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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 Name I Curtis Trophy
Circuit Snetterton
Date October 17
Pole
Fastest Lap Bob Gerard 02:08.800
Podium 1st Bob Gerard, 2nd Les Leston, 3rd Jimmy Somervail
Prev race Joe Fry Memorial Trophy October 3
Next race New Zealand Grand Prix January 9
P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL 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 15 02:08.800 0
2 7 Great Britain Les Leston L. Leston Great Britain Cooper T26 Mk VII JAP V2 1.1 – 00:36:13.400 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 – +1 lap 14 0
4 3 Great Britain Paul Emery Emeryson Cars Great Britain Emeryson Special Aston Martin LB6 2.0 – +1 lap 14 0
DNF 9 Great Britain Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [A1] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 – Accident 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
DNF 8 Great Britain Roy Salvadori Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [AL9] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 – DNF 0 0
DNF 10 Great Britain Ron Flockhart Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [A8] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 – Gearbox 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
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
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Tags: 1953 EC, Bob Gerard, Bob Gerard Racing, Bristol, Cooper, Cooper T23, Curtis Trophy, Formula 2, Snetterton

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