The 2nd Aston Martin Owners Club Formula 2 Race was a Formula Two motor race held on 18 April 1953 at Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk. The race was run over 10 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Eric Thompson in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis. Bob Gerard in a Cooper T23-Bristol was second and Peter Whitehead in a Cooper T24-Alta was third. Bobbie Baird in a Ferrari 500 set fastest lap.
Results Pos No. Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired 1 1 Eric Thompson R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 19:11.0, 135.90kph 2 2 Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard Cooper T23-Bristol +1.8s 3 5 Peter Whitehead Atlantic Stable Cooper T24-Alta +13.5s 4 8 Bobbie Baird Saipa Modena Ferrari 500 +27.2s 5 17 Rodney Nuckey R. Nuckey Cooper T23-Bristol 6 15 Leslie Marr L. Marr Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 7 16 Donald Bennett D. Bennett Cooper T19-Vincent 8 23 Horace Richards H.A. Richards H.A.R.-Riley Ret 102 Ken Wharton Ken Wharton Cooper T23-Bristol DNS 46 Cliff Davis C. Davis Tojeiro-Frazer Nash DNA 9 Joe Kelly J. Kelly Cooper T20-Bristol DNA 19 Berwyn Baxter Berwyn Baxter Cooper T20-Bristol DNA 21 Tony Crook W. Mardell Cooper T20-Bristol DNA 45 Ben Wyatt Mrs D. Wyatt Frazer Nash FN48-Bristol DNA 102 Ron Flockhart Ken Wharton Cooper T23-Bristol car driven by Wharton
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