1953 Lavant Cup

The 5th Lavant Cup was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Goodwood Circuit on 6 April 1953. The race was won by Emmanuel de Graffenried in a Maserati A6GCM. Roy Salvadori, starting from pole, finished second in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis, setting fastest lap in the process. Tony Rolt was third in another Type A.

1953 Lavant Cup
Race details
Date	6 April 1953
Official name	V Lavant Cup
Location	Chichester, West Sussex, UK
Course	Goodwood Circuit
Course length	3.863 km (2.400 mi)
Distance	7 laps, 27.039 km (16.801 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Roy Salvadori	Connaught-Lea Francis
Time	1:35.4
Fastest lap
Driver	Roy Salvadori	Connaught-Lea Francis
Time	1:36.6
Podium
First	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati
Second	Roy Salvadori	Connaught-Lea Francis
Third	Tony Rolt	Connaught-Lea Francis

Results

Pos	No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Retired	Grid
1	5	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Baron de Graffenried	Maserati A6GCM	11:30.6, 141.04kph	2
2	26	Roy Salvadori	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+12.6s	1
3	8	Tony Rolt	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+19.4s	4
4	25	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+22.8s	6
5	15	Peter Whitehead	Atlantic Stable	Cooper T24-Alta	+29.4s	7
6	30	Ken Wharton	Ken Wharton	Cooper T23-Bristol	+33.6s	9
7	6	Stirling Moss	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T24-Alta	+35.0s	18
8	16	Bob Gerard	F.R. Gerard	Cooper T23-Bristol	+35.8s	5
9	21	Bobbie Baird	Saipa Modena	Ferrari 500	+41.4s	3
10	27	John Coombs	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+43.2s	8
11	34	James Scott Douglas	Ecurie Ecosse	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+47.4s	11
12	35	Jimmy Stewart	Ecurie Ecosse	Cooper T20-Bristol	+53.2s	14
13	41	John Sparrowe	Fraser-Hartwell Syndicate	Cooper T20-Bristol	+1:03.6	16
14	43	Leslie Marr	Leslie Marr	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+1:04.0	15
15	9	Paul Emery	Equipe Anglaise	Cooper T23-Alfa Romeo	+1 lap	19
Ret	28	Eric Brandon	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T20-Bristol		20
Ret	39	Frank Curtis	J. Heath	HWM-Alta		17
Ret	37	Archie Bryde	A.H.M. Bryde	Cooper T20-Bristol		13
Ret	40	Mike Christie	M.A. Christie	Kieft-JAP		12
DNS	32	Duncan Hamilton	HW Motors Ltd	HWM-Alta		10
DNS	33	Bill Aston	Bill Aston	Aston Butterworth
DNA	9	Alan Brown	Equipe Anglaise	Cooper T23-Alfa Romeo	car driven by Emery
DNA	41	Alan Fraser	Fraser-Hartwell Syndicate	Cooper T20-Bristol	car driven by Sparrowe
DNA	42	John Webb	John Webb	Turner-Lea Francis
DNA	44	Horace Richards	Horace Richards	HAR-Riley