1953 Ulster Trophy
16 May - Dundrod, Northern Ireland: (11.939 km)2x10 laps(119.388 km) & 1x14 laps(167.143 km)


Results:

Heat 1
1  Duncan Hamilton               HWM-Alta                        52m32, 84.70mph
2  Stirling Moss                 Connaught A-Type                52m41
3  Jock Somervail                Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-3-52'    54m47
4  Jock Lawrence                 Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-6-52'    10 laps
5  John Lyons                    Connaught A-Type 'AL9'          10 laps
6  Geoff Richardson              RRA                             10 laps
7  Gerry Dunham                  DHS - Rover                     10 laps
8  Joe Kelly                     Alta GP - Bristol                9 laps
9  Horace Richards               HAR - Riley                      9 laps
10 Ottorino Volonterio           Maserati 4CLT/48                 9 laps

Did Not Finish:

   Archie Bryde                  Cooper T20 - Bristol             0 Carburettor 
   Dick Odlum                    Frazer Nash FN55                 0 Mechanical

Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss (Connaught A-Type), 4:56, 90.19mph
Pole Position: Stirling Moss, 4:59


Heat 2
1  Mike Hawthorn                 Ferrari 500 '1'                 50m24, 88.28mph
2  Ken Wharton                   Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53'    50m31
3  Bobby Baird                   Ferrari 500 '188-F2'            50m32
4  Peter Whitehead               Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53'       10 laps
5  Louis Chiron                  OSCA 20 '20-02'                 10 laps
6  Roy Salvadori                 Connaught A-Type 'A7'           10 laps
7  James Scott-Douglas           Connaught A - Lea Francis       10 laps
8  Graham Whitehead              Cooper T23 - Bristol            10 laps
9  Torrie Large                  Alta F2                          9 laps
10 Kenneth McAlpine              Connaught A - Lea Francis        9 laps

Did Not Finish:

   Jacques Swaters              Ferrari 500                         Magneto 
   "Bira"                       Maserati A6GCM                      Axle
   Peter Collins                HWM 53 - Alta                     2 Misfiring
   Lance Macklin                HWM 53 - Alta                     2 
   Baron E. de Graffenried      Maserati A6GCM                    1 Rear axle


Fastest Lap: Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari 500), 4:54, 90.81mph
Pole Position: Mike Hawthorn, 4:51


Final

1  Mike Hawthorn                Ferrari 500 '1'                 1h12m01.6, 86.49mph
2  Ken Wharton                  Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53'    1h13m15.0
3  Bobby Baird                  Ferrari 500 '188-F2'            1h13m48.1
4  Peter Whitehead              Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-1-53'       1h15m15.0
5  Louis Chiron                 OSCA 20 '20-02'                 1h15m41.6
6  Duncan Hamilton              HWM-Alta                        1h15m58.0
7  Graham Whitehead             Cooper T23 - Bristol            1h16m44.8 
8  Kenneth McAlpine             Connaught A - Lea Francis       1h16m57.6
9  John 'Jock' Lawrence         Cooper T20 - Bristol            1h17m06.0
10 Geoff Richardson             RRA - Riley                     1h17m07.0
11 Jock Somervail               Cooper T20 - Bristol            13 laps
12 James Scott-Douglas          Connaught A - Lea Francis       13 laps
13 Torrie Large                 Alta F2                         13 laps
14 Horace Richards              HAR - Riley                     12 laps

Did Not Finish:

   Roy Salvadori                Connaught A - Lea Francis        8 Rear axle
   Gerry Dunham                 DHS - Rover                      1 Engine
   Joe Kelly                    Alta GP - Bristol                1 Valve

Did Not Start:

   Stirling Moss                Connaught A - Lea Francis          Gearbox
   John Lyons                   Connaught A - Lea Francis          Suspension
   Jacques Swaters              Ferrari 500                        Magneto

Did Not Qualifiy:

   "B. Bira"                    Maserati A6GCM
   Peter Collins                HWM 53 - Alta
   Lance Macklin                HWM 53 - Alta
   Baron E. de Graffenried      Maserati A6GCM
   Ottorino Volonterio          Maserati 4CLT/48
   Archie Bryde                 Cooper T20 - Bristol
   Dick Odlum                   Frazer Nash FN55



Fastest Lap: Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari 500), 5:00, 88.99mph
Pole Position: Mike Hawthorn