1953 Skarpnäcksloppet

The III Skarpnäcksloppet was a non-championship Formula One motor race held at Skarpnäck Airfield, Skarpnäck, Stockholm on 13 September 1953. The race was won by Erik Lundgren in a Ford Special.[1][2]

1953 Skarpnäcksloppet
Non-championship race in the 1953 Formula One season
Race details
Date 13 September 1953
Official name III Skarpnäcksloppet
Location Skarpnäck, Stockholm, Sweden
Course Skarpnäck Airfield
Course length 1.70 km (1.06 miles)
Distance 15 laps, 25.50 km (15.90 miles)
Pole position
Driver Cooper-Bristol
Time 59.8s
Podium
First Ford Special
Second
  • Finland Leo Mattila
Cooper T12-JAP
Third
  • Sweden Ewald Hagström
Ford Special

Results

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Pos No. Driver Car Time/Retired
1 49   Erik Lundgren Ford Special 15:41.9, 97.47kph
2 13   Leo Mattila Cooper T12-Bristol +3.5s
3 57   Ewald Hagström Ford Special +8.2s
4 43   Arne Lindberg Kaiser Special +54.5s
5 11   Evert Saloranta Ford Special +58.7s
6 47   Lars-Emil Bergström Buick Special +1 lap
7 60   Gösta Kvarnström Ford Special +1 lap
8 53   Valdemar Sterner BL Special-Ferrari +1 lap
Ret 68   Gunnar Carlsson Maserati
Ret 52   Erik Carlsson Ford Special
Ret 56   Ola By Alfa Romeo 8C-Ford
Ret 69   Adolf Lang Veritas RS-BMW 328
Ret 84   Rodney Nuckey Cooper T23-Bristol
DNA 48   Bernhard Eriksson Ford Special

References

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  1. ^ "1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  2. ^ "III Skarpnäcksloppet 1953". Retrieved 2022-06-22.


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