RAC Tourist Trophy 1953
The 20th RAC Tourist Trophy , also Tourist Trophy, Dundrod , took place on September 5, 1953 on the road circuit Dundrod Circuit around the Northern Irish town of Dundrod and was the sixth round of the sports car world championship of that year.
The race
With the start of the sports car world championship, the RAC Tourist Trophy was added to the racing calendar in 1953. Organized by the Royal Automobile Club , the race was one of the oldest racing events in Britain. In 1905 the Trophy was first held on the Highroads Course on the Isle of Man and ended with a victory for John Napier on an Arrol-Johnston .
After a few interruptions in the 1920s and 1940s, the race was held again in 1950 for the first time after the Second World War . The winner was Stirling Moss on a Jaguar XK 120 .
In 1953 there were a large number of top British drivers at the start; Factory cars were registered by Jaguar , Aston Martin , Frazer Nash and Kieft . In the end, Peter Collins and Pat Griffith stayed victorious on an Aston Martin DB3S .
Results
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
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1 | S 3.0 | 20th |
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Aston Martin DB3S | 106 | ||
2 | S 3.0 | 18th |
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Aston Martin DB3S | 106 | ||
3 | S 5.0 | 7th |
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Jaguar C-Type | 103 | ||
4th | S 3.0 | 22nd |
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Aston Martin DB3 | 102 | ||
5 | S 3.0 | 21st |
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Aston Martin DB3 | 101 | ||
6th | S 2.0 | 6th |
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Frazer-Nash Le Mans | 101 | ||
7th | S 5.0 | 12 |
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Jaguar C-Type | 98 | ||
8th | S 2.0 | 27 |
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Frazer-Nash Le Mans | 95 | ||
9 | S 1.5 | 36 |
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Gordini T15S | 86 | ||
10 | S 1.5 | 40 |
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Lester T51 | 86 | ||
11 | S 2.0 | 28 |
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Frazer-Nash Le Mans | 82 | ||
12 | S 1.5 | 44 |
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MG TD | 81 | ||
13 | S 1.5 | 35 |
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Singer SM1500 | 81 | ||
14th | S 750 | 49 |
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DB HBR | 74 | ||
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15th | S 2.0 | 33 |
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Kieft | 62 | ||
16 | S 750 | 50 |
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DB HBR | 59 | ||
17th | S 5.0 | 8th |
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Jaguar C-Type | 51 | ||
18th | S 2.0 | 34 |
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Kieft | 46 | ||
19th | S 2.0 | 26th |
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Frazer-Nash Le Mans | 44 | ||
20th | S 2.0 | 30th |
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Frazer-Nash high speed | 42 | ||
21st | S 3.0 | 19th |
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Aston Martin DB3S | 33 | ||
22nd | S 1.5 | 43 |
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MG TD | 29 | ||
23 | S 1.5 | 41 |
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Jowett Jupiter | 15th | ||
24 | S 2.0 | 32 |
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Kieft | 10 | ||
25th | S 5.0 | 6th |
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Jaguar C-Type | 5 | ||
26th | S 1.5 | 39 |
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Cooper T21 | 2 | ||
27 | S 2.0 | 33 |
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Jaguar C-Type | 1 | ||
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28 | S 5.0 | 17th |
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HWM | 1 |
1 Defect on the drive shaft
Only in the entry list
Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis |
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29 | S 5.0 | 9 |
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Jaguar C-Type |
30th | S 5.0 | 10 |
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Jaguar C-Type |
31 | S 5.0 | 11 |
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Jaguar C-Type | |
32 | S 5.0 | 15th |
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Jaguar C-Type |
33 | S 5.0 | 16 |
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Jaguar C-Type |
34 | S 3.0 | 23 |
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Gordini T15S |
35 | S 3.0 | 24 |
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Gordini T15S |
36 | S 3.0 | 29 |
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Frazer Nash Le Mans replica |
37 | S 2.0 | 31 |
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Frazer Nash Le Mans |
38 | S 1.5 | 37 |
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Porsche 550 | |
39 | S 1.5 | 38 |
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Porsche 356 1500 | |
40 | S 1.5 | 42 |
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Osca MT4 |
41 | S 1.1 | 45 |
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Porsche 356 1100 | |
42 | S 1.1 | 46 |
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Stanguellini Bialbero |
43 | S 750 | 47 |
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Stanguellini Bialbero |
44 | S 750 | 48 |
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Renault 4CV 1063 |
45 | S 750 | 51 |
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DB HBR |
Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 45
- Started: 27
- Valued: 14
- Race classes: 5
- Spectator: unknown
- Weather on race day: foggy
- Route length: 11.935 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 9:37: 12,000 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 106
- Total distance of the winning team: 1265.083 km
- Winner's average: 131.506 km / h
- Pole position: unknown
- Fastest race lap: Peter Walker - Jaguar C-Type (# 7) - 5: 01,000 = 142.741 km / h
- Racing series: Round 6 of the 1953 World Sports Car Championship
Web links
Previous race 1000 km race on the Nürburgring in 1953 |
Sports car world championship |
Follow-up race Carrera Panamericana 1953 |