1953 United States Air Force Trophy

1953 United States Air Force Trophy
Race details
Date	25 July 1953
Official name	II United States Air Force Trophy
Location	Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.362 km (2.710 mi)
Distance	15 laps, 65.425 km (40.653 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Not known
Fastest lap
Driver	Bob Gerard	Cooper-Bristol
Time	1:51.4
Podium
First	Tony Rolt	Connaught-Lea Francis
Second	Bob Gerard	Cooper-Bristol
Third	Leslie Marr	Connaught-Lea Francis

The 2nd United States Air Force Trophy was a Formula Two motor race held on 25 July 1953 at Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk. The race was run over 15 laps, and was won by British driver Tony Rolt in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis. Bob Gerard in a Cooper T23-Bristol was second and set fastest lap. Leslie Marr in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis was third. Earlier in the day of the meeting Ferrari driver Bobbie Baird was killed in a sports-car race.^[1][2]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Ret.
1	2	Tony Rolt	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	28:21.2, 137.93kph
2	21	Bob Gerard	F.R. Gerard	Cooper T23-Bristol	+2.2s
3	10	Leslie Marr	Leslie Marr	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+1:09.8
4	18	Horace Gould	Gould's Garage (Bristol)	Cooper T23-Bristol	+1:22.6
5	23	Tony Crook	Tony Crook	Cooper T20-Alta	15 laps
6	26	Jimmy Somervail	Border Reivers	Cooper T20-Bristol	15 laps
7	85	Roy Salvadori	Roy Salvadori	Frazer Nash-Bristol	15 laps
Ret	22	Brian Naylor	Brian Naylor	Alta-Bristol	8 laps
Ret	60	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	6 laps
Ret	57	Jack Fairman	John Webb	Turner-Alta	2 laps
Ret	58	Horace Richards	H.A. Richards	HAR-Riley	2 laps
Ret	25	Joyce Howard	Joyce Howard	Cromard Special-Lea Francis	0 laps
Ret	27	Peter Jopp	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson-Aston Martin	0 laps
DNS	4	Bobbie Baird	Saipa Modena	Ferrari 500	fatal accident in sports car race
DNA	8	Ken Wharton	P.H. Bell	Cooper T23-Bristol
DNA	17	John Webb	John Webb	Turner-Lea Francis
DNA	24	Peter Bolton	Jack Walton	Frazer Nash-Bristol
DNA	52	Duncan Hamilton	H.W. Motors Ltd	HWM-Alta
DNA	75	Jack Walton	Jack Walton	Cooper T25-Bristol