1953 Crystal Palace Trophy

GBR Crystal Palace Trophy 11 July 1953 I Crystal Palace Trophy Crystal Palace Circuit, London Crystal-Palace-Circuit 1960 1972.gif Permanent racing facility 2.237 km mi on 15 33.557 km mi on 7823 Tony Rolt Connaught-Lea Francis GBR Roy Salvadori Connaught-Lea Francis 1:08.0 GBR Tony Rolt GBR Connaught-Lea Francis Roy Salvadori GBR Connaught-Lea Francis Les Leston GBR Cooper-JAP The 1st Crystal Palace Trophy was a Formula Two motor race held on 11 July 1953 at Crystal Palace Circuit, London. The race was run over 15 laps and was won by Tony Rolt in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis. Roy Salvadori was second in another Connaught, also setting fastest lap, and Les Leston was third in a Cooper T26-JAP.http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1953/1953.html#cryst 1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix silhouet.com 2022-07-27http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F253_28.htm I Crystal Palace Trophy 1953 the-fastlane.co.uk.com 2022-07-27 Results Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid 1 1 GBR Tony Rolt R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 17:23.4, 115.78kph 1 2 8 GBR Roy Salvadori Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 15 laps 2 3 14 GBR Les Leston Cooper Car Company Cooper T26-JAP 15 laps 3 4 11 GBR Lance Macklin HW Motors HWM-Alta 15 laps 4 5 7 GBR Peter Whitehead Atlantic Stable Cooper T24-Alta 15 laps 5 6 12 GBR Duncan Hamilton HW Motors HWM-Alta 15 laps 7 7 5 GBR Bill Aston Bill Aston Aston Butterworth +1 lap 8 8 6 GBR Austen Nurse HW Motors HWM-Alta +1 lap 9 9 4 GBR John Webb John Webb Turner-Lea Francis +1 lap 12 10 3 GBR Paul Emery Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Aston Martin +2 laps 10 Ret 16 GBR Donald Bennett Donald Bennett Cooper T18-Vincent 1 lap, engine 11 Ret 9 GBR Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 0 laps 6 DNA 2 GBR Jimmy Somervail Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol DNA 2 GBR Keith Hall Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol DNA 10 GBR Cliff Davis Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis DNA 11 GBR Peter Collins HW Motors HWM-Alta car driven by Macklin DNA 15 GBR Les Leston Cooper Car Company Cooper T26-JAP drove no. 14 References Crystal Palace Trophy 1953 1953 Rouen Grand Prix 1953 Avusrennen — 1954 Crystal Palace Trophy Crystal Palace Trophy Crystal Palace Trophy Crystal Palace Trophy