The 1st Crystal Palace Trophy was a Formula Two motor race held on 11 July 1953 at Crystal Palace Circuit, London. The race was run over 15 laps and was won by Tony Rolt in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis. Roy Salvadori was second in another Connaught, also setting fastest lap, and Les Leston was third in a Cooper T26-JAP.
Results
Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid 1 1 Tony Rolt R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 17:23.4, 115.78kph 1 2 8 Roy Salvadori Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 15 laps 2 3 14 Les Leston Cooper Car Company Cooper T26-JAP 15 laps 3 4 11 Lance Macklin HW Motors HWM-Alta 15 laps 4 5 7 Peter Whitehead Atlantic Stable Cooper T24-Alta 15 laps 5 6 12 Duncan Hamilton HW Motors HWM-Alta 15 laps 7 7 5 Bill Aston Bill Aston Aston Butterworth +1 lap 8 8 6 Austen Nurse HW Motors HWM-Alta +1 lap 9 9 4 John Webb John Webb Turner-Lea Francis +1 lap 12 10 3 Paul Emery Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Aston Martin +2 laps 10 Ret 16 Donald Bennett Donald Bennett Cooper T18-Vincent 1 lap, engine 11 Ret 9 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 0 laps 6 DNA 2 Jimmy Somervail Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol DNA 2 Keith Hall Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol DNA 10 Cliff Davis Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis DNA 11 Peter Collins HW Motors HWM-Alta car driven by Macklin DNA 15 Les Leston Cooper Car Company Cooper T26-JAP drove no. 14
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