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1953 Aston Martin Owners Club Formula 2 Race

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1953 Aston Martin Owners Club Formula 2 Race
Race details
Date 18 April 1953
Official name II Aston Martin Owners Club Formula 2 Race
Location Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.361 km (2.719 miles)
Distance 10 laps, 43.61 km (27.19 miles)
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Bobbie Baird Ferrari
Time 1:41.0
Podium
First Connaught
Second Cooper-Bristol
Third Cooper-Alta

The 2nd Aston Martin Owners Club Formula 2 Race was a Formula Two motor race held on 18 April 1953 at Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk. The race was run over 10 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Eric Thompson in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis. Bob Gerard in a Cooper T23-Bristol was second and Peter Whitehead in a Cooper T24-Alta was third. Bobbie Baird in a Ferrari 500 set fastest lap.[1][2]

Results

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Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired
1 1 United Kingdom Eric Thompson R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 19:11.0, 135.90kph
2 2 United Kingdom Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard Cooper T23-Bristol +1.8s
3 5 United Kingdom Peter Whitehead Atlantic Stable Cooper T24-Alta +13.5s
4 8 United Kingdom Bobbie Baird Saipa Modena Ferrari 500 +27.2s
5 17 United Kingdom Rodney Nuckey R. Nuckey Cooper T23-Bristol
6 15 United Kingdom Leslie Marr L. Marr Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
7 16 United Kingdom Donald Bennett D. Bennett Cooper T19-Vincent
8 23 United Kingdom Horace Richards H.A. Richards HAR-Riley
Ret 102 United Kingdom Ken Wharton Ken Wharton Cooper T23-Bristol
DNS 46 United Kingdom Cliff Davis C. Davis Tojeiro-Frazer Nash
DNA 9 Republic of Ireland Joe Kelly J. Kelly Cooper T20-Bristol
DNA 19 United Kingdom Berwyn Baxter Berwyn Baxter Cooper T20-Bristol
DNA 21 United Kingdom Tony Crook W. Mardell Cooper T20-Bristol
DNA 45 United Kingdom Ben Wyatt Mrs D. Wyatt Frazer Nash FN48-Bristol
DNA 102 United Kingdom Ron Flockhart Ken Wharton Cooper T23-Bristol car driven by Wharton

References

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  1. ^ "1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  2. ^ "II Aston Martin Owners Club F2 Race 1953". Retrieved 2022-05-26.


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