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1953 Lavant Cup
Race details
Date 6 April 1953
Official name V Lavant Cup
Location Chichester, West Sussex, UK
Course Goodwood Circuit
Course length 3.863 km (2.400 mi)
Distance 7 laps, 27.039 km (16.801 mi)
Pole position
Driver Connaught-Lea Francis
Time 1:35.4
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Connaught-Lea Francis
Time 1:36.6
Podium
First Maserati
Second Connaught-Lea Francis
Third Connaught-Lea Francis

The 5th Lavant Cup was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Goodwood Circuit on 6 April 1953. The race was won by Emmanuel de Graffenried in a Maserati A6GCM. Roy Salvadori, starting from pole, finished second in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis, setting fastest lap in the process. Tony Rolt was third in another Type A.[1][2]

Results

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Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 5 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Baron de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM 11:30.6, 141.04kph 2
2 26 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +12.6s 1
3 8 United Kingdom Tony Rolt R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +19.4s 4
4 25 United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +22.8s 6
5 15 United Kingdom Peter Whitehead Atlantic Stable Cooper T24-Alta +29.4s 7
6 30 United Kingdom Ken Wharton Ken Wharton Cooper T23-Bristol +33.6s 9
7 6 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Cooper Car Company Cooper T24-Alta +35.0s 18
8 16 United Kingdom Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard Cooper T23-Bristol +35.8s 5
9 21 United Kingdom Bobbie Baird Saipa Modena Ferrari 500 +41.4s 3
10 27 United Kingdom John Coombs Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +43.2s 8
11 34 United Kingdom James Scott Douglas Ecurie Ecosse Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +47.4s 11
12 35 United Kingdom Jimmy Stewart Ecurie Ecosse Cooper T20-Bristol +53.2s 14
13 41 United Kingdom John Sparrowe Fraser-Hartwell Syndicate Cooper T20-Bristol +1:03.6 16
14 43 United Kingdom Leslie Marr Leslie Marr Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1:04.0 15
15 9 United Kingdom Paul Emery Equipe Anglaise Cooper T23-Alfa Romeo +1 lap 19
Ret 28 United Kingdom Eric Brandon Cooper Car Company Cooper T20-Bristol 20
Ret 39 United Kingdom Frank Curtis J. Heath HWM-Alta 17
Ret 37 United Kingdom Archie Bryde A.H.M. Bryde Cooper T20-Bristol 13
Ret 40 United Kingdom Mike Christie M.A. Christie Kieft-JAP 12
DNS 32 United Kingdom Duncan Hamilton HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta 10
DNS 33 United Kingdom Bill Aston Bill Aston Aston Butterworth
DNA 9 United Kingdom Alan Brown Equipe Anglaise Cooper T23-Alfa Romeo car driven by Emery
DNA 41 United Kingdom Alan Fraser Fraser-Hartwell Syndicate Cooper T20-Bristol car driven by Sparrowe
DNA 42 United Kingdom John Webb John Webb Turner-Lea Francis
DNA 44 United Kingdom Horace Richards Horace Richards HAR-Riley

References

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  1. ^ "1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  • ^ "V Lavant Cup 1953". Retrieved 2022-06-23.

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