1953 Eläintarhanajot
| 1953 Eläintarhanajot | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 10 May 1953 | ||
| Official name | XV Eläintarhanajot | ||
| Location | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Course | Eläintarha | ||
| Course length | 2.000 km (1.247 miles) | ||
| Distance | 25 laps, 50.00 km (31.17 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Cooper-Bristol | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Cooper-Bristol | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third |
| Ford Special | |
The XV Eläintarhajot was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Eläintarha, Helsinki on 10 May 1953. The race was won by Rodney Nuckey in a Cooper T23-Bristol, starting from pole position. Roger Laurent was second in a Talbot-Lago T26C and Gunnar Carlsson third in a Ford Special.
Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Rodney Nuckey | Rodney Nuckey | Cooper T23-Bristol | 28:55.2, 103.71kph | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | Roger Laurent | Ecurie Francorchamps | Talbot-Lago T26C | +0.6s | 6 |
| 3 | 52 | Gunnar Carlsson | Gunnar Carlsson | Ford Special | +1.2s | 4 |
| 4 | 13 | Leo Mattila | Leo Mattila | Cooper T12-JAP | +3.3s | 2 |
| 5 | 5 | Carl Stausland | Carl Stausland | Ford Special | +24.1s | 7 |
| 6 | 72 | Gunnar Wahlberg | Gunnar Wahlberg | BMW 328 | +1:34.8 | 5 |
| Ret | 11 | Evert Saloranta | Ford Special | 8 laps | ||
| Ret | 49 | Erik Lundgren | Erik Lundgren | Ford Special | clutch | 3 |
| Ret | 32 | Uuno Lamminen | Allard J2 | 6 laps | ||
| DNA | 9 | Charles de Tornaco | Charles de Tornaco | Talbot-Lago T26C | ||
| DNA | 14 | Niilo Uski | BMW | |||
| DNA | 15 | Arre Sinkilä | Steyr | |||
| DNA | 16 | Lars Åström | Ford Special | |||
| DNA | 17 | Eero Viitala | Ford Special |