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United States Air Force Trophy Libre Race – 1953

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

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 1 Great Britain Ken Wharton
Great Britain BRM Type 15 Mk I [No. 1] BRM P15 V16C 1.5 - 0
2 96 Great Britain Ron Flockhart
Great Britain ERA D [R4D] ERA L6C 2.0 - 0
3 2 Great Britain Tony Rolt
Great Britain Connaught A [A3] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 0

Official NameUnited States Air Force Trophy Meeting (Libre)
CircuitSnetterton
DateJuly 25
PoleKen Wharton
Fastest Lap
Podium1th Ken Wharton, 2th Ron Flockhart, 3th 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 Pts
1 1 Great Britain Ken Wharton
A. G. B. Owen Great Britain BRM Type 15 Mk I [No. 1] BRM P15 V16C 1.5 - 00:27:23.800 15
1
0
2 96 Great Britain Ron Flockhart
R. Flockhart Great Britain ERA D [R4D] ERA L6C 2.0 - 00:27:44.600 15
2
0
3 2 Great Britain Tony Rolt
R. R. C. Walker Great Britain Connaught A [A3] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - 00:28:44.400 15
3
0
4 9 Great Britain Geoff Richardson
G. N. Richardson Great Britain RRA - ERA L6C 1.8 - 00:28:59.400 15

0
5 10 Great Britain Leslie Marr
L. Marr Great Britain Connaught A [A5] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - +15 laps 0

0
DNF 17 Great Britain John Webb
J. H. Webb Great Britain Turner Special [3] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - DNF 9

0
DNF 20 Great Britain Jimmy Somervail
The Border Reivers Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNF 0

0
DNF 16 Malta Louis Manduca
Louis Manduca Great Britain Alta IFS [69IS] Alta L4C 1.5 - DNF 0

0
DNF 14 Great Britain Ted Whiteaway
E. N. Whiteaway Great Britain BHW Special Bugatti L8C 5.0 - DNF 0

0
DNA 100 Great Britain Reg Parnell
G. A. Vandervell Italy Ferrari 375 Thin Wall Special [375-10] Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 - DNA 0

0
DNA 4 Great Britain Bobbie Baird
Saipa Modena Italy Ferrari 500 [0188-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 - DNA 0

0
DNA 5 Great Britain Bobbie Baird
W. R. Baird Italy Ferrari 340 MM Ferrari 340 V12 4.1 Tipo 101 - DNA 0

0
DNA 6 Great Britain Peter Walker
P. D. C. Walker Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-8-52] ERA L6C 2.0 - DNA 0

0
DNA 7 Great Britain Alastair Birrell
A. W. Birrell Great Britain ERA A [R1A] ERA L6C 1.5 - DNA 0

0
DNA 11 Great Britain David Shale
J. H. Webb Great Britain Turner Special [2] MG L4C 1.1 - DNA 0

0
DNA 18 Great Britain Horace Gould
Gould´s Garage, Bristol Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-11-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 - DNA 0

0
DNA 19 Great Britain Bertie Bradnack
B. E. Bradnack Great Britain Cooper JAP V2 1.1 - DNA 0

0
DNA 23 Great Britain Tony Crook
T.A.D. Crook Great Britain Cooper T24 [CA-2-53] Alta F2 L4 2.0 - DNA 0

0
DNA 27 Great Britain Peter Jopp
Emeryson Cars Great Britain Emeryson Special Aston Martin LB6 2.0 - DNA 0

0
DNA 52 Great Britain Duncan Hamilton
HW Motors Great Britain HWM 53 ["3-53"] Alta F2 L4 2.0 - DNA 0

0
DNA 60 Great Britain Kenneth McAlpine
Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [A1] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 - DNA 0

0

  • Post category:50s / Extra Championship
Tags: 1953 EC, BRM, BRM Ltd., Formula Libre, Ken Wharton, Snetterton, United States Air Force Trophy

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