1953 United States Air Force Trophy
# 1953 United States Air Force Trophy

The 2nd United States Air Force Trophy was a Formula Two motor race held on 25 July 1953 at Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk. The race was run over 15 laps, and was won by British driver Tony Rolt in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis. Bob Gerard in a Cooper T23-Bristol was second and set fastest lap. Leslie Marr in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis was third. Earlier in the day of the meeting Ferrari driver Bobbie Baird was killed in a sports-car race.

## Results

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Ret. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Tony Rolt | R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 28:21.2, 137.93kph |
| 2 | 21 | Bob Gerard | F.R. Gerard | Cooper T23-Bristol | +2.2s |
| 3 | 10 | Leslie Marr | Leslie Marr | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | +1:09.8 |
| 4 | 18 | Horace Gould | Gould's Garage (Bristol) | Cooper T23-Bristol | +1:22.6 |
| 5 | 23 | Tony Crook | Tony Crook | Cooper T20-Alta | 15 laps |
| 6 | 26 | Jimmy Somervail | Border Reivers | Cooper T20-Bristol | 15 laps |
| 7 | 85 | Roy Salvadori | Roy Salvadori | Frazer Nash-Bristol | 15 laps |
| Ret | 22 | Brian Naylor | Brian Naylor | Alta-Bristol | 8 laps |
| Ret | 60 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 6 laps |
| Ret | 57 | Jack Fairman | John Webb | Turner-Alta | 2 laps |
| Ret | 58 | Horace Richards | H.A. Richards | HAR-Riley | 2 laps |
| Ret | 25 | Joyce Howard | Joyce Howard | Cromard Special-Lea Francis | 0 laps |
| Ret | 27 | Peter Jopp | Emeryson Cars | Emeryson-Aston Martin | 0 laps |
| DNS | 4 | Bobbie Baird | Saipa Modena | Ferrari 500 | fatal accident in sports car race |
| DNA | 8 | Ken Wharton | P.H. Bell | Cooper T23-Bristol | |
| DNA | 17 | John Webb | John Webb | Turner-Lea Francis | |
| DNA | 24 | Peter Bolton | Jack Walton | Frazer Nash-Bristol | |
| DNA | 52 | Duncan Hamilton | H.W. Motors Ltd | HWM-Alta | |
| DNA | 75 | Jack Walton | Jack Walton | Cooper T25-Bristol | |
