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Aston Martin Owners Club F2 Race – 1953

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
1 Great Britain Eric Thompson
R. R. C. Walker Great Britain Connaught A [A3] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
2 Great Britain Bob Gerard
F. R. Gerard Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-4-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
5 Great Britain Peter Whitehead
Atlantic Stable Great Britain Cooper T24 [CA-1-53] Alta F2 L4 2.0 -
8 Great Britain Bobbie Baird
W. R. Baird Italy Ferrari 500 [0188-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 -
9 Ireland Joe Kelly
J. Kelly Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
15 Great Britain Leslie Marr
L. Marr Great Britain Connaught A [A5] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
16 Great Britain Donald Bennett
D. C. T. Bennett Great Britain Cooper T19 Mk VI Vincent V2 1.0 -
17 Great Britain Rodney Nuckey
R. Nuckey Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-3-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
19 Great Britain Berwyn Baxter
Berwyn Baxter Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
21 Great Britain Tony Crook
W. Mardell Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
23 Great Britain Horace Richards
H. A. Richards Great Britain HAR - ["1"] Riley L6 2.0 -
45 Great Britain Ben Wyatt
Mrs D. Wyatt Great Britain Frazer-Nash FN48 Frazer-Nash FNS L6 2.0 -
46 Great Britain Cliff Davis
F. C. Davis Great Britain Tojeiro F2 Frazer-Nash FNS L6 2.0 -
102 Great Britain Ken Wharton
K. H. Wharton Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-6-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -

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Official NameII Aston Martin Owners Club F2 Race
CircuitSnetterton
DateApril 18
Pole
Fastest LapBobbie Baird 01:51.000
Podium1st Eric Thompson (10) , 2nd Bob Gerard, 3rd Peter Whitehead
Prev race Glover Trophy April 6
Next race Grand Prix de Bordeaux May 3

P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Led Gr Pts
1 1 Great Britain Eric Thompson
R. R. C. Walker Great Britain Connaught A [A3] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 00:19:11.000 10

10

0
2 2 Great Britain Bob Gerard
F. R. Gerard Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-4-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 00:19:12.800 10

0

0
3 5 Great Britain Peter Whitehead
Atlantic Stable Great Britain Cooper T24 [CA-1-53] Alta F2 L4 2.0 - 00:19:24.500 10

0

0
4 8 Great Britain Bobbie Baird
W. R. Baird Italy Ferrari 500 [0188-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 - 00:19:38.200 10
01:51.000
0

0
5 17 Great Britain Rodney Nuckey
R. Nuckey Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-3-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - +10 laps 0

0

0
6 15 Great Britain Leslie Marr
L. Marr Great Britain Connaught A [A5] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - +10 laps 0

0

0
7 16 Great Britain Donald Bennett
D. C. T. Bennett Great Britain Cooper T19 Mk VI Vincent V2 1.0 - +10 laps 0

0

0
8 23 Great Britain Horace Richards
H. A. Richards Great Britain HAR - ["1"] Riley L6 2.0 - +10 laps 0

0

0
DNF 102 Great Britain Ken Wharton
K. H. Wharton Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-6-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - Joint 0

0

0
DNS 46 Great Britain Cliff Davis
F. C. Davis Great Britain Tojeiro F2 Frazer-Nash FNS L6 2.0 - DNS 0

0

0
DNA 9 Ireland Joe Kelly
J. Kelly Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNA 0

0

0
DNA 19 Great Britain Berwyn Baxter
Berwyn Baxter Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNA 0

0

0
DNA 21 Great Britain Tony Crook
W. Mardell Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNA 0

0

0
DNA 45 Great Britain Ben Wyatt
Mrs D. Wyatt Great Britain Frazer-Nash FN48 Frazer-Nash FNS L6 2.0 - DNA 0

0

0

Year Official Name Circuit Date Winning Driver Team Laps Time Formula
1953 II Aston Martin Owners Club F2 Race Snetterton April 18 Great Britain Eric Thompson
Great Britain Connaught 10
00:19:11.000 F1EC
1952 I Aston Martin Owners Club F2 Race Snetterton May 3 Great Britain Dickie Stoop
Great Britain Frazer-Nash 10
00:22:22.800 F1EC

Driver Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Great Britain Eric Thompson 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 1.0 0
2 Great Britain Dickie Stoop 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 1.0 0
3 Great Britain Bob Gerard 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0.0 2.0 0
4 Great Britain Cliff Davis 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0.0 2.0 0
5 Great Britain Peter Whitehead 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 3.0 0
6 Great Britain Bobby Pattenden 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 3.0 0
7 Great Britain Horace Richards 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 8.0 0
8 Great Britain Leslie Marr 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.0 0
9 Great Britain Bobbie Baird 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 4.0 0
10 Great Britain Gary Gartside 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 7.0 0
11 Great Britain Charles Bulmer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 5.0 0
12 Great Britain Ken Wharton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 9.0 0
13 Great Britain Donald Bennett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 7.0 0
14 Great Britain Rodney Nuckey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.0 0
15 Great Britain Lionel Leonard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.0 0
16 Great Britain Bill Merrick 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.0 0

Team Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Great Britain Connaught 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 3.5 0
2 Great Britain Frazer-Nash 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 1.0 0
3 Great Britain Cooper 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 0.0 4.8 0
4 Great Britain HW 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 3.0 0
5 Italy Ferrari 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 4.0 0
6 Great Britain Aston Martin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 7.0 0
7 Great Britain HAR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 8.0 0
8 Germany BMW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 5.0 0

  • Post category:50s / Extra Championship
Tags: 1953 EC, Aston Martin Owners Club F2 Race, Connaught, Connaught A, Eric Thompson, Formula 2, Lea-Francis, RRC Walker Racing Team, Snetterton

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