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Curtis Trophy – 1953

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
1 Great Britain Rodney Nuckey
R. Nuckey Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-3-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
2 Great Britain Bob Gerard
F. R. Gerard Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-4-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
3 Great Britain Paul Emery
Emeryson Cars Great Britain Emeryson Special Aston Martin LB6 2.0 -
4 Great Britain Eric Thompson
Cooper Car Co. Great Britain Cooper T24 [CB-10-53] Alta F2 L4 2.0 -
5 Great Britain Jimmy Somervail
The Border Reivers Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
6 Great Britain Horace Gould
Gould´s Garage, Bristol Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 -
7 Great Britain Les Leston
L. Leston Great Britain Cooper T26 Mk VII JAP V2 1.1 -
8 Great Britain Roy Salvadori
Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [AL9] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
9 Great Britain Kenneth McAlpine
Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [A1] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -
10 Great Britain Ron Flockhart
Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [A8] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 -

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Official NameI Curtis Trophy
CircuitSnetterton
DateOctober 17
Pole
Fastest LapBob Gerard 02:08.800
Podium1st Bob Gerard (15) , 2nd Les Leston (15) , 3rd Jimmy Somervail (14)
Prev race Hastings Trophy October 3
Next race New Zealand Grand Prix January 9

P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Led Gr Pts
1 2 Great Britain Bob Gerard
F. R. Gerard Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-4-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - 00:33:45.000 0
02:08.800
15

0
2 7 Great Britain Les Leston
L. Leston Great Britain Cooper T26 Mk VII JAP V2 1.1 - 00:36:13.400 0

15

0
3 5 Great Britain Jimmy Somervail
The Border Reivers Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - +0 laps 0

14

0
4 3 Great Britain Paul Emery
Emeryson Cars Great Britain Emeryson Special Aston Martin LB6 2.0 - +0 laps 0

14

0
DNF 9 Great Britain Kenneth McAlpine
Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [A1] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - Accident 0

8

0
DNF 4 Great Britain Eric Thompson
Cooper Car Co. Great Britain Cooper T24 [CB-10-53] Alta F2 L4 2.0 - DNF 0

0

0
DNF 8 Great Britain Roy Salvadori
Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [AL9] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - DNF 0

0

0
DNF 10 Great Britain Ron Flockhart
Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [A8] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - Gearbox 0

0

0
DNF 6 Great Britain Horace Gould
Gould´s Garage, Bristol Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNF 0

0

0
DNS 1 Great Britain Rodney Nuckey
R. Nuckey Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-3-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - Accident 0

0

0

  • Post category:50s / Extra Championship
Tags: 1953 EC, Bob Gerard, Bob Gerard Racing, Bristol, Cooper, Cooper T23, Curtis Trophy, Formula 2, Snetterton

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