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1953 Crystal Palace Trophy
The 1st Crystal Palace Trophy was a Formula Two auto racing, motor race held on 11 July 1953 at Crystal Palace Circuit, London. The race was run over 15 laps and was won by Tony Rolt in a Connaught Engineering, Connaught Type A-Lea Francis. Roy Salvadori was second in another Connaught, also setting fastest lap, and Les Leston was third in a Cooper Car Company, Cooper T26-JA Prestwich Industries, JAP. Results References {{F1 NC race report, Name_of_race=Crystal Palace Trophy, Year_of_race=1953, Previous_race_in_season=1953 Rouen Grand Prix, Next_race_in_season=1953 Avusrennen, Previous_year's_race=—, Next_year's_race=1954 Crystal Palace Trophy 1953 Formula Two races, Crystal Palace Trophy 1953 in British motorsport, Crystal Palace Trophy July 1953 sports events in the United Kingdom, Crystal Palace Trophy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Palace Circuit
Crystal Palace circuit is a former motor racing circuit in Crystal Palace Park in the Crystal Palace area of south London, England. The route of the track is still largely extant but the roads are now mainly used for access to the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre located in the park, and to events within the upper parts of Crystal Palace Park. Some parts of the track are closed off but part is used for an annual Sprint Meeting held on the Spring Bank Holiday weekend, until 2017, when it was held on the August holiday weekend. History The circuit opened in 1927 and the first race, for motorcycles, was on 21 May 1927. The circuit was long, and ran on existing paths through the park, including an infield loop past the lake. The surface had tarmac-covered bends, but the straights only had hard-packed gravel. Improvements begun in December 1936 increased the circuit to , and tarmac covered the entire length. 20 cars entered the first London Grand Prix on 17 July 1937, a race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
