| Country: | GBR |
| Grand Prix: | Lavant Cup |
| Date: | 11 April |
| Year: | 1954 |
| Official Name: | VII Lavant Cup |
| Location: | Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex |
| Course: | Permanent racing facility |
| Course Mi: | 2.367 |
| Course Km: | 3.809 |
| Distance Laps: | 7 |
| Distance Mi: | 16.569 |
| Distance Km: | 26.577 |
| Pole Driver: | Roy Salvadori |
| Pole Team: | Connaught |
| Grid From Ballot: | True |
| Pole Country: | GBR |
| Fast Driver: | Roy Salvadori |
| Fast Team: | Connaught |
| Fast Time: | 1:38.0 |
| Fast Country: | GBR |
| First Driver: | Roy Salvadori |
| First Country: | GBR |
| First Team: | Connaught |
| Second Driver: | Bob Gerard |
| Second Country: | GBR |
| Second Team: | Cooper |
| Third Driver: | Don Beauman |
| Third Country: | GBR |
| Third Team: | Connaught |
The 7th Lavant Cup was a motor race, run to Formula Two rules, held on 11 April 1955 at Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex. The race was run over 7 laps, and was won by British driver Roy Salvadori in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis, setting fastest lap in the process. Bob Gerrard in a Cooper T23-Bristol was second, just 0.8 seconds behind Salvadori, and Don Beauman was third in another Connaught Type A-Lea Francis.[1] [2]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Roy Salvadori | John Young | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 11:38.6, 86.57mph | 1 |
| 2 | 16 | Bob Gerard | F.R. Gerard | Cooper T23-Bristol | +0.8s | 4 |
| 3 | 5 | Don Beauman | Sir Jeremy Boles | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 2 | |
| 4 | 12 | Mike Keen | R.J. Chase | Cooper T24-Alta | 5 | |
| 5 | 8 | Bill Holt | E.W. Holt | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 3 | |
| 6 | 24 | Mike Anthony | M. Anthony | Lotus Mark X-Bristol | 7 | |
| 17 | Dick Gibson | T.A.D. Crook | Cooper T23-Bristol | 11 | ||
| 18 | Tom Kyffin | Equipe Devone | Cooper T23-Bristol | 12 | ||
| 20 | Paul Emery | Emeryson Cars | Emeryson-Alta | 8 | ||
| 23 | Horace Richards | H.A. Richards | HAR-Riley | 9 | ||
| Ret | 21 | Ron Flockhart | J.H. Webb | Turner-Alta | 6 laps | 13 |
| Ret | 6 | John Riseley-Prichard | Equipe Endeavour | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 5 laps - gearbox | 10 |
| DNS | 19 | Bruce Halford | Equipe Devone | Cooper T23-Bristol | 6 | |
| DNA | 4 | Alan Brown | A. Brown | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | - | |
| DNA | 11 | Michael Young | Roebuck Engineering | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | - | |
| DNA | 15 | Edward Greenall | Hon E.G. Greenall | Cooper T24-Alta | - | |