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.
| 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 |
 Ron Flockhart | Connaught-Lea Francis | |
| Time | 1:08.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Cooper-Alta | ||
| Second | Connaught-Lea Francis | ||
| Third | Cooper-Bristol | ||
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 edit
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Results edit
Heats edit
Heat 1
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Heat 2
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Aggregate edit
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Ret. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss
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Cooper-Alta | 23:24.2, 114.71kph |
| 2 | Tony Rolt
|
Connaught-Lea Francis | +3.0s |
| 3 | Horace Gould
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Cooper-Bristol | +47.8s |
| 4 | Rodney Nuckey
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Cooper-Bristol | +1:48.0 |
| 5 | Bernie Ecclestone
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Cooper-Bristol | +2:17.2 |
| John Webb
|
Turner-Lea Francis | ||
| Austen Nurse
|
HWM-Alta | ||
| Paul Emery
|
Emeryson-Aston Martin | ||
| Bob Gerard
|
Cooper-Bristol | ||
| Tony Crook
|
Cooper-Bristol | ||
| Ron Flockhart
|
Connaught-Lea Francis |
References edit
- ^ "1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ "I London Trophy 1953". the-fastlane.co.uk.com. Retrieved 2022-08-01.