1953 United States Air Force Trophy

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 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.[1][2]

Results

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