Glover Trophy
Goodwood, 6 Apr 1953
| Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Wharton | (4.5 F1) 1.5-litre BRM V16 Mk I 'P15' [No 2] - s/c V16 #2 A G B Owen (see note 1) |
15 | 23m 53.0s 90.47 mph |
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| 2 | Piero Taruffi | (4.5 F1) 4.5-litre Ferrari 375 Thin Wall Special [375-10] - V12 #3 G A Vandervell |
15 | 23m 59.0s |
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| 3 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | (F2) 2-litre Maserati A6GCM 6 #5 |
15 | 24m 15.8s |
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| 4 | Roy Salvadori | (F2) 2-litre Connaught A [A1] - Lea-Francis 4 #21 Connaught Eng Co (McA’s) |
15 | 24m 47.4s |
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| 5 | Tony Rolt | (F2) 2-litre Connaught A [A3] - Lea-Francis 4 #8 R R C Walker |
15 | 24m 57.0s |
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| 6 | Bob Gerard | (F2) 2-litre Cooper-Bristol Mk II 'T23' [CB-4-53] - Bristol 6 #16 |
15 | 25m 08.6s |
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| 7 | Ron Flockhart | (libre) 2-litre ERA D Type [R4D] - s/c 6 #12 (see note 2) |
14 | ||||||
| R | John Coombs | (F2) 2-litre Connaught A [A8] - Lea-Francis 4 #27 Connaught Eng Co |
8 | ||||||
| R | Peter Whitehead | (F2) 2-litre Cooper-Alta 'T24' [CA-1-53] - Alta 4 #15 Atlantic Stable |
4 | ||||||
| R | Reg Parnell | (4.5 F1) 1.5-litre BRM V16 Mk I 'P15' [No 1] - s/c V16 #1 A G B Owen (see note 3) |
4 | supercharger drive | |||||
| DNS | Stirling Moss | (F2) 2-litre Cooper Alta Special - Alta 4 #6 |
Did not start | ||||||
| DNS | Peter Walker | (libre) 2-litre Cooper Mk I 'T20' - ERA s/c 6 #14 |
Did not start | ||||||
| DNS | Roy Salvadori | (F2) 2-litre Cooper-Bristol Mk II 'T23' [CB-7-53] - Bristol 6 #26 W R Baid |
Did not start | ||||||
| DNS | Eric Brandon | (F2) 2-litre Cooper-Bristol Mk I 'T20' [CB-3-52] - Bristol 6 #28 |
Did not start | ||||||
| DNS | Alan Brown | (F2) 2-litre Cooper Mk II 'T23' [CB-5-53] - Alfa Romeo 4 #9 Equipe Anglaise |
Did not start | ||||||
| DNS | Graham Whitehead | (4.5 F1) 1.5-litre ERA C Type [R8C] - s/c 6 #18 (see note 4) |
Did not start | ||||||
| DNS | Bobby Baird | (F2) 2-litre Ferrari 500 [188-F2] 4 #21 Saipa Modena |
Did not start | ||||||
| DNS | Duncan Hamilton | (4.5 F1) 4.5-litre Talbot T26C [110 011] 6 #19 T Kenny (see note 5) |
Did not start | ||||||
| DNS | Kenneth McAlpine | (F2) 2-litre Connaught A [A1] - Lea-Francis 4 naught Eng Co |
Did not start | ||||||
| Qualifying | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Wharton | (4.5 F1) 1.5-litre BRM V16 Mk I 'P15' [No 2] - BRM s/c V16 | 1'35.0 | ||
| 2 | Roy Salvadori | (F2) 2-litre Connaught A [A1] - Lea-Francis 4 | 1'35.4 | ||
| 4 | Reg Parnell | (4.5 F1) 1.5-litre BRM V16 Mk I 'P15' [No 1] - BRM s/c V16 | 1'37.8 | ||
| 6 | Tony Rolt | (F2) 2-litre Connaught A [A3] - Lea-Francis 4 | 1'38.0 | ||
| 6 | Piero Taruffi | (4.5 F1) 4.5-litre Ferrari 375 Thin Wall Special [375-10] - Ferrari V12 | 1'38.0 | ||
| 8 | Bob Gerard | (F2) 2-litre Cooper-Bristol Mk II 'T23' [CB-4-53] - Bristol 6 | |||
| 9 | Kenneth McAlpine * | (F2) 2-litre Connaught A [A1] - Lea-Francis 4 | |||
| 10 | Ron Flockhart | (libre) 2-litre ERA D Type [R4D] - ERA s/c 6 | 1'39.0 | ||
| 12 | John Coombs | (F2) 2-litre Connaught A [A8] - Lea-Francis 4 | |||
| 14 | Peter Whitehead | (F2) 2-litre Cooper-Alta 'T24' [CA-1-53] - Alta 4 | |||
| * Did not start | |||||
Notes on the cars:
- BRM V16 Mk I 'P15' [No 2] (Ken Wharton): Raced by Peter Walker 1950-51, Ken Wharton 1952-54, Gonzalez 1952-53, Moss and Reg Parnell 1952 and by Ron Flockhart once in 1954. Damaged during Wharton's win at Glover Trophy, Goodwood Apr 1954, stripped and scrapped.
- ERA D Type [R4D] (Ron Flockhart): The sole D-Type, built in 1938 using mechanical parts from R4C and raced by factory drivers Mays and Dobson 1938-39. Sold to Mays when he left the team and raced by him until 1950. Then via Ron Flockhart, Ken Wharton and a chain of other owners into historic racing in 1966. Via further UK and Indian owners to Mac Hulbert in 2001.
- BRM V16 Mk I 'P15' [No 1] (Reg Parnell): Raced by Ray Sommer 1950, Reg Parnell 1950-53, Fangio 1952-53 and Gonzalez 1952. Retired after the 1953 season but retained by Owen Organisation as an exhibition car. Bought by Dan Marguiles for a Greek consortium at Christie's Motorfair auction in October 1981. Subsquently sold to the National Motor Museum Trust. Retained 2007.
- ERA C Type [R8C] (Graham Whitehead): Built in 1938 using mechanical parts from R8B and raced by Earl Howe 1938 and until a crash in the 1939 International Trophy. Then to Reg Parnell for 1946, Cuth Harrison from 1947 to 1951, Brian Shawe-Taylor 1951 and 1952; then a chain of other owners until acquired in 1977 by Bruce Spollon. Rebuilt to correct C-type specs and raced from 1981 to 2003.
- Talbot T26C [110 011] (Duncan Hamilton): Talbot-Lago T26C chassis '110 011' was Johnny Claes car in 1948-50 and then sold to Duncan Hamilton (and Fotheringham-Parker) and raced 1951-53. Stored in France until 1955 when Hamilton sold it to Allan Freeman in New Zealand who raced it through to 1961. It was bought by Joe Hepworth in 1963 and returned to England; then via other UK and French owners until sold to Bernie Ecclestone 1996. Retained 2002.
Sources
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