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Event: Date: 5.9.1953
Track: Tourist Trophy (United Kingdom), 11.935 kmsOrganiser: unknown

Tourist Trophy
Weather:fog
Start time:unknown
Grid:Le Mans start
Distance:unknown
Attendance:unknown
Entered:45
Practiced:28
Qualified:27
Started:27
Finished:14
Classified:14
Classes:PractStartClass
A: Sports over 8000000
B: Sports 8000000
C: Sports 5000 (4 laps)652
D: Sports 3000 (5 laps)554
E: Sports 2000 (9 laps)883
F: Sports 1500 (13 laps)774
G: Sports 1100000
H: Sports up to 750 (26 laps)221
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Pre-race sessions:
2 practice sessions held for a total of 360 minutes on 3-4/9
Winners:
Overall:20Aston Martin DB3SCollins / Griffith
C: Sports 5000 (4 laps):7Jaguar C-typeMoss / Walker
E: Sports 2000 (9 laps):25Frazer Nash Le Mans Mk IIWharton / Robb
F: Sports 1500 (13 laps):36Gordini T15SCahill / Gallagher
H: Sports up to 750 (26 laps):49DB HBR PanhardTrouis / Hitchings
Fastest Laps:
Overall:7Jaguar C-typePeter Walker (GB)5:01.0000142.7408 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:6Jaguar C-typeTony Rolt (GB)
D: Sports 3000 (5 laps):18Aston Martin DB3SReg Parnell (GB)
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Aston Martin (5), Jaguar (5), Frazer Nash (5), Kieft (3), MG (2)
Top engines by numbers:Bristol (8), Aston Martin (5), Jaguar (5), MG (4), Panhard (2)
Top car types by numbers:Jaguar C-type (5), Aston Martin DB3S (3), Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica (3), Kieft Sport (3)
Driver nationalities:GB (46), IRL (3), F (2)
Team nationalities:GB (20)
Most used colours:dark (55%), darker (16%), green (14%), lighter (11%)
Engine positions:front-engined (100%)
Oldest known drivers:Reg Parnell (42), Joe Kelly (40), Jack Fairman (40)
Youngest known drivers:Peter Collins (22), Ian Burgess (23), Stirling Moss (24)

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