1953 Eläintarhanajot

The XV Eläintarhajot was a non-championship Formula One motor race held at Eläintarha, Helsinki on 10 May 1953. The race was won by Rodney Nuckey in a Cooper T23-Bristol, starting from pole position. Roger Laurent was second in a Talbot-Lago T26C and Gunnar Carlsson third in a Ford Special.^[1][2]

1953 Eläintarhanajot
Race details
Date	10 May 1953
Official name	XV Eläintarhanajot
Location	Helsinki, Finland
Course	Eläintarha
Course length	2.000 km (1.247 miles)
Distance	25 laps, 50.00 km (31.17 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Rodney Nuckey	Cooper-Bristol
Podium
First	Rodney Nuckey	Cooper-Bristol
Second	Roger Laurent	Ferrari
Third	Gunnar Carlsson	Ford Special

Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Retired	Grid
1	7	Rodney Nuckey	Rodney Nuckey	Cooper T23-Bristol	28:55.2, 103.71kph	1
2	6	Roger Laurent	Ecurie Francorchamps	Talbot-Lago T26C	+0.6s	6
3	52	Gunnar Carlsson	Gunnar Carlsson	Ford Special	+1.2s	4
4	13	Leo Mattila	Leo Mattila	Cooper T12-JAP	+3.3s	2
5	5	Carl Stausland	Carl Stausland	Ford Special	+24.1s	7
6	72	Gunnar Wahlberg	Gunnar Wahlberg	BMW 328	+1:34.8	5
Ret	11	Evert Saloranta		Ford Special	8 laps
Ret	49	Erik Lundgren	Erik Lundgren	Ford Special	clutch	3
Ret	32	Uuno Lamminen		Allard J2	6 laps
DNA	9	Charles de Tornaco	Charles de Tornaco	Talbot-Lago T26C
DNA	14	Niilo Uski		BMW
DNA	15	Arre Sinkilä		Steyr
DNA	16	Lars Åström		Ford Special
DNA	17	Eero Viitala		Ford Special