1954 Circuit de Cadours
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| 1954 Circuit de Cadours | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1954 Formula One season | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 12 September 1954 | ||
| Official name | VI Circuit de Cadours | ||
| Location | Cadours, Tarn-et-Garonne, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Road Circuit | ||
| Course length | 4.09 km (2.55 miles) | ||
| Distance | (final) 30 laps, 122.71 km (76.50 miles) | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Drivers |  Jean Behra | Gordini | |
 André Pilette | Gordini | ||
| Time | 1:55 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Gordini | ||
| Second | Gordini | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
The 6th Circuit de Cadours was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 12 September 1954 at the Circuit de Cadours, in Cadours, Tarn-et-Garonne, France. The race, consisting of 2x15 lap heats and a 30 lap final, was won by Jean Behra in a Gordini. Behra's team-mate André Pilette finished second and Louis Rosier in a Maserati was third. Behra and Pilette set joint fastest lap.[1][2]
Classification[edit]
Race[edit]
| Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Jean Behra | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | 58:49.8 |
| 2 | 10 | André Pilette | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | +15.0s |
| 3 | 18 | Louis Rosier | Equipe Rosier | Maserati 250F | +1:05.2 |
| 4 | 12 |  Fred Wacker | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | +1 lap |
| 5 | 32 | Fernand Navarro | F. Navarro | Ferrari 625 | +3 laps |
| Ret | 16 |  Harry Schell | Harry Schell | Maserati A6GCM | rear axle |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Cazalot | J. Cazalot | Simca-Gordini Type 11 | brakes |
| Ret | 24 | Jean Thepenier | J. Thepenier | Simca-Gordini Type 15 | brakes |
| Ret | 2 | Marcel Balsa | M. Balsa | Jicey-BMW | shock absorber |
| DNS | 28 |  Michael Young | Roebuck Engineering | Connaught A-Type-Lea Francis | retired from heat 2 |
| DNS | 30 | Ted Whiteaway | E.N. Whiteaway | HWM-Alta | retired from heat 2 |
| DNA | 4 | Paul Emery | Emeryson Cars | Emeryson Mk.1-Alta | car not ready |
| DNS | 16 |  Giovanni de Riu | Giovanni de Riu | Maserati A6GCM |
References[edit]
- ^ "1954 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ "1954 Cadours F1". Retrieved 2022-05-19.