The 2nd Curtis Trophy was a

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, run to

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rules, held on 5 June 1954 at

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. The race was run over 10 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver

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in a

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, who also set fastest lap. Bill Whitehouse in a

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and Jimmy Somervail in a

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were second and third.

Results

References

{{F1 NC race report , Name_of_race = Curtis Trophy , Year_of_race = 1954 , Previous_race_in_season = 1954 Bari Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = 1954 Rome Grand Prix , Previous_year's_race = 1953 Curtis Trophy , Next_year's_race = 1955 Curtis Trophy

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