1953 Coronation Trophy
Motor car race
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The 3rd Coronation Trophy was a Formula Two motor race held on 25 May 1953 at Crystal Palace Circuit, London. The race was run over two heats of 10 laps and a final of 10 laps.
Date
25 May 1953
Official name
III Coronation Trophy
Location
Crystal Palace Circuit, London
Course
Permanent racing facility
| 1953 Coronation Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||
| Date | 25 May 1953 | ||
| Official name | III Coronation Trophy | ||
| Location | Crystal Palace Circuit, London | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.164 km (1.349 miles) | ||
| Distance | 10 (final) laps, 21.64 km (13.49 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Connaught | ||
| Grid positions set by heat results | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Tony Rolt | Connaught | |
| Time | 1:08.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Connaught | ||
| Second | Cooper-Bristol | ||
| Third | Cooper-Alta | ||
Tony Rolt in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis won Heat 1 and set fastest lap in that heat. Peter Whitehead in a Cooper T24-Alta won Heat 2 and set fastest lap in that heat.
Rolt won the final, starting from pole by way of being fastest winner in the heats, and set fastest lap. Ken Wharton was second in a Cooper T23-Bristol and Peter Whitehead third.[1][2]
Entries
Note - a blue background denotes entries that DNA (did not arrive)
Results
Heats
Heat 1
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Heat 2
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Final
Grid positions for the final were determined by the drivers' finishing times in the heats.
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Rolt |
Connaught-Lea Francis | 11:42.2, 114.72kph | 1 |
| 2 | Ken Wharton |
Cooper-Bristol | +2.0s | 2 |
| 3 | Peter Whitehead |
Cooper-Alta | +14.0s | 3 |
| 4 | Lance Macklin |
HWM-Alta | +14.6s | 4 |
| 5 | Stirling Moss |
Cooper-Alta | +21.8s | 7 |
| 6 | Graham Whitehead |
Cooper-Bristol | +25.6s | 6 |
| 7 | Peter Collins |
HWM-Alta | +29.6s | 5 |
| 8 | Bill Aston |
Aston Butterworth | +38.2s | 8 |
| 9 | Jack Fairman |
HWM-Alta | +1:15.4 | 10 |
| 10 | Torrie Large |
Alta F2 | +1 lap | 9 |
| Ret | Leslie Marr |
Connaught-Lea Francis | 1 lap, crash | 11 |