1953 Newcastle Journal Trophy

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|Type =

|Country = UK

|Image = Charterhall circuit.png

|Grand Prix = Newcastle Journal Trophy

|GP_Suffix =

|Official name = II Newcastle Journal Trophy

|Location = Charterhall, Berwickshire, UK

|Date = 15 August

|Year = 1953

|Course = Airfield circuit

|Course_length = {{convert|3.218|km|mi|abbr=on}}

|Distance_laps = 50

|Distance_length= {{convert|160.934|km|mi|abbr=on}}

|Weather =

|Pole_Driver =

|Pole_Country =

|Pole_Team =

|Pole_Time =

|Fast_Driver = Ken Wharton

|Fast_Team = Cooper-Bristol

|Fast_Country = UK

|Fast_Driver2 = Roy Salvadori

|Fast_Team2 = Connaught-Lea Francis

|Fast_Country2 = UK

|Fast_Driver3 = Ron Flockhart

|Fast_Team3 = Connaught-Lea Francis

|Fast_Country3 = UK

|Fast_Time = 1:26.0

|First_Driver = Ken Wharton

|First_Country = UK

|First_Team = Cooper-Bristol

|Second_Driver = Roy Salvadori

|Second_Country = UK

|Second_Team = Connaught-Lea Francis

|Third_Driver = Ron Flockhart

|Third_Country = UK

|Third_Team = Connaught-Lea Francis

}}

The 2nd Newcastle Journal Trophy was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Charterhall on 15 August 1953. The race was won by Ken Wharton in a Cooper T20-Bristol. Roy Salvadori and Ron Flockhart were second and third in their Connaught A Type-Lea Francises All three shared fastest lap.{{cite web |url=http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1953/1953.html#newc|title=1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix|accessdate=2022-06-21}}{{cite web |url=https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F253_38.htm|title=II Newcastle Journal Trophy 1953|accessdate=2022-06-21}}