1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix
Note that this year, only Formula 2 races counted for the World Championship.
Formula 1 races were run, but these were non-championship. Both F1 and F2
results for non-championship GP are listed here.
III Gran Premio di Siracusa
22 March 1953 - Syracuse: 431.979 km (5.400 km x 80 laps)
1 8 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM '2038' 2h57m31, 148.10 kph
2 4 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 2h58m50, 77 laps
3 16 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-3-53' 2h59m15, 74 laps
4 14 Eric Brandon Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-3-52' 2h59m35, 74 laps
5 6 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 2h59m55, 74 laps
NC 30 Charles de Tornaco Ferrari 500 '208-F2'
NC 18 Giovanni de Riu Maserati 4CLT/48 '1601'
NC 22 Mario Raffaeli Ferrari 166C '50-1'
Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari (Ferrari 500), 2:05.0, 158.07 kph
Did Not Finish
2 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 500 '4' 61 laps/mechanical
26 Mike Hawthorn/Alberto Ascari Ferrari 500 '3' 57 laps/valves
24 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 500 '5' 37 laps/valves
28 Sergio Mantovani Maserati A6GCM '2046' 36 laps/crash
10 Tom Cole Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-2-53' 36 laps/crash
12 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 500 '6' 3 laps/valves
Did Not Appear
20 Maserati A6GCM entry withdrawn
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
1 Ascari 2 Farina 3 Villoresi
4 de Graffenried 5 Hawthorn
6 Cole 7 Chiron 8 Whitehead
9 Brandon 10 Nuckey
11 Mantovani 12 de Riu 13 Raffaeli
14 de Tornaco
XIV Grand Prix de Pau
6 April 1953 - Pau: 3 hour endurance race of a 2.834 km circuit
1 6 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 500 '5' 106 laps, 97.32 kph
2 10 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 500 '1' 105 laps
3 22 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0031' 102 laps
4 28 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 102 laps
5 12 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 101 laps
6 26 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 99 laps
7 32 Nello Pagani Maserati A6GCM '2032' 98 laps
8 14 Roger Laurent Ferrari 500 '208-F2' 96 laps
NC 30 Eugene Martin Jicey-Veritas 81 laps
Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari (Ferrari 500), 1:38.9, 100.58 kph
Did Not Finish
20 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0032' 75 laps
16 Johnny Claes Connaught A-Type 'A4' 65 laps/spin and stall
24 Andre Simon Gordini T16 '16-0033' 44 laps/driver ill
8 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 500 '3' 33 laps/crash
18 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0034' 6 laps/crash
Did Not Appear
2 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta
4 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
3 Hawthorn 2 Farina 1 Ascari
1:40.2 1:39.3 1:39.2
5 Trintignant 4 Behra
1:41.4 1:41.0
8 Claes 7 Bayol 6 Chiron
1:44.3 1:44.2 1:42.8
10 Rosier 9 Simon
1:44.7 1:44.3
13 Pagani 12 Laurent 11 Schell
1:51.1 1:49.2 1:46.1
14 Martin
1:51.4
V Lavant Cup
6 April 1953 - Goodwood: 27.039 km (3.863 km x 7 laps)
1 5 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM '2038' 11m30.6, 141.04 kph
2 26 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'A7' 11m43.2
3 8 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 11m50.0
4 25 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught A-Type 'A1' 11m53.4
5 15 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 12m00.0
6 30 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 12m04.2
7 6 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta Special 12m05.6
8 16 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-4-53' 12m06.4
9 21 Bobbie Baird Ferrari 500 '188-F2' 12m12.0
10 27 John Coombs Connaught A-Type 'A8' 12m13.8
11 34 James Scott-Douglas Connaught A-Type 'A6' 12m18.0
12 35 Jimmy Stewart Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-6-52' 12m23.8
13 41 John Sparrowe Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-5-52' 12m34.2
14 43 Leslie Marr Connaught A-Type 'A5' 12m34.6
15 9 Paul Emery Cooper-Alfa Romeo T23 'CB-7-53' 6 laps
Fastest Lap: Roy Salvadori (Connaught A-Type), 1:36.6, 143.95 kph
Did Not Finish
28 Eric Brandon Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-3-52'
39 Frank Curtis HWM-Alta
37 Archie Bryde Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-1-52'
40 Mike Christie Kieft-JAP 1100
Did Not Start
32 Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta
34 James Scott-Douglas Connaught A-Type 'A6'
Did Not Appear
42 John Webb Turner-Lea Francis reserve entry
44 Horace Richards HAR-Riley reserve entry
Qualifying (4-3-4):
1 26 Roy Salvadori Connaught Engineering Connaught A-Type 1m35.4
2 5 Emmanuel de Graffenried Baron de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM 1m35.6
3 21 Bobbie Baird Saipa Modena Ferrari 500 1m37.8
4 8 Tony Rolt R.R.C.Walker Racing Team Connaught A-Type 1m38.0
5 16 Bob Gerard F.R.Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 1m38.4
6 25 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Connaught A-Type 1m38.6
7 15 Peter Whitehead Atlantic Stable Cooper-Alta T24 1m39.8
8 27 John Coombs Connaught Engineering Connaught A-Type 1m40.4
9 30 Ken Wharton Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 1m41.6
10 32 Duncan Hamilton HW Motors HWM-Alta 1m41.6
11 34 James Scott-Douglas Ecurie Ecosse Connaught A-Type 1m45.2
12 40 Mike Christie M.A.Christie Kieft-JAP 1100 1m45.8
13 37 Archie Bryde A.H.M.Bryde Cooper-Bristol T20 1m48.6
14 35 Jimmy Stewart Ecurie Ecosse Cooper-Bristol T20 1m48.8
15 43 Leslie Marr Leslie Marr Connaught A-Type
16 41 John Sparrowe Fraser-Hartwell Syndicate Cooper-Bristol T20 1m53.0
17 39 Frank Curtis J.Heath HWM-Alta
18 6 Stirling Moss Cooper Car Co Cooper-Alta Special
19 9 Paul Emery Equipe Anglaise Cooper-Alfa Romeo T23
20 28 Eric Brandon Cooper Car Co Cooper-Bristol T20
II Aston Martin Owners Club Formula 2 Race
18 April 1953 - Snetterton: 43.616 km (4.362 km x 10 laps)
1 1 Eric Thompson Connaught A-Type 'A3' 19m11.0, 135.90 kph
2 2 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-4-53' 19m12.8
3 5 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 19m24.5
4 8 Bobbie Baird Ferrari 500 '188-F2' 19m38.2
5 17 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-5-53'
6 15 Leslie Marr Connaught A-Type 'A5'
7 16 Donald Bennett Cooper-Vincent 19
8 23 Horace Richards HAR-Riley
Fastest Lap: Bobbie Baird (Ferrari 500), 1:51.0, 140.91 kph
Did Not Finish
102 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 0 laps/universal joint
Did Not Start
46 Cliff Davis Tojeiro-Frazer Nash saving car for later race
Did Not Appear
9 Joe Kelly Cooper-Bristol T20
19 Berwyn Baxter Cooper-Bristol T20
21 Tony Crook Cooper-Bristol T20
45 Ben Wyatt Frazer Nash FN48
Starting Grid: n/a
I Strassen-Rennen Karl-Marx-Stadt
3 May 1953 - Karl-Marx-Stadt: 80.006 km (5.000 km x 16 laps)
1 103 Rudolf Krause BMW-Reif 43m05.3, 111.41 kph
2 105 Karl Weber BMW-Eigenbau
3 106 Heinz Melkus ARO-Veritas
etc
Fastest Lap: Rudolf Krause (BMW-Reif), 2:34.4, 116.61 kph
Did Not Finish
108 Ernst Klodwig BMW-Eigenbau 15 laps
104 Edgar Barth EMW-BMW 10 laps
107 Willi Heeks Veritas Meteor
+ 3 others
III Grand Prix de Bordeaux
3 May 1953 - Bordeaux: 294.724 km (2.456 km x 120 laps)
1 4 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 500 '5' 2h58m59.5, 101.35 kph
2 8 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 500 '6' 2h59m48.9
3 24 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati A6GCM/53 '2048' 2h59m41.8, 116 laps
4 22 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0031' 3h00m33.0, 115 laps
5 32 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 2h59m29.5, 113 laps
6 16 Johnny Claes Connaught A-Type 'A4' 2h59m10.6, 112 laps
7 18 Roberto Mieres Gordini T16 '16-0034' 2h59m09.9, 108 laps
NC 12 "B.Bira" HWM-Alta '2-53' 2h58m33.9, 107 laps
Fastest Lap: Giuseppe Farina (Ferrari 500), 1:24.6, 104.60 kph
Did Not Finish
28 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM '2038' 101 laps/rear axle
10 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '1-53' 80 laps/electric starter
2 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 75 laps/gear selector
DQ 30 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 67 laps/push start/disqualified
20 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0032' 62 laps/half shaft
6 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 500 '3' 57 laps/gear selector
14 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta '3-53' 26 laps/oil on clutch
26 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 26 laps/clutch
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
3 Trintignant 2 Ascari 1 Villoresi
1:24.2 1:23.7 1:23.6
5 Chiron 4 Farina
1:25.6 1:24.2
8 Fangio 7 Rosier 6 Bayol
1:27.0 1:26.9 1:26.6
10 Whitehead 9 de Graffenried
1:27.4 1:27.5
13 Mieres 12 Macklin 11 Giraud-Cabantous
1:28.2 1:27.9 1:26.3
15 Schell 14 "Bira"
1:30.9 1:29.1
16 Claes
1:34.7
V BRDC International Trophy
9 May 1953 - Silverstone: 162.684 km (4.648 km x 35 laps) Final
2x69.722 km (4.648 km x 15 laps) Heats
Heat 1
1 29 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM '2038' 28m59, 146.28 kph
2 7 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta Special 29m04
3 47 "B.Bira" Maserati A6GCM '2034' 29m21
4 5 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 29m27
5 17 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught A-Type 'A1' 29m54
6 15 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 29m55
7 21 Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta '3-53' 30m13
8 35 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-4-53' 30m42 (inc. 60s penalty for false start)
= 11 James Scott-Douglas Connaught A-Type 'A6' 30m42
10 41 Eric Brandon Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-3-52' 30m59
11 45 Jacques Swaters Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-8-53' 14 laps
12 19 Johnny Claes Connaught A-Type 'A4' 14 laps
13 37 Horace Richards HAR-Riley 14 laps
14 25 Frank Curtis HWM-Alta '1-53' 14 laps
15 9 Tom Cole Ferrari 500 '208-F2' 14 laps
Fastest Lap: Emmanuel de Graffenried & Stirling Moss, 1:54, 148.76 kph
Did Not Finish
43 Geoff Richardson RRA-Riley 12 laps
1 Roberto Mieres Gordini T16 '16-0034' 10 laps/transmission
3 Hans Stuck AFM-Kuchen '4' 6 laps/engine
31 Joe Kelly Alta-Bristol GP 'GP-3' 3 laps/crash damage
33 Bill Aston Aston-Butterworth 'NB-41' 2 laps/oil leak
Starting Grid (4-3-4):
4 McAlpine 3 Rolt 2 Gerard 1 de Graffenried
1:54 1:54 1:54 1:51
7 Claes 6 "Bira" 5 Mieres
1:57 1:56 1:55
11 Moss 10 Rosier 9 Hamilton 8 Brandon
1:58 1:58 1:57 1:57
14 Stuck 13 Richardson 12 Scott-Douglas
2:07 2:06 2:03
18 Aston 17 Richards 16 Swaters 15 Kelly
2:07 2:07 2:07 2:06
20 Cole 19 Curtis
no time 2:08
Heat 2
1 12 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 500 '1' 28m23, 149.37 kph
2 36 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 28m24
3 18 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'A7' 29m13
4 10 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 29m23
5 16 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 29m32
6 28 Bobbie Baird Ferrari 500 '188-F2' 29m41
7 4 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0032' 29m42
8 24 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '2-53' 29m42.2
9 2 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0032' 14 laps/transmission
10 22 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '1-52' 14 laps
11 14 Ninian Sanderson Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-6-52' 14 laps
12 32 Archie Bryde Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-1-52' 14 laps
13 44 Gerry Dunham DHS-Rover 14 laps
14 42 John Webb Turner-Lea Francis 13 laps
Fastest Lap: Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari 500), 1:51, 152.79 kph
Did Not Finish
30 Leslie Marr Connaught A-Type 'A5'
20 John Coombs Connaught A-Type 'A8' 6 laps/radiator
Starting Grid (4-3-4):
4 Trintignant 3 Chiron 2 Hawthorn 1 Wharton
1:54 1:53 1:53 1:52
7 Baird 6 Salvadori 5 Schell
1:56 1:56 1:54
11 Coombs 10 Whitehead 9 Collins 8 Macklin
1:59 1:58 1:58 1:57
14 Dunham 13 Sanderson 12 Bryde
2:03 2:01 2:00
16 Webb 15 Marr
2:07 2:07
Final
1 12 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 500 '1' 1h06m36, 148.54 kph
2 18 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'A7' 1h06m48
5 3 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 1h07m18
4 47 "B.Bira" Maserati A6GCM '2034' 1h08m13
5 36 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 1h08m27
6 35 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-4-53' 1h08m30
7 17 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught A-Type 'A1' 34 laps
8 10 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 34 laps
9 7 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta Special 34 laps
10 15 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 34 laps
11 24 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '2-53' 34 laps
12 21 Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta '3-53' 34 laps
13 28 Bobbie Baird Ferrari 500 '188-F2' 34 laps
14 14 Ninian Sanderson Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-6-52' 33 laps
15 19 Johnny Claes Connaught A-Type 'A4' 33 laps
16 45 Jacques Swaters Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-8-53' 33 laps
17 11 Ian Stewart Connaught A-Type 'A6' 32 laps
18 41 Eric Brandon Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-3-52' 32 laps
19 42 John Webb Turner-Lea Francis 32 laps
20 25 Frank Curtis HWM-Alta '1-53' 31 laps
21 44 Gerry Dunham DHS-Rover 31 laps
Fastest Lap: Emmanuel de Graffenried & Mike Hawthorn, 1:51, 152.79 kph
Did Not Finish
32 Archie Bryde Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-1-52' 18 laps/fire
29 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM '2038' 16 laps/withdrawn
16 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 16 laps/fuel tank
2 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0032' 8 laps/wheel off
22 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '1-52' 8 laps
37 Horace Richards HAR-Riley 4 laps/clutch
Did Not Start
8 Alan Brown Cooper-Alfa Romeo T23 'CB-7-53'
26 Bill Skelly Frazer Nash FN56 '421/100/180S'
34 Tony Crook Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-9-52'
38 John Lyons Connaught A-Type 'AL9'
39 Andre Loens Kieft-Butterworth
40 Paul Emery Emeryson-Alta
Did Not Appear
6 Georges de Kando Veritas RS
23 Jack Fairman HWM-Alta
27 Tony Gaze Alta F2
46 Ottorino Volonterio Maserati A6GCM
Starting Grid (4-3-4):
4 Moss 3 de Graffenried 2 Wharton 1 Hawthorn
7 Whitehead 6 "Bira" 5 Salvadori
11 Trintignant 10 Baird 9 Chiron 8 Rolt
14 Rosier 13 McAlpine 12 Collins
18 Brandon 17 Stewart 16 Gerard 15 Hamilton
21 Swaters 20 Sanderson 19 Macklin
25 Richards 24 Dunham 23 Bryde 22 Claes
28 Webb 27 Cole 26 Curtis
XV Elaintarhajot
10 May 1953 - Djurgards Park: 50.000 km (2.000 km x 25 laps)
1 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-3-53' 28m55.2, 103.71 kph
2 Roger Laurent Ferrari 500 '208-F2' 28m55.8
3 Gunnar Carlsson Ford Special 28m56.4
4 Leo Mattila Cooper-JAP T12 28m58.5
5 Jarl Stausland Ford Special 29m19.3
6 Gunnar Wahlberg BMW 328 31m30.0
Fastest Lap: n/a
Did Not Finish
Erik Lundgren Ford Special propellor shaft
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
3 Lundgren 2 Mattila 1 Nuckey
1:13.0 1:11.8 1:11.1
5 Wahlberg 4 Carlsson
1:19.8 1:19.4
7 Stausland 6 Laurent
VI Gran Premio di Napoli
10 May 1953 - Posillipo: 246.022 km (4.100 km x 60 laps)
1 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 500 '3' 2h12m17.10, 111.58 kph
2 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati A6GCM/53 '2048' 2h12m35.41
3 Jose Froilan Gonzalez Maserati A6GCM '2041' 2h12m39.63
4 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 500 '6' 2h13m09.10, 59 laps
5 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 500 '5' 2h12m21.01, 55 laps
NC Raffaele Argenziano Paganelli-Fiat 1100 2h14m42.60, 52 laps
Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari (Ferrari 500), 2:07.7, 115.59 kph
Did Not Finish
Mario d'Apuzzio Camen-Fiat 22 laps/stub axle
Giuseppe Ruggiero Maserati A6GCS 4 laps
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
3 Fangio 2 Ascari 1 Farina
5 Villoresi 4 Gonzalez
8 Ruggiero 7 d'Apuzzio 6 Argenziano
VII Ulster Trophy
16 May 1953 - Dundrod: 167.191 km (11.942 km x 14 laps) Final
2x119.422 km (11.942 km x 10 laps) Heats
Heat 1
1 28 Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta '3-53' 52m32, 136.32 kph
2 32 Stirling Moss Connaught A-Type 'A3' 52m41
3 7 Jimmy Somervail Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-3-52' 54m47
4 18 Jock Lawrence Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-6-52' 10 laps
5 30 John Lyons Connaught A-Type 'AL9' 10 laps
6 34 Geoff Richardson RRA-Riley 10 laps
7 16 Gerry Dunham DHS-Rover 10 laps
8 2 Joe Kelly Alta-Bristol GP 'GP-3' 9 laps
9 35 Horace Richards HAR-Riley 9 laps
10 24 Ottorino Volonterio Maserati 4CLT/48 '1601' 9 laps
Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss (Connaught A-Type), 4:56, 145.16 kph
Did Not Finish
8 Archie Bryde Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-1-52' 0 laps/carburettor
33 Dick Odlum Frazer Nash FN55 '421/200/179' 0 laps/mechanical
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
1 Moss 2 Lyons 3 Hamilton
4:59 5:17 5:19
4 Somervail 5 Lawrence
5:33 5:34
6 Kelly 7 Dunham 8 Richardson
5:35 5:35 5:36
9 Webb 10 Odlum
5:58
11 Richards 12 Volonterio 13 Bryde
6:05 6:38 6:52
Heat 2
1 1 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 500 '1' 50m24, 142.08 kph
2 39 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 50m31
3 36 Bobbie Baird Ferrari 500 '188-F2' 50m32
4 4 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 10 laps
5 14 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 10 laps
6 9 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'A7' 10 laps
7 17 James Scott-Douglas Connaught A-Type 'A6' 10 laps
8 5 Graham Whitehead Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-8-53' 10 laps
9 37 Torrie Large Alta F2 'F2-1' 9 laps
10 10 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught A-Type 'A1' 9 laps
Fastest Lap: Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari 500), 4:54, 146.16 kph
Did Not Finish
12 Jacques Swaters Ferrari 500 '208-F2' magneto
6 "B.Bira" Maserati A6GCM '2034' axle casing
26 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '1-53' 2 laps/misfire
27 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '2-53' 2 laps/withdrawn
25 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM '2038' 1 lap/rear axle
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
1 Hawthorn 2 Wharton 3 de Graffenried
4:51 4:59 5:01
4 Chiron 5 Baird
5:05 5:08
6 P.Whitehead 7 Collins 8 Macklin
5:08 5:10 5:13
9 Swaters 10 Salvadori
5:25 5:25
11 G.Whitehead 12 Scott-Douglas 13 "Bira"
5:26 5:28 5:32
14 McAlpine 15 Large
5:39 5:53
Final
1 1 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 500 '1' 1h12m01.6, 139.20 kph
2 39 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 1h13m15.0
3 36 Bobbie Baird Ferrari 500 '188-F2' 1h13m48.1
4 4 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 1h15m15.0
5 14 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 1h15m41.6
6 28 Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta '3-53' 1h15m58.0
7 5 Graham Whitehead Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-8-53' 1h16m44.8
8 10 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught A-Type 'A1' 1h16m57.6
9 18 Jock Lawrence Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-6-52' 1h17m06.0
10 34 Geoff Richardson RRA-Riley 1h17m07.0
11 7 Jimmy Somervail Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-3-52' 1h15m27.0, 13 laps
12 17 James Scott-Douglas Connaught A-Type 'A6' 1h15m42.4, 13 laps
13 37 Torrie Large Alta F2 'F2-1' 1h18m33.4, 13 laps
14 35 Horace Richards HAR-Riley 1h17m09.0, 12 laps
Fastest Lap: Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari 500), 5:00, 143.23 kph
Did Not Finish
9 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'A7' 8 laps/rear axle
16 Gerry Dunham DHS-Rover 1 lap/engine
2 Joe Kelly Alta-Bristol GP 'GP-3' 1 lap/valve
Did Not Start
32 Stirling Moss Connaught A-Type 'A3' gearbox
30 John Lyons Connaught A-Type 'AL9' front suspension
12 Jacques Swaters Ferrari 500 '208-F2' magneto
38 John Webb Turner-Lea Francis DNS Heat 1
Did Not Appear
3 Bill Aston Aston-Butterworth
11 John Coombs Connaught A-Type
15 Frank Curtis HWM-Alta
19 Alan Brown Cooper-Alfa Romeo T23
20 Paul Emery Emeryson-Alta
21 Jean Behra Gordini T16
22 Harry Schell Gordini T16
23 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16
29 Georges de Kando Veritas
31 Leslie Marr Connaught A-Type
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
1 Hawthorn 2 Baird 3 Wharton
4 Moss 5 Salvadori
6 P.Whitehead 7 Chiron 8 Hamilton
9 G.Whitehead 10 McAlpine
11 Lawrence 12 Scott-Douglas 13 Richardson
14 Somervail 15 Dunham
16 Kelly 17 Large 18 Richards
I Winfield JC Formula 2 Race
23 May 1953 - Charterhall: 64.378 km (3.219 km x 20 laps)
1 Ken Wharton Cooper-Climax T23 'CB-6-53' 29m30.0, 130.85 kph
2 Bobbie Baird Ferrari 500 '188-F2' 20 laps
3 Jimmy Stewart Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-6-52'
Fastest Lap: n/a
Others:
Ian Stewart Connaught A-Type 'A6'
Frank Curtis HWM-Alta
Starting Grid (5-4-5)
5 I.Stewart 4 Wharton 3 Baird 2 J.Stewart 1 Curtis
etc
XXIII GP des Frontières
24 May 1953 - Chimay: 216.537 km (10.827 km x 20 laps)
1 2 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0033' 1h25m59.5, 151.39 kph
2 34 Roger Laurent Ferrari 500 '208-F2' 1h27m11.0
3 4 Fred Wacker Gordini T16 '16-0035' 1h28m27.4
4 8 Hans Stuck AFM-Kuchen V8 'AFM-4' 19 laps
5 26 Georges Berger Simca-Gordini T15 '0015-GC' 18 laps/mechanical
NC 32 Johnny Claes Connaught A-Type 'A4' 17 laps/crash
NC 38 Roger Meunier Jicey-BMW 17 laps/retired
NC 12 Paul Delabarre BMW Speciale 17 laps
NC Legat 16 laps/mechanical
NC Fischer 16 laps
Fastest Lap: Maurice Trintignant (Gordini T16), 4:11, 155.91 kph
Did Not Finish
36 Henri Oreiller Veritas RS 14 laps/crash/fire
30 Marcel Masuy Veritas RS 13 laps/mechanical
16 Serge Nersessian BMW Speciale 9 laps/mechanical
23 Willi Heeks Veritas Meteor 5 laps/mechanical
1 "B.Bira" Maserati A6GCM '2034' 3 laps/crash
24 Ernest Loof Veritas Meteor 2 laps/mechanical
28 Camille Chard'Homme BMW Speciale 2 laps/mechanical
14 Georges Mulnard Monnier Speciale 0 laps/gearbox
6 Jacques Pollet Simca-Gordini T15 '0006-GC' 0 laps/crankshaft
18 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-5-53' 0 laps/mechanical
Did Not Appear
20 John Lyons Connaught A-Type
40 Bill Aston Aston-Butterworth
42 Andre Pilette Gordini 16
44 Jacques Swaters Cooper-Bristol T23
Starting Grid (2-2):
2 Claes, 4m15 1 Trintignant, 4m11
4 Laurent, 4m16 3 "Bira", 4m16
6 Wacker 5 Stuck
8 Berger 7 Pollet
etc
III Coronation Trophy
25 May 1953 - Crystal Palace: 3x21.728 km (2.173 km x 10 laps), 2xHeats, 1xFinal
Heat 1
1 11 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 11m47.4, 113.92 kph
2 19 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 11m48.0
3 5 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '2-53' 12m06.2
4 7 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta Special 12m15.0
5 25 Bill Aston Aston-Butterworth 'NB-41' 12m35.0
6 9 Torrie Large Alta F2 'F2-1' 13m38.0
Fastest Lap: Tony Rolt (Connaught A-Type), 1:08.8, 116.25 kph
Did Not Finish
21 Archie Bryde Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-1-52' 8 laps/mechanical
Did Not Start
23 Paul Emery Emeryson-Alta
Starting Grid (4-3-4):
4 Rolt 3 Moss 2 Aston 1 Bryde
7 Emery 6 Macklin 5 Wharton
8 Large
Heat 2
1 12 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 12m00.8, 111.70 kph
2 4 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '1-53' 12m12.2
3 12 Graham Whitehead Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-8-53' 12m12.8
4 6 Jack Fairman HWM-Alta '3-53' 12m47.0
5 18 Leslie Marr Connaught A-Type 'A5' 12m47.4
Fastest Lap: Peter Whitehead (Cooper-Alta T24), 1:08.6, 117.30 kph
Did Not Finish
16 John Barber Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-1-53'
8 Bobbie Baird Ferrari 500 '188-F2' 3 laps/crash
14 Tony Crook Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-9-52' 2 laps
56 Donald Bennett Cooper-Vincent T19 0 laps/chain drive
17 Alan Brown Cooper-Alfa Romeo T23 'CB-7-53' 0 laps/fuel pump
Starting Grid (4-3-4):
4 P.Whitehead 3 Collins 2 G.Whitehead 1 Fairman
7 Baird 6 Crook 5 Marr
10 Bennett 9 Brown 8 Barber
Final
1 11 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 11m42.2, 114.72 kph
2 19 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 11m44.2
3 10 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 11m56.2
4 5 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '2-53' 11m56.8
5 7 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta Special 12m04.0
6 12 Graham Whitehead Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-8-53' 12m07.8
7 4 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '1-53' 12m11.8
8 25 Bill Aston Aston-Butterworth 'NB-41' 12m20.4
9 6 Jack Fairman HWM-Alta '3-53' 12m57.6
10 9 Torrie Large Alta F2 'F2-1' 9 laps
Fastest Lap: Tony Rolt (Connaught A-Type), 1:08.8, 117.06 kph
Did Not Finish
18 Leslie Marr Connaught A-Type 'A5' 1 lap/crash
Did Not Appear
1 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type
2 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught A-Type
3 John Coombs Connaught A-Type
15 Frank Curtis HWM-Alta
20 John Webb Turner-Lea Francis
22 Peter Murdoch Alta F2
24 Bertie Bradnack Woden-Bristol
Starting Grid (4-3-4):
4 Macklin 3 P.Whitehead 2 Wharton 1 Rolt
7 Moss 6 G.Whitehead 5 Collins
11 Marr 10 Fairman 9 Large 8 Aston
I Snetterton Coronation Trophy
30 May 1953 - Snetterton: 43.616 km (4.362 km x 10 laps)
1 4 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 18m55.8, 137.74 kph
2 66 Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-7-53' 19m05.8
3 8 Bobbie Baird Ferrari 500 '188-F2' 19m12.4
4 84 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-5-53' 19m14.6
5 2 Ian Stewart Connaught A-Type 'A6'
6 5 Bill Black Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica
Fastest Lap: Tony Rolt (Connaught A-Type), 1:51.6, 140.15 kph
Did Not Finish
3 Jimmy Stewart Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-6-52' 7 laps/front axle
39 Roy Salvadori Frazer Nash FNS
7 Torrie Large Alta F2 'F2-1' 4 laps/gearbox
69 Ben Wyatt Frazer Nash FN48 '421/200/172S' 4 laps/crash
Did Not Appear
37 Cliff Davis Tojeiro-Frazer Nash
62 Horace Richards HAR-Riley
82 Leslie Marr Connaught A-Type
83 Paul Emery Emeryson-Alta
87 John Lyons Connaught A-Type
Starting Grid (5-4-5):
5 Nuckey 4 Black 3 Baird 2 Salvadori 1 Brown
etc
XVII Internationales ADAC Eifelrennen
31 May 1953 - Nürburgring: 159.543 km (22.81 km x 7 laps
1 17 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM/53 '2038' 1h24m32.0, 113.24 kph
2 12 Paul Frère HWM-Alta '3-53' 1h24m33.7
3 11 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '2-53' 1h24m48.3
4 34 Kurt Adolff Ferrari 500 '184-F2' 1h25m25.5
5 35 Edgar Barth EMW 1h28m48.5
6 8 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta Special 1h29m03.9
7 24 Theo Helfrich Veritas RS 1h29m52.8
8 22 Wolfgang Seidel Veritas RS 1h30m47.8
9 9 Fred Wacker Gordini T16 '16-0035' 1h32m30.2
10 33 Hans Blees AFM-BMW 1h33m17.0
11 19 "B.Bira" Maserati A6GCM '2034' 1h38m55.9
12 32 Adolff Lang Veritas RS 7 laps
Fastest Lap: Emmanuel de Graffenried (Maserati A6GCM/53), 11:24.3, 115.95 kph
Did Not Finish
10 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '1-53' magneto
14 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-5-53'
20 Paul Pietsch Maserati A6GCM '2033'
18 Francisco Landi Maserati A6GCM '2032'
21 Hans Stuck AFM-Kuchen '4'
30 Hans Klenk Veritas Meteor
31 Hans Herrmann Veritas RS
23 Willi Heeks Veritas Meteor
29 Ernst Lautenschlager Veritas RS
Did Not Appear
15 Georges de Kando Veritas RS
16 Melvin Stickney Veritas RS
25 Clemens Sandgathe BMW Eigenbau
26 Oswald Karch Veritas RS
27 Willi Sturzebecher Veritas RS
28 Ludwig Fischer AFM-BMW
36 Max Becker Veritas Meteor
Starting Grid: n/a
XV Grand Prix de l'Albigeois
31 May 1953 - Albi: 89.534 km (8.953 km x 10 laps) x 2 Heats
161.162 km (8.953 km x 18 laps) Final
Formula 2 Heat
1 2 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '0186-F2' 33m41.4, 158.19 kph
2 8 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 34m05.9
3 10 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 34m34.1
4 6 Roberto Mieres Gordini T16 '16-0032' 34m35.4
5 12 Tom Cole Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-9-53' 35m12.6
6 16 Charles de Tornaco Ferrari 500 '208-F2' 36m07.7
7 14 Johnny Claes Connaught A-Type 'A4' 36m41.8
8 18 John Lyons Connaught A-Type 'AL9' 36m53.5
Fastest Lap: Roberto Mieres (Gordini T16), 3:14.3, 164.82 kph
Did Not Finish
4 Harry Schell Gordini 16 '16-0031' 8 laps/spark plugs
Did Not Appear
20 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
3 Rosier 2 Schell 1 Bayol
3:11.9 3:11.3 3:08.8
5 Whitehead 4 Mieres
3:16.2 3:13.4
8 de Tornaco 7 Claes 6 Cole
3:22.2 3:21.7 3:19.1
9 Lyons
3:24.1
Formula 1 Heat
1 7 Juan Manuel Fangio BRM V16 Type 15 '151' 29m57.8, 178.15 kph
2 9 Ken Wharton BRM V16 Type 15 '153' 31m09.3
3 5 Louis Rosier Ferrari 375 '52-2' 32m04.4
4 15 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0034' 32m08.3
5 11 Froilan Gonzalez BRM V16 Type 15 '152' 32m50.3
6 17 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago T26C-DA '110053' 9 laps
7 21 Giovanni de Riu Maserati 4CLT/48 9 laps
Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio (BRM V16 Type 15), 2:52.2, 186.01 kph
Did Not Finish
19 Duncan Hamilton Talbot-Lago T26C '110011' 8 laps/gearbox
3 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 375 '375-1' 5 laps/engine
1 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 375 '375-4' 3 laps/gearbox
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
3 Gonzalez 2 Ascari 1 Fangio
2:58.9 2:55.4 2:52.5
5 Farina 4 Wharton
3:05.2 2:59.0
8 Hamilton 7 Giraud-Cabantous 6 Trintingnant
3:31.1 3:14.6 3:05.7
10 Rosier 9 de Riu
Final
1 5 Louis Rosier Ferrari 375 '52-2' 56m36.8, 169.72 kph
2 11 Froilan Gonzalez BRM V16 Type 15 57m07.8
3 15 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0034' 58m30.6
4 6 Roberto Mieres Gordini T16 '16-0032' 56m38.3, 17 laps
5 10 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 56m51.5, 17 laps
6 14 Johnny Claes Connaught A-Type 'A4' (F2) 58m37.2, 17 laps
7 12 Tom Cole Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-9-53'
Fastest Lap: Ken Wharton (BRM V16 Type 15), 2:58.9, 180.03 kph
Did Not Finish
16 Charles de Tornaco Ferrari 500 '208-F2' 11 laps/engine
9 Ken Wharton BRM V16 Type 15 '153' 11 laps/crash
7 Juan Manuel Fangio BRM V16 Type 15 '151' 9 laps/brakes
17 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago T26C-DA '110053' 9 laps/mechanical
8 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 2 laps/clutch
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
3 Rosier 2 Wharton 1 Fangio
5 Bayol 4 Trintignat
8 Cole 7 Mieres 6 Whitehead
10 de Tornaco 9 Gonzalez
12 Giraud-Cabantous 11 Claes
I Coupe de Printemps
31 May 1953 - Montlhéry: 100.543 km (6.284 km x 16 laps)
1 Marcel Balsa BMW-Speciale 42m13.4, 142.18 kph
2 Serge Nersessian BMW-Speciale 42m17.2
3 Pierre Duval Duval Speciale 43m07.6, 15 laps
4 Jean Judet FA 43m51.0, 15 laps
5 Noreille Monnier-Bristol 44m39.0, 15 laps
6 Guimbaud Cisitalia D46 42m38.4, 14 laps
Fastest Lap: Serge Nersessian, 2:34.4, 146.51 kph
I Paul Greifzu Gedachtnisrennen
7 June 1953 - Dessau: 80.006 km (5.000 km x 16 laps)
1 Edgar Barth EMW 35m22.3, 135.71 kph
2 Hans Stuck AFM-Kuchen '4'
3 Rudolf Krause BMW-Reif
4 Karl Weber BMW-Eigenbau
5 Bobby Kohlrausch BMW-Greifzu
etc
II West Essex CC Formula 2 Race
27 June 1953 - Snetterton: 43.616 km (4.362 km x 10 laps)
1 63 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught A-Type 'A1' 18m53.4, 138.03 kph
2 62 John Coombs Connaught A-Type 'A8' 19m00.4
3 1 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-3-53' 19m12.8
4 61 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'A7' 9 laps/Engine
5 6 Keith Hall Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-3-52' 9 laps
6 64 Ben Wyatt Frazer Nash FN48 '421/200/172S' 9 laps
7 3 Bill Black Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica 9 laps
Fastest Lap: Roy Salvadori (Connaught A-Type), 1:51.2, 140.68 kph
Pole Position: n/a
Did Not Finish
10 Ian Stewart Connaught A-Type 'A6' 8 laps/rear axle
9 Peter Jopp Emeryson-Aston Martin 0 laps/engine
Did Not Appear
2 Leslie Marr Connaught A-Type
14 Frank Copeland Frazer Nash-BMW
15 Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica
57 John Barber Cooper-Bristol T20
I Midlands MECC Formula 2 Race
27 June 1953 - Silverstone: 15.515 km (2.586 km x 6 laps)
1 Tony Crook Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-2-53' 7m34.3, 122.98 kph
2 Austen Nurse HWM-Alta 7m57.2
3 Charles Headland Martin-Headland Norton 7m58.3
4 Alex McMillan BMW 328
5 Johnny Higham Cooper-Norton 18
etc
Did Not Finish
Horace Richards HAR-Riley Clutch
III Grand Prix de Rouen-les-Essarts
28 June 1953 - Rouen: 306.023 km (5.100 km x 60 laps)
1 2 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 500 '4' 2h15m05.8, 135.92 kph
2 4 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 500 '1' 2h15m07.0
3 6 Philippe Etancelin Talbot-Lago T26C-DA '110054' 2h16m47.6, 57 laps
4 14 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0032' (F2) 2h17m23.6, 57 laps
5 8 'Levegh' Talbot-Lago T26C '110005' 2h15m07.9, 56 laps
6 28 Georges Grignard Talbot-Lago T26C-DA '110051' 2h15m24.3, 56 laps
7 20 Louis Rosier Ferrari 375 '375-5' 2h16m02.3, 56 laps
8 18 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-4-53' 2h15m34.5, 56 laps
9 26 John Lyons Connaught A-Type 'AL9' 2h15m09.0, 54 laps
NC 16 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta Special 2h15m44.2, 53 laps
Fastest Lap: Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari 625), 2:12.8, 138.27 kph
Did Not Finish
12 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0031' 30 laps/rear axle
24 Johnny Claes Connaught A-Type 'A4' 27 laps/rear axle
10 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0033' 19 laps/steering
30 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago T26C '110009' 4 laps/transmission
34 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 0 laps/gearbox
Did Not Start
32 Ottorino Volonterio Maserati 4CLT/48
Did Not Appear
22 "B.Bira" Maserati A6GCM
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
3 Trintignant 2 Hawthorn 1 Farina
2:13.5 2:13.3 2:12.2
5 Behra 4 Rosier
2:18.4 2:15.1
8 Lyons 7 Schell 6 Bayol
2:21.5 2:19.6 2:18.5
10 Etancelin 9 Grignard
2:23.9 2:21.9
13 Giraud-Cabantous 12 Moss 11 'Levegh'
2:27.0 2:25.1 2:25.0
15 Claes 14 Gerard
2:34.3 2:28.1
IV Strassen-Rennen Halle-Saale-Schleife
5 July 1953 - Halle-Saale-Schleife: 105.13 km (5.256 km x 20 laps)
1 Edgar Barth EMW 51m28.4, 122.54 kph
2 Hans Stuck AFM-Kuchen '4' 51m42.1
3 Rudolf Krause BMW-Greifzu 51m44.8
4 Paul Thiel EMW
5 Ernst Klodwig BMW-Eigenbau
etc
Fastest Lap: Rudolf Krause (BMW-Greifzu), 2m42.3, 116.56 kph
Did Not Finish
Theo Helfrich Veritas RS
Oswald Karch Veritas RS
R.Trenkel
I Crystal Palace Trophy
11 July 1953 - Crystal Palace: 33.557 km (2.237 km x 15 laps)
1 1 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 17m23.4, 115.78 kph
2 8 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'A7' 15 laps
3 14 Les Leston Cooper-JAP T26 15 laps
4 11 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '1-53' 15 laps
5 7 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 15 laps
6 12 Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta '3-53' 15 laps
7 5 Bill Aston Aston-Butterworth 'NB-41'
8 6 Austen Nurse HWM-Alta
9 4 John Webb Turner-Lea Francis
10 3 Paul Emery Emeryson-Aston Martin
Fastest Lap: Roy Salvadori (Connaught A-Type), 1:08.0, 118.44 kph
Did Not Finish
16 Donald Bennett Cooper-Vincent T18
9 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught A-Type 'A1'
Did Not Appear
2 Jock Somervail Cooper-Bristol T20
10 Cliff Davis Connaught A-Type
15 Les Leston Cooper-JAP T26 Drove #14
Starting Grid (3x3x3):
3 Leston 2 Salvadori 1 Rolt
6 McAlpine 5 Whitehead 4 Macklin
9 Nurse 8 Aston 7 Hamilton
12 Webb 11 Bennett 10 Emery
IX Internationales Avusrennen
12 July 1953 - AVUS: 207.508 km (8.300 km x 25 laps)
1 18 Jacques Swaters Ferrari 500 '208-F2' 1h05m03.3, 189.27 kph
2 30 Hans Klenk Veritas Meteor 1h07m45.8
3 24 Theo Helfrich Veritas RS 1h07m59.2
4 21 Hans Herrmann Veritas RS 24 laps
5 16 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-3-53' 24 laps
6 10 Johnny Claes Connaught A-Type 'A4' 24 laps
7 31 Ernst Klodwig BMW-Eigenbau 24 laps
NC 29 Ernst Lautenschlager Veritas RS 21 laps
NC 15 Maurice Monnier Monnier-Bristol 21 laps
Fastest Lap: Theo Helfrich (Veritas RS), 2:31.9, 196.71 kph
Did Not Finish
34 Kurt Adolff Ferrari 500 '184-F2'
11 Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-7-53' crash
17 "B.Bira" Maserati A6GCM '2034'
19 Guido Mancini Ferrari 166F2/50
20 Giovanni de Riu Maserati 4CLT/48
22 Wolfgang Seidel Veritas RS
23 Willi Heeks Veritas Meteor
25 Clemens Sandgathe BMW-Eigenbau
26 Oswald Karch Veritas RS
28 Hans Blees AFM-BMW
32 Gunther Bechem AFM-BMW
35 Edgar Barth EMW-BMW
37 Kurt Straubel BMW-Eigenbau
38 Heinz Melkus ARO-Veritas
39 Karl Weber BMW-Eigenbau
40 Artur Rosenhammer EMW-BMW
Did Not Appear
12 Helmut Glockler Cooper-Bristol T23
14 Paul Delabarre Simca Speciale
27 Willi Sturzebecher Veritas RS
33 Adolf Lang Veritas RS
36 Rudi Krause BMW Eigenbau
Starting Grid (3-?)
3 Nuckey 2 Brown 1 Swaters
etc
II United States Air Force Trophy
25 July 1953 - Snetterton: 65.425 km (4.362 km x 15 laps)
1 2 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 28m21.2, 137.93 kph
2 21 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-4-53' 28m23.4
3 10 Leslie Marr Connaught A-Type 'A5' 29m31.0
4 18 Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-11-53' 29m43.8
5 23 Anthony Crook Cooper-Alta T20 'CB-9-52' 15 laps
6 26 Jimmy Somervail Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-3-52' 15 laps
7 85 Roy Salvadori Frazer Nash '421/100/153' 15 laps
Fastest Lap: Bob Gerard (Cooper-Bristol T23), 1:51.4, 140.43 kph
Pole Position: n/a
Did Not Finish
22 Brian Naylor Alta-Bristol 8 laps
60 Ken McAlpine Connaught A-Type 'A1' 6 laps
57 Jack Fairman Turner-Alta 2 laps
58 Horace Richards HAR-Riley 2 laps
25 Joyce Howard Cromard Special-Lea Francis 0 laps
27 Peter Jopp Emeryson-Aston Martin 0 laps
Did Not Start
4 Bobbie Baird Ferrari 500 '188-F2' fatal crash *
Did Not Appear
8 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23
17 John Webb Turner-Alta car driven by Fairman
24 Peter Bolton Frazer Nash
52 Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta
75 Jack Walton Cooper-Bristol T25
* Bobbie Baird killed in supporting race when sports-Ferrari rolled
V Circuit du Lac
26 July 1953 - Aix-les-Bains: 2x120.468 km (2.409 km x 50 laps)
Heat 1
1 4 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0033' 1h11m33.8, 101.04 kph
2 12 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 1h11m56.5
3 8 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 1h12m31.2
4 14 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '1-53' 1h12m06.2, 48 laps
5 16 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '2-53' 1h12m28.4, 47 laps
6 18 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta '3-53' 1h13m00.8, 47 laps
7 6 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0032' 1h12m09.0, 46 laps
8 24 John Fitch Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-7-53' 1h12m30.5, 46 laps
Fastest Lap: Harry Schell (Gordini T16 '16-0032'), 1:20.3, 108.01 kph
Did Not Finish
22 Onofre Marimon Maserati A6GCM '2048' 14 laps/crash
2 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0031' 14 laps/fire
20 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6G '2038' 5 laps/oil pump
Did Not Appear
10 Louis Chiron OSCA 20
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
3 Trintignant 2 Marimon (1:20.3) 1 Schell (1:20.0)
5 Bayol 4 de Graffenried
8 Macklin 7 Rosier 6 Behra
10 Fitch 9 Collins
11 Giraud-Cabantous
Heat 2
1 12 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 1h10m48.9, 102.07 kph
2 8 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 1h12m16.9
3 14 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '1-53' 1h11m08.9, 48 laps
4 24 John Fitch Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-7-53' 1h11m39.3, 47 laps
NC 18 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta '3-53' 1h11m23.3, 41 laps
Fastest Lap: Jean Behra (Gordini T16), 1:20.0, 108.43 kph
Did Not Finish
6 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0032' 21 laps/spark plugs
4 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0033' 20 laps/rear axle
16 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '2-53' 5 laps/clutch
20 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6G '2038' 3 laps/ignition
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
3 Rosier 2 Bayol 1 Behra
5 Collins 4 Macklin
8 Fitch 7 Schell 6 Giraud-Cabantous
9 de Graffenried
Aggregate
1 12 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 2h22m45.4, 101.27 kph
2 8 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 2h24m48.1
3 14 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '1-53' 2h23m16.1, 96 laps
4 24 John Fitch Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-7-53' 2h24m09.8, 93 laps
NC 18 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta '3-53' 2h24m24.1, 88 laps
I Dresden Autobahn-spinne
26 July 1953 - Dresden-Hellerau: 96.648 km (6.443 km x 15 laps)
1 Edgar Barth EMW 50m29, 114.80 kph
2 Kurt Straubel BMW Eigenbau 52m20
Fastest Lap: Edgar Barth (EMW), 3m07, 124.04 kph
Did Not Finish
Karl Wojciechowski BMW Eigenbau
Rudolf Krause BMW-Greifzu
Adolff Lang Veritas RS 3 laps
Heinz Melkus ARO-Veritas
etc
I Bristol MC & LCC Formula 2 Race
3 August 1953 - Thruxton: 88.520 km (4.426 km x 20 laps)
1 61 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 41m15, 129.09 kph
2 60 Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-11-53' 20 laps
3 67 Jack Walton Cooper-Bristol T25
4 66 Peter Bolton Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica
etc
Fastest Lap: Tony Rolt (Connaught A-Type), 2:00, 133.13 kph
Did Not Finish
73 Bernie Ecclestone Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-1-52' spin/stall
Other entrants:
14 D.Walker Cooper-JAP T18
62 John Webb Turner-Lea Francis
68 Horace Richards HAR-Riley
69 Austen Nurse HWM-Alta
70 Peter Jopp Emeryson-Aston Martin
72 Leslie Marr Connaught A-Type 'A5'
101 Don Calvert Kieft-Bristol
I Mid-Cheshire MC Formula 2 Race
8 August 1953 - Oulton Park: 79.877 km (2.421 km x 33 laps)
1 38 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 38m33.4, 124.35 kph
2 37 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 32 laps
3 47 Hon.Edward Greenall Cooper-JAP T18 32 laps
4 39 Brian Naylor Alta F2 32 laps
Fastest Lap: Tony Rolt (Connaught A-Type), 1:08.2, 127.81 kph
Did Not Finish
44 Leslie Marr Connaught A-Type 'A5' 12 laps/steering
45 Les Leston Cooper-JAP T26 6 laps/gear lever
Did Not Appear
40 John Webb Turner-Bristol
41 Gillie Tyrer BMW 328
42 Bill Skelly Frazer Nash
43 Peter Reece Cooper-JAP T18
46 Connaught A-Type no driver available
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
3 Whitehead 2 Rolt 1 Leston
1:10.0 1:09.2 1:09.0
5 Greenall 4 Marr
1:13.2 1:12.0
6 Naylor
1:14.0
III Grand Prix de Sables d'Olonne
9 August 1953 - Sables d'Olonne: 2x132.68 km (2.949 km x 45 laps) Heats
Heat 1
1 2 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0033' 1h05m58.4, 120.65 kph
2 10 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 1h06m26.6
3 8 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 1h06m31.5
4 18 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-3-53' 1h07m01.6, 44 laps
5 6 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0032' 44 laps
6 16 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta '3-53' 43 laps
7 20 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 39 laps
NC 12 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '1-53' 36 laps
Fastest Lap: n/a
Did Not Finish
22 Johnny Claes Connaught A-Type 'A4' 26 laps/magneto
24 Andre Pilette Maserati
14 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '2-53' engine
4 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0031' 20 laps/transmission
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
3 Behra 2 Trintignant 1 Schell
5 Moss 4 Bayol
etc 7 Chiron 6 Rosier
Heat 2
1 4 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0031' 1h06m18.6, 120.07 kph
2 8 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 1h06m24.6
3 10 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 1h06m56.9
4 16 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta '3-53' 43 laps
5 18 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-3-53' 42 laps
6 12 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '1-53' 42 laps
NC 2 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0033' 33 laps/crash
NC 14 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '2-53'
Fastest Lap: n/a
Did Not Finish
6 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0032' 6 laps/lost wheel
20 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01'
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
3 Rosier 2 Chiron 1 Behra
5 Schell 4 Moss
8 Collins 7 Bayol 6 Giraud-Cabantous
10 Trintignant 9 Macklin
Aggregate
1 8 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 2h12m56.1, 119.78 kph
2 10 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 2h13m23.5
3 18 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-3-53' 87 laps
4 16 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta '3-53' 86 laps
NC 2 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0033' 78 laps
NC 12 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '1-53' 78 laps
NC 14 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '2-53' 68 laps
NC 4 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0031' 45 laps
II Newcastle Journal Trophy
15 August 1953 - Charterhall: 160.946 km (3.219 km x 50 laps)
1 39 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 1h15m30.6, 127.87 kph
2 106 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'A7' 1h15m58.0
3 107 Ron Flockhart Connaught A-Type 'A1' 1h16m02.6
4 32 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-4-53' 50 laps
5 38 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 49 laps
6 58 Ian Stewart Connaught A-Type 'A6' 49 laps
7 16 Eric Brandon Cooper-JAP 16 'MkV-33-51' 48 laps
8 68 Jack Walton Cooper-Bristol T25 48 laps
etc
Fastest Lap: Wharton, Salvadori & Flockhart, 1:26.0, 134.71 kph
Did Not Finish
105 John Coombs Connaught A-Type 'AL10' brakes
92 Jack Fairman Turner-Lea Francis big end
66 Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-11-53' mechanical
97 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-3-53' fuel injection
57 Jimmy Stewart Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-6-52'
Other Entrants
37 Bill Skelly Frazer Nash 421 '421/200/180S'
55 Jock Somervail Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-3-52'
62 Austen Nurse HWM-Alta
69 Peter Bolton Frazer Nash '421/100/157'
71 Bill Black Frazer Nash
Did Not Appear
10 Andre Loens Kieft-Bristol
64 Ottorino Volonterio Maserati 4CLT/48
V Circuit de Cadours
30 August 1953 - Cadours: 2x61.562 km (4.104 km x 15 laps) Heats
41.041 km (4.104 km x 10 laps) Repechage. 123.124 km (4.104 km x 30 laps) Final.
Heat 1
1 36 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0031' 30m55, 119.47 kph
2 40 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0033' 31m03
3 12 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta '3-53' 32m15
4 10 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '1-53' 32m54
5 28 Yvon Carlus DB-Panhard 14 laps
6 20 René Duval Duval-BMW Special 13 laps
Fastest Lap: Maurice Trintignant (Gordini T16), 1:57, 126.33 kph
Did Not Finish
6 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM '2038' rear axle
14 Charles de Tornaco Ferrari 500 '208-F2' oil pipe
Starting Grid (3-2-3?):
3 de Tornaco 2 de Graffenried 1 Trintignant
2:01 2:00 1:57
5 Giraud-Cabantous 4 Macklin
2:04 2:05
8 Duval 7 Carlus 6 Behra
2:23 2:19 2:06
Heat 2
1 34 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0032' 30m05, 122.79 kph
2 2 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 30m17
3 4 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 30m46
4 24 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 31m12
5 8 John Heath HWM-Alta '2-53' 14 laps
6 16 Marcel Balsa BMW Special 14 laps
7 22 Serge Nersessian BMW Special 14 laps
8 32 Ribaut BMW Special 13 laps
Fastest Lap: Harry Schell (Gordini T16), 1:58, 125.22 kph
Starting Grid (3-2-3?):
3 Schell 2 Bayol 1 Rosier
2:01 2:01 2:00
5 Balsa 4 Nersessian
2:13 2:12
8 Wharton 7 Ribaut 6 Heath
no time 2:21 2:13
Repechage
1 14 Charles de Tornaco Ferrari 500 '208-F2' 10 laps
2 8 John Heath HWM-Alta '2-53' 10 laps
3 20 René Duval Duval-BMW Special 10 laps
4 32 Ribaut BMW Special
5 28 Yvon Carlus DB-Panhard
Fastest Lap: n/a
Did Not Finish
22 Serge Nersessian BMW Special
16 Marcel Balsa BMW Special
Final
1 36 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0031' 1h00m52, 121.37 kph
2 34 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0032' 1h00m56
3 40 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0033' 1h00m57
4 2 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 1h01m45
5 14 Charles de Tornaco Ferrari 500 '208-F2' 1h02m19
6 24 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 1h02m59
7 12 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta '3-53' 29 laps/puncture/crash
Fastest Lap: Maurice Trintignant (Gordini T16), 1:56, 127.37 kph
Did Not Finish
8 John Heath HWM-Alta '2-53'
10 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '1-53'
4 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 1 lap/transmission
Did Not Appear
18 Roger Gerbout RG-BMW
26 Paul Delabarre Simca-Gordini T15
30 Cazalot Simca-Gordini T11
38 Sausy
Starting Grid (3-2-3?):
3 Bayol 2 Rosier 1 Schell
5 Behra 4 Trintignant
8 Macklin 7 Giraud-Cabantous 6 Wharton
10 Heath 9 de Tornaco
V Sachsenringrennen
6 September 1953 - Sachsenring: 104.776 km (8.731 km x 12 laps)
1 101 Edgar Barth EMW-BMW 46m17.0, 135.90 kph
2 100 Rudolf Krause BMW-Greifzu 46m38.8
3 121 Hans Stuck AFM-Kuchen '4' 46m43.3
4 112 Jaroslav Pavelka Tatraplan 12 laps
5 111 Ernst Klodwig BMW-Eigenbau 12 laps
6 105 Karl Weber BMW-Eigenbau 12 laps
etc
Fastest Lap: Edgar Barth (EMW-BMW), 3m50.3, 137.75 kph
Other Entrants
106 Heinz Melkus ARO
107 Vladimir Wojciechowski BMW-Eigenbau
108 Martin Janocha BMW-Eigenbau
110 Egon Binner BMW-Eigenbau
122 Kurt Straubel BMW-Eigenbau
123 Willi Heeks AFM-BMW '8'
124 Theo Helfrich Veritas RS
125 Kurt Ahrens BMW-Eigenbau
126 Oswald Karch Veritas RS
Did Not Appear
102 EMW-BMW
103 Rudolf Krause BMW-Eigenbau
104 EMW-BMW
East German Championship Standings
Ps Driver 1 2 3 4 5 Tot
1 Edgar Barth 8 8 8 8 32
2 Rudolf Krause 8 6 6 6 26
3 Karl Weber 6 5 11
4 Ernst Klodwig 4 5 9
5 Kurt Straubel 6 6
6 Paul Thiel 5 5
7 Heinz Melkus 5 5
8 Bobby Kohlrausch 4 4
I RedeX Trophy
12 September 1953 - Snetterton: 43.616 km (4.362 km x 10 laps)
1 1 Eric Thompson Connaught A-Type 'A3' 19m00.0, 137.22 kph
2 34 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 19m03.8
3 10 Les Leston Cooper-JAP T26 19m04.2
4 96 Cliff Davis Tojeiro-Frazer Nash sports
Fastest Lap: Eric Thompson (Connaught A-Type), 1:52.6, 138.93 kph
Did Not Finish
100 Tony Crook Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-9-52'
86 Edward Greenall Cooper-JAP T18
4 Guy Jason-Henry Connaught A-Type 'A8'
9 Keith Hall Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-3-52'
Did Not Start
14 Brian Naylor Alta F2
Did Not Appear
6 Jock Somervail Cooper-Bristol T20
7 Jock McBain Cooper-Bristol T20
8 Paul Emery Emeryson-Aston Martin
78 Ben Wyatt Frazer Nash FN48
93 Bernard Ecclestone Cooper-Bristol T20
103 D.Brown Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica
Anthony Crook's Cooper-Alta had it's clutch disintegrate. The bell-housing
shattered, taking brake pedal with it. Unable to stop, Crook ran far into a
cultivated field, and was knocked out by a flying cabbage.....
III Skarpnacksloppet
13 September 1953 - Skarpnack: 25.494 km (1.700 km x 15 laps)
1 Erik Lundgren Ford Special 15m41.9, 97.47 kph
2 Leo Mattila Cooper-JAP 12 15m45.4
3 Ewald Hagstrom Ford Special 15m50.1
4 Arne Lindberg Kaiser Special 16m36.4
5 Evert Saloranta Ford Special 16m40.6
6 Lars-Emil Bergstrom Buick Special 14 laps
7 Gosta Kvarnstrom Ford Special 14 laps
8 Valdemar Stener BL Special 14 laps
Did Not Finish
Gunnar Carlsson Maserati
Eric Carlsson Ford Special
Ola By Alfa Romeo 8C-2300
Adolff Lang Veritas RS
Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-3-53' 0 laps
I London Trophy
19 September 1953 - Crystal Palace: 2x21.728 km (2.173 km x 10 laps) Heats
Heat 1
1 7 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-3-53' 11m48.0, 113.76 kph
2 1 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 11m48.4
3 4 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-4-53' 12m04.4
4 5 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-3-53'
5 6 Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-11-53'
6 3 Bernie Ecclestone Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-1-52'
etc
Fastest Lap: n/a
Did Not Start
10 Ron Flockhart Connaught A-Type 'A7'
Other Entrants
8 John Webb Turner-Lea Francis
9 Paul Emery Emeryson-Aston Martin
11 Tony Crook Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-9-52'
12 Austen Nurse HWM-Alta
Did Not Appear
2 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23
Starting Grid (3-3-3):
3 Flockhart 2 Rolt 1 Moss
6 Gould 5 Gerard 4 Nuckey
9 Webb 8 Ecclestone 7 Nurse
10 Emery
Heat 2
1 7 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-3-53' 11m36.4, 115.66 kph
2 1 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 11m38.8
3 10 Ron Flockhart Connaught A-Type 'A7' 12m04.4
4 6 Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-11-53'
5 5 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-3-53'
6 3 Bernie Ecclestone Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-1-52'
etc
Fastest Lap: Ron Flockhart (Connaught A-Type), 1:08.0, 118.44 kph
Starting Grid (3-3-3):
3 Flockhart 2 Rolt 1 Moss
6 Gould 5 Gerard 4 Nuckey
9 Webb 8 Ecclestone 7 Nurse
10 Emery
Aggregate
1 7 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-3-53' 23m24.2, 114.71 kph
2 1 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3'
3 6 Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-11-53'
4 5 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-3-53'
5 3 Bernie Ecclestone Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-1-52'
etc
IV Gran Premio di Modena
20 September 1953 - Modena: 236.13 km (2.361 km x 100 laps)
1 24 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati A6GCM/53 '2051' 1h52m08.9, 123.32 kph
2 26 Onofre Marimon Maserati A6GCM/53 '2041' 1h52m48.0
3 28 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM/53 '2038' 1h52m48.8, 98 laps
4 20 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0031' 1h53m08.4, 96 laps
NC 32 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 1h52m24.6, 88 laps
NC 18 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0032' 87 laps/Engine
NC 30 Felice Bonetto Maserati A6GCM '2044' 77 laps/Differential
NC 34 Emilio Giletti Maserati A6GCM '2048' 68 laps/Valve
NC 2 Johnny Claes Connaught A-Type 'A4' 1h52m25.5, 66 laps
NC 6 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught A-Type 'A10' 1h52m52.7, 63 laps
Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio (Maserati A6GCM/53), 1:05.4, 126.87 kph
Did Not Finish
4 John Coombs/Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'AL9' 35 laps
8 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'A1' 10 laps/Engine
22 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0033' 1 lap/piston
Did Not Start
16 Charkes de Tornaco Ferrari 500 '208-F2' Fatal crash
Did Not Appear
10 Ferrari 500 Entry never made
12 Ferrari 500 Entry never made
14 Ferrari 500 Entry never made
Starting Grid (3-3-3):
1 Fangio 2 Marimon 3 de Graffenried
1:06.2 1:06.4 1:06.6
4 Bonetto 5 Salvadori 6 Trintignant
1:06.6 1:07.0 1:07.2
7 Coombs 8 Giletti 9 McAlpine
1:08.5 1:09.3
10 Chiron 11 Schell 12 Behra
13 Claes
Charles de Tornaco killed when he rolled his Ferrari 500 in pre-race test.
Rolling start used for event.
VI Madgwick Cup
26 September 1953 - Goodwood: 27.039 km (3.863 km x 7 laps)
1 10 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'AL9' 11m15.0, 144.26 kph
2 7 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-3-53' 11m18.4
3 11 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 11m18.8
4 23 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 11m39.8
5 8 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-4-53' 11m48.6
6 27 Les Leston Cooper-JAP T26 12m10.2
7 12 Leslie Marr Connaught A-Type 'A5' 7 laps
8 14 Guy Jason-Henry Connaught A-Type 'A8' 7 laps
9 9 Jock Somervail Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-3-52' 7 laps
Fastest Lap: Roy Salvadori (Connaught A-Type), 1:35.0, 146.38 kph
Did Not Finish
24 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-3-53'
28 Horace Richards HAR-Riley
26 Jack Fairman Turner-Lea Francis 'F11-007'
5 Ottorino Volonterio Maserati 4CLT/48
21 Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-11-53' 2 laps
22 Duncan Hamilton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-7-53' 0 laps/drive shaft
Did Not Start
16 Paul Emery Emeryson-Aston Martin
Did Not Appear
6 Willie Sturzebecher Veritas-Meteor
15 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta
25 Austen Nurse HWM-Alta
86 Mike Hawthorn Cooper-Bristol T20
Starting Grid (4-3-4):
4 Gerard 3 Rolt 2 Moss 1 Salvadori
7 Gould 6 Leston 5 Wharton
11 Fairman 10 Jason-Henry 9 Somervail 8 Marr
14 Volonterio 13 Richards 12 Hamilton
16 Nuckey 15 Emery
II Bernau Autobahnschleife
27 September 1953 - Bernau: 81.21 km (5.800 km x 14 laps)
1 Artur Rosenhammer EMW 43m48, 112.23 kph
2 Edgar Barth EMW 43m49
3 Hans Stuck AFM-Kuchen '4' 44m54
etc
II Joe Fry Memorial Trophy
3 October 1953 - Castle Combe: 59.244 km (2.962 km x 20 laps)
1 50 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-4-53' 25m56.2, 137.03 kph
2 45 Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-11-53' 26m20.0
3 44 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 26m43.0
4 49 Leslie Marr Connaught A-Type 'A5'
etc
Fastest Lap: Bob Gerard (Cooper-Bristol T23), 1:16.2, 139.89 kph
Did Not Finish
52 Les Leston Cooper-JAP T26 9 laps/chain
40 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'A7' 5 laps
41 Ron Searles Rover Special-BMW rear wheel
53 Ken McAlpine Connaught A-Type 'A1' big end
47 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 1 lap/stopped to help Moss
43 Stirling Moss Cooper-JAP T12 1 lap/rolled and fractured shoulder
Other Entrant
42 John Webb Turner-Lea Francis
46 Austen Nurse HWM-Alta
51 Lawrence Mitchell Frazer Nash NS '421/100/106'
57 Dickie Stoop Frazer Nash MM '421/100/115'
59 Guy Jason-Henry Connaught A-Type 'A8'
Did Not Appear
48 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23
54 Jack Walton Cooper-Bristol T25
55 Paul Emery Emeryson-Aston Martin
56 Horace Richards HAR-Riley
58 Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica
116 Maserati 4CLT/48
I Curtis Trophy
17 October 1953 - Snetterton: 65.425 km (4.362 km x 15 laps)
1 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-4-53' 33m45.0, 116.32 kph
2 Les Leston Cooper-JAP T26 36m13.4
3 Jimmy Somervail Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-3-52' 14 laps
4 Paul Emery Emeryson-Aston Martin 14 laps
etc
Fastest Lap: Bob Gerard (Cooper-Bristol T23), 2:08.8, 121.47 kph
Did Not Finish
Ken McAlpine Connaught A-Type 'A1' 8 laps/crash
Eric Thompson Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-3-53' 0 laps
Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'AL9' 0 laps
Ron Flockhart Connaught A-Type 'Al10' 0 laps/gearbox
Other Entrants
Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-11-53'
Did Not Start
Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-3-53' crash