1953 Ulster Trophy
16 May - Dundrod, Northern Ireland: (11.939 km)2x10 laps(119.388 km) & 1x14
laps(167.143 km)
Results:
Heat 1
1 Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta 52m32, 84.70mph
2 Stirling Moss Connaught A-Type 52m41
3 Jock Somervail Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-3-52' 54m47
4 Jock Lawrence Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-6-52' 10 laps
5 John Lyons Connaught A-Type 'AL9' 10 laps
6 Geoff Richardson RRA 10 laps
7 Gerry Dunham DHS - Rover 10 laps
8 Joe Kelly Alta GP - Bristol 9 laps
9 Horace Richards HAR - Riley 9 laps
10 Ottorino Volonterio Maserati 4CLT/48 9 laps
Did Not Finish:
Archie Bryde Cooper T20 - Bristol 0 Carburettor
Dick Odlum Frazer Nash FN55 0 Mechanical
Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss (Connaught A-Type), 4:56, 90.19mph
Pole Position: Stirling Moss, 4:59
Heat 2
1 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 500 '1' 50m24, 88.28mph
2 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 50m31
3 Bobby Baird Ferrari 500 '188-F2' 50m32
4 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 10 laps
5 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 10 laps
6 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'A7' 10 laps
7 James Scott-Douglas Connaught A - Lea Francis 10 laps
8 Graham Whitehead Cooper T23 - Bristol 10 laps
9 Torrie Large Alta F2 9 laps
10 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught A - Lea Francis 9 laps
Did Not Finish:
Jacques Swaters Ferrari 500 Magneto
"Bira" Maserati A6GCM Axle
Peter Collins HWM 53 - Alta 2 Misfiring
Lance Macklin HWM 53 - Alta 2
Baron E. de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM 1 Rear axle
Fastest Lap: Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari 500), 4:54, 90.81mph
Pole Position: Mike Hawthorn, 4:51
Final
1 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 500 '1' 1h12m01.6, 86.49mph
2 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 1h13m15.0
3 Bobby Baird Ferrari 500 '188-F2' 1h13m48.1
4 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53' 1h15m15.0
5 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 1h15m41.6
6 Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta 1h15m58.0
7 Graham Whitehead Cooper T23 - Bristol 1h16m44.8
8 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught A - Lea Francis 1h16m57.6
9 John 'Jock' Lawrence Cooper T20 - Bristol 1h17m06.0
10 Geoff Richardson RRA - Riley 1h17m07.0
11 Jock Somervail Cooper T20 - Bristol 13 laps
12 James Scott-Douglas Connaught A - Lea Francis 13 laps
13 Torrie Large Alta F2 13 laps
14 Horace Richards HAR - Riley 12 laps
Did Not Finish:
Roy Salvadori Connaught A - Lea Francis 8 Rear axle
Gerry Dunham DHS - Rover 1 Engine
Joe Kelly Alta GP - Bristol 1 Valve
Did Not Start:
Stirling Moss Connaught A - Lea Francis Gearbox
John Lyons Connaught A - Lea Francis Suspension
Jacques Swaters Ferrari 500 Magneto
Did Not Qualifiy:
"B. Bira" Maserati A6GCM
Peter Collins HWM 53 - Alta
Lance Macklin HWM 53 - Alta
Baron E. de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM
Ottorino Volonterio Maserati 4CLT/48
Archie Bryde Cooper T20 - Bristol
Dick Odlum Frazer Nash FN55
Fastest Lap: Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari 500), 5:00, 88.99mph
Pole Position: Mike Hawthorn
