reg Parnell advertised a 4CLT as "virtually an English production of the 4CLT Maserati". Given the way Parnell and Maserati operated at this time, it would seem likely that the car was built from factory-supplied components but assembled in the UK for tax reasons. Roy Blomfield and John James bought this car and raced it; then it went to George Weaver in US together with Leslie Brooke's 1595. From Weaver's estate to Tom Wheatcroft by 1974 and now in the Donington Museum.
  8. ERA B Type [R10B] (Graham Whitehead): Peter Whitehead's regular B Type from 1936 to 1952 (also driven by Peter Walker and Graham Whitehead). Then via other UK and US owners to Nick Mason who raced and demonstrated it for more than 20 years from 1980. With Paddins Dowling by 2006. Retained 2007.
  9. Maserati 4CLT-48 [1596] (Bobby Baird): Maserati records list this as Reg Parnell's car dated 14 Sep 1948. Raced by Parnell from 1949 to 1951, under the Scuderia Ambrosiana banner in 1950 and 1951, also by Hampshire in 1951. Sold or leased to Bobby Baird mid-1951 and then sometime after 1952 sold to Count Johnny Lurani. Lurani sold it in 1955 to Pat Hoare in New Zealand where it raced until the mid-1960s and then spent many years in the Queenstown Motor Museum. It was sold in 1982 and returned to Europe in 1989. Sold at auction a number of times in the late 1980s and 1990s. Owned by Max Lustenberger (Switzerland) from 1999. Retained 2004.
  10. ERA A Type [R1A] (David Hampshire): The original 1934 prototype, this car was driven by Mays, Cook, Seaman and others before the war. Later to John Heath (HW Motors) 1946, Reg Parnell's team 1947, David Hampshire 1948-51 and then to Alistair Birrell and Ron Flockhart in Scotland in 1952. Into historic racing when it was owned by Sandy Murray from 1959 to 1982 and frequently raced by Tony Merrick. Then through a further chain of owners until acquired by Dean Butler in 2005.
  11. Talbot T26C [110 011] (Duncan Hamilton): Talbot-Lago T26C chassis '110 011' was Johnny Claes car in 1948-50 and then sold to Duncan Hamilton (and Fotheringham-Parker) and raced 1951-53. Stored in France until 1955 when Hamilton sold it to Allan Freeman in New Zealand who raced it through to 1961. It was bought by Joe Hepworth in 1963 and returned to England; then via other UK and French owners until sold to Bernie Ecclestone 1996. Retained 2002.
  12. ERA C Type [R8C] (Brian Shawe-Taylor): Built in 1938 using mechanical parts from R8B and raced by Earl Howe 1938 and until a crash in the 1939 International Trophy. Then to Reg Parnell for 1946, Cuth Harrison from 1947 to 1951, Brian Shawe-Taylor 1951 and 1952; then a chain of other owners until acquired in 1977 by Bruce Spollon. Rebuilt to correct C-type specs and raced from 1981 to 2003.
  13. Maserati 4CLT-48 [1606] (Toni Branca): Shown in Maserati records as going to Louis Chiron in Monte Carlo 21 Sep 1949. Raced by Chiron through 1950 then to Toni Branca for 1951 and then de Walckiers (who entered Steve Watson and Pilette) for 1952. Reappeared Italy 1960s then via chain of Italian, Belgian, Swiss, German and French owners to 1998. Owned by Bernie Ecclestone from 1998.
  14. Ferrari 375 Thin Wall Special [125-C-02] (Alberto Ascari): Vandervell acquired a Tipo 125 for 1950 and entered it at the International Trophy for Ascari to drive. This car is now in the Donington Collection and is stamped 125-C-02 indicating it is one of the three 'GP49' cars but it was rebodied before the International Trophy so identifying whether it was Ascari's or Villoresi's regular car has not been possible.
  15. Maserati 4CL [1585] (Philip Fotheringham-Parker): Delivered on 30 Apr 1947 to Enrico Plate's team and driven by a variety of drivers from 1947 to 1949, including Emmanuel de Graffenried. Sold to Joe Fry for 1950, but passed after Fry's death in July 1950 to Duncan Hamilton and Philip Fotheringham-Parker who campaigned it in British races until then of the F1 formula in 1951. Campaigned widely in UK historic racing events by several British owners until passing to the current owner, Oliver Maierhofer (Germany) On display at Tubingen Motor Museum in 2007.

Formula 1 events 1948-1953

The results published here were compiled by David McKinney and Adam Ferrington from a range of sources including Autocourse, Motor Sport and Autosport, as well as the F1 Register's A Record of Grand Prix and Voiturette Racing Volume 5 covering 1950 and 1951. Individual car identities were then meticulously checked against their enormous libraries of books and photographs, notably Talbot-Lago de Course by Pierre Abeillon, Les Gordini by Robert Jarraud, Gordini – Un Sorcier, Une Equipe by Christian Huet and The History of English Racing Automobiles by David Weguelin.

David has also contributed extensively from his notes on car identities compiled over 40 years of research, Michael Müller has contributed immaculately researched histories of all the 1948-1950 Ferrari 125s, and Doug Nye, both through his books and his personal assistance on HWM, has also been of great help.

Please note that since David's sad death in 2014, Adam and Allen have agreed that these pages will remain unaltered from now on, as a lasting testimony to David's expertise.