| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Non-Championship Race in the 1955 Formula One season | ||
| Date | 30 May 1955 | |
| Official name | III Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race | |
| Location | Davidstow Circuit, Davidstow, Cornwall | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.973 km (1.8475 mi) |
|
| Distance | 20 laps, 59.46 km (36.95 mi) | |
| Weather | Dry, sunny | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver | Leslie Marr | Connaught-Alta |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Leslie Marr | Connaught-Alta |
| Time | 1:15.4 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Leslie Marr | Connaught-Alta |
| Second | Charles Boulton | Connaught-Lea Francis |
| Third | Tom Kyffin | Cooper-Bristol |
The 3rd Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 30 May 1955 at the Davidstow Circuit, Cornwall. The race was run over 20 laps of the little circuit, and was won by British driver Leslie Marr in a Connaught Type B.
This was the third and last Formula One race to be held in Cornwall.
| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leslie Marr | L. Marr | Connaught-Alta | 25:57.2 | 1 |
| 2 | Charles Boulton | Ecurie Ane | Connaught-Lea Francis | 20 laps | 3 |
| 3 | Tom Kyffin | Equipe Devone | Cooper-Bristol | 20 laps | 2 |
| 4 | Dick Gibson | Tony Crook | Cooper-Bristol | 19 laps | 6 |
| 5 | F. Sowrey | F. Sowrey | Cooper-JAP | 19 laps | 5 |
| Ret | Robert Harris | Dick Gibson | Connaught-Lea Francis | 4 | |
| DNS | Gordon Rolls | G.H. & J.F. Rolls | Tojeiro-Bristol | - | |
| WD | Ken Tyrrell | R.K. Tyrrell | Cooper-Norton | - | |
| WD | Tony Crook | Tony Crook | Cooper-Bristol | Car raced by Gibson | - |
| DNA | Tony Rolt | Rob Walker Racing Team | Connaught-Alta | Car not ready | - |
| DNA | Peter Collins | Owen Racing Organisation | Maserati | Raced elsewhere | - |
| Previous race: 1955 Curtis Trophy |
Formula One Non-Championship races 1955 season |
Next race: 1955 London Trophy |
| Previous race: 1954 II Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race |
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