1953 Ulster Trophy

1953 Ulster Trophy
Race details
Date 16 May 1953
Official name VII Ulster Trophy
Location Dundrod Circuit, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Course Temporary road circuit
Course length 11.942 km (7.420 mi)
Distance 14 laps, 167.191 km (103.888 mi)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Ferrari
Time 5:00
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Cooper-Bristol
Third Ferrari

The 7th Ulster Trophy was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at the Dundrod Circuit on 16 May 1953. The race was held over two heats of 10 laps and a final of 14 laps. Mike Hawthorn driving a Ferrari 500 won the final from pole position ahead of the Cooper T23-Bristol of Ken Wharton and the Ferrari 500 of Bobbie Baird. Hawthorn also set fastest lap in the final, and overall fastest lap in the second heat which he also won, again from pole position. Stirling Moss in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis set pole and fastest lap in the first heat but finished second behind Duncan Hamilton's HWM-Alta. Moss failed to start the final, while Hamilton finished sixth.[1][2]

Results

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Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 1 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 1:12:01.6, 139.20kph 1
2 39 United Kingdom Ken Wharton Ken Wharton Cooper T23-Bristol +1:13.4 3
3 36 United Kingdom Bobbie Baird Scuderia Irlandia Ferrari 500 +1:46.5 2
4 4 United Kingdom Peter Whitehead Atlantic Stable Cooper T24-Alta +3:13.4 6
5 14 Monaco Louis Chiron Louis Chiron O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 +3:30.0 7
6 28 United Kingdom Duncan Hamilton HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta +3:56.4 8
7 5 United Kingdom Graham Whitehead Atlantic Stable Cooper T23-Bristol +4:43.2 9
8 10 United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +4:56.0 10
9 18 United Kingdom Jock Lawrence Ecurie Ecosse Cooper T20-Bristol +5:04.4 11
10 34 United Kingdom Geoff Richardson G. Richardson RRA-Riley +5:05.4 13
11 7 United Kingdom Jimmy Somervail Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol +1 lap 14
12 17 United Kingdom James Scott Douglas Ecurie Ecosse Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1 lap 12
13 37 United Kingdom Torrie Large Tony Gaze Alta F2 +1 lap 17
14 35 United Kingdom Horace Richards H.A. Richards HAR-Riley +2 laps 18
Ret 9 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 8 laps, rear axle 5
Ret 16 United Kingdom Gerry Dunham Gerry Dunham DHS-Rover 1 lap, engine 15
Ret 2 Republic of Ireland Joe Kelly Joe Kelly Alta-Bristol 1 lap, valve 16
DNS 32 United Kingdom Stirling Moss R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught Type A-Lea Francis gearbox 4
DNS 30 United Kingdom John Lyons William Knight Connaught Type A-Lea Francis front suspension -
DNS 12 Belgium Jacques Swaters Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 500 magneto -
DNQ 6 Thailand B. Bira Prince Birabongse Maserati A6GCM Ret. heat 2, axle casing -
DNQ 26 United Kingdom Peter Collins HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta Ret. heat 2, misfire -
DNQ 27 United Kingdom Lance Macklin HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta Ret. heat 2, withdrawn -
DNQ 25 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Baron Graffenried Maserati A6GCM Ret. heat 2, rear axle -
DNQ 24 Switzerland Ottorino Volonterio Baron Graffenried Maserati 4CLT/48 -
DNQ 8 United Kingdom Archie Bryde Archie Bryde Cooper T20-Bristol Ret. heat 1, carburettor -
DNQ 33 United Kingdom Dick Odlum Dick Odlum Frazer Nash-Bristol Ret. heat 1, mechanical -

References

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  1. ^ "1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  2. ^ "VII Ulster Trophy 1953". Retrieved 2022-07-17.


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