1953 Midlands MECC Race

1953 Midlands M.E.C.C. Formula 2 Race
Race details
Date 27 June 1953
Official name I Midlands M.E.C.C. Formula 2 Race
Location Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.586 km (1.607 mi)
Distance 6 laps, 16.515 km (10.262 mi)
Podium
First
Cooper-Alta
Second
HWM-Alta
Third
Kieft-Norton

The 1st Midlands M.E.C.C. Formula 2 Race meeting was held on 27 June 1953 at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire. The race was run to Formula Two regulations, and was held over 6 laps. Tony Crook, driving a Cooper T24-Alta was first, Austen Nurse in an HWM-Alta was second and Charles Headland in a Kieft-Norton was third.[1][2]

Results

Pos Driver Entrant Car Time/Ret.
1 United Kingdom Tony Crook Tony Crook Cooper T24-Alta 7:34.3, 122.98 kph
2 United Kingdom Austen Nurse Austen Nurse HWM-Alta +22.9s
3 United Kingdom Charles Headland Charles Headland Kieft-Norton +24.0s
4 United Kingdom Alec McMillan Alec McMillan BMW 328
5 United Kingdom Johnny Higham Johnny Higham Cooper T18-Norton
Ret. United Kingdom Horace Richards Horace Richards HAR-Riley clutch

References

  1. ^ "I Midlands M.E.C.C. Formula 2 Race 1953". Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  2. ^ "1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-07-26.


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