1953 London Trophy
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| 1953 London Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||
| Date | 19 September 1953 | ||
| Official name | I London Trophy | ||
| Location | Crystal Palace Circuit, London | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.172 km (1.350 mi) | ||
| Distance | 20 laps, 43.452 km (27.000 mi) | ||
| Attendance | 13244 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Cooper-Alta | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | United Kingdom Ron Flockhart | Connaught-Lea Francis | |
| Time | 1:08.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Cooper-Alta | ||
| Second | Connaught-Lea Francis | ||
| Third | Cooper-Bristol | ||
The 1st London Trophy was a Formula Two motor race held on 19 September 1953 at Crystal Palace Circuit, London. The race was run over two heats of 10 laps with the winner being decided by aggregate time.
Stirling Moss in a Cooper T24-Alta and Tony Rolt in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis were first and second in both heats and on aggregate time. Bob Gerard in a Cooper T23-Bristol was third in the first heat and Ron Flockhart in a Connaught Type A was third in the second heat, and set fastest lap, but neither performed well in the other heat, and Horace Gould in a Cooper T23 was placed third.[1][2]
Entries
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Results
[edit | edit source]Heats
[edit | edit source]Aggregate
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Ret. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom Stirling Moss | Cooper-Alta | 23:24.2, 114.71kph |
| 2 | United Kingdom Tony Rolt | Connaught-Lea Francis | +3.0s |
| 3 | United Kingdom Horace Gould | Cooper-Bristol | +47.8s |
| 4 | United Kingdom Rodney Nuckey | Cooper-Bristol | +1:48.0 |
| 5 | United Kingdom Bernie Ecclestone | Cooper-Bristol | +2:17.2 |
| United Kingdom John Webb | Turner-Lea Francis | ||
| United Kingdom Austen Nurse | HWM-Alta | ||
| United Kingdom Paul Emery | Emeryson-Aston Martin | ||
| United Kingdom Bob Gerard | Cooper-Bristol | ||
| United Kingdom Tony Crook | Cooper-Bristol | ||
| United Kingdom Ron Flockhart | Connaught-Lea Francis |
References
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