1953 Ulster Trophy
# 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.

## 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 | - |
