1953 Curtis Trophy

1953 Curtis Trophy
Race details
Date 17 October 1953
Official name I Curtis Trophy
Location Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.361 km (2.719 miles)
Distance 15 laps, 65.43 km (40.78 miles)
Fastest lap
Driver Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol
Time 2:08.8
Podium
First
Cooper-Bristol
Second
Cooper-JAP
Third
  • Jimmy Somervail
 Cooper-Bristol

The 1st Curtis Trophy was a Formula Two motor race held on 17 October 1953 at Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk. The race was run over 15 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Bob Gerard in a Cooper T23-Bristol, who also set fastest lap. Les Leston in a Cooper T26-JAP and Jimmy Somervail in a Cooper T20-Bristol were second and third.[1][2]

Results

Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired
1 Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard Cooper T23-Bristol 33:45.0, 116.32kph
2 Les Leston Les Leston Cooper T26-JAP +2:28.4
3 Jimmy Somervail Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol +1 lap
4 Paul Emery Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Aston Martin +1 lap
5 Horace Gould Gould's Garage (Bristol) Cooper T23-Bristol
Ret. Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis accident
Ret. Eric Thompson Cooper Car Company Cooper T24-Alta
Ret. Roy Salvadori Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
Ret. Ron Flockhart Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 0 laps, gearbox
DNS Rodney Nuckey Rodney Nuckey Cooper T23-Bristol accident in practice

References

  1. ^ "1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  2. ^ "I Curtis Trophy 1953". Retrieved 2022-07-19.


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