The 7th Ulster Trophy was a non-championship Formula Twomotor race held at the Dundrod Circuit on 16 May 1953. The race was held over two heats of 10 laps and a final of 14 laps. Mike Hawthorn driving a Ferrari 500 won the final from pole position ahead of the Cooper T23-Bristol of Ken Wharton and the Ferrari 500 of Bobbie Baird. Hawthorn also set fastest lap in the final, and overall fastest lap in the second heat which he also won, again from pole position. Stirling Moss in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis set pole and fastest lap in the first heat but finished second behind Duncan Hamilton'sHWM-Alta. Moss failed to start the final, while Hamilton finished sixth.[1][2]
1953, ulster, trophy, ulster, trophy, championship, formula, motor, race, held, dundrod, circuit, 1953, race, held, over, heats, laps, final, laps, mike, hawthorn, driving, ferrari, final, from, pole, position, ahead, cooper, bristol, wharton, ferrari, bobbie,. The 7th Ulster Trophy was a non championship Formula Two motor race held at the Dundrod Circuit on 16 May 1953 The race was held over two heats of 10 laps and a final of 14 laps Mike Hawthorn driving a Ferrari 500 won the final from pole position ahead of the Cooper T23 Bristol of Ken Wharton and the Ferrari 500 of Bobbie Baird Hawthorn also set fastest lap in the final and overall fastest lap in the second heat which he also won again from pole position Stirling Moss in a Connaught Type A Lea Francis set pole and fastest lap in the first heat but finished second behind Duncan Hamilton s HWM Alta Moss failed to start the final while Hamilton finished sixth 1 2 1953 Ulster TrophyRace detailsDate16 May 1953Official nameVII Ulster TrophyLocationDundrod Circuit County Antrim Northern IrelandCourseTemporary road circuitCourse length11 942 km 7 420 mi Distance14 laps 167 191 km 103 888 mi Pole positionDriverMike HawthornFerrariFastest lapDriverMike HawthornFerrariTime5 00PodiumFirstMike HawthornFerrariSecondKen WhartonCooper BristolThirdBobbie BairdFerrariResults EditPos No Driver Entrant Car Time Retired Grid1 1 nbsp Mike Hawthorn Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 1 12 01 6 139 20kph 12 39 nbsp Ken Wharton Ken Wharton Cooper T23 Bristol 1 13 4 33 36 nbsp Bobbie Baird Scuderia Irlandia Ferrari 500 1 46 5 24 4 nbsp Peter Whitehead Atlantic Stable Cooper T24 Alta 3 13 4 65 14 nbsp Louis Chiron Louis Chiron O S C A Tipo 20 3 30 0 76 28 nbsp Duncan Hamilton HW Motors Ltd HWM Alta 3 56 4 87 5 nbsp Graham Whitehead Atlantic Stable Cooper T23 Bristol 4 43 2 98 10 nbsp Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A Lea Francis 4 56 0 109 18 nbsp Jock Lawrence Ecurie Ecosse Cooper T20 Bristol 5 04 4 1110 34 nbsp Geoff Richardson G Richardson RRA Riley 5 05 4 1311 7 nbsp Jimmy Somervail Border Reivers Cooper T20 Bristol 1 lap 1412 17 nbsp James Scott Douglas Ecurie Ecosse Connaught Type A Lea Francis 1 lap 1213 37 nbsp Torrie Large Tony Gaze Alta F2 1 lap 1714 35 nbsp Horace Richards H A Richards HAR Riley 2 laps 18Ret 9 nbsp Roy Salvadori Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A Lea Francis 8 laps rear axle 5Ret 16 nbsp Gerry Dunham Gerry Dunham DHS Rover 1 lap engine 15Ret 2 nbsp Joe Kelly Joe Kelly Alta Bristol 1 lap valve 16DNS 32 nbsp Stirling Moss R R C Walker Racing Team Connaught Type A Lea Francis gearbox 4DNS 30 nbsp John Lyons William Knight Connaught Type A Lea Francis front suspension DNS 12 nbsp Jacques Swaters Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 500 magneto DNQ 6 nbsp B Bira Prince Birabongse Maserati A6GCM Ret heat 2 axle casing DNQ 26 nbsp Peter Collins HW Motors Ltd HWM Alta Ret heat 2 misfire DNQ 27 nbsp Lance Macklin HW Motors Ltd HWM Alta Ret heat 2 withdrawn DNQ 25 nbsp Emmanuel de Graffenried Baron Graffenried Maserati A6GCM Ret heat 2 rear axle DNQ 24 nbsp Ottorino Volonterio Baron Graffenried Maserati 4CLT 48 DNQ 8 nbsp Archie Bryde Archie Bryde Cooper T20 Bristol Ret heat 1 carburettor DNQ 33 nbsp Dick Odlum Dick Odlum Frazer Nash Bristol Ret heat 1 mechanical References Edit 1953 Non World Championship Grands Prix Retrieved 2022 07 17 VII Ulster Trophy 1953 Retrieved 2022 07 17 Previous race 1953 Naples Grand Prix Formula One non championship races1953 season Next race 1953 Winfield JC Formula 2 RacePrevious race 1952 Ulster Trophy Ulster Trophy Next race 1954 Ulster Trophy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1953 Ulster Trophy amp oldid 1099546966, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
