Country: | UK |
Grand Prix: | Coronation Trophy |
Date: | 25 May |
Year: | 1953 |
Official Name: | III Coronation Trophy |
Location: | Crystal Palace Circuit, London |
Course: | Permanent racing facility |
Course Mi: | 1.349 |
Course Km: | 2.164 |
Distance Laps: | 10 (final) |
Distance Mi: | 13.49 |
Distance Km: | 21.64 |
Pole Driver: | Tony Rolt |
Pole Team: | Connaught |
Grid From Heats: | True |
Pole Country: | UK |
Fast Driver: | Tony Rolt |
Fast Team: | Connaught |
Fast Time: | 1:08.8 |
Fast Country: | UK |
First Driver: | Tony Rolt |
First Country: | UK |
First Team: | Connaught |
Second Driver: | Ken Wharton |
Second Country: | UK |
Second Team: | Cooper-Bristol |
Third Driver: | Peter Whitehead |
Third Country: | UK |
Third Team: | Cooper-Alta |
The 3rd Coronation Trophy was a Formula Two motor race held on 25 May 1953 at Crystal Palace Circuit, London. The race was run over two heats of 10 laps and a final of 10 laps.
Tony Rolt in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis won Heat 1 and set fastest lap in that heat. Peter Whitehead in a Cooper T24-Alta won Heat 2 and set fastest lap in that heat.
Rolt won the final, starting from pole by way of being fastest winner in the heats, and set fastest lap. Ken Wharton was second in a Cooper T23-Bristol and Peter Whitehead third.[1] [2]
Note - a blue background denotes entries that DNA (did not arrive)
Heat 1
| Heat 2
|
Grid positions for the final were determined by the drivers' finishing times in the heats.
Pos. | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tony Rolt | Connaught-Lea Francis | 11:42.2, 114.72kph | 1 |
2 | Ken Wharton | Cooper-Bristol | +2.0s | 2 |
3 | Peter Whitehead | Cooper-Alta | +14.0s | 3 |
4 | Lance Macklin | HWM-Alta | +14.6s | 4 |
5 | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Alta | +21.8s | 7 |
6 | Graham Whitehead | Cooper-Bristol | +25.6s | 6 |
7 | Peter Collins | HWM-Alta | +29.6s | 5 |
8 | Bill Aston | Aston Butterworth | +38.2s | 8 |
9 | Jack Fairman | HWM-Alta | +1:15.4 | 10 |
10 | Torrie Large | Alta F2 | +1 lap | 9 |
Ret | Leslie Marr | Connaught-Lea Francis | 1 lap, crash | 11 |