1953 Richmond Trophy

CUST Formula Libre race UK Goodwood track map.svg Richmond Trophy V Richmond Trophy Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex 6 April 1953 Permanent racing facility 2.388 3.830 15 35.82 57.45 Cold and wet 50,000 Ken Wharton GBR BRM 1:35.0 Ken Wharton BRM 1:33.2 GBR Ken Wharton GBR BRM Piero Taruffi ITA Ferrari Emmanuel de Graffenried SUI Maserati The 5th Richmond Trophy was a Formula Libre motor race held at the Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex on 6 April 1953. The race was won from pole position by Ken Wharton in a BRM Type 15, setting fastest lap in the process. Piero Taruffi in the Thinwall Special Ferrari 375 was second and Emmanuel de Graffenried third in a Maserati A6GCM.https://www.oldracingcars.com/formule-libre/results/1953/goodwood/glover-trophy/ Glover Trophy 2023-03-30https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1953/28/easter-at-goodwood-2/ Easter at Goodwood 2023-03-30 Results PosNoDriverEntrantCarTime/RetiredGrid 1 2 GBR Ken Wharton A.G.B. Owen BRM Type 15 23:53.0, 90.47mph 1 2 3 ITA Piero Taruffi G.A. Vandervell Thinwall Special Ferrari 375 +6.0s 5 3 5 SUI Emmanuel de Graffenried Baron de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM +22.8s 7 4 21 GBR Roy Salvadori Connaught Engineering Connaught A Type-Lea Francis +54.4s 2 5 8 GBR Tony Rolt R.R.C. Walker Connaught A Type-Lea Francis +1:04.0 4 6 16 GBR Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard Cooper T23-Bristol +1:15.6 6 7 12 GBR Ron Flockhart W.R. Flockhart ERA D-Type +1 lap 8 Ret 27 GBR John Coombs Connaught Engineering Connaught A Type-Lea Francis 8 laps 9 Ret 15 GBR Peter Whitehead Atlantic Stable Cooper T24-Alta 6 laps 10 Ret 1 GBR Reg Parnell A.G.B. Owen BRM Type 15 4 laps, supercharger drive 3 References Richmond Trophy Richmond Trophy Category:Richmond Trophy Race Category:Glover Trophy