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.
Results
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 H.A.R.-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
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