Track map of the Gnoo Blas Motor Racing Circuit (1953-1961)
The 1953 New South Wales Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Gnoo Blas Motor Racing Circuit, Orange, New South Wales, Australia on 5 October 1953.[1] The race, which was organised by the Australian Sporting Car Club, was contested over a distance of 100 miles (161 km).[1] It was staged on a handicap basis with prize money allocated for the first ten handicap positions and additional prizes offered for the first three scratch placings.[2]
The handicap race was won by Jack Robinson (Jaguar XK120 Special)[1] whilst the Grand Prix title was awarded to Jack Brabham (Cooper Bristol)[3][4] who had set the fastest race time.[1]
^ abcdOrange Races, Australian Motor Sports, October 1953, pages 45-47
^The NSW Grand Prix – 1953, www.gnooblas.com, as archived at web.archive.org
^A.S.C.C. Races at Orange on October 5, Australian Monthly Motor Manual, October 1953, page 578
^131 m.p.h. in Grand Prix, The Daily Telegraph, Tuesday, 6 October 1953, page 26, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
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