1953 Richmond Trophy | |||
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Formula Libre race | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 6 April 1953 | ||
Official name | V Richmond Trophy | ||
Location | Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 3.830 km (2.388 miles) | ||
Distance | 15 laps, 57.45 km (35.82 miles) | ||
Weather | Cold and wet | ||
Attendance | 50,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | BRM | ||
Time | 1:35.0 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Ken Wharton | BRM | |
Time | 1:33.2 | ||
Podium | |||
First | BRM | ||
Second | Ferrari | ||
Third | Maserati |
The 5th Richmond Trophy was a Formula Libre motor race held at the Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex on 6 April 1953. The race was won from pole position by Ken Wharton in a BRM Type 15, setting fastest lap in the process. Piero Taruffi in the Thinwall Special Ferrari 375 was second and Emmanuel de Graffenried third in a Maserati A6GCM. [1] [2]
Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | 2 | Ken Wharton | A.G.B. Owen | BRM Type 15 | 23:53.0, 90.47mph | 1 |
2 | 3 | Piero Taruffi | G.A. Vandervell | Thinwall Special Ferrari 375 | +6.0s | 5 |
3 | 5 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Baron de Graffenried | Maserati A6GCM | +22.8s | 7 |
4 | 21 | Roy Salvadori | Connaught Engineering | Connaught A Type-Lea Francis | +54.4s | 2 |
5 | 8 | Tony Rolt | R.R.C. Walker | Connaught A Type-Lea Francis | +1:04.0 | 4 |
6 | 16 | Bob Gerard | F.R. Gerard | Cooper T23-Bristol | +1:15.6 | 6 |
7 | 12 | Ron Flockhart | W.R. Flockhart | ERA D-Type | +1 lap | 8 |
Ret | 27 | John Coombs | Connaught Engineering | Connaught A Type-Lea Francis | 8 laps | 9 |
Ret | 15 | Peter Whitehead | Atlantic Stable | Cooper T24-Alta | 6 laps | 10 |
Ret | 1 | Reg Parnell | A.G.B. Owen | BRM Type 15 | 4 laps, supercharger drive | 3 |
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