1953 Formula Libre Races
6 Apr | Chichester Cup, Goodwood |
6 Apr | Glover Trophy, Goodwood |
12 Apr | Winfield JC, Charterhall |
18 Apr | WHDCC Trophy, Ibsley |
18 Apr | AMOC Trophy, Snetterton |
13 May | Tampere |
23 May | WJC Trophy, Charterhall |
30 May | Coronation Trophy, Snetterton |
27 Jun | WECC Trophy, Snetterton |
18 Jul | Grand Prix Support, Silverstone |
25 Jul | AMOC Trophy, Snetterton |
25 Jul | USA Invitation Race, Snetterton |
1 Aug | West Essex CC, Snetterton |
3 Aug | BMCLCC Trophy, Thruxton |
15 Aug | WJC Trophy, Charterhall |
12 Sep | AMOC Trophy, Snetterton |
26 Sep | Woodcote Cup, Goodwood |
26 Sep | Goodwood Trophy, Goodwood |
3 Oct | Hastings Trophy, Castle Combe |
10 Oct | Silverstone |
V Chichester Cup
6 April 1953 - Goodwood: 12.00 miles (5 laps x 2.40 miles)
1 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM 9m03.4, 127.91 kph
2 Ken Wharton BRM P15 9m04.2
3 Ron Flockhart ERA D-Type 9m07.4
4 Reg Parnell BRM P15
5 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 9m33.0
6 Ken McAlpine Connaught A-Type 9m39.4
7 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta 9m42.2
8 John Coombs Connaught A-Type 10m01.8
9 John Sparrowe Cooper-Bristol T20 10m03.4
10 Archie Bryde Cooper-Bristol T20 10m06.6
11 Frank Curtis HWM-Alta 10m38.2
Fastest Lap: Ken Wharton, 1m46.2s
Richmond Formula Libre Race for the Glover Trophy
6 April 1953 - Goodwood: 36.00 miles (15 laps x 2.40 miles)
1 Ken Wharton BRM P15 23m53.0
2 Piero Taruffi Ferrari Thinwall 23m59.0
3 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM 24m15.8
4 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 24m47.4
5 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 24m57.0
6 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 25m08.6
7 Ron Flockhart ERA D-Type 23m59.6, 14 laps
Fastest Lap: Wharton, 1m33.8s (92.31mph)
Winfield JC
12 April 1953 - Charterhall: 48.27 km (3.218 km x 15 laps)
1 Ron Flockhart ERA R4D 15 laps
2 Ninian Sanderson Cooper-Bristol T23
3 A.W.Birrell ERA B-Type
R Jock McBain Cooper-Bristol 6 laps/Engine
WHDCC Trophy
18 April 1953 - Ibsley: 31.4 miles (15 laps x 2.09 miles)
1 I M M Stewart Connaught 24m18.3s, 77.55mph
2 Ninian Sanderson Cooper-Bristol 25m21.4s
3 Sidney H Allard Allard 25m21.6s
4 James Scott-Douglas Jaguar XK120C
R Jimmy Stewart Jaguar XK120C
R John Habin Maserati 4CL
R Fred Tuck spin off
Fastest Lap: I M M Stewart, 1m35.6s (78.85mph)
AMOC Trophy
18 April 1953 - Snetterton: 43.616 km (4.362 km x 10 laps)
1 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol 18m44.2s, 86.46mph
2 Roy Salvadori Ferrari 18m50.2s
3 Eric Thompson Connaught 19m08.4s
4 Bob Gerrard Cooper-Bristol 19m10.4s
R Ron Flockhart ERA R4D differential
? Duncan Hamilton Talbot-Lago
? Tony Gaze Maserati
Fastest Lap: Ken Wharton, 1m50.8s (87.72mph)
13 May 1953 - Tampere
1 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol
2 Erik Lundgren Ford Special
WJC Trophy
23 May 1953 - Charterhall:
1 Ron Flockhart ERA 81.4mph
2 Bob Gerrard ERA
3 Ken Wharton BRM
4 Bobbie Baird Ferrari
R 10 Jimmy Stewart Jaguar XK120C
Fastest Lap: Ken Wharton, 1m24.8s
Coronation Trophy
30 May 1953 - Snetterton: 43.616 km (4.362 km x 10 laps)
1 Ian Stewart Connaught 19m03.8, 84.98mph/136.76kph
= Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol 19m03.8
3 A Brown Cooper-Bristol 19m13.4
4 Leslie Marr Connaught 19m36
R Tony Gaze Maserati 3 laps
R Geoff Richardson RRA 2 laps/spin
R Bob Baird Ferrari 2 laps/hit marker barrel
Fastest Lap: Ian Stewart, 1m51.6s (87.08mph)
WECC Trophy
27 June 1953 - Snetterton: 43.61 km (4.361 km x 10 laps)
1 Roy Salvadori Connaught 18m45.8s, 86.34mph/138.95kph
2 Ken McAlpine Connaught 18m54.2
3 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol 19m14.8
Fastest Lap: Roy Salvadori, 1m50.4s (88.04mph)
Grand Prix Support Race
18 July 1953 - Silverstone: 80.08 km (4.711 km x 17 laps)
1 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari Thin Wall 30m50.8s, 96.79mph/155.77kph
2 Juan Manuel Fangio BRM 31m02
3 Ken Wharton BRM 31m34
4 Ron Flockhart ERA 32m08.6
5 Geoff Richardson RRA 31m40.2, 16 laps
6 Anthony G Whitehead ERA 31m40.2, 16 laps
7 Louis Rosier Ferrari 32m12.8, 16 laps
8 Horace H Gould Cooper-Bristol 32m42.8, 16 laps
9 Jock S Somervail Cooper-Bristol 32m45.8, 16 laps
10 Fred Tuck Maserati 31m56, 15 laps
11 H A Richards HAR 32m28.4, 13 laps
Fastest Lap: Giuseppe Farina, 1m45.2s (100.16mph)
AMOC Trophy
25 July 1953 - Snetterton: 65.425 km (4.362 km x 15 laps)
1 Ken Wharton BRM 27m23.8s, 88.79mph/142.89kph
2 Ron Flockhart ERA 27m44.6
3 Tony Rolt Connaught 28m24.4
4 Geoffrey Richardson RRA 28m49.4
Fastest Lap: Ken Wharton, 1m47.4s (90.50mph)
USA Invitation Race
25 July 1953 - Snetterton: 43.62 km (4.362 km x 10 laps)
1 Ken Wharton BRM 18m27.2s, 87.79mph/141.28kph
2 Leslie Marr Connaught 19m47.8
3 Ron Flockhart ERA 20m23.4
4 B Wyatt Frazer-Nash 9 laps
Fastest Lap: Ken Wharton and Ron Flockhart, 1m48s (90.00mph)
Bobbie Baird was killed during morning practice.
West Essex CC
1 August 1953 - Snetterton: 30.534 km (4.362 km x 7 laps)
1 Leslie Marr Connaught A-Type 14m12.8, 128.9 kph
2 B.Wyatt Frazer Nash-Bristol 14m28.0
3 P.Woozley Allard 14m28.2
BMCLCC Trophy
3 August 1953 - Thruxton: 132.78 km (4.426 km x 30 laps)
1 Tony Rolt Connaught 60m22.8s, 82.17mph/132.24kph
2 P D C Walker Cooper ERA
3 Jimmy Stewart Jaguar
Fastest Lap: Tony Rolt, 1m58.4s (83.84mph)
II Newcastle Journal Trophy
15 August 1953 - Charterhall: 160.946 km (3.219 km x 50 laps)
1 Ken Wharton BRM 1h12m33.2, 82.7mph/133.1kph
2 Tony Rolt Connaught 49 laps
3 Jack Fairman/Roy Salvadori Connaught 48 laps
4 Ninian Sanderson Cooper-Bristol 48 laps
R Giuseppe Farina Ferrari Thinwall Special '010-375' ignition
R Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta
R Cliff Davis Maserati
R Ron Flockhart ERA R4D
R Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type
R Geoff Richardson RRA
Fastest Lap: Ken Wharton, 1m24s (85.71mph)
AMOC Trophy
12 September 1953 - Snetterton: 43.616 km (4.362 km x 10 laps)
1 Ron Flockhart ERA 18m45.8s, 86.34mph /138.95kph
2 R Thompson Connaught 19m05.8
3 Peter N Whitehead Cooper-Alta 19m09.2
4 Graham Whitehead ERA B
5 George Abecassis HWM
R Guy Jason-Henry Connaught A-Type fuel injection
? Les Leston Cooper Mk VI
Fastest Lap: Flockhart, 1m49.8s (88.52mph)
Woodcote Cup
26 September 1953 - Goodwood: 12.00 miles (2.40 miles x 5 laps)
1 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari Thinwall 7m49.2s, 92.11mph
2 Juan Manuel Fangio BRM P15 8m05.4
3 Ken Wharton BRM P15 8m17.6
4 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta 8m23.4
5 F R Gerrard Cooper-Bristol 8m30.6
6 Geoff Richardson RRA 8m42.6
7 Guy Jason-Henry Connaught
8 J R McBain Cooper-Bristol
9 Leslie Marr Connaught
Fastest Lap: Hawthorn, 1m32.0s
Goodwood Trophy
26 September 1953 - Goodwood: 36.00 miles (2.40 miles x 15 laps)
1 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari Thinwall 23m17.8s, 92.70mph
2 Ken Wharton BRM P15 23m40.8
3 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 23m21.2, 14 laps
4 Graham Whitehead ERA B 23m37.2, 14 laps
5 Roy Salvadori Connaught 23m41.0, 14 laps
6 Horace H Gould Cooper-Bristol 24m05.4, 14 laps
7 Jock A Somervail Cooper-Bristol
8 Lesle Marr Connaught
9 Guy Jason-Henry Connaught
R Juan Manuel Fangio BRM P15 12 laps/gearbox
R Geoff Richardson RRA 9 laps/spark plugs
R Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta 3 laps/oil pressure
Fastest Lap: Hawthorn, 1m31.4s
Hastings Trophy
3 October 1953 - Castle Combe: 27.3 miles (1.82 miles x 15 laps)
1 Ken Wharton BRM V16 18m55.8s, 87.4mph
2 Bob Gerrard ERA 19m24.6
3 Horace H Gould Cooper-Bristol 19m25.4
4 Tony Rolt Connaught
Fastest Lap: Ken Wharton, 1m11.8s (89.77mph)
10 October 1953 - Silverstone: 15 laps
1 Leslie Marr Connaught A-Type 15 laps
2 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol
M.Head Jaguar XK120C
D.C.Truman Jaguar XK120C