1953 Tourist Trophy

5 September 1953 - Dundrod (GB): Round 6, World Sports Car Championship (Handicap event)
111 laps of a 7.416 mile/11.935 km circuit - 823.166 miles/1324.755 kms
Weather: fog
 
 
Overall Pos Scratch Pos* Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps Actual Laps DNF Reason Group Group Pos
1 1 20 Peter Collins/Pat Griffith Aston Martin DB3S [4] David Brown 111 106   Sports 3000 1
2 2 18 Reg Parnell/Eric Thompson Aston Martin DB3S [2] David Brown 111 106   Sports 3000 2
3 6 25 Ken Wharton/C.Ernie Robb Frazer Nash Le Mans Mk II Frazer Nash 110 101   Sports 2000 1
4 3 7 Stirling Moss/Peter Walker Jaguar C-Type [XKC053] Jaguar 107 103   Sports 5000 1
5 4 22 Graham Whitehead/Tony Gaze Aston Martin DB3 [10] Graham Whitehead 107 102   Sports 3000 3
6 5 21 Robert Dickson/Desmond Titterington Aston Martin DB3 [6] Robert Dickson 106 101   Sports 3000 4
7 8 27 Robert Gerard/David Clarke Frazer Nash Le Mans Frazer Nash 104 95   Sports 2000 2
8 7 12 Joe Kelly/Jack Fairman Jaguar C-Type [XKC050] Joe Kelly 102 98   Sports 5000 2
9 14 49 Georges Trouis/Albert P.Hitchings D.B.-Panhard HBR Deutsch et Bonnet 100 74   Sports 750 1
10 9 36 M.Pierce Cahill/Redmond Gallagher Gordini T15S [0018S] Redmond Gallagher 99 86   Sports 1500 1
11 10 40 Peter Jackson/Peter Lane Lester-MG T51 Peter Jackson 99 86   Sports 1500 2
12 12 44 Raymond Flower/George Phillips MG TD Gregor Grant 97 81   Sports 1500 3
13 13 35 Peter B.Reece/Gillie Tyrer Singer SM1500 Peter B.Reece 94 81   Sports 1500 4
14 11 28 Rodney F.Peacock/Gerry A.Ruddock Frazer Nash Le Mans Rodney F.Peacock 91 82   Sports 2000 3
NRF NRF 50 Pousse/Jeff Sparrowe D.B.-Panhard HBR Deutsch et Bonnet 85 59   Sports 750  
DNF DNF 33 C.P.Hazlehurst/P.H.Thompson Kieft-Bristol Cyril Kieft 71 62 accident Sports 2000  
DNF DNF 8 Peter Whitehead/Ian Stewart Jaguar C-Type [XKC012] Jaguar 55 51 gearbox Sports 5000  
DNF DNF 34 Ian Burgess/A.J.Nurse Kieft-Bristol Cyril Kieft 55 46   Sports 2000  
DNF DNF 26 John Fitch/Peter S.Wilson Frazer Nash Le Mans Mk II Frazer Nash 53 44 wheel Sports 2000  
DNF DNF 30 H.A.Mitchell/Peter Scott-Russell Frazer Nash Le Mans H.A.Mitchell 51 42 accident Sports 2000  
DNF DNF 43 Brian McCaldin/Charles Eyre Maunsell/Wilbert T.Todd^ MG TD Brian McCaldin 45 29 engine Sports 1500  
DNF DNF 19 Roy Salvadori/Dennis Poore Aston Martin DB3S [3] David Brown 38 33 accident Sports 3000  
DNF DNF 41 Ted Lund/William R.Robinson^ Jowett Jupiter Ted Lund 28 15 suspension Sports 1500  
DNF DNF 32 Dan J.Calvert/R.C.Green^ Kieft-Bristol Cyril Kieft 19 10 accident Sports 2000  
DNF DNF 39 Horace Gould/I.D.Lewis^ Cooper-MG T21 Horace Gould 15 2 steering Sports 1500  
DNF DNF 6 Tony Rolt/Duncan Hamilton^ Jaguar C-Type [XKC051] Jaguar 9 5 gearbox Sports 5000  
DNF DNF 14 John Manussis/C.G.H.F.Duncan^ Jaguar C-Type [XKC037] John Manussis 5 1 accident Sports 5000  
DNS   17 George Abecassis/Lance Macklin HWM-Jaguar HWM     axle Sports 5000  
DNA   9 James Scott-Douglas/Ninian Sanderson Jaguar C-Type Ecosse       Sports 5000  
DNA   10 Jimmy Stewart/John Lawrence Jaguar C-Type Ecosse       Sports 5000  
DNA   15 J.B.Swift/C.N.Heath Jaguar C-Type J.B.Swift       Sports 5000  
DNA   16 Leslie Johnson/Bert Hadley Jaguar C-Type Tommy Wisdom       Sports 5000  
DNA   23 Salvatore Casella Gordini T15S Amedee Gordini       Sports 3000  
DNA   24 Franco Bordoni Gordini T15S Amedee Gordini       Sports 3000  
DNA   29 John H.Walton/Peter Bolton Frazer Nash Le Mans J.H.Walton       Sports 2000  
DNA   31 Jim Mayers/Mike Keen Frazer Nash Le Mans Syd G.Greene       Sports 2000  
DNA   42 Bob Said OSCA MT4 Bob Said       Sports 1500  
DNA   46 Riccardo di Bona Stanguellini Bialbero Hans Tanner       Sports 1100  
DNA   47 Charles Eyre Maunsell Stanguellini Bialbero Hans Tanner       Sports 750  
DNA   48 Louis Bizeray/Bizeray Renault 4CV/1063 Bizeray       Sports 750  
DNA   51 Deneziere/Leonard Potter D.B.-Panhard HBR Deutsch et Bonnet       Sports 750  
DNA   11   Jaguar C-Type Ecosse       Sports 5000  
DNA   37   Porsche 550 Porsche       Sports 1500  
DNA   38   Porsche 356 1500 Porsche       Sports 1500  
DNA   45   Porsche 356 Porsche       Sports 1100  
 
Winning Time: 8h20m44.0, 74.694 mph/120.208 kph
Fastest Lap: Robert Manzon #6 (Lancia D24), 10m23.0, 81.866 mph/131.750 kph
 
N.B. Scratch pos is position the car actually finished on the circuit. The overall position depends on handicap and
finishing position. Actual laps are the laps completed by the driver, laps are the laps determined by the handicap.
 
 
 
 
* Driver listed for car, but did not participate in race meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
 



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