1953 London Trophy
Motor car race
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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.
Date
19 September 1953
Official name
I London Trophy
Location
Crystal Palace Circuit, London
Course
Permanent racing facility
| 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
| No. | Driver | Entrant | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Rolt |
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis |
| 2 | Ken Wharton1 |
Ken Wharton | Cooper T23-Bristol |
| 3 | Bernie Ecclestone |
Bernard Ecclestone | Cooper T20-Bristol |
| 4 | Bob Gerard |
F.R. Gerard | Cooper T23-Bristol |
| 5 | Rodney Nuckey |
Rodney Nuckey | Cooper T23-Bristol |
| 6 | Horace Gould |
Gould's Garage Bristol | Cooper T23-Bristol |
| 7 | Stirling Moss |
Cooper Car Company | Cooper T24-Alta |
| 8 | John Webb |
John Webb | Turner-Lea Francis |
| 9 | Paul Emery |
Emeryson Cars | Emeryson-Aston Martin |
| 10 | Ron Flockhart |
Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis |
| 11 | Tony Crook |
Tony Crook | Cooper T20-Bristol |
| 12 | Austen Nurse |
Sibley's Garage | HWM-Alta |
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Results
Heats
Heat 1
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Heat 2
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Aggregate
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Ret. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss |
Cooper-Alta | 23:24.2, 114.71kph |
| 2 | Tony Rolt |
Connaught-Lea Francis | +3.0s |
| 3 | Horace Gould |
Cooper-Bristol | +47.8s |
| 4 | Rodney Nuckey |
Cooper-Bristol | +1:48.0 |
| 5 | Bernie Ecclestone |
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 | ||