1953 Madgwick Cup
1953 Madgwick Cup | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 26 September 1953 | ||
Official name | VI Madgwick Cup | ||
Location | Chichester, West Sussex, UK | ||
Course | Goodwood Circuit | ||
Course length | 3.863 km (2.400 mi) | ||
Distance | 7 laps, 27.039 km (16.801 mi) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver |
| Connaught-Lea Francis | |
Time | 1:35.4 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | ![]() | Connaught-Lea Francis | |
Time | 1:35.0 | ||
Podium | |||
First |
| Connaught-Lea Francis | |
Second |
| Cooper-Alta | |
Third |
| Connaught-Lea Francis |
Motor car race
The 6th Madgwick Cup was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Goodwood Circuit on 26 September 1953. The race was won by Roy Salvadori in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis, starting from pole and setting fastest lap. Stirling Moss in a Cooper T24-Alta finished second and Tony Rolt was third in another Type A.[1][2]
Results
Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | 10 | ![]() | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 11:15.0, 144.26kph | 1 |
2 | 7 | ![]() | Cooper Car Company | Cooper T24-Alta | +3.4s | 2 |
3 | 11 | ![]() | R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | +3.8s | 3 |
4 | 23 | ![]() | Ken Wharton | Cooper T23-Bristol | +24.8s | 5 |
5 | 8 | ![]() | F.R. Gerard | Cooper T23-Bristol | +33.6s | 4 |
6 | 27 | ![]() | Ecurie Londres | Cooper T26-JAP | +55.2s | 6 |
7 | 12 | ![]() | Leslie Marr | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 7 laps | 8 |
8 | 14 | ![]() | Ecurie Brittanique | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 7 laps | 10 |
9 | 9 | ![]() | Border Reivers | Cooper T20-Bristol | 7 laps | 9 |
Ret | 24 | ![]() | Rodney Nuckey | Cooper T23-Bristol | 6 laps | 16 |
Ret | 28 | ![]() | Horace Richards | HAR-Riley | 5 laps | 13 |
Ret | 26 | ![]() | John Webb | Turner-Lea Francis | 4 laps | 11 |
Ret | 5 | ![]() | Ottorino Volonterio | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 2 laps | 14 |
Ret | 21 | ![]() | Gould's Garage Bristol | Cooper T23-Bristol | 2 laps | 7 |
Ret | 22 | ![]() | R.J. Chase | Cooper T23-Bristol | 0 laps, drive shaft | 12 |
DNS | 16 | ![]() | Emeryson Cars | Emeryson-Aston Martin | 15 | |
DNA | 6 | ![]() | Willi Sturzebecher | Veritas Meteor | ||
DNA | 15 | ![]() | HW Motors Ltd | HWM-Alta | ||
DNA | 25 | ![]() | Austen Nurse | HWM-Alta | ||
DNA | 86 | ![]() | L.D. Hawthorn | Cooper T20-Bristol | ||
DNA | 9 | ![]() | Border Reivers | Cooper T20-Bristol | car driven by Somervail | |
DNA | 26 | ![]() | John Webb | Turner-Lea Francis | car driven by Fairman |
References
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