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_Team=Cooper-Bristol

|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

|Second_Team=Cooper-Bristol

|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

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
Pos.No.DriverEntrantCarTime/Ret.
1

| 2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Tony Rolt

| R.R.C. Walker Racing Team

| Connaught Type A-Lea Francis

| 28:21.2, 137.93kph

2

| 21

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bob Gerard

| F.R. Gerard

| Cooper T23-Bristol

| +2.2s

3

| 10

| {{flagicon|UK}} Leslie Marr

| Leslie Marr

| Connaught Type A-Lea Francis

| +1:09.8

4

| 18

| {{flagicon|UK}} Horace Gould

| Gould's Garage (Bristol)

| Cooper T23-Bristol

| +1:22.6

5

| 23

| {{flagicon|UK}} Tony Crook

| Tony Crook

| Cooper T20-Alta

| 15 laps

6

| 26

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jimmy Somervail

| Border Reivers

| Cooper T20-Bristol

| 15 laps

7

| 85

| {{flagicon|UK}} Roy Salvadori

| Roy Salvadori

| Frazer Nash-Bristol

| 15 laps

Ret

| 22

| {{flagicon|UK}} Brian Naylor

| Brian Naylor

| Alta-Bristol

| 8 laps

Ret

| 60

| {{flagicon|UK}} Kenneth McAlpine

| Connaught Engineering

| Connaught Type A-Lea Francis

| 6 laps

Ret

| 57

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jack Fairman

| John Webb

| Turner-Alta

| 2 laps

Ret

| 58

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Horace Richards

| H.A. Richards

| HAR-Riley

| 2 laps

Ret

| 25

| {{flagicon|UK}} Joyce Howard

| Joyce Howard

| Cromard Special-Lea Francis

| 0 laps

Ret

| 27

| {{flagicon|UK}} Peter Jopp

| Emeryson Cars

| Emeryson-Aston Martin

| 0 laps

DNS

| 4

| {{flagicon|UK}} Bobbie Baird

| Saipa Modena

| Ferrari 500

| fatal accident in sports car race

DNA

| 8

| {{flagicon|UK}} Ken Wharton

| P.H. Bell

| Cooper T23-Bristol

|

DNA

| 17

| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Webb

| John Webb

| Turner-Lea Francis

|

DNA

| 24

| {{flagicon|UK}} Peter Bolton

| Jack Walton

| Frazer Nash-Bristol

|

DNA

| 52

| {{flagicon|UK}} Duncan Hamilton

| H.W. Motors Ltd

| HWM-Alta

|

DNA

| 75

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Walton

| Jack Walton

| Cooper T25-Bristol

|

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}}

Category:1953 Formula Two races

Category:1953 in British motorsport