1953 Curtis Trophy

1953 Curtis Trophy
Race details
Date 17 October 1953
Official name I Curtis Trophy
Location Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.361 km (2.719 miles)
Distance 15 laps, 65.43 km (40.78 miles)
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol
Time 2:08.8
Podium
First Cooper-Bristol
Second Cooper-JAP
Third Cooper-Bristol

The 1st Curtis Trophy was a Formula Two motor race held on 17 October 1953 at Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk. The race was run over 15 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Bob Gerard in a Cooper T23-Bristol, who also set fastest lap. Les Leston in a Cooper T26-JAP and Jimmy Somervail in a Cooper T20-Bristol were second and third.[1][2]

Results

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Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired
1 United Kingdom Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard Cooper T23-Bristol 33:45.0, 116.32kph
2 United Kingdom Les Leston Les Leston Cooper T26-JAP +2:28.4
3 United Kingdom Jimmy Somervail Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol +1 lap
4 United Kingdom Paul Emery Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Aston Martin +1 lap
5 United Kingdom Horace Gould Gould's Garage (Bristol) Cooper T23-Bristol
Ret. United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis accident
Ret. United Kingdom Eric Thompson Cooper Car Company Cooper T24-Alta
Ret. United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
Ret. United Kingdom Ron Flockhart Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 0 laps, gearbox
DNS United Kingdom Rodney Nuckey Rodney Nuckey Cooper T23-Bristol accident in practice

References

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  1. ^ "1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  2. ^ "I Curtis Trophy 1953". Retrieved 2022-07-19.


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