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1953 Joe Fry Memorial Trophy

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1953 Joe Fry Memorial Trophy
Race details
Date 3 October 1953
Official name II Joe Fry Memorial Trophy
Location Castle Combe Circuit, Wiltshire, UK
Course Airfield circuit
Course length 2.961 km (1.840 mi)
Distance 20 laps, 59.22 km (36.80 mi)
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol
Time 1:16.2
Podium
First Cooper-Bristol
Second Cooper-Bristol
Third Cooper-Bristol

The 2nd Joe Fry Memorial Trophy was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Castle Combe Circuit on 3 October 1953. The race was won by Bob Gerard in a Cooper T23-Bristol, setting fastest lap in the process. Horace Gould and Ken Wharton were second and third, also in Cooper T23s.[1][2]

Results

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Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired
1 50 United Kingdom Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard Cooper T23-Bristol 25:56.2, 137.03kph
2 45 United Kingdom Horace Gould Gould's Garage Bristol Cooper T23-Bristol +23.8s
3 44 United Kingdom Ken Wharton Ken Wharton Cooper T23-Bristol +46.8s
4 49 United Kingdom Leslie Marr Leslie Marr Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 20 laps
42 United Kingdom John Webb John Webb Turner-Lea Francis
46 United Kingdom Austen Nurse Austen Nurse HWM-Alta
51 United Kingdom Lawrence Mitchell H.R. Mitchell Frazer Nash High Speed
57 United Kingdom Dickie Stoop Richard Stoop Frazer Nash Mille Miglia
59 United Kingdom Guy Jason-Henry Ecurie Brittanique Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
Ret 52 United Kingdom Les Leston Les Leston Cooper T26-JAP 9 laps, chain
Ret 40 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 5 laps
Ret 41 United Kingdom Ron Searles Oliver Simpson Rover Special-BMW 328 0 laps, rear wheel
Ret 53 United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 0 laps, engine
Ret 47 United Kingdom Tony Rolt R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 0 laps, stopped to assist Moss
Ret 43 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Cooper Car Company Cooper T12-JAP 0 laps, accident

References

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  1. ^ "1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  2. ^ "II Joe Fry Memorial Trophy 1953". Retrieved 2022-07-20.


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