United States Air Force Trophy Libre Race – 1953

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
1	Ken Wharton	A. G. B. Owen	BRM Type 15 Mk I [No. 1]	BRM P15 V16C 1.5	-
2	Tony Rolt	R. R. C. Walker	Connaught A [A3]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-
4	Bobbie Baird	Saipa Modena	Ferrari 500 [0188-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	-
5	Bobbie Baird	W. R. Baird	Ferrari 340 MM	Ferrari 340 V12 4.1 Tipo 101	-
6	Peter Walker	P. D. C. Walker	Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-8-52]	ERA L6C 2.0	-
7	Alastair Birrell	A. W. Birrell	ERA A [R1A]	ERA L6C 1.5	-
9	Geoff Richardson	G. N. Richardson	RRA -	ERA L6C 1.8	-
10	Leslie Marr	L. Marr	Connaught A [A5]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-
11	David Shale	J. H. Webb	Turner Special [2]	MG L4C 1.1	-
14	Ted Whiteaway	E. N. Whiteaway	BHW Special	Bugatti L8C 5.0	-
16	Louis Manduca	Louis Manduca	Alta IFS [69IS]	Alta L4C 1.5	-
17	John Webb	J. H. Webb	Turner Special [3]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-
18	Horace Gould	Gould´s Garage, Bristol	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-
19	Bertie Bradnack	B. E. Bradnack	Cooper	JAP V2 1.1	-
20	Jimmy Somervail	The Border Reivers	Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-
23	Tony Crook	T.A.D. Crook	Cooper T24 [CA-2-53]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	-
27	Peter Jopp	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson Special	Aston Martin LB6 2.0	-
52	Duncan Hamilton	HW Motors	HWM 53 ["3-53"]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	-
60	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A [A1]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-
96	Ron Flockhart	R. Flockhart	ERA D [R4D]	ERA L6C 2.0	-
100	Reg Parnell	G. A. Vandervell	Ferrari 375 Thin Wall Special [375-10]	Ferrari 375 V12 4.5	-

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre
1	1	Ken Wharton	BRM Type 15 Mk I [No. 1]	BRM P15 V16C 1.5	-
2	96	Ron Flockhart	ERA D [R4D]	ERA L6C 2.0	-
3	2	Tony Rolt	Connaught A [A3]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-

Official Name	United States Air Force Trophy Meeting (Libre)
Circuit	Snetterton
Date	July 25
Pole	Ken Wharton
Fastest Lap
Podium	1st Ken Wharton, 2nd Ron Flockhart, 3rd Tony Rolt
Prev race	Daily Express Trophy July 18
Next race	Autobahnspinne Dresden-Hellerau July 26

P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	Gr
1	1	Ken Wharton	A. G. B. Owen	BRM Type 15 Mk I [No. 1]	BRM P15 V16C 1.5	-	00:27:23.800	15	1
2	96	Ron Flockhart	R. Flockhart	ERA D [R4D]	ERA L6C 2.0	-	00:27:44.600	15	2
3	2	Tony Rolt	R. R. C. Walker	Connaught A [A3]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-	00:28:44.400	15	3
4	9	Geoff Richardson	G. N. Richardson	RRA -	ERA L6C 1.8	-	00:28:59.400	15
5	10	Leslie Marr	L. Marr	Connaught A [A5]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-	+15 laps	0
DNF	17	John Webb	J. H. Webb	Turner Special [3]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-	DNF	9
DNF	20	Jimmy Somervail	The Border Reivers	Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-	DNF	0
DNF	16	Louis Manduca	Louis Manduca	Alta IFS [69IS]	Alta L4C 1.5	-	DNF	0
DNF	14	Ted Whiteaway	E. N. Whiteaway	BHW Special	Bugatti L8C 5.0	-	DNF	0
DNA	100	Reg Parnell	G. A. Vandervell	Ferrari 375 Thin Wall Special [375-10]	Ferrari 375 V12 4.5	-	DNA	0
DNA	4	Bobbie Baird	Saipa Modena	Ferrari 500 [0188-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	-	DNA	0
DNA	5	Bobbie Baird	W. R. Baird	Ferrari 340 MM	Ferrari 340 V12 4.1 Tipo 101	-	DNA	0
DNA	6	Peter Walker	P. D. C. Walker	Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-8-52]	ERA L6C 2.0	-	DNA	0
DNA	7	Alastair Birrell	A. W. Birrell	ERA A [R1A]	ERA L6C 1.5	-	DNA	0
DNA	11	David Shale	J. H. Webb	Turner Special [2]	MG L4C 1.1	-	DNA	0
DNA	18	Horace Gould	Gould´s Garage, Bristol	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	-	DNA	0
DNA	19	Bertie Bradnack	B. E. Bradnack	Cooper	JAP V2 1.1	-	DNA	0
DNA	23	Tony Crook	T.A.D. Crook	Cooper T24 [CA-2-53]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	-	DNA	0
DNA	27	Peter Jopp	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson Special	Aston Martin LB6 2.0	-	DNA	0
DNA	52	Duncan Hamilton	HW Motors	HWM 53 ["3-53"]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	-	DNA	0
DNA	60	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A [A1]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	-	DNA	0