1953 Richmond Trophy
Motor car race
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The 5th Richmond Trophy was a Formula Libre motor race held at the Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex on 6 April 1953. The race was won from pole position by Ken Wharton in a BRM Type 15, setting fastest lap in the process. Piero Taruffi in the Thinwall Special Ferrari 375 was second and Emmanuel de Graffenried third in a Maserati A6GCM.[1][2]
Date
6 April 1953
Official name
V Richmond Trophy
Location
Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex
Course
Permanent racing facility
| 1953 Richmond Trophy | |||
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| Formula Libre race | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 6 April 1953 | ||
| Official name | V Richmond Trophy | ||
| Location | Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.830 km (2.388 miles) | ||
| Distance | 15 laps, 57.45 km (35.82 miles) | ||
| Weather | Cold and wet | ||
| Attendance | 50,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | BRM | ||
| Time | 1:35.0 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Ken Wharton | BRM | |
| Time | 1:33.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | BRM | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
Results
| Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Ken Wharton |
A.G.B. Owen | BRM Type 15 | 23:53.0, 90.47mph | 1 |
| 2 | 3 |  Piero Taruffi |
G.A. Vandervell | Thinwall Special Ferrari 375 | +6.0s | 5 |
| 3 | 5 |  Emmanuel de Graffenried |
Baron de Graffenried | Maserati A6GCM | +22.8s | 7 |
| 4 | 21 | Roy Salvadori |
Connaught Engineering | Connaught A Type-Lea Francis | +54.4s | 2 |
| 5 | 8 | Tony Rolt |
R.R.C. Walker | Connaught A Type-Lea Francis | +1:04.0 | 4 |
| 6 | 16 | Bob Gerard |
F.R. Gerard | Cooper T23-Bristol | +1:15.6 | 6 |
| 7 | 12 | Ron Flockhart |
W.R. Flockhart | ERA D-Type | +1 lap | 8 |
| Ret | 27 | John Coombs |
Connaught Engineering | Connaught A Type-Lea Francis | 8 laps | 9 |
| Ret | 15 | Peter Whitehead |
Atlantic Stable | Cooper T24-Alta | 6 laps | 10 |
| Ret | 1 | Reg Parnell |
A.G.B. Owen | BRM Type 15 | 4 laps, supercharger drive | 3 |