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| Date | Saturday 9 May 1953 |
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| Event |  BRDC International Trophy |
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| Circuit | Silverstone |
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| Event Format | Two heats each of 15 laps, followed by a final of 35 laps |
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| Championship | Non-championship |
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| Race number | #6 of 34 in 1953
#173 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 35 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 4648 m |
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| Race Distance | 4648 × 35 + 4 = 162.684 km |
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| Grid Format | 4-3-4-3 |
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| Pole Position | Right |
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| First Corner | Unknown |
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| Entries | 44 |
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| Qualifiers | 28 |
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| Finishers | 21 |
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| Debutants | André Loens (Driver),
Bobby Baird (Driver),
Frank Curtis (Driver),
Geoff Richardson (Driver),
Gerry Dunham (Driver),
Horace Richards (Driver),
Ian Stewart (Driver),
James Scott-Douglas (Driver),
John Coombs (Driver),
John Lyons (Driver),
John Webb (Driver),
Leslie Marr (Driver),
Ninian Sanderson (Driver),
Paul Emery (Driver),
Roberto Mières (Driver),
Tom Cole (Driver),
DHS (Car Manufacturer),
Emeryson (Car Manufacturer),
HAR (Car Manufacturer),
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Kieft (Car Manufacturer),
RRA (Car Manufacturer),
Turner (Car Manufacturer),
Riley (Engine Manufacturer),
Rover (Engine Manufacturer),
Cooper T24 (Car Model),
Cooper T24 Special (Car Model),
DHS (Car Model),
Emeryson (Car Model),
Frazer-Nash FN56 (Car Model),
HAR (Car Model),
Kieft (Car Model),
RRA (Car Model),
Turner (Car Model),
39 (Car Number),
41 (Car Number),
43 (Car Number),
47 (Car Number)
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| Milestones | Car 12 – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Number)
Car 12 – 1st Pole Position (Car Number)
Car 12 – 1st Win (Car Number)
Car 29 – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Number)
Ferrari – 1st Fastest Lap (Engine Manufacturer)
Ferrari – 1st Pole Position (Engine Manufacturer)
Ferrari – 1st Win (Engine Manufacturer)
Maserati – 1st Fastest Lap (Engine Manufacturer)
Mike Hawthorn – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
Mike Hawthorn – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
Mike Hawthorn – 1st Win (Driver)
 Ferrari – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Manufacturer)
Ferrari – 1st Pole Position (Car Manufacturer)
Ferrari – 1st Win (Car Manufacturer)
Maserati – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Manufacturer)
 Emmanuel de Graffenried – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
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