1953 BRDC International Trophy explained

Country:	UK
Grand Prix:	BRDC International Trophy
Official Name:	V Daily Express BRDC International Trophy
Location:	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
Date:	9 May
Year:	1953
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	2.93
Course Km:	4.70
Distance Laps:	final 35
Distance Mi:	102.44
Distance Km:	164.31
Pole Driver:	Emmanuel de Graffenried
Pole Country:	CH
Pole Team:	Maserati
Pole Time:	1:51
Fast Driver:	Mike Hawthorn
Fast Team:	Ferrari
Fast Country:	UK
Fast Driver2:	Emmanuel de Graffenried
Fast Team2:	Maserati
Fast Country2:	CH
Fast Time:	1:51
First Driver:	Mike Hawthorn
First Country:	UK
First Team:	Ferrari
Second Driver:	Roy Salvadori
Second Country:	UK
Second Team:	Connaught-Lea Francis
Third Driver:	Tony Rolt
Third Country:	UK
Third Team:	Connaught-Lea Francis

The 5th BRDC International Trophy meeting was held on 9 May 1953 at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire. The race was run to Formula Two regulations, and was held over two heats of 15 laps each, followed by a final race of 35 laps. Mike Hawthorn, driving a Ferrari 500 won the final and shared fastest lap with Emmanuel de Graffenried. de Graffenried was the fastest qualifier.^{[1] [2]}

Results

Final – 35 Laps

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Ret.	Grid
1	12	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	1:06:36, 148.54 kph	1
2	18	Roy Salvadori	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+12s	5
3	5	Tony Rolt	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+42s	8
4	47	B. Bira	Autocourse	Maserati A6GCM	+1:51	6
5	36	Ken Wharton	Ken Wharton	Cooper T23-Bristol	+1:51	2
6	35	Bob Gerard	F.R. Gerard Racing	Cooper T23-Bristol	+1:54	16
7	17	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+1 lap	13
8	10	Peter Whitehead	Atlantic Stable	Cooper T24-Alta	+1 lap	7
9	7	Stirling Moss	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T24-Alta	+1 lap	4
10	15	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari 500	+1 lap	14
11	24	Peter Collins	HW Motors Ltd	HWM-Alta	+1 lap	12
12	21	Duncan Hamilton	HW Motors Ltd	HWM-Alta	+1 lap	15
13	28	Bobbie Baird	Scuderia Irlandia	Ferrari 500	+1 lap	10
14	14	Ninian Sanderson	Ecurie Ecosse	Cooper T20-Bristol	+2 laps	20
15	19	Johnny Claes	Ecurie Belge	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+2 laps	22
16	45	Jacques Swaters	Ecurie Francorchamps	Cooper T23-Bristol	+2 laps	21
17	11	James Scott Douglas	Ecurie Ecosse	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+3 laps	17
18	41	Eric Brandon	Eric Brandon	Cooper T20-Bristol	+3 laps	18
19	42	John Webb	John Webb	Turner-Lea Francis	+3 laps	28
20	25	Frank Curtis	HW Motors Ltd	HWM-Alta	+4 laps	26
21	44	Gerry Dunham	Gerry Dunham	DHS-Rover	+4 laps	24
Ret	32	Archie Bryde	Archie Bryde	Cooper T20-Bristol	18 laps, fire	23
Ret	29	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Scuderia Enrico Platé	Maserati A6GCM	16 laps, withdrew after being penalised for false start	3
Ret	16	Louis Chiron	Louis Chiron	O.S.C.A. Tipo 20	16 laps, fuel tank	9
Ret	2	Maurice Trintignant	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16	8 laps, lost wheel	11
Ret	22	Lance Macklin	HW Motors Ltd	HWM-Alta	8 laps	19
Ret	37	Horace Richards	H.A. Richards	HAR-Riley	4 laps, clutch	25
DNS	9	Tom Cole	Atlantic Stable	Ferrari 500	mechanical	27
DNS	4	Harry Schell	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16
DNQ	43	Geoff Richardson	Geoff Richardson	RRA-Riley	Ret, heat 1
DNQ	1	Roberto Mieres	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16	Ret, heat 1
DNQ	3	Hans Stuck	Hans Stuck	AFM-Küchen	Ret, heat 1
DNQ	31	Joe Kelly	Joe Kelly	Alta-Bristol	Ret, heat 1
DNQ	33	Bill Aston	Bill Aston	Aston Butterworth	Ret, heat 1
DNQ	30	Leslie Marr	Leslie Marr	Connaught Type-Lea Francis	Ret, heat 2
DNQ	20	John Coombs	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type-Lea Francis	Ret, heat 2
DNS	8	Alan Brown	Equipe Anglaise	Cooper T23-Alfa Romeo
DNS	26	Bill Skelly	Bill Skelly	Frazer Nash FN56
DNS	34	Tony Crook	Tony Crook	Cooper T23-Bristol
DNS	38	John Lyons	John Lyons	Connaught Type-Lea Francis
DNS	39	André Loens	André Loens	Kieft-Butterworth
DNS	40	Paul Emery	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson 56-Alta
DNA	6	Georges de Kando	Georges de Kando	Veritas RS
DNA	23	Jack Fairman	HW Motors Ltd	HWM-Alta
DNA	27	Tony Gaze	Tony Gaze	Alta F2
DNA	46	Ottorino Volonterio	Ottorino Volonterio	Maserati A6GCM
DNA	1	Jean Behra	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16	car driven by Mieres
DNA	14	Jimmy Stewart	Ecurie Ecosse	Cooper T20-Bristol	car driven by Sanderson
DNA	39	John Nicholson	John Nicholson	Kieft	car driven by Loens

• Fastest lap: Emmanuel de Graffenried/Mike Hawthorn – 1:51

Heats – 15 Laps

Heat 1 Pos Driver Time/Ret. Grid 1 Emmanuel de Graffenried 28:59, 146.28kph 1 2 Stirling Moss +5s 11 3 B. Bira +22s 6 4 Tony Rolt +28s 3 5 Kenneth McAlpine +55s 4 6 Louis Rosier +56s 10 7 Duncan Hamilton +1:14 9 8 Bob Gerard +1:43 (inc. 60s penalty for false start) 2 = James Scott Douglas +1:43 12 10 Eric Brandon +2:00 8 11 Jacques Swaters +1 lap 16 12 Johnny Claes +1 lap 7 13 Horace Richards +1 lap 17 14 Frank Curtis +1 lap 19 15 Tom Cole +1 lap 20 Ret Geoff Richardson 12 laps 13 Ret Roberto Mieres 10 laps, transmission 5 Ret Hans Stuck 6 laps, engine 14 Ret Joe Kelly 3 laps, crash damage 15 Ret Bill Aston 2 laps, oil leak 18 Fastest lap: Emmanuel de Graffenried/Stirling Moss – 1:54

Heat 2 Pos Driver Time/Ret. Grid 1 Mike Hawthorn 28:23, 149.37kph 2 2 Ken Wharton +1s 1 3 Roy Salvadori +50s 6 4 Peter Whitehead +1:00 10 5 Louis Chiron +1:09 3 6 Bobbie Baird +1:18 7 7 Harry Schell +1:19 5 8 Peter Collins +1:19.2 9 9 Maurice Trintignant 14 laps, transmission 4 10 Lance Macklin +1 lap 8 11 Ninian Sanderson +1 lap 13 12 Archie Bryde +1 lap 12 13 Gerry Dunham +1 lap 14 14 John Webb +2 laps 16 Ret Leslie Marr 15 Ret John Coombs 6 laps, radiator 11 Fastest lap: Mike Hawthorn – 1:51

Notes and References

1. Web site: V Daily Express B.R.D.C. International Trophy 1953. 2022-06-28 .
2. Web site: 1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix. 2022-06-28 .