1953 United States Air Force Trophy
{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type=
|Country=GBR
|Grand Prix=United States Air Force Trophy
|GP_Suffix=
|Details ref=
|Date=25 July
|Year=1953
|Official name=II United States Air Force Trophy
|Location=Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk
|Image = Snetterton_1963_annotated.svg
|Course = Permanent racing facility
|Course_length = {{convert|4.362|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|Distance_laps = 15
|Distance_length= {{convert|65.425|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|Weather=
|Attendance=
|Pole_Driver=Not known
|Pole_Team=
|Pole_Time=
|Pole_Country=
|Grid_from_ballot =
|Fast_Driver=Bob Gerard
|Fast_Time=1:51.4
|Fast_Country=UK
|First_Driver=Tony Rolt
|First_Country=UK
|First_Team=Connaught-Lea Francis
|Second_Driver=Bob Gerard
|Second_Country=UK
|Third_Driver=Leslie Marr
|Third_Country=UK
|Third_Team=Connaught-Lea Francis
|Lapchart=}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1953/1953.html#usaf|title=1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix|date=|publisher=silhouet.com|accessdate=2022-07-01}}{{cite web|url=https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F253_31.htm|title=II United States Air Force Trophy 1953|date=|publisher=fastlane.co.uk|accessdate=2022-07-01}}
Results
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Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Ret. |
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1
| 2 | {{flagicon|UK}} Tony Rolt | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 28:21.2, 137.93kph | |||||
2
| 21 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Bob Gerard | +2.2s | |||||
3
| 10 | {{flagicon|UK}} Leslie Marr | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | +1:09.8 | |||||
4
| 18 | {{flagicon|UK}} Horace Gould | +1:22.6 | |||||
5
| 23 | {{flagicon|UK}} Tony Crook | 15 laps | |||||
6
| 26 | {{flagicon|UK}} Jimmy Somervail | 15 laps | |||||
7
| 85 | {{flagicon|UK}} Roy Salvadori | 15 laps | |||||
Ret
| 22 | {{flagicon|UK}} Brian Naylor | 8 laps | |||||
Ret
| 60 | {{flagicon|UK}} Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 6 laps | |||||
Ret
| 57 | {{flagicon|UK}} Jack Fairman | 2 laps | |||||
Ret
| 58 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Horace Richards | 2 laps | |||||
Ret
| 25 | {{flagicon|UK}} Joyce Howard | Cromard Special-Lea Francis | 0 laps | |||||
Ret
| 27 | {{flagicon|UK}} Peter Jopp | 0 laps | |||||
DNS
| 4 | {{flagicon|UK}} Bobbie Baird | Saipa Modena | fatal accident in sports car race | |||||
DNA
| 8 | {{flagicon|UK}} Ken Wharton | P.H. Bell | | |||||
DNA
| 17 | {{flagicon|GBR}} John Webb | | |||||
DNA
| 24 | {{flagicon|UK}} Peter Bolton | | |||||
DNA
| 52 | {{flagicon|UK}} Duncan Hamilton | | |||||
DNA
| 75 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Walton | |
References
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{{F1 NC race report
|Name_of_race=United States Airforce Trophy
|Year_of_race=1953
|Previous_race_in_season=1953 Avusrennen
|Next_year's_race= —
|Previous_year's_race= —
|Next_race_in_season=1953 Circuit du Lac
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:United States}}