The 2nd West Essex CC Formula 2 Race was a Formula Two motor race held on 27 June 1953 at Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk. The race was run over 10 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Kenneth McAlpine in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis. McAlpine's teammate John Coombs was second and Rodney Nuckey in a Cooper T23-Bristol was third. Roy Salvadori in another Connaught set fastest lap but retired on the last lap with engine failure.
Results Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired 1 63 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 18:53.4, 138.03kph 2 62 John Coombs Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +6.6s 3 1 Rodney Nuckey Rodney Nuckey Cooper T23-Bristol +19.0s 4 61 Roy Salvadori Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1 lap, engine 5 6 Keith Hall Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol +1 lap 6 64 Ben Wyatt Ben Wyatt Frazer Nash FN48 +1 lap 7 3 Bill Black Bill Black Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica +1 lap Ret. 10 Ian Stewart Ecurie Ecosse Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 8 laps, rear axle Ret. 9 Peter Jopp Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Aston Martin 0 laps, engine DNA 2 Leslie Marr Leslie Marr Connaught Type A-Lea Francis DNA 6 Jimmy Somervail Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol car driven by Hall DNA 14 Frank Copeland Frank Copeland Frazer Nash-BMW 328 DNA 15 no driver listed F.G. Greene Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica DNA 57 John Barber John Barber Cooper T20-Bristol DNA 57 Richard Coleman John Barber Cooper T20-Bristol
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