1953 Newcastle Journal Trophy

1953 Newcastle Journal Trophy
Race details
Date 15 August 1953
Official name II Newcastle Journal Trophy
Location Charterhall, Berwickshire, UK
Course Airfield circuit
Course length 3.218 km (2.000 mi)
Distance 50 laps, 160.934 km (100.000 mi)
Fastest lap
Drivers United Kingdom Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol
Fastest lap United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Connaught-Lea Francis
Fastest lap United Kingdom Ron Flockhart Connaught-Lea Francis
Time 1:26.0
Podium
First Cooper-Bristol
Second Connaught-Lea Francis
Third Connaught-Lea Francis

The 2nd Newcastle Journal Trophy was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Charterhall on 15 August 1953. The race was won by Ken Wharton in a Cooper T20-Bristol. Roy Salvadori and Ron Flockhart were second and third in their Connaught A Type-Lea Francises All three shared fastest lap.[1][2]

Results

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Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired
1 39 United Kingdom Ken Wharton Ken Wharton Cooper T20-Bristol 1:15:30.6, 79.72mph
2 106 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +27.4s
3 107 United Kingdom Ron Flockhart Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +32.0s
4 32 United Kingdom Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard Cooper T20-Bristol 50 laps
5 38 United Kingdom Tony Rolt R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1 lap
6 58 United Kingdom Ian Stewart Ecurie Ecosse Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1 lap
7 16 United Kingdom Eric Brandon Cooper Car Company Cooper T16-JAP +2 laps
8 68 United Kingdom Jack Walton Jack Walton Cooper T25-Bristol +2 laps
Ret 105 United Kingdom John Coombs Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis brakes
Ret 92 United Kingdom Jack Fairman John Webb Turner-Lea Francis big end
Ret 66 United Kingdom Horace Gould Gould's Garage Bristol Cooper T23-Bristol mechanical
Ret 97 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Stirling Moss Cooper T24-Alta fuel injection
Ret 57 United Kingdom Jimmy Stewart Ecurie Ecosse Cooper T20-Bristol
37 United Kingdom Bill Skelly Bill Skelly Frazer-Nash-Bristol
55 United Kingdom Jimmy Somervail Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol
62 United Kingdom Austen Nurse Austen Nurse HWM-Alta
69 United Kingdom Peter Bolton Jack Walton Frazer-Nash-Bristol
71 United Kingdom Bill Black Bill Black Frazer-Nash-Bristol
DNA 10 France André Loens Kieft Cars Kieft-Bristol
DNA 64 Switzerland Ottorino Volonterio Ottorino Volonterio Maserati 4CLT/48

References

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  1. ^ "1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  2. ^ "II Newcastle Journal Trophy 1953". Retrieved 2022-06-21.


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