1953 Newcastle Journal Trophy

1953 Newcastle Journal Trophy
Race details
Date 15 August 1953
Official name II Newcastle Journal Trophy
Location Charterhall, Berwickshire, UK
Course Airfield circuit
Course length 3.218 km (2.000 mi)
Distance 50 laps, 160.934 km (100.000 mi)
Fastest lap
Drivers Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol
Roy Salvadori Connaught-Lea Francis
Ron Flockhart Connaught-Lea Francis
Time 1:26.0
Podium
First Cooper-Bristol
Second Connaught-Lea Francis
Third Connaught-Lea Francis

The 2nd Newcastle Journal Trophy was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Charterhall on 15 August 1953. The race was won by Ken Wharton in a Cooper T20-Bristol. Roy Salvadori and Ron Flockhart were second and third in their Connaught A Type-Lea Francises All three shared fastest lap.

Results

Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired
1 39 Ken Wharton Ken Wharton Cooper T20-Bristol 1:15:30.6, 79.72mph
2 106 Roy Salvadori Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +27.4s
3 107 Ron Flockhart Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +32.0s
4 32 Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard Cooper T20-Bristol 50 laps
5 38 Tony Rolt R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1 lap
6 58 Ian Stewart Ecurie Ecosse Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1 lap
7 16 Eric Brandon Cooper Car Company Cooper T16-JAP +2 laps
8 68 Jack Walton Jack Walton Cooper T25-Bristol +2 laps
Ret 105 John Coombs Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis brakes
Ret 92 Jack Fairman John Webb Turner-Lea Francis big end
Ret 66 Horace Gould Gould's Garage Bristol Cooper T23-Bristol mechanical
Ret 97 Stirling Moss Stirling Moss Cooper T24-Alta fuel injection
Ret 57 Jimmy Stewart Ecurie Ecosse Cooper T20-Bristol
37 Bill Skelly Bill Skelly Frazer-Nash-Bristol
55 Jimmy Somervail Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol
62 Austen Nurse Austen Nurse HWM-Alta
69 Peter Bolton Jack Walton Frazer-Nash-Bristol
71 Bill Black Bill Black Frazer-Nash-Bristol
DNA 10 André Loens Kieft Cars Kieft-Bristol
DNA 64 Ottorino Volonterio Ottorino Volonterio Maserati 4CLT/48