Country: | UK |
Grand Prix: | Newcastle Journal Trophy |
Official Name: | II Newcastle Journal Trophy |
Location: | Charterhall, Berwickshire, UK |
Date: | 15 August |
Year: | 1953 |
Course: | Airfield circuit |
Course Length: | 3.218km (02miles) |
Distance Laps: | 50 |
Distance Length: | 160.934km (100miles) |
Fast Driver: | Ken Wharton |
Fast Team: | Cooper-Bristol |
Fast Country: | UK |
Fast Driver2: | Roy Salvadori |
Fast Team2: | Connaught-Lea Francis |
Fast Country2: | UK |
Fast Driver3: | Ron Flockhart |
Fast Team3: | Connaught-Lea Francis |
Fast Country3: | UK |
Fast Time: | 1:26.0 |
First Driver: | Ken Wharton |
First Country: | UK |
First Team: | Cooper-Bristol |
Second Driver: | Roy Salvadori |
Second Country: | UK |
Second Team: | Connaught-Lea Francis |
Third Driver: | Ron Flockhart |
Third Country: | UK |
Third Team: | 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.[1] [2]