The 1st Snetterton Coronation Trophy was a Formula Two motor race held on 30 May 1953 at Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk. The race was run over 10 laps, and was won by British driver Tony Rolt in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis. Rolt also set fastest lap. Alan Brown in a Cooper T23-Bristol was second and Bobbie Baird in a Ferrari 500 was third.
Results
Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car Time/Ret. 1 4 Tony Rolt R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 18:55.8, 137.74kph 2 66 Alan Brown Equipe Anglaise Cooper T23-Bristol +10.0s 3 8 Bobbie Baird Bobbie Baird Ferrari 500 +16.6s 4 84 Rodney Nuckey Rodney Nuckey Cooper T23-Bristol +18.8s 5 2 Ian Stewart Ecurie Ecosse Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1 lap 6 5 Bill Black Bill Black Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica +1 lap Ret 3 Jimmy Stewart Ecurie Ecosse Cooper T20-Bristol 7 laps, front axle Ret 39 Roy Salvadori S. Greene Frazer Nash-Bristol 4 laps Ret 7 Torrie Large Bobbie Baird Alta F2 4 laps, gearbox Ret 69 Ben Wyatt Ben Wyatt Frazer Nash FN48 4 laps, accident DNA 37 Cliff Davis Cliff Davis Tojeiro-Frazer Nash DNA 62 Horace Richards H.A. Richards H.A.R.-Riley DNA 82 Leslie Marr Leslie Marr Connaught Type A-Lea Francis DNA 83 Paul Emery Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Alta DNA 87 John Lyons W. Knight Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
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