1953 Joe Fry Memorial Trophy
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Date
3 October 1953
Official name
II Joe Fry Memorial Trophy
Location
Castle Combe Circuit, Wiltshire, UK
Course
Airfield circuit
| 1953 Joe Fry Memorial Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 3 October 1953 | ||
| Official name | II Joe Fry Memorial Trophy | ||
| Location | Castle Combe Circuit, Wiltshire, UK | ||
| Course | Airfield circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.961 km (1.840 mi) | ||
| Distance | 20 laps, 59.22 km (36.80 mi) | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Bob Gerard | Cooper-Bristol | |
| Time | 1:16.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Cooper-Bristol | ||
| Second | Cooper-Bristol | ||
| Third | Cooper-Bristol | ||
The 2nd Joe Fry Memorial Trophy was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Castle Combe Circuit on 3 October 1953. The race was won by Bob Gerard in a Cooper T23-Bristol, setting fastest lap in the process. Horace Gould and Ken Wharton were second and third, also in Cooper T23s.[1][2]