Silverstone Classic 2021

SILVERSTONE

CLASSIC

30 July–1 August 2021

An amendment to the qualification time sheet revealed to the spectators that it was, in fact, Sam Wilson driving John Chisholm’s Lotus 18 into pole position and not the owner.

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1: #10 Will Nuthall, Cooper T53, #12 Ben Maeers, Cooper T51, #30 Andrew Haddon, Scarab 2: #33- Chris Phillips, Cooper Bristol 3: #10 Will Nuthall, Cooper T53, #30 Andrew Haddon, Scarab 4: #30 Andrew Haddon, Scarab

Offenhauser, #12 Rudiger Friedrichs,

Cooper T53 5: #55 Nick Taylor, Lotus 18, #2 Ian Nuthall, Cooper Bristol

A wet track met the competitors, and it was Rudi Friedrichs who took advantage to take the initial lead in his Cooper T53. However, by the end of lap one Wilson had taken the lead, quickly followed by the chasing Nuthall.

The race ended with Wilson just 0.3 seconds ahead of the hard-charging Nuthall. Friedrichs finished in third some way back, but ahead of the squabbling pack of a recovering Andrew Haddon (whose Scarab Offenhauser suffered earlier overheating), Justin Maeers (Cooper T53), Barry Cannell (Brabham BT11A) and John Spiers (Maserati 250F), who were covered by less than six seconds. 6

Race 2

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A damp but drying track was at least an improvement over the previous day’s race. It was Nuthall who had pole, but in a repeat of the first race Friedrichs took the lead early on. Nuthall soon pitted with plug-lead problems, leaving Haddon to get past Friedrichs in the

Julian Bronson-owned Scarab and go on to win by more than 7 seconds. Maeers in his Cooper T53 was a steady third, with Spiers and his front-engined Maserati fourth.

6: #34 John Spiers, Maserati 250F 7: #28 Eddie McGuire, Scarab, #21 Alex Morton, Lotus 21, #248 Klaus Lehr, Maserati 250F 8: #64 Ben Maeers, Cooper T51, #50 Philipp Buhofer, BRM P261, #7 Paul Griffin, Cooper T51

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