1953 Snetterton Coronation Trophy

1953 Snetterton Coronation Trophy
Race details
Date	30 May 1953
Official name	I Snetterton Coronation Trophy
Location	Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.362 km (2.710 mi)
Distance	10 laps, 43.616 km (27.102 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Alan Brown	Cooper-Bristol
Fastest lap
Driver	Tony Rolt	Connaught-Lea Francis
Time	1:51.6
Podium
First	Tony Rolt	Connaught-Lea Francis
Second	Alan Brown	Cooper-Bristol
Third	Bobbie Baird	Ferrari

The 1st Snetterton Coronation Trophy was a Formula Two motor race held on 30 May 1953 at Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk. The race was run over 10 laps, and was won by British driver Tony Rolt in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis. Rolt also set fastest lap. Alan Brown in a Cooper T23-Bristol was second and Bobbie Baird in a Ferrari 500 was third.^[1][2]

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Ret.
1	4	Tony Rolt	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	18:55.8, 137.74kph
2	66	Alan Brown	Equipe Anglaise	Cooper T23-Bristol	+10.0s
3	8	Bobbie Baird	Bobbie Baird	Ferrari 500	+16.6s
4	84	Rodney Nuckey	Rodney Nuckey	Cooper T23-Bristol	+18.8s
5	2	Ian Stewart	Ecurie Ecosse	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+1 lap
6	5	Bill Black	Bill Black	Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica	+1 lap
Ret	3	Jimmy Stewart	Ecurie Ecosse	Cooper T20-Bristol	7 laps, front axle
Ret	39	Roy Salvadori	S. Greene	Frazer Nash-Bristol	4 laps
Ret	7	Torrie Large	Bobbie Baird	Alta F2	4 laps, gearbox
Ret	69	Ben Wyatt	Ben Wyatt	Frazer Nash FN48	4 laps, accident
DNA	37	Cliff Davis	Cliff Davis	Tojeiro-Frazer Nash
DNA	62	Horace Richards	H.A. Richards	HAR-Riley
DNA	82	Leslie Marr	Leslie Marr	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
DNA	83	Paul Emery	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson-Alta
DNA	87	John Lyons	W. Knight	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis

References

1. "1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
2. "I Snetterton Coronation Trophy 1953". fastlane.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-21.

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