1953 Newcastle Journal Trophy

UK Charterhall circuit.png Newcastle Journal Trophy II Newcastle Journal Trophy Charterhall, Berwickshire, UK 15 August 1953 Airfield circuit 3.218 km mi on 50 160.934 km mi on Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol UK Roy Salvadori Connaught-Lea Francis UK Ron Flockhart Connaught-Lea Francis UK 1:26.0 Ken Wharton UK Cooper-Bristol Roy Salvadori UK Connaught-Lea Francis Ron Flockhart UK Connaught-Lea Francis The 2nd Newcastle Journal Trophy was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Charterhall on 15 August 1953. The race was won by Ken Wharton in a Cooper T20-Bristol. Roy Salvadori and Ron Flockhart were second and third in their Connaught A Type-Lea Francises All three shared fastest lap.http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1953/1953.html#newc 1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix 2022-06-21https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F253_38.htm II Newcastle Journal Trophy 1953 2022-06-21 Results PosNoDriverEntrantCarTime/Retired 1 39 UK Ken Wharton Ken Wharton Cooper T20-Bristol 1:15:30.6, 79.72 mph 2 106 UK Roy Salvadori Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +27.4s 3 107 UK Ron Flockhart Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +32.0s 4 32 UK Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard Cooper T20-Bristol 50 laps 5 38 UK Tony Rolt R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1 lap 6 58 UK Ian Stewart Ecurie Ecosse Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1 lap 7 16 UK Eric Brandon Cooper Car Company Cooper T16-JAP +2 laps 8 68 UK Jack Walton Jack Walton Cooper T25-Bristol +2 laps Ret 105 UK John Coombs Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis brakes Ret 92 UK Jack Fairman John Webb Turner-Lea Francis big end Ret 66 UK Horace Gould Gould's Garage Bristol Cooper T23-Bristol mechanical Ret 97 UK Stirling Moss Stirling Moss Cooper T24-Alta fuel injection Ret 57 UK Jimmy Stewart Ecurie Ecosse Cooper T20-Bristol 37 UK Bill Skelly Bill Skelly Frazer-Nash-Bristol 55 UK Jimmy Somervail Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol 62 UK Austen Nurse Austen Nurse HWM-Alta 69 UK Peter Bolton Jack Walton Frazer-Nash-Bristol 71 UK Bill Black Bill Black Frazer-Nash-Bristol DNA 10 FRA André Loens Kieft Cars Kieft-Bristol DNA 64 CH Ottorino Volonterio Ottorino Volonterio Maserati 4CLT/48 References Newcastle Journal Trophy 1953 1953 Sables Grand Prix 1953 Circuit de Cadours 1952 Newcastle Journal Trophy — Newcastle Journal Trophy Newcastle Newcastle Newcastle Journal Trophy Newcastle Journal Trophy