1953 BRDC International Trophy
9 May - Silverstone: (4.714 km)2x15 laps(70.716 km) & 1x35 laps(165.003 km)


Results:

Heat 1
1  Emmanuel de Graffenried       Maserati A6GCM '2038'           28m59, 90.89mph
2  Stirling Moss                 Cooper-Alta Special             29m04
3  B.Bira                        Maserati A6GCM '2034'           29m21
4  Tony Rolt                     Connaught A-Type 'A3'           29m27
5  Kenneth McAlpine              Connaught A-Type 'A1'           29m54
6  Louis Rosier                  Ferrari 500 '186-F2'            29m55
7  Duncan Hamilton               HWM 53 - Alta                   15 laps
8= Bob Gerard                    Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-4-53'    15 laps
8= Scott-Douglas                 Connaught A - Lea Francis       15 laps
10 Eric Brandon                  Cooper T20 - Bristol            15 laps
11 Jacques Swaters               Cooper T23 - Bristol            14 laps
12 Johnny Claes                  Connaught A - Lea Francis       14 laps
13 Horace Richards               HAR - Riley                     14 laps
14 Frank Curtis                  HWM 53 - Alta                   14 laps
15 Tom Cole Jr                   Ferrari 500                     14 laps

Did Not Finish:

   Geoff Richardson              RRA - Riley                     12
   Roberto Mieres                Gordini T16                     10 Transmission
   Hans Stuck                    AFM 4 - Küchen                   6 Engine
   Joe Kelly                     Alta GP - Bristol                3 Accident damage
   Bill Aston                    Aston - Butterworth              2 Oil leak

Fastest Lap: Emmanuel de Graffenried & Stirling Moss, 1:54, 92.43mph
Pole Position: Emmanuel de Graffenried (Maserati A6GCM), 1:51


Heat 2
1  Mike Hawthorn                 Ferrari 500 '1'                 28m23, 92.81mph
2  Ken Wharton                   Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53'    28m24
3  Roy Salvadori                 Connaught A-Type 'A7'           29m13
4  Peter Whitehead               Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53'       29m23
5  Louis Chiron                  OSCA 20 '20-02'                 29m32
6  Bobby Baird                   Ferrari 500 '188-F2'            29m41
7  Harry Schell                  Gordini T16                     15 laps
8  Peter Collins                 HWM 53 - Alta                   15 laps 
9r Maurice Trintignant           Gordini T16                     14 Transmission
10 Lance Macklin                 HWM 52 - Alta                   14  laps
11 Ninian Sanderson              Cooper T20 - Bristol            14 laps
12 Bobbie Baird                  Ferrari 500                     14 laps
13 Gerry Dunham                  DHS - Rover                     14 laps
14 John Webb                     Turner - Lea Francis            13 laps

Did Not Finish:

   Leslie Marr                   Connaught A - Lea Francis
   John Coombs                   Connaught A - Lea Francis        6 Radiator

Fastest Lap: Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari 500), 1:51, 94.93mph
Pole Position: Ken Wharton (Cooper-Bristol T23), 1:52


Final

1  Mike Hawthorn                 Ferrari 500 '1'                 1h06m36, 92.29mph
2  Roy Salvadori                 Connaught A-Type 'A7'           1h06m48
3  Tony Rolt                     Connaught A-Type 'A3'           1h07m18
4  B.Bira                        Maserati A6GCM '2034'           1h08m13
5  Ken Wharton                   Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53'    1h08m27
6  Bob Gerard                    Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-4-53'    1h08m30
7  Kenneth McAlpine              Connaught A - Lea Francis       34 laps
8  Peter Whitehead               Cooper T24 - Alta               34 laps
9  Stirling Moss                 Cooper T24 Special - Alta       34 laps
10 Louis Rosier                  Ferrari 500                     34 laps
11 Peter Collins                 HWM 53 - Alta                   34 laps
12 Duncan Hamilton               HWM 53 - Alta                   34 laps
13 Bobbie Baird                  Ferrari 500                     34 laps
14 Ninian Sanderson              Cooper T20 - Bristol            33 laps
15 Johnny Claes                  Connaught A - Lea Francis       33 laps
16 Jacques Swaters               Cooper T23 - Bristol            33 laps
17 James Scott-Douglas           Connaught A - Lea Francis       32 laps
   /Ian Stewart
18 Eric Brandon                  Cooper T20 - Bristol            32 laps
19 John Webb                     Turner - Lea Francis            32 laps
20 Frank Curtis                  HWM 53 - Alta                   31 laps
21 Gerry Dunham                  DHS - Rover                     31 laps

Did Not Finish:

   Archie Bryde                  Cooper T20 - Bristol            18 Fire
   Baron E. de Graffenried       Maserati A6GCM                  16 Withdraw
   Louis Chiron                  OSCA 20                         16 Fuel tank
   Maurice Trintignant           Gordini T16                      8 Lost wheel
   Lance Macklin                 HWM 52 - Alta                    8 
   Horace Richards               HAR - Riley                      4 Clutch

Did Not Start:

   Tom Cole Jr                   Ferrari 500
   Harry Schell                  Gordini T16
   Alan Brown                    Cooper T23 - Alfa Romeo
   Bill Skelly                   Frazer Nash FN56
   Tony Crook                    Cooper T20 - Bristol
   John Lyons                    Connaught A - Lea Francis
   André Loens                   Kieft - Butterworth
   Paul Emery                    Emeryson - Alta

Did Not Qualify:

   Geoff Richardson              RRA - Riley
   Roberto Mieres                Gordini T16
   Hans Stuck                    AFM 4 - Küchen
   Joe Kelly                     Alta GP - Bristol
   Bill Aston                    Aston - Butterworth
   Leslie Marr                   Connaught A - Lea Francis
   John Coombs                   Connaught A - Lea Francis




Fastest Lap: Emmanuel de Graffenried & Mike Hawthorn, 1:51, 94.93mph
Pole Position: Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari 500)