# 1953 BRDC International Trophy

The 5th BRDC International Trophy meeting was held on 9 May 1953 at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire. The race was run to Formula Two regulations, and was held over two heats of 15 laps each, followed by a final race of 35 laps. Mike Hawthorn, driving a Ferrari 500 won the final and shared fastest lap with Emmanuel de Graffenried. de Graffenried was the fastest qualifier.

## Results
### Final – 35 Laps

| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Ret. | Grid |
| 1 | 12 | Mike Hawthorn | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 | 1:06:36, 148.54 kph | 1 |
| 2 | 18 | Roy Salvadori | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | +12s | 5 |
| 3 | 5 | Tony Rolt | R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | +42s | 8 |
| 4 | 47 | B. Bira | Autocourse | Maserati A6GCM | +1:51 | 6 |
| 5 | 36 | Ken Wharton | Ken Wharton | Cooper T23-Bristol | +1:51 | 2 |
| 6 | 35 | Bob Gerard | F.R. Gerard Racing | Cooper T23-Bristol | +1:54 | 16 |
| 7 | 17 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | +1 lap | 13 |
| 8 | 10 | Peter Whitehead | Atlantic Stable | Cooper T24-Alta | +1 lap | 7 |
| 9 | 7 | Stirling Moss | Cooper Car Company | Cooper T24-Alta | +1 lap | 4 |
| 10 | 15 | Louis Rosier | Ecurie Rosier | Ferrari 500 | +1 lap | 14 |
| 11 | 24 | Peter Collins | HW Motors Ltd | HWM-Alta | +1 lap | 12 |
| 12 | 21 | Duncan Hamilton | HW Motors Ltd | HWM-Alta | +1 lap | 15 |
| 13 | 28 | Bobbie Baird | Scuderia Irlandia | Ferrari 500 | +1 lap | 10 |
| 14 | 14 | Ninian Sanderson | Ecurie Ecosse | Cooper T20-Bristol | +2 laps | 20 |
| 15 | 19 | Johnny Claes | Ecurie Belge | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | +2 laps | 22 |
| 16 | 45 | Jacques Swaters | Ecurie Francorchamps | Cooper T23-Bristol | +2 laps | 21 |
| 17 | 11 | James Scott Douglas | Ecurie Ecosse | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | +3 laps | 17 |
| 18 | 41 | Eric Brandon | Eric Brandon | Cooper T20-Bristol | +3 laps | 18 |
| 19 | 42 | John Webb | John Webb | Turner-Lea Francis | +3 laps | 28 |
| 20 | 25 | Frank Curtis | HW Motors Ltd | HWM-Alta | +4 laps | 26 |
| 21 | 44 | Gerry Dunham | Gerry Dunham | DHS-Rover | +4 laps | 24 |
| Ret | 32 | Archie Bryde | Archie Bryde | Cooper T20-Bristol | 18 laps, fire | 23 |
| Ret | 29 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Scuderia Enrico Platé | Maserati A6GCM | 16 laps, withdrew after being penalised for false start | 3 |
| Ret | 16 | Louis Chiron | Louis Chiron | O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 | 16 laps, fuel tank | 9 |
| Ret | 2 | Maurice Trintignant | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | 8 laps, lost wheel | 11 |
| Ret | 22 | Lance Macklin | HW Motors Ltd | HWM-Alta | 8 laps | 19 |
| Ret | 37 | Horace Richards | H.A. Richards | HAR-Riley | 4 laps, clutch | 25 |
| DNS | 9 | Tom Cole | Atlantic Stable | Ferrari 500 | mechanical | 27 |
| DNS | 4 | Harry Schell | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | | |
| DNQ | 43 | Geoff Richardson | Geoff Richardson | RRA-Riley | Ret, heat 1 | |
| DNQ | 1 | Roberto Mieres | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | Ret, heat 1 | |
| DNQ | 3 | Hans Stuck | Hans Stuck | AFM-Küchen | Ret, heat 1 | |
| DNQ | 31 | Joe Kelly | Joe Kelly | Alta-Bristol | Ret, heat 1 | |
| DNQ | 33 | Bill Aston | Bill Aston | Aston Butterworth | Ret, heat 1 | |
| DNQ | 30 | Leslie Marr | Leslie Marr | Connaught Type-Lea Francis | Ret, heat 2 | |
| DNQ | 20 | John Coombs | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type-Lea Francis | Ret, heat 2 | |
| DNS | 8 | Alan Brown | Equipe Anglaise | Cooper T23-Alfa Romeo | | |
| DNS | 26 | Bill Skelly | Bill Skelly | Frazer Nash FN56 | | |
| DNS | 34 | Tony Crook | Tony Crook | Cooper T23-Bristol | | |
| DNS | 38 | John Lyons | John Lyons | Connaught Type-Lea Francis | | |
| DNS | 39 | André Loens | André Loens | Kieft-Butterworth | | |
| DNS | 40 | Paul Emery | Emeryson Cars | Emeryson 56-Alta | | |
| DNA | 6 | Georges de Kando | Georges de Kando | Veritas RS | | |
| DNA | 23 | Jack Fairman | HW Motors Ltd | HWM-Alta | | |
| DNA | 27 | Tony Gaze | Tony Gaze | Alta F2 | | |
| DNA | 46 | Ottorino Volonterio | Ottorino Volonterio | Maserati A6GCM | | |
| DNA | 1 | Jean Behra | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | car driven by Mieres | |
| DNA | 14 | Jimmy Stewart | Ecurie Ecosse | Cooper T20-Bristol | car driven by Sanderson | |
| DNA | 39 | John Nicholson | John Nicholson | Kieft | car driven by Loens | |
* Fastest lap: Emmanuel de Graffenried/Mike Hawthorn – 1:51

### Heats – 15 Laps

| Pos | Driver | Time/Ret. | Grid |
| 1 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | 28:59, 146.28kph | 1 |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | +5s | 11 |
| 3 | B. Bira | +22s | 6 |
| 4 | Tony Rolt | +28s | 3 |
| 5 | Kenneth McAlpine | +55s | 4 |
| 6 | Louis Rosier | +56s | 10 |
| 7 | Duncan Hamilton | +1:14 | 9 |
| 8 | Bob Gerard | +1:43 (inc. 60s penalty for false start) | 2 |
| = | James Scott Douglas | +1:43 | 12 |
| 10 | Eric Brandon | +2:00 | 8 |
| 11 | Jacques Swaters | +1 lap | 16 |
| 12 | Johnny Claes | +1 lap | 7 |
| 13 | Horace Richards | +1 lap | 17 |
| 14 | Frank Curtis | +1 lap | 19 |
| 15 | Tom Cole | +1 lap | 20 |
| Ret | Geoff Richardson | 12 laps | 13 |
| Ret | Roberto Mieres | 10 laps, transmission | 5 |
| Ret | Hans Stuck | 6 laps, engine | 14 |
| Ret | Joe Kelly | 3 laps, crash damage | 15 |
| Ret | Bill Aston | 2 laps, oil leak | 18 |
| Pos | Driver | Time/Ret. | Grid |
| 1 | Mike Hawthorn | 28:23, 149.37kph | 2 |
| 2 | Ken Wharton | +1s | 1 |
| 3 | Roy Salvadori | +50s | 6 |
| 4 | Peter Whitehead | +1:00 | 10 |
| 5 | Louis Chiron | +1:09 | 3 |
| 6 | Bobbie Baird | +1:18 | 7 |
| 7 | Harry Schell | +1:19 | 5 |
| 8 | Peter Collins | +1:19.2 | 9 |
| 9 | Maurice Trintignant | 14 laps, transmission | 4 |
| 10 | Lance Macklin | +1 lap | 8 |
| 11 | Ninian Sanderson | +1 lap | 13 |
| 12 | Archie Bryde | +1 lap | 12 |
| 13 | Gerry Dunham | +1 lap | 14 |
| 14 | John Webb | +2 laps | 16 |
| Ret | Leslie Marr | | 15 |
| Ret | John Coombs | 6 laps, radiator | 11 |