1953 Ulster Trophy

UK Dundrod Circuit 1953-1964.svg Ulster Trophy VII Ulster Trophy Dundrod Circuit, County Antrim, Northern Ireland 16 May 1953 Temporary road circuit 11.942 km mi on 14 167.191 km mi on Mike Hawthorn UK Ferrari Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 5:00 UK Mike Hawthorn UK Ferrari Ken Wharton UK Cooper-Bristol Bobbie Baird UK Ferrari The 7th Ulster Trophy was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at the Dundrod Circuit on 16 May 1953. The race was held over two heats of 10 laps and a final of 14 laps. Mike Hawthorn driving a Ferrari 500 won the final from pole position ahead of the Cooper T23-Bristol of Ken Wharton and the Ferrari 500 of Bobbie Baird. Hawthorn also set fastest lap in the final, and overall fastest lap in the second heat which he also won, again from pole position. Stirling Moss in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis set pole and fastest lap in the first heat but finished second behind Duncan Hamilton's HWM-Alta. Moss failed to start the final, while Hamilton finished sixth.https://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1953/1953.html#ulste 1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix 2022-07-17http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F253_12.htm VII Ulster Trophy 1953 2022-07-17 Results PosNoDriverEntrantCarTime/RetiredGrid 1 1 UK Mike Hawthorn Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 1:12:01.6, 139.20kph 1 2 39 UK Ken Wharton Ken Wharton Cooper T23-Bristol +1:13.4 3 3 36 UK Bobbie Baird Scuderia Irlandia Ferrari 500 +1:46.5 2 4 4 UK Peter Whitehead Atlantic Stable Cooper T24-Alta +3:13.4 6 5 14 MON Louis Chiron Louis Chiron O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 +3:30.0 7 6 28 UK Duncan Hamilton HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta +3:56.4 8 7 5 UK Graham Whitehead Atlantic Stable Cooper T23-Bristol +4:43.2 9 8 10 UK Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +4:56.0 10 9 18 UK Jock Lawrence Ecurie Ecosse Cooper T20-Bristol +5:04.4 11 10 34 UK Geoff Richardson G. Richardson RRA-Riley +5:05.4 13 11 7 UK Jimmy Somervail Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol +1 lap 14 12 17 UK James Scott Douglas Ecurie Ecosse Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1 lap 12 13 37 IRL Torrie Large Tony Gaze Alta F2 +1 lap 17 14 35 UK Horace Richards H.A. Richards H.A.R.-Riley +2 laps 18 Ret 9 UK Roy Salvadori Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 8 laps, rear axle 5 Ret 16 UK Gerry Dunham Gerry Dunham DHS-Rover 1 lap, engine 15 Ret 2 IRL Joe Kelly Joe Kelly Alta-Bristol 1 lap, valve 16 DNS 32 UK Stirling Moss R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught Type A-Lea Francis gearbox 4 DNS 30 UK John Lyons William Knight Connaught Type A-Lea Francis front suspension - DNS 12 BEL Jacques Swaters Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 500 magneto - DNQ 6 Siam B. Bira Prince Birabongse Maserati A6GCM Ret. heat 2, axle casing - DNQ 26 UK Peter Collins HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta Ret. heat 2, misfire - DNQ 27 UK Lance Macklin HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta Ret. heat 2, withdrawn - DNQ 25 CH Emmanuel de Graffenried Baron Graffenried Maserati A6GCM Ret. heat 2, rear axle - DNQ 24 CH Ottorino Volonterio Baron Graffenried Maserati 4CLT/48 - DNQ 8 UK Archie Bryde Archie Bryde Cooper T20-Bristol Ret. heat 1, carburettor - DNQ 33 IRL Dick Odlum Dick Odlum Frazer Nash-Bristol Ret. heat 1, mechanical - References Ulster Trophy 1953 1953 Naples Grand Prix 1953 Winfield JC Formula 2 Race 1952 Ulster Trophy 1955 Ulster Trophy Ulster Trophy Ulster Trophy Ulster Trophy