The 2nd Newcastle Journal Trophy was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Charterhall on 15 August 1953. The race was won by Ken Wharton in a Cooper T20-Bristol. Roy Salvadori and Ron Flockhart were second and third in their Connaught A Type-Lea Francises All three shared fastest lap.
Results PosNoDriverEntrantCarTime/Retired 1 39 Ken Wharton Ken Wharton Cooper T20-Bristol 1:15:30.6, 79.72 mph 2 106 Roy Salvadori Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +27.4s 3 107 Ron Flockhart Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +32.0s 4 32 Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard Cooper T20-Bristol 50 laps 5 38 Tony Rolt R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1 lap 6 58 Ian Stewart Ecurie Ecosse Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1 lap 7 16 Eric Brandon Cooper Car Company Cooper T16-JAP +2 laps 8 68 Jack Walton Jack Walton Cooper T25-Bristol +2 laps Ret 105 John Coombs Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis brakes Ret 92 Jack Fairman John Webb Turner-Lea Francis big end Ret 66 Horace Gould Gould's Garage Bristol Cooper T23-Bristol mechanical Ret 97 Stirling Moss Stirling Moss Cooper T24-Alta fuel injection Ret 57 Jimmy Stewart Ecurie Ecosse Cooper T20-Bristol 37 Bill Skelly Bill Skelly Frazer-Nash-Bristol 55 Jimmy Somervail Border Reivers Cooper T20-Bristol 62 Austen Nurse Austen Nurse HWM-Alta 69 Peter Bolton Jack Walton Frazer-Nash-Bristol 71 Bill Black Bill Black Frazer-Nash-Bristol DNA 10 André Loens Kieft Cars Kieft-Bristol DNA 64 Ottorino Volonterio Ottorino Volonterio Maserati 4CLT/48
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