The Lavant Cup was a
motor race
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held in the spring at
Goodwood, England from 1949 to 1966. Over the years it was variously run for
Formula 2
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,
Formula 1
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and, finally,
Sports car racing
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classes, with the latter counting towards the
British Sports Car Championship
The British Sports Car Championship, was a British domestic motor racing championship which was originally created for sports cars complying with Appendix C of the International Sporting Code. For 1966 the championship was for Group 7 (racing), Gro ...
. The trophy is named for the near-by parish and villages of
Lavant, which also give their name to the Lavant Straight on the circuit itself.
In recent years the race has been revived as a historic racing event, forming a part of the Goodwood SpeedWeek meeting.
Winners
References
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Sport in West Sussex