1953 West Essex CC Formula 2 Race

1953 West Essex Formula 2 Race
Race details
Date 27 June 1953
Official name II West Essex Formula 2 Race
Location Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.361 km (2.719 miles)
Distance 10 laps, 43.61 km (27.19 miles)
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Connaught-Lea Francis
Time 1:51.2
Podium
First Connaught-Lea Francis
Second Connaught-Lea Francis
Third Cooper-Bristol

The 2nd West Essex CC Formula 2 Race was a Formula Two motor race held on 27 June 1953 at Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk. The race was run over 10 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Kenneth McAlpine in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis. McAlpine's teammate John Coombs was second and Rodney Nuckey in a Cooper T23-Bristol was third. Roy Salvadori in another Connaught set fastest lap but retired on the last lap with engine failure.[1][2]

Results

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Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired
1 63 United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 18:53.4, 138.03kph
2 62 United Kingdom John Coombs Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +6.6s
3 1 United Kingdom Rodney Nuckey Rodney Nuckey Cooper T23-Bristol +19.0s
4 61 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1 lap, engine
5 6 United Kingdom Keith Hall Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol +1 lap
6 64 United Kingdom Ben Wyatt Ben Wyatt Frazer Nash FN48 +1 lap
7 3 United Kingdom Bill Black Bill Black Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica +1 lap
Ret. 10 United Kingdom Ian Stewart Ecurie Ecosse Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 8 laps, rear axle
Ret. 9 United Kingdom Peter Jopp Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Aston Martin 0 laps, engine
DNA 2 United Kingdom Leslie Marr Leslie Marr Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
DNA 6 United Kingdom Jimmy Somervail Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol car driven by Hall
DNA 14 United Kingdom Frank Copeland Frank Copeland Frazer Nash-BMW 328
DNA 15 no driver listed F.G. Greene Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica
DNA 57 United Kingdom John Barber John Barber Cooper T20-Bristol
DNA 57 United Kingdom Richard Coleman John Barber Cooper T20-Bristol

References

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  1. ^ "1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  2. ^ "II West Essex CC F2 Race 1953". Retrieved 2022-07-26.


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