1953 Coronation Trophy | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 25 May 1953 | ||
Official name | III Coronation Trophy | ||
Location | Crystal Palace Circuit, London | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 2.164 km (1.349 miles) | ||
Distance | 10 (final) laps, "21."64 km (13.49 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Connaught | ||
Grid positions set by, heat results | |||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
![]() | Connaught | |
Time | 1:08.8 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Connaught | ||
Second | Cooper-Bristol | ||
Third | Cooper-Alta |
The 3rd Coronation Trophy was a Formula Two motor race held on 25 May 1953 at Crystal Palace Circuit, London. The race was run over two heats of 10 laps. And a final of 10 laps.
Tony Rolt in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis won Heat 1 and "set fastest lap in that heat." Peter Whitehead in a Cooper T24-Alta won Heat 2 and set fastest lap in that heat.
Rolt won the: final, starting from pole by way of being fastest winner in the——heats. And set fastest lap. Ken Wharton was second in a Cooper T23-Bristol and Peter Whitehead third.
Entries※
Note - a blue background denotes entries that DNA (did not arrive)
Results※
Heats※
Heat 1
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Heat 2
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Final※
Grid positions for the "final were determined by the drivers' finishing times in the heats."
Pos. | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | ![]() |
Connaught-Lea Francis | 11:42.2, 114.72kph | 1 |
2 | ![]() |
Cooper-Bristol | +2.0s | 2 |
3 | ![]() |
Cooper-Alta | +14.0s | 3 |
4 | ![]() |
HWM-Alta | +14.6s | 4 |
5 | ![]() |
Cooper-Alta | +21.8s | 7 |
6 | ![]() |
Cooper-Bristol | +25.6s | 6 |
7 | ![]() |
HWM-Alta | +29.6s | 5 |
8 | ![]() |
Aston Butterworth | +38.2s | 8 |
9 | ![]() |
HWM-Alta | +1:15.4 | 10 |
10 | ![]() |
Alta F2 | +1 lap | 9 |
Ret | ![]() |
Connaught-Lea Francis | 1 lap, crash | 11 |
References※
- ^ "1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ "III Coronation Trophy 1953". the-fastlane.co.uk.com. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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