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Walter Hayes Trophy

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The Walter Hayes Trophy is a non-championship Formula Ford race. Sanctioned by the Historic Sports Car Club the race has grown into one of the most prestigious Formula Ford races worldwide. The race is held annually in November at the Silverstone Circuit.

History

Walter Hayes was a Ford public relations executives. As the public relations executive Hayes was very much involved with racing. Hayes passed away on 26 December 2000, aged 76. In 1976 Hayes co-organised the initial Formula Ford series. Soon after the idea was put forward to hold a memorial Formula Ford race in his honour.

The first Walter Hayes Trophy was held at Silverstone between 26 and 28 August 2001. Neil Fowler won the inaugural race in a classic Lola T200 beating 48 competitors.^[1] The 2001 race was the only Trophy held in August as part of the Silverstone Historic Festival. The race was sanctioned by the BRDC.^[2] As of 2002 the race is a stand-alone event hosted by the HSCC. Gavin Wills won the race in 2002. Joey Foster won the race three times in succession in 2003, 2004 and 2005 in Reynard chassis. Foster is the most successful Walter Hayes Trophy racer along with Peter Dempsey, both winning the race three times. Three Team USA Scholarship racers won the race, Conor Daly in 2008, Connor De Phillippi in 2009 and Tristan Nunez in 2012. Fellow Team USA Scholarship driver Oliver Askew finished second in 2016.^[3]

Winners

Year	Driver	Team	Car
2001	GBR}} Neil Fowler	Neil Fowler	Lola T200
2002	GBR}} Gavin Wills	Team West-Tec	Swift SC92
2003	GBR}} Joey Foster	Marque Cars	Reynard 92FF
2004	GBR}} Joey Foster	Marque Cars	Reynard 89FF
2005	GBR}} Joey Foster	Marque Cars	Reynard 89FF
2006	IRE}} Peter Dempsey	Cliff Dempsey Racing	Ray GRS06
2007	IRE}} Peter Dempsey	Cliff Dempsey Racing	Ray GRS05
2008	USA}} Conor Daly	Cliff Dempsey Racing	Ray GRS07/08
2009	USA}} Connor De Phillippi	Cliff Dempsey Racing	Ray GRS08
2010	IRE}} Peter Dempsey	Cliff Dempsey Racing	Ray GRS05
2011	GBR}} Adrian Campfield	Kevin Mills Racing	Spectrum 011C
2012	USA}} Tristan Nunez	Cliff Dempsey Racing	Ray GRS08
2013	GBR}} Scott Malvern	Kevin Mills Racing	Spectrum
2014	GBR}} Wayne Boyd	Medina Motorsport	Van Diemen MS13
2015	GBR}} Graham Carroll	BM Racing	Van Diemen JL13
2016	IRE}} Niall Murray	Bernard Dolan Racing	Van Diemen RF99
2017	GBR}} Michael Moyers	Kevin Mills Racing	Spectrum 011C

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Walter Hayes Trophy (2001-to date)|url=http://motorsportwinners.com/current/walter-hayes-trophy/|website=Motorsport Winners}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Walter Hayes and the best investment in F1|url=https://walterhayes.co.uk/motorsport-article/walter-hayes-and-the-best-investment-in-f1-vintage-racecar-november-2007/|website=Walter Hayes|accessdate=26 October 2017}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Alumni|url=http://teamusascholarship.org/?page_id=8|website=Team USA Scholarship|accessdate=26 October 2017}}

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