1953 Eläintarhanajot

The XV Eläintarhajot was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Eläintarha, Helsinki on 10 May 1953. The race was won by Rodney Nuckey in a Cooper T23-Bristol, starting from pole position. Roger Laurent was second in a Talbot-Lago T26C and Gunnar Carlsson third in a Ford Special.[1][2]

1953 Eläintarhanajot
Race details
Date 10 May 1953
Official name XV Eläintarhanajot
Location Helsinki, Finland
Course Eläintarha
Course length 2.000 km (1.247 miles)
Distance 25 laps, 50.00 km (31.17 miles)
Pole position
Driver
Cooper-Bristol
Podium
First
Cooper-Bristol
Second
Ferrari
Third
  • Sweden Gunnar Carlsson
 Ford Special

Results
Pos No. Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 7 United Kingdom Rodney Nuckey Rodney Nuckey Cooper T23-Bristol 28:55.2, 103.71kph 1
2 6 Belgium Roger Laurent Ecurie Francorchamps Talbot-Lago T26C +0.6s 6
3 52 Sweden Gunnar Carlsson Gunnar Carlsson Ford Special +1.2s 4
4 13 Finland Leo Mattila Leo Mattila Cooper T12-JAP +3.3s 2
5 5 Norway Carl Stausland Carl Stausland Ford Special +24.1s 7
6 72 Sweden Gunnar Wahlberg Gunnar Wahlberg BMW 328 +1:34.8 5
Ret 11 Finland Evert Saloranta Ford Special 8 laps
Ret 49 Sweden Erik Lundgren Erik Lundgren Ford Special clutch 3
Ret 32 Finland Uuno Lamminen Allard J2 6 laps
DNA 9 Belgium Charles de Tornaco Charles de Tornaco Talbot-Lago T26C
DNA 14 Finland Niilo Uski BMW
DNA 15 Finland Arre Sinkilä Steyr
DNA 16 Finland Lars Åström Ford Special
DNA 17 Finland Eero Viitala Ford Special

References
  1. "1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  2. "XV Eläintarhan Ajot 1953". Retrieved 2022-06-29.
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