1953 Ulster Trophy

The 7th Ulster Trophy was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at the Dundrod Circuit on 16 May 1953. The race was held over two heats of 10 laps and a final of 14 laps. Mike Hawthorn driving a Ferrari 500 won the final from pole position ahead of the Cooper T23-Bristol of Ken Wharton and the Ferrari 500 of Bobbie Baird. Hawthorn also set fastest lap in the final, and overall fastest lap in the second heat which he also won, again from pole position. Stirling Moss in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis set pole and fastest lap in the first heat but finished second behind Duncan Hamilton's HWM-Alta. Moss failed to start the final, while Hamilton finished sixth.^[1][2]

1953 Ulster Trophy
Race details
Date	16 May 1953
Official name	VII Ulster Trophy
Location	Dundrod Circuit, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Course	Temporary road circuit
Course length	11.942 km (7.420 mi)
Distance	14 laps, 167.191 km (103.888 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari
Fastest lap
Driver	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari
Time	5:00
Podium
First	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari
Second	Ken Wharton	Cooper-Bristol
Third	Bobbie Baird	Ferrari

Results

Pos	No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Retired	Grid
1	1	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	1:12:01.6, 139.20kph	1
2	39	Ken Wharton	Ken Wharton	Cooper T23-Bristol	+1:13.4	3
3	36	Bobbie Baird	Scuderia Irlandia	Ferrari 500	+1:46.5	2
4	4	Peter Whitehead	Atlantic Stable	Cooper T24-Alta	+3:13.4	6
5	14	Louis Chiron	Louis Chiron	O.S.C.A. Tipo 20	+3:30.0	7
6	28	Duncan Hamilton	HW Motors Ltd.	HWM-Alta	+3:56.4	8
7	5	Graham Whitehead	Atlantic Stable	Cooper T23-Bristol	+4:43.2	9
8	10	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+4:56.0	10
9	18	Jock Lawrence	Ecurie Ecosse	Cooper T20-Bristol	+5:04.4	11
10	34	Geoff Richardson	G. Richardson	RRA-Riley	+5:05.4	13
11	7	Jimmy Somervail	Border Reivers	Cooper T20-Bristol	+1 lap	14
12	17	James Scott Douglas	Ecurie Ecosse	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+1 lap	12
13	37	Torrie Large	Tony Gaze	Alta F2	+1 lap	17
14	35	Horace Richards	H.A. Richards	HAR-Riley	+2 laps	18
Ret	9	Roy Salvadori	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	8 laps, rear axle	5
Ret	16	Gerry Dunham	Gerry Dunham	DHS-Rover	1 lap, engine	15
Ret	2	Joe Kelly	Joe Kelly	Alta-Bristol	1 lap, valve	16
DNS	32	Stirling Moss	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	gearbox	4
DNS	30	John Lyons	William Knight	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	front suspension	-
DNS	12	Jacques Swaters	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 500	magneto	-
DNQ	6	B. Bira	Prince Birabongse	Maserati A6GCM	Ret. heat 2, axle casing	-
DNQ	26	Peter Collins	HW Motors Ltd.	HWM-Alta	Ret. heat 2, misfire	-
DNQ	27	Lance Macklin	HW Motors Ltd.	HWM-Alta	Ret. heat 2, withdrawn	-
DNQ	25	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Baron Graffenried	Maserati A6GCM	Ret. heat 2, rear axle	-
DNQ	24	Ottorino Volonterio	Baron Graffenried	Maserati 4CLT/48		-
DNQ	8	Archie Bryde	Archie Bryde	Cooper T20-Bristol	Ret. heat 1, carburettor	-
DNQ	33	Dick Odlum	Dick Odlum	Frazer Nash-Bristol	Ret. heat 1, mechanical	-