1953 BRDC International Trophy

The 5th BRDC International Trophy meeting was held on 9 May 1953 at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire. The race was run to Formula Two regulations, and was held over two heats of 15 laps each, followed by a final race of 35 laps. Mike Hawthorn, driving a Ferrari 500 won the final and shared fastest lap with Emmanuel de Graffenried. de Graffenried was the fastest qualifier.

1953 BRDC International Trophy
Race details
Date	9 May 1953
Official name	V Daily Express BRDC International Trophy
Location	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.70 km (2.93 miles)
Distance	final 35 laps, 164.31 km (102.44 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati
Time	1:51
Fastest lap
Drivers	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari
Fastest lap	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati
Time	1:51
Podium
First	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari
Second	Roy Salvadori	Connaught-Lea Francis
Third	Tony Rolt	Connaught-Lea Francis

Results

Final – 35 Laps

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Ret.	Grid
1	12	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	1:06:36, 148.54 kph	1
2	18	Roy Salvadori	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+12s	5
3	5	Tony Rolt	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+42s	8
4	47	B. Bira	Autocourse	Maserati A6GCM	+1:51	6
5	36	Ken Wharton	Ken Wharton	Cooper T23-Bristol	+1:51	2
6	35	Bob Gerard	F.R. Gerard Racing	Cooper T23-Bristol	+1:54	16
7	17	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+1 lap	13
8	10	Peter Whitehead	Atlantic Stable	Cooper T24-Alta	+1 lap	7
9	7	Stirling Moss	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T24-Alta	+1 lap	4
10	15	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari 500	+1 lap	14
11	24	Peter Collins	HW Motors Ltd	HWM-Alta	+1 lap	12
12	21	Duncan Hamilton	HW Motors Ltd	HWM-Alta	+1 lap	15
13	28	Bobbie Baird	Scuderia Irlandia	Ferrari 500	+1 lap	10
14	14	Ninian Sanderson	Ecurie Ecosse	Cooper T20-Bristol	+2 laps	20
15	19	Johnny Claes	Ecurie Belge	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+2 laps	22
16	45	Jacques Swaters	Ecurie Francorchamps	Cooper T23-Bristol	+2 laps	21
17	11	James Scott Douglas	Ecurie Ecosse	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+3 laps	17
18	41	Eric Brandon	Eric Brandon	Cooper T20-Bristol	+3 laps	18
19	42	John Webb	John Webb	Turner-Lea Francis	+3 laps	28
20	25	Frank Curtis	HW Motors Ltd	HWM-Alta	+4 laps	26
21	44	Gerry Dunham	Gerry Dunham	DHS-Rover	+4 laps	24
Ret	32	Archie Bryde	Archie Bryde	Cooper T20-Bristol	18 laps, fire	23
Ret	29	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Scuderia Enrico Platé	Maserati A6GCM	16 laps, withdrew after being penalised for false start	3
Ret	16	Louis Chiron	Louis Chiron	O.S.C.A. Tipo 20	16 laps, fuel tank	9
Ret	2	Maurice Trintignant	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16	8 laps, lost wheel	11
Ret	22	Lance Macklin	HW Motors Ltd	HWM-Alta	8 laps	19
Ret	37	Horace Richards	H.A. Richards	HAR-Riley	4 laps, clutch	25
DNS	9	Tom Cole	Atlantic Stable	Ferrari 500	mechanical	27
DNS	4	Harry Schell	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16
DNQ	43	Geoff Richardson	Geoff Richardson	RRA-Riley	Ret, heat 1
DNQ	1	Roberto Mieres	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16	Ret, heat 1
DNQ	3	Hans Stuck	Hans Stuck	AFM-Küchen	Ret, heat 1
DNQ	31	Joe Kelly	Joe Kelly	Alta-Bristol	Ret, heat 1
DNQ	33	Bill Aston	Bill Aston	Aston Butterworth	Ret, heat 1
DNQ	30	Leslie Marr	Leslie Marr	Connaught Type-Lea Francis	Ret, heat 2
DNQ	20	John Coombs	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type-Lea Francis	Ret, heat 2
DNS	8	Alan Brown	Equipe Anglaise	Cooper T23-Alfa Romeo
DNS	26	Bill Skelly	Bill Skelly	Frazer Nash FN56
DNS	34	Tony Crook	Tony Crook	Cooper T23-Bristol
DNS	38	John Lyons	John Lyons	Connaught Type-Lea Francis
DNS	39	André Loens	André Loens	Kieft-Butterworth
DNS	40	Paul Emery	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson 56-Alta
DNA	6	Georges de Kando	Georges de Kando	Veritas RS
DNA	23	Jack Fairman	HW Motors Ltd	HWM-Alta
DNA	27	Tony Gaze	Tony Gaze	Alta F2
DNA	46	Ottorino Volonterio	Ottorino Volonterio	Maserati A6GCM
DNA	1	Jean Behra	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16	car driven by Mieres
DNA	14	Jimmy Stewart	Ecurie Ecosse	Cooper T20-Bristol	car driven by Sanderson
DNA	39	John Nicholson	John Nicholson	Kieft	car driven by Loens

• Fastest lap: Emmanuel de Graffenried/Mike Hawthorn – 1:51

Heats – 15 Laps

Heat 1 Pos Driver Time/Ret. Grid 1 Emmanuel de Graffenried 28:59, 146.28kph 1 2 Stirling Moss +5s 11 3 B. Bira +22s 6 4 Tony Rolt +28s 3 5 Kenneth McAlpine +55s 4 6 Louis Rosier +56s 10 7 Duncan Hamilton +1:14 9 8 Bob Gerard +1:43 (inc. 60s penalty for false start) 2 = James Scott Douglas +1:43 12 10 Eric Brandon +2:00 8 11 Jacques Swaters +1 lap 16 12 Johnny Claes +1 lap 7 13 Horace Richards +1 lap 17 14 Frank Curtis +1 lap 19 15 Tom Cole +1 lap 20 Ret Geoff Richardson 12 laps 13 Ret Roberto Mieres 10 laps, transmission 5 Ret Hans Stuck 6 laps, engine 14 Ret Joe Kelly 3 laps, crash damage 15 Ret Bill Aston 2 laps, oil leak 18 Fastest lap: Emmanuel de Graffenried/Stirling Moss – 1:54

Heat 2 Pos Driver Time/Ret. Grid 1 Mike Hawthorn 28:23, 149.37kph 2 2 Ken Wharton +1s 1 3 Roy Salvadori +50s 6 4 Peter Whitehead +1:00 10 5 Louis Chiron +1:09 3 6 Bobbie Baird +1:18 7 7 Harry Schell +1:19 5 8 Peter Collins +1:19.2 9 9 Maurice Trintignant 14 laps, transmission 4 10 Lance Macklin +1 lap 8 11 Ninian Sanderson +1 lap 13 12 Archie Bryde +1 lap 12 13 Gerry Dunham +1 lap 14 14 John Webb +2 laps 16 Ret Leslie Marr 15 Ret John Coombs 6 laps, radiator 11 Fastest lap: Mike Hawthorn – 1:51