1953 United States Air Force Trophy

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1953 United States Air Force Trophy
Race details
Date 25 July 1953
Official name II United States Air Force Trophy
Location Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.362 km (2.710 mi)
Distance 15 laps, 65.425 km (40.653 mi)
Pole position
Driver
  • Not known
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol
Time 1:51.4
Podium
First Connaught-Lea Francis
Second Cooper-Bristol
Third Connaught-Lea Francis

The 2nd United States Air Force Trophy was a Formula Two motor race held on 25 July 1953 at Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk. The race was run over 15 laps, and was won by British driver Tony Rolt in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis. Bob Gerard in a Cooper T23-Bristol was second and set fastest lap. Leslie Marr in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis was third. Earlier in the day of the meeting Ferrari driver Bobbie Baird was killed in a sports-car race.

Results

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car Time/Ret.
1 2 United Kingdom Tony Rolt R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 28:21.2, 137.93kph
2 21 United Kingdom Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard Cooper T23-Bristol +2.2s
3 10 United Kingdom Leslie Marr Leslie Marr Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1:09.8
4 18 United Kingdom Horace Gould Gould's Garage (Bristol) Cooper T23-Bristol +1:22.6
5 23 United Kingdom Tony Crook Tony Crook Cooper T20-Alta 15 laps
6 26 United Kingdom Jimmy Somervail Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol 15 laps
7 85 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Roy Salvadori Frazer Nash-Bristol 15 laps
Ret 22 United Kingdom Brian Naylor Brian Naylor Alta-Bristol 8 laps
Ret 60 United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 6 laps
Ret 57 United Kingdom Jack Fairman John Webb Turner-Alta 2 laps
Ret 58 United Kingdom Horace Richards H.A. Richards HAR-Riley 2 laps
Ret 25 United Kingdom Joyce Howard Joyce Howard Cromard Special-Lea Francis 0 laps
Ret 27 United Kingdom Peter Jopp Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Aston Martin 0 laps
DNS 4 United Kingdom Bobbie Baird Saipa Modena Ferrari 500 fatal accident in sports car race
DNA 8 United Kingdom Ken Wharton P.H. Bell Cooper T23-Bristol
DNA 17 United Kingdom John Webb John Webb Turner-Lea Francis
DNA 24 United Kingdom Peter Bolton Jack Walton Frazer Nash-Bristol
DNA 52 United Kingdom Duncan Hamilton H.W. Motors Ltd HWM-Alta
DNA 75 United Kingdom Jack Walton Jack Walton Cooper T25-Bristol

References

  1. ^ "1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  2. ^ "II United States Air Force Trophy 1953". fastlane.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-01.


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