 1953-1955 Track Layout | |
| Location | Cornwall, UK |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 50°38′20″N 4°37′05″W / 50.639°N 4.618°W |
| Opened | 1952 |
| Closed | 1955 |
| Major events | F1 |
| 1952 Circuit | |
| Length | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Race lap record | (Leslie Marr, F1, Connaught-Alta B3 (89.88mph), 1955) |
| 1953-1955 Circuit | |
| Length | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
Davidstow Circuit is a disused motor racing circuit and airfield built in Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. The circuit was built on the site of a World War II RAF Coastal Command base, RAF Davidstow Moor, opened in 1942. Davidstow circuit opened in 1952, and held three Formula 1 races between 1954 and 1955. The circuit hosted its last race in 1955, and was one of many of Britain's airfields to be transformed into motor racing venues. Davidstow circuit is notable for the first victory in a Formula One race by a Lotus.[1]
- ^ "Lotus's first Formula One success". Archived from the original on 21 March 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2009.