III Gran Premio di Siracusa 22 March 1953 - Syracuse: 431.979 km (5.400 km x 80 laps) 1 8 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM '2038' 2h57m31, 148.10 kph 2 4 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 2h58m50, 77 laps 3 16 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-3-53' 2h59m15, 74 laps 4 14 Eric Brandon Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-3-52' 2h59m35, 74 laps 5 6 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 2h59m55, 74 laps NC 30 Charles de Tornaco Ferrari 500 '208-F2' NC 18 Giovanni de Riu Maserati 4CLT/48 '1601' NC 22 Mario Raffaeli Ferrari 166C '50-1' Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari (Ferrari 500), 2:05.0, 158.07 kph Did Not Finish 2 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 500 '4' 61 laps/mechanical 26 Mike Hawthorn/Alberto Ascari Ferrari 500 '3' 57 laps/valves 24 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 500 '5' 37 laps/valves 28 Sergio Mantovani Maserati A6GCM '2046' 36 laps/crash 10 Tom Cole Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-2-53' 36 laps/crash 12 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 500 '6' 3 laps/valves Did Not Appear 20 Maserati A6GCM entry withdrawn Starting Grid (3-2-3): 1 Ascari 2 Farina 3 Villoresi 4 de Graffenried 5 Hawthorn 6 Cole 7 Chiron 8 Whitehead 9 Brandon 10 Nuckey 11 Mantovani 12 de Riu 13 Raffaeli 14 de Tornaco === XIV Grand Prix de Pau 6 April 1953 - Pau: 3 hour endurance race of a 2.834 km circuit 1 6 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 500 '5' 106 laps, 97.32 kph 2 10 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 500 '1' 105 laps 3 22 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0031' 102 laps 4 28 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 102 laps 5 12 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 101 laps 6 26 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 99 laps 7 32 Nello Pagani Maserati A6GCM '2032' 98 laps 8 14 Roger Laurent Ferrari 500 '208-F2' 96 laps NC 30 Eugene Martin Jicey-Veritas 81 laps Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari (Ferrari 500), 1:38.9, 100.58 kph Did Not Finish 20 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0032' 75 laps 16 Johnny Claes Connaught A-Type 'A4' 65 laps/spin and stall 24 Andre Simon Gordini T16 '16-0033' 44 laps/driver ill 8 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 500 '3' 33 laps/crash 18 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0034' 6 laps/crash Did Not Appear 2 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 4 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta Starting Grid (3-2-3): 3 Hawthorn 2 Farina 1 Ascari 1:40.2 1:39.3 1:39.2 5 Trintignant 4 Behra 1:41.4 1:41.0 8 Claes 7 Bayol 6 Chiron 1:44.3 1:44.2 1:42.8 10 Rosier 9 Simon 1:44.7 1:44.3 13 Pagani 12 Laurent 11 Schell 1:51.1 1:49.2 1:46.1 14 Martin 1:51.4 === V Lavant Cup 6 April 1953 - Goodwood: 27.039 km (3.863 km x 7 laps) 1 5 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM '2038' 11m30.6, 141.04 kph 2 26 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'A7' 11m43.2 3 8 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 11m50.0 4 25 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught A-Type 'A1' 11m53.4 5 15 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 12m00.0 6 30 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 12m04.2 7 6 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta Special 12m05.6 8 16 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-4-53' 12m06.4 9 21 Bobbie Baird Ferrari 500 '188-F2' 12m12.0 10 27 John Coombs Connaught A-Type 'A8' 12m13.8 11 34 James Scott-Douglas Connaught A-Type 'A6' 12m18.0 12 35 Jimmy Stewart Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-6-52' 12m23.8 13 41 John Sparrowe Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-5-52' 12m34.2 14 43 Leslie Marr Connaught A-Type 'A5' 12m34.6 15 9 Paul Emery Cooper-Alfa Romeo T23 'CB-7-53' 6 laps Fastest Lap: Roy Salvadori (Connaught A-Type), 1:36.6, 143.95 kph Did Not Finish 28 Eric Brandon Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-3-52' 39 Frank Curtis HWM-Alta 37 Archie Bryde Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-1-52' 40 Mike Christie Kieft-JAP 1100 Did Not Start 32 Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta 34 James Scott-Douglas Connaught A-Type 'A6' Did Not Appear 42 John Webb Turner-Lea Francis reserve entry 44 Horace Richards HAR-Riley reserve entry Qualifying (4-3-4): 1 26 Roy Salvadori Connaught Engineering Connaught A-Type 1m35.4 2 5 Emmanuel de Graffenried Baron de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM 1m35.6 3 21 Bobbie Baird Saipa Modena Ferrari 500 1m37.8 4 8 Tony Rolt R.R.C.Walker Racing Team Connaught A-Type 1m38.0 5 16 Bob Gerard F.R.Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 1m38.4 6 25 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Connaught A-Type 1m38.6 7 15 Peter Whitehead Atlantic Stable Cooper-Alta T24 1m39.8 8 27 John Coombs Connaught Engineering Connaught A-Type 1m40.4 9 30 Ken Wharton Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 1m41.6 10 32 Duncan Hamilton HW Motors HWM-Alta 1m41.6 11 34 James Scott-Douglas Ecurie Ecosse Connaught A-Type 1m45.2 12 40 Mike Christie M.A.Christie Kieft-JAP 1100 1m45.8 13 37 Archie Bryde A.H.M.Bryde Cooper-Bristol T20 1m48.6 14 35 Jimmy Stewart Ecurie Ecosse Cooper-Bristol T20 1m48.8 15 43 Leslie Marr Leslie Marr Connaught A-Type 16 41 John Sparrowe Fraser-Hartwell Syndicate Cooper-Bristol T20 1m53.0 17 39 Frank Curtis J.Heath HWM-Alta 18 6 Stirling Moss Cooper Car Co Cooper-Alta Special 19 9 Paul Emery Equipe Anglaise Cooper-Alfa Romeo T23 20 28 Eric Brandon Cooper Car Co Cooper-Bristol T20 === III Grand Prix de Bordeaux 3 May 1953 - Bordeaux: 294.724 km (2.456 km x 120 laps) 1 4 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 500 '5' 2h58m59.5, 101.35 kph 2 8 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 500 '6' 2h59m48.9 3 24 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati A6GCM/53 '2048' 2h59m41.8, 116 laps 4 22 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0031' 3h00m33.0, 115 laps 5 32 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 2h59m29.5, 113 laps 6 16 Johnny Claes Connaught A-Type 'A4' 2h59m10.6, 112 laps 7 18 Roberto Mieres Gordini T16 '16-0034' 2h59m09.9, 108 laps NC 12 "B.Bira" HWM-Alta '2-53' 2h58m33.9, 107 laps Fastest Lap: Giuseppe Farina (Ferrari 500), 1:24.6, 104.60 kph Did Not Finish 28 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM '2038' 101 laps/rear axle 10 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '1-53' 80 laps/electric starter 2 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 75 laps/gear selector DQ 30 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 67 laps/push start/disqualified 20 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0032' 62 laps/half shaft 6 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 500 '3' 57 laps/gear selector 14 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta '3-53' 26 laps/oil on clutch 26 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 26 laps/clutch Starting Grid (3-2-3): 3 Trintignant 2 Ascari 1 Villoresi 1:24.2 1:23.7 1:23.6 5 Chiron 4 Farina 1:25.6 1:24.2 8 Fangio 7 Rosier 6 Bayol 1:27.0 1:26.9 1:26.6 10 Whitehead 9 de Graffenried 1:27.4 1:27.5 13 Mieres 12 Macklin 11 Giraud-Cabantous 1:28.2 1:27.9 1:26.3 15 Schell 14 "Bira" 1:30.9 1:29.1 16 Claes 1:34.7 === V BRDC International Trophy 9 May 1953 - Silverstone: 162.684 km (4.648 km x 35 laps) Final 2x69.722 km (4.648 km x 15 laps) Heats Heat 1 1 29 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM '2038' 28m59, 146.28 kph 2 7 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta Special 29m04 3 47 "B.Bira" Maserati A6GCM '2034' 29m21 4 5 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 29m27 5 17 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught A-Type 'A1' 29m54 6 15 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 29m55 7 21 Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta '3-53' 30m13 8 35 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-4-53' 30m42 (inc. 60s penalty for false start) = 11 James Scott-Douglas Connaught A-Type 'A6' 30m42 10 41 Eric Brandon Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-3-52' 30m59 11 45 Jacques Swaters Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-8-53' 14 laps 12 19 Johnny Claes Connaught A-Type 'A4' 14 laps 13 37 Horace Richards HAR-Riley 14 laps 14 25 Frank Curtis HWM-Alta '1-53' 14 laps 15 9 Tom Cole Ferrari 500 '208-F2' 14 laps Fastest Lap: Emmanuel de Graffenried & Stirling Moss, 1:54, 148.76 kph Did Not Finish 43 Geoff Richardson RRA-Riley 12 laps 1 Roberto Mieres Gordini T16 '16-0034' 10 laps/transmission 3 Hans Stuck AFM-Kuchen '4' 6 laps/engine 31 Joe Kelly Alta-Bristol GP 'GP-3' 3 laps/crash damage 33 Bill Aston Aston-Butterworth 'NB-41' 2 laps/oil leak Heat 2 1 12 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 500 '1' 28m23, 149.37 kph 2 36 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 28m24 3 18 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'A7' 29m13 4 10 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 29m23 5 16 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 29m32 6 28 Bobbie Baird Ferrari 500 '188-F2' 29m41 7 4 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0032' 29m42 8 24 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '2-53' 29m42.2 9 2 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0032' 14 laps/transmission 10 22 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '1-52' 14 laps 11 14 Ninian Sanderson Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-6-52' 14 laps 12 32 Archie Bryde Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-1-52' 14 laps 13 44 Gerry Dunham DHS-Rover 14 laps 14 42 John Webb Turner-Lea Francis 13 laps Fastest Lap: Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari 500), 1:51, 152.79 kph Did Not Finish 30 Leslie Marr Connaught A-Type 'A5' 20 John Coombs Connaught A-Type 'A8' 6 laps/radiator Final 1 12 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 500 '1' 1h06m36, 148.54 kph 2 18 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'A7' 1h06m48 5 3 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 1h07m18 4 47 "B.Bira" Maserati A6GCM '2034' 1h08m13 5 36 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 1h08m27 6 35 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-4-53' 1h08m30 7 17 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught A-Type 'A1' 34 laps 8 10 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 34 laps 9 7 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta Special 34 laps 10 15 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 34 laps 11 24 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '2-53' 34 laps 12 21 Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta '3-53' 34 laps 13 28 Bobbie Baird Ferrari 500 '188-F2' 34 laps 14 14 Ninian Sanderson Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-6-52' 33 laps 15 19 Johnny Claes Connaught A-Type 'A4' 33 laps 16 45 Jacques Swaters Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-8-53' 33 laps 17 11 Ian Stewart Connaught A-Type 'A6' 32 laps 18 41 Eric Brandon Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-3-52' 32 laps 19 42 John Webb Turner-Lea Francis 32 laps 20 25 Frank Curtis HWM-Alta '1-53' 31 laps 21 44 Gerry Dunham DHS-Rover 31 laps Fastest Lap: Emmanuel de Graffenried & Mike Hawthorn, 1:51, 152.79 kph Did Not Finish 32 Archie Bryde Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-1-52' 18 laps/fire 29 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM '2038' 16 laps/withdrawn 16 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 16 laps/fuel tank 2 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0032' 8 laps/wheel off 22 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '1-52' 8 laps 37 Horace Richards HAR-Riley 4 laps/clutch Did Not Start 8 Alan Brown Cooper-Alfa Romeo T23 'CB-7-53' 26 Bill Skelly Frazer Nash FN56 '421/100/180S' 34 Tony Crook Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-9-52' 38 John Lyons Connaught A-Type 'AL9' 39 Andre Loens Kieft-Butterworth 40 Paul Emery Emeryson-Alta === VI Gran Premio di Napoli 10 May 1953 - Posillipo: 246.022 km (4.100 km x 60 laps) 1 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 500 '3' 2h12m17.10, 111.58 kph 2 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati A6GCM/53 '2048' 2h12m35.41 3 Jose Froilan Gonzalez Maserati A6GCM '2041' 2h12m39.63 4 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 500 '6' 2h13m09.10, 59 laps 5 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 500 '5' 2h12m21.01, 55 laps NC Raffaele Argenziano Paganelli-Fiat 1100 2h14m42.60, 52 laps Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari (Ferrari 500), 2:07.7, 115.59 kph Did Not Finish Mario d'Apuzzio Camen-Fiat 22 laps/stub axle Giuseppe Ruggiero Maserati A6GCS 4 laps Starting Grid (3-2-3): 3 Fangio 2 Ascari 1 Farina 5 Villoresi 4 Gonzalez 8 Ruggiero 7 d'Apuzzio 6 Argenziano === VII Ulster Trophy 16 May 1953 - Dundrod: 167.191 km (11.942 km x 14 laps) Final 2x119.422 km (11.942 km x 10 laps) Heats Heat 1 1 28 Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta '3-53' 52m32, 136.32 kph 2 32 Stirling Moss Connaught A-Type 'A3' 52m41 3 7 Jimmy Somervail Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-3-52' 54m47 4 18 Jock Lawrence Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-6-52' 10 laps 5 30 John Lyons Connaught A-Type 'AL9' 10 laps 6 34 Geoff Richardson RRA-Riley 10 laps 7 16 Gerry Dunham DHS-Rover 10 laps 8 2 Joe Kelly Alta-Bristol GP 'GP-3' 9 laps 9 35 Horace Richards HAR-Riley 9 laps 10 24 Ottorino Volonterio Maserati 4CLT/48 '1601' 9 laps Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss (Connaught A-Type), 4:56, 145.16 kph Did Not Finish 8 Archie Bryde Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-1-52' 0 laps/carburettor 33 Dick Odlum Frazer Nash FN55 '421/200/179' 0 laps/mechanical Heat 2 1 1 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 500 '1' 50m24, 142.08 kph 2 39 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 50m31 3 36 Bobbie Baird Ferrari 500 '188-F2' 50m32 4 4 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 10 laps 5 14 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 10 laps 6 9 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'A7' 10 laps 7 17 James Scott-Douglas Connaught A-Type 'A6' 10 laps 8 5 Graham Whitehead Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-8-53' 10 laps 9 37 Torrie Large Alta F2 'F2-1' 9 laps 10 10 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught A-Type 'A1' 9 laps Fastest Lap: Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari 500), 4:54, 146.16 kph Did Not Finish 12 Jacques Swaters Ferrari 500 '208-F2' magneto 6 "B.Bira" Maserati A6GCM '2034' axle casing 26 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '1-53' 2 laps/misfire 27 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '2-53' 2 laps/withdrawn 25 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM '2038' 1 lap/rear axle Final 1 1 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 500 '1' 1h12m01.6, 139.20 kph 2 39 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 1h13m15.0 3 36 Bobbie Baird Ferrari 500 '188-F2' 1h13m48.1 4 4 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 1h15m15.0 5 14 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 1h15m41.6 6 28 Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta '3-53' 1h15m58.0 7 5 Graham Whitehead Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-8-53' 1h16m44.8 8 10 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught A-Type 'A1' 1h16m57.6 9 18 Jock Lawrence Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-6-52' 1h17m06.0 10 34 Geoff Richardson RRA-Riley 1h17m07.0 11 7 Jimmy Somervail Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-3-52' 1h15m27.0, 13 laps 12 17 James Scott-Douglas Connaught A-Type 'A6' 1h15m42.4, 13 laps 13 37 Torrie Large Alta F2 'F2-1' 1h18m33.4, 13 laps 14 35 Horace Richards HAR-Riley 1h17m09.0, 12 laps Fastest Lap: Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari 500), 5:00, 143.23 kph Did Not Finish 9 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'A7' 8 laps/rear axle 16 Gerry Dunham DHS-Rover 1 lap/engine 2 Joe Kelly Alta-Bristol GP 'GP-3' 1 lap/valve Did Not Start 32 Stirling Moss Connaught A-Type 'A3' gearbox 30 John Lyons Connaught A-Type 'AL9' front suspension 12 Jacques Swaters Ferrari 500 '208-F2' magneto 38 John Webb Turner-Lea Francis DNS Heat 1 Did Not Appear 3 Bill Aston Aston-Butterworth 11 John Coombs Connaught A-Type 15 Frank Curtis HWM-Alta 19 Alan Brown Cooper-Alfa Romeo T23 20 Paul Emery Emeryson-Alta 21 Jean Behra Gordini T16 22 Harry Schell Gordini T16 23 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 29 Georges de Kando Veritas 31 Leslie Marr Connaught A-Type === XXIII GP des Frontieres 24 May 1953 - Chimay: 216.537 km (10.827 km x 20 laps) 1 2 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0033' 1h25m59.5, 151.39 kph 2 34 Roger Laurent Ferrari 500 '208-F2' 1h27m11.0 3 4 Fred Wacker Gordini T16 '16-0035' 1h28m27.4 4 8 Hans Stuck AFM-Kuchen V8 'AFM-4' 19 laps 5 26 Georges Berger Simca-Gordini T15 '0015-GC' 18 laps/mechanical NC 32 Johnny Claes Connaught A-Type 'A4' 17 laps/crash NC 38 Roger Meunier Jicey-BMW 17 laps/retired NC 12 Paul Delabarre BMW Speciale 17 laps NC Legat 16 laps/mechanical NC Fischer 16 laps Fastest Lap: Maurice Trintignant (Gordini T16), 4:11, 155.91 kph Did Not Finish 36 Henri Oreiller Veritas RS 14 laps/crash/fire 30 Marcel Masuy Veritas RS 13 laps/mechanical 16 Serge Nersessian BMW Speciale 9 laps/mechanical 23 Willi Heeks Veritas Meteor 5 laps/mechanical 1 "B.Bira" Maserati A6GCM '2034' 3 laps/crash 24 Ernest Loof Veritas Meteor 2 laps/mechanical 28 Camille Chard'Homme BMW Speciale 2 laps/mechanical 14 Georges Mulnard Monnier Speciale 0 laps/gearbox 6 Jacques Pollet Simca-Gordini T15 '0006-GC' 0 laps/crankshaft 18 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-5-53' 0 laps/mechanical Did Not Appear 20 John Lyons Connaught A-Type 40 Bill Aston Aston-Butterworth 42 Andre Pilette Gordini 16 44 Jacques Swaters Cooper-Bristol T23 === III Coronation Trophy 25 May 1953 - Crystal Palace: 3x21.728 km (2.173 km x 10 laps), 2xHeats, 1xFinal Heat 1 1 11 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 11m47.4, 113.92 kph 2 19 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 11m48.0 3 5 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '2-53' 12m06.2 4 7 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta Special 12m15.0 5 25 Bill Aston Aston-Butterworth 'NB-41' 12m35.0 6 9 Torrie Large Alta F2 'F2-1' 13m38.0 Fastest Lap: Tony Rolt (Connaught A-Type), 1:08.8, 116.25 kph Did Not Finish 21 Archie Bryde Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-1-52' 8 laps/mechanical Did Not Start 23 Paul Emery Emeryson-Alta Heat 2 1 12 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 12m00.8, 111.70 kph 2 4 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '1-53' 12m12.2 3 12 Graham Whitehead Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-8-53' 12m12.8 4 6 Jack Fairman HWM-Alta '3-53' 12m47.0 5 18 Leslie Marr Connaught A-Type 'A5' 12m47.4 Fastest Lap: Peter Whitehead (Cooper-Alta T24), 1:08.6, 117.30 kph Did Not Finish 16 John Barber Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-1-53' 8 Bobbie Baird Ferrari 500 '188-F2' 3 laps/crash 14 Tony Crook Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-9-52' 2 laps 56 Donald Bennett Cooper-Vincent T19 0 laps/chain drive 17 Alan Brown Cooper-Alfa Romeo T23 'CB-7-53' 0 laps/fuel pump Final 1 11 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 11m42.2, 114.72 kph 2 19 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 11m44.2 3 10 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 11m56.2 4 5 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '2-53' 11m56.8 5 7 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta Special 12m04.0 6 12 Graham Whitehead Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-8-53' 12m07.8 7 4 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '1-53' 12m11.8 8 25 Bill Aston Aston-Butterworth 'NB-41' 12m20.4 9 6 Jack Fairman HWM-Alta '3-53' 12m57.6 10 9 Torrie Large Alta F2 'F2-1' 9 laps Fastest Lap: Tony Rolt (Connaught A-Type), 1:08.8, 117.06 kph Did Not Finish 18 Leslie Marr Connaught A-Type 'A5' 1 lap/crash === XVII Internationales ADAC Eifelrennen 31 May 1953 - Nürburgring: 159.543 km (22.81 km x 7 laps 1 17 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM/53 '2038' 1h24m32.0, 113.24 kph 2 12 Paul Frere HWM-Alta '3-53' 1h24m33.7 3 11 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '2-53' 1h24m48.3 4 34 Kurt Adolff Ferrari 500 '184-F2' 1h25m25.5 5 35 Edgar Barth EMW 1h28m48.5 6 8 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta Special 1h29m03.9 7 24 Theo Helfrich Veritas RS 1h29m52.8 8 22 Wolfgang Seidel Veritas RS 1h30m47.8 9 9 Fred Wacker Gordini T16 '16-0035' 1h32m30.2 10 33 Hans Blees AFM-BMW 1h33m17.0 11 19 "B.Bira" Maserati A6GCM '2034' 1h38m55.9 12 32 Adolff Lang Veritas RS 7 laps Fastest Lap: Emmanuel de Graffenried (Maserati A6GCM/53), 11:24.3, 115.95 kph Did Not Finish 10 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '1-53' magneto 14 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-5-53' 20 Paul Pietsch Maserati A6GCM '2033' 18 Francisco Landi Maserati A6GCM '2032' 21 Hans Stuck AFM-Kuchen '4' 30 Hans Klenk Veritas Meteor 31 Hans Herrmann Veritas RS 23 Willi Heeks Veritas Meteor 29 Ernst Lautenschlager Veritas RS Did Not Appear 15 Georges de Kando Veritas RS 16 Melvin Stickney Veritas RS 25 Clemens Sandgathe BMW Eigenbau 26 Oswald Karch Veritas RS 27 Willi Sturzebecher Veritas RS 28 Ludwig Fischer AFM-BMW 36 Max Becker Veritas Meteor === XV Grand Prix de l'Albigeois 31 May 1953 - Albi: 89.534 km (8.953 km x 10 laps) x 2 Heats 161.162 km (8.953 km x 18 laps) Final Formula 2 Heat 1 2 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '0186-F2' 33m41.4, 158.19 kph 2 8 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 34m05.9 3 10 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 34m34.1 4 6 Roberto Mieres Gordini T16 '16-0032' 34m35.4 5 12 Tom Cole Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-9-53' 35m12.6 6 16 Charles de Tornaco Ferrari 500 '208-F2' 36m07.7 7 14 Johnny Claes Connaught A-Type 'A4' 36m41.8 8 18 John Lyons Connaught A-Type 'AL9' 36m53.5 Fastest Lap: Roberto Mieres (Gordini T16), 3:14.3, 164.82 kph Did Not Finish 4 Harry Schell Gordini 16 '16-0031' 8 laps/spark plugs Did Not Appear 20 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23 Formula 1 Heat 1 7 Juan Manuel Fangio BRM V16 Type 15 '151' 29m57.8, 178.15 kph 2 9 Ken Wharton BRM V16 Type 15 '153' 31m09.3 3 5 Louis Rosier Ferrari 375 '52-2' 32m04.4 4 15 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0034' 32m08.3 5 11 Froilan Gonzalez BRM V16 Type 15 '152' 32m50.3 6 17 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago T26C-DA '110053' 9 laps 7 21 Giovanni de Riu Maserati 4CLT/48 9 laps Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio (BRM V16 Type 15), 2:52.2, 186.01 kph Did Not Finish 19 Duncan Hamilton Talbot-Lago T26C '110011' 8 laps/gearbox 3 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 375 '375-1' 5 laps/engine 1 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 375 '375-4' 3 laps/gearbox Final 1 5 Louis Rosier Ferrari 375 '52-2' 56m36.8, 169.72 kph 2 11 Froilan Gonzalez BRM V16 Type 15 57m07.8 3 15 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0034' 58m30.6 4 6 Roberto Mieres Gordini T16 '16-0032' 56m38.3, 17 laps 5 10 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 56m51.5, 17 laps 6 14 Johnny Claes Connaught A-Type 'A4' (F2) 58m37.2, 17 laps 7 12 Tom Cole Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-9-53' Fastest Lap: Ken Wharton (BRM V16 Type 15), 2:58.9, 180.03 kph Did Not Finish 16 Charles de Tornaco Ferrari 500 '208-F2' 11 laps/engine 9 Ken Wharton BRM V16 Type 15 '153' 11 laps/crash 7 Juan Manuel Fangio BRM V16 Type 15 '151' 9 laps/brakes 17 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago T26C-DA '110053' 9 laps/mechanical 8 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 2 laps/clutch === III Grand Prix de Rouen-les-Essarts 28 June 1953 - Rouen: 306.023 km (5.100 km x 60 laps) 1 2 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 500 '4' 2h15m05.8, 135.92 kph 2 4 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 500 '1' 2h15m07.0 3 6 Philippe Etancelin Talbot-Lago T26C-DA '110054' 2h16m47.6, 57 laps 4 14 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0032' (F2) 2h17m23.6, 57 laps 5 8 'Levegh' Talbot-Lago T26C '110005' 2h15m07.9, 56 laps 6 28 Georges Grignard Talbot-Lago T26C-DA '110051' 2h15m24.3, 56 laps 7 20 Louis Rosier Ferrari 375 '375-5' 2h16m02.3, 56 laps 8 18 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-4-53' 2h15m34.5, 56 laps 9 26 John Lyons Connaught A-Type 'AL9' 2h15m09.0, 54 laps NC 16 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta Special 2h15m44.2, 53 laps Fastest Lap: Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari 625), 2:12.8, 138.27 kph Did Not Finish 12 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0031' 30 laps/rear axle 24 Johnny Claes Connaught A-Type 'A4' 27 laps/rear axle 10 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0033' 19 laps/steering 30 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago T26C '110009' 4 laps/transmission 34 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 0 laps/gearbox Did Not Start 32 Ottorino Volonterio Maserati 4CLT/48 Did Not Appear 22 "B.Bira" Maserati A6GCM Starting Grid (3-2-3): 3 Trintignant 2 Hawthorn 1 Farina 2:13.5 2:13.3 2:12.2 5 Behra 4 Rosier 2:18.4 2:15.1 8 Lyons 7 Schell 6 Bayol 2:21.5 2:19.6 2:18.5 10 Etancelin 9 Grignard 2:23.9 2:21.9 13 Giraud-Cabantous 12 Moss 11 'Levegh' 2:27.0 2:25.1 2:25.0 15 Claes 14 Gerard 2:34.3 2:28.1 === I Crystal Palace Trophy 11 July 1953 - Crystal Palace: 33.557 km (2.237 km x 15 laps) 1 1 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 17m23.4, 115.78 kph 2 8 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'A7' 15 laps 3 14 Les Leston Cooper-JAP T26 15 laps 4 11 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '1-53' 15 laps 5 7 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 15 laps 6 12 Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta '3-53' 15 laps 7 5 Bill Aston Aston-Butterworth 'NB-41' 8 6 Austen Nurse HWM-Alta 9 4 John Webb Turner-Lea Francis 10 3 Paul Emery Emeryson-Aston Martin Fastest Lap: Roy Salvadori (Connaught A-Type), 1:08.0, 118.44 kph Did Not Finish 16 Donald Bennett Cooper-Vincent T18 9 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught A-Type 'A1' Did Not Appear 2 Jock Somervail Cooper-Bristol T20 10 Cliff Davis Connaught A-Type 15 Les Leston Cooper-JAP T26 Drove #14 Starting Grid (3x3x3): 3 Leston 2 Salvadori 1 Rolt 6 McAlpine 5 Whitehead 4 Macklin 9 Nurse 8 Aston 7 Hamilton 12 Webb 11 Bennett 10 Emery === IX Internationales Avusrennen 12 July 1953 - AVUS: 207.508 km (8.300 km x 25 laps) 1 18 Jacques Swaters Ferrari 500 '208-F2' 1h05m03.3, 189.27 kph 2 30 Hans Klenk Veritas Meteor 1h07m45.8 3 24 Theo Helfrich Veritas RS 1h07m59.2 4 21 Hans Herrmann Veritas RS 24 laps 5 16 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-3-53' 24 laps 6 10 Johnny Claes Connaught A-Type 'A4' 24 laps 7 31 Ernst Klodwig BMW-Eigenbau 24 laps NC 29 Ernst Lautenschlager Veritas RS 21 laps NC 15 Maurice Monnier Monnier-Bristol 21 laps Fastest Lap: Theo Helfrich (Veritas RS), 2:31.9, 196.71 kph Did Not Finish 34 Kurt Adolff Ferrari 500 '184-F2' 11 Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-7-53' crash 17 "B.Bira" Maserati A6GCM '2034' 19 Guido Mancini Ferrari 166F2/50 20 Giovanni de Riu Maserati 4CLT/48 22 Wolfgang Seidel Veritas RS 23 Willi Heeks Veritas Meteor 25 Clemens Sandgathe BMW-Eigenbau 26 Oswald Karch Veritas RS 28 Hans Blees AFM-BMW 32 Gunther Bechem AFM-BMW 35 Edgar Barth EMW-BMW 37 Kurt Straubel BMW-Eigenbau 38 Heinz Melkus ARO-Veritas 39 Karl Weber BMW-Eigenbau 40 Artur Rosenhammer EMW-BMW Did Not Appear 12 Helmut Glockler Cooper-Bristol T23 14 Paul Delabarre Simca Speciale 27 Willi Sturzebecher Veritas RS 33 Adolf Lang Veritas RS 36 Rudi Krause BMW Eigenbau === V Circuit du Lac 26 July 1953 - Aix-les-Bains: 2x120.468 km (2.409 km x 50 laps) Heat 1 1 4 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0033' 1h11m33.8, 101.04 kph 2 12 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 1h11m56.5 3 8 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 1h12m31.2 4 14 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '1-53' 1h12m06.2, 48 laps 5 16 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '2-53' 1h12m28.4, 47 laps 6 18 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta '3-53' 1h13m00.8, 47 laps 7 6 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0032' 1h12m09.0, 46 laps 8 24 John Fitch Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-7-53' 1h12m30.5, 46 laps Fastest Lap: Harry Schell (Gordini T16 '16-0032'), 1:20.3, 108.01 kph Did Not Finish 22 Onofre Marimon Maserati A6GCM '2048' 14 laps/crash 2 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0031' 14 laps/fire 20 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6G '2038' 5 laps/oil pump Starting Grid (3-2-3): 3 Trintignant 2 Marimon (1:20.3) 1 Schell (1:20.0) 5 Bayol 4 de Graffenried 8 Macklin 7 Rosier 6 Behra 10 Fitch 9 Collins 11 Giraud-Cabantous Heat 2 1 12 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 1h10m48.9, 102.07 kph 2 8 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 1h12m16.9 3 14 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '1-53' 1h11m08.9, 48 laps 4 24 John Fitch Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-7-53' 1h11m39.3, 47 laps NC 18 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta '3-53' 1h11m23.3, 41 laps Fastest Lap: Jean Behra (Gordini T16), 1:20.0, 108.43 kph Did Not Finish 6 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0032' 21 laps/spark plugs 4 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0033' 20 laps/rear axle 16 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '2-53' 5 laps/clutch 20 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6G '2038' 3 laps/ignition Aggregate 1 12 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 2h22m45.4, 101.27 kph 2 8 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 2h24m48.1 3 14 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '1-53' 2h23m16.1, 96 laps 4 24 John Fitch Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-7-53' 2h24m09.8, 93 laps NC 18 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta '3-53' 2h24m24.1, 88 laps === III Grand Prix de Sables d'Olonne 9 August 1953 - Sables d'Olonne: 2x132.68 km (2.949 km x 45 laps) Heats Heat 1 1 2 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0033' 1h05m58.4, 120.65 kph 2 10 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 1h06m26.6 3 8 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 1h06m31.5 4 18 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-3-53' 1h07m01.6, 44 laps 5 6 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0032' 44 laps 6 16 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta '3-53' 43 laps 7 20 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 39 laps NC 12 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '1-53' 36 laps Fastest Lap: n/a Did Not Finish 22 Johnny Claes Connaught A-Type 'A4' 26 laps/magneto 24 Andre Pilette Maserati 14 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '2-53' engine 4 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0031' 20 laps/transmission Heat 2 1 4 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0031' 1h06m18.6, 120.07 kph 2 8 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 1h06m24.6 3 10 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 1h06m56.9 4 16 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta '3-53' 43 laps 5 18 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-3-53' 42 laps 6 12 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '1-53' 42 laps NC 2 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0033' 33 laps/crash NC 14 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '2-53' Fastest Lap: n/a Did Not Finish 6 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0032' 6 laps/lost wheel 20 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' Aggregate 1 8 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 2h12m56.1, 119.78 kph 2 10 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 2h13m23.5 3 18 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-3-53' 87 laps 4 16 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta '3-53' 86 laps NC 2 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0033' 78 laps NC 12 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '1-53' 78 laps NC 14 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '2-53' 68 laps NC 4 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0031' 45 laps === V Circuit de Cadours 30 August 1953 - Cadours: 2x61.562 km (4.104 km x 15 laps) Heats 41.041 km (4.104 km x 10 laps) Repechage. 123.124 km (4.104 km x 30 laps) Final. Heat 1 1 36 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0031' 30m55, 119.47 kph 2 40 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0033' 31m03 3 12 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta '3-53' 32m15 4 10 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '1-53' 32m54 5 28 Yvon Carlus DB-Panhard 14 laps 6 20 René Duval Duval-BMW Special 13 laps Fastest Lap: Maurice Trintignant (Gordini T16), 1:57, 126.33 kph Did Not Finish 6 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM '2038' rear axle 14 Charles de Tornaco Ferrari 500 '208-F2' oil pipe Heat 2 1 34 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0032' 30m05, 122.79 kph 2 2 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 30m17 3 4 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 30m46 4 24 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 31m12 5 8 John Heath HWM-Alta '2-53' 14 laps 6 16 Marcel Balsa BMW Special 14 laps 7 22 Serge Nersessian BMW Special 14 laps 8 32 Ribaut BMW Special 13 laps Fastest Lap: Harry Schell (Gordini T16), 1:58, 125.22 kph Repechage 1 14 Charles de Tornaco Ferrari 500 '208-F2' 10 laps 2 8 John Heath HWM-Alta '2-53' 10 laps 3 20 René Duval Duval-BMW Special 10 laps 4 32 Ribaut BMW Special 5 28 Yvon Carlus DB-Panhard Fastest Lap: n/a Did Not Finish 22 Serge Nersessian BMW Special 16 Marcel Balsa BMW Special Final 1 36 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0031' 1h00m52, 121.37 kph 2 34 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0032' 1h00m56 3 40 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0033' 1h00m57 4 2 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 1h01m45 5 14 Charles de Tornaco Ferrari 500 '208-F2' 1h02m19 6 24 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 1h02m59 7 12 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta '3-53' 29 laps/puncture/crash Fastest Lap: Maurice Trintignant (Gordini T16), 1:56, 127.37 kph Did Not Finish 8 John Heath HWM-Alta '2-53' 10 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '1-53' 4 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 1 lap/transmission === I London Trophy 19 September 1953 - Crystal Palace: 2x21.728 km (2.173 km x 10 laps) Heats Heat 1 1 7 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-3-53' 11m48.0, 113.76 kph 2 1 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 11m48.4 3 4 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-4-53' 12m04.4 4 5 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-3-53' 5 6 Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-11-53' 6 3 Bernie Ecclestone Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-1-52' Other Entrants 8 John Webb Turner-Lea Francis 9 Paul Emery Emeryson-Aston Martin 11 Tony Crook Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-9-52' 12 Austen Nurse HWM-Alta Starting Grid (3-3-3): 3 Flockhart 2 Rolt 1 Moss 6 Gould 5 Gerard 4 Nuckey 9 Webb 8 Ecclestone 7 Nurse 10 Emery Aggregate 1 7 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-3-53' 23m24.2, 114.71 kph 2 1 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 3 6 Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-11-53' 4 5 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-3-53' 5 3 Bernie Ecclestone Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-1-52' etc === IV Gran Premio di Modena 20 September 1953 - Modena: 236.13 km (2.361 km x 100 laps) 1 24 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati A6GCM/53 '2051' 1h52m08.9, 123.32 kph 2 26 Onofre Marimon Maserati A6GCM/53 '2041' 1h52m48.0 3 28 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM/53 '2038' 1h52m48.8, 98 laps 4 20 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0031' 1h53m08.4, 96 laps NC 32 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 1h52m24.6, 88 laps NC 18 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0032' 87 laps/Engine NC 30 Felice Bonetto Maserati A6GCM '2044' 77 laps/Differential NC 34 Emilio Giletti Maserati A6GCM '2048' 68 laps/Valve NC 2 Johnny Claes Connaught A-Type 'A4' 1h52m25.5, 66 laps NC 6 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught A-Type 'A10' 1h52m52.7, 63 laps Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio (Maserati A6GCM/53), 1:05.4, 126.87 kph Did Not Finish 4 John Coombs/Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'AL9' 35 laps 8 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'A1' 10 laps/Engine 22 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0033' 1 lap/piston Did Not Start 16 Charkes de Tornaco Ferrari 500 '208-F2' Fatal crash Did Not Appear 10 Ferrari 500 Entry never made 12 Ferrari 500 Entry never made 14 Ferrari 500 Entry never made Starting Grid (3-3-3): 1 Fangio 2 Marimon 3 de Graffenried 1:06.2 1:06.4 1:06.6 4 Bonetto 5 Salvadori 6 Trintignant 1:06.6 1:07.0 1:07.2 7 Coombs 8 Giletti 9 McAlpine 1:08.5 1:09.3 10 Chiron 11 Schell 12 Behra 13 Claes Charles de Tornaco killed when he rolled his Ferrari 500 in pre-race test. Rolling start used for event. === VI Madgwick Cup 26 September 1953 - Goodwood: 27.039 km (3.863 km x 7 laps) 1 10 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'AL9' 11m15.0, 144.26 kph 2 7 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-3-53' 11m18.4 3 11 Tony Rolt Connaught A-Type 'A3' 11m18.8 4 23 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 11m39.8 5 8 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-4-53' 11m48.6 6 27 Les Leston Cooper-JAP T26 12m10.2 7 12 Leslie Marr Connaught A-Type 'A5' 7 laps 8 14 Guy Jason-Henry Connaught A-Type 'A8' 7 laps 9 9 Jock Somervail Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-3-52' 7 laps Fastest Lap: Roy Salvadori (Connaught A-Type), 1:35.0, 146.38 kph Did Not Finish 24 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-3-53' 28 Horace Richards HAR-Riley 26 Jack Fairman Turner-Lea Francis 'F11-007' 5 Ottorino Volonterio Maserati 4CLT/48 21 Horace Gould Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-11-53' 2 laps 22 Duncan Hamilton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-7-53' 0 laps/drive shaft Did Not Start 16 Paul Emery Emeryson-Aston Martin Did Not Appear 6 Willie Sturzebecher Veritas-Meteor 15 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 25 Austen Nurse HWM-Alta 86 Mike Hawthorn Cooper-Bristol T20 Starting Grid (4-3-4): 4 Gerard 3 Rolt 2 Moss 1 Salvadori 7 Gould 6 Leston 5 Wharton 11 Fairman 10 Jason-Henry 9 Somervail 8 Marr 14 Volonterio 13 Richards 12 Hamilton 16 Nuckey 15 Emery