1953 Grand Prix des Frontières
| 1953 Frontières Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||
| Date | 24 May 1953 | ||
| Official name | XXIII Grand Prix des Frontières | ||
| Location | Chimay, Belgium | ||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
| Course length | 10.827 km (6.728 mi) | ||
| Distance | 20 laps, 216.537 km (134.550 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Gordini | ||
| Time | 4:11 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | |
| Time | 4:11 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Gordini | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Gordini | ||
The 23nd Grand Prix des Frontières was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held on 24 May 1953 at the Chimay Street Circuit in Chimay, Belgium. The Grand Prix was won by Maurice Trintignant in a Gordini Type 16. Roger Laurent finished second in a Ferrari 500 and Fred Wacker was third in another Gordini Type 16.[1][2]
Classification
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Maurice Trintignant | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | 1:25:59.5, 151.39 kph | 1 |
| 2 | 34 | Roger Laurent | Ecurie Francorchamps | Ferrari 500 | +1:11.5 | 4 |
| 3 | 4 | Fred Wacker | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | +2:27.9 | 6 |
| 4 | 8 | Hans Stuck | Hans Stuck | AFM-Küchen | +1 lap | 5 |
| 5 | 26 | Georges Berger | Mme de Walckiers | Simca Gordini Type 15 | +2 laps | 8 |
| 6 | 32 | Johnny Claes | Ecurie Belge | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | +3 laps, accident | 2 |
| 7 | 38 | Roger Meunier | Roger Meunier | Jicey-BMW 328 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | 12 | Paul Delebarre | Paul Delebarre | Delebarre Special-BMW 328 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | 22 | Arthur Legat | Arthur Legat | Veritas Meteor | +4 laps, mechanical | |
| 10 | 10 | Ludwig Fischer | Ludwig Fischer | AFM-BMW 328 | +4 laps | |
| Ret | 36 | Henri Oreiller | Ecurie Belge | Veritas RS-BMW 328 | 14 laps, accident and fire | |
| Ret | 30 | Marcel Masuy | Marcel Masuy | Veritas RS-BMW 328 | 13 laps, mechanical | |
| Ret | 16 | Serge Nersessian | Serge Nersessian | Balsa Special-BMW 328 | 9 laps, mechanical | |
| Ret | 23 | Willi Heeks | Willi Heeks | Veritas Meteor | 5 laps, mechanical | |
| Ret | 1 | B. Bira | Prince Birabongse | Maserati A6GCM | 3 laps, crash | 3 |
| Ret | 24 | Kurt Adolff | Ernst Loof | Veritas Meteor | 2 laps, mechanical | |
| Ret | 28 | Camille Chard'Homme | Camille Chard'Homme | BMW Special-BMW 328 | 2 laps, mechanical | |
| Ret | 14 | Georges Mulnard | Georges Mulnard | Monnier Speciale-BMW 328 | 0 laps, gearbox | |
| Ret | 6 | Jacques Pollet | Equipe AGS | Simca Gordini Type 15 | 0 laps, crankshaft | 7 |
| Ret | 18 | Rodney Nuckey | Rodney Nuckey | Cooper T23-Bristol | 0 laps, mechanical | |
| DNA | 20 | John Lyons | William Knight | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | ||
| DNA | 40 | Bill Aston | Bill Aston | Aston Butterworth | ||
| DNA | 42 | André Pilette | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | ||
| DNA | 44 | Jacques Swaters | Ecurie Francorchamps | Cooper T23-Bristol | ||
| DNA | 24 | Ernst Loof | Ernst Loof | Veritas Meteor | car driven by Adolff |
References
- ^ "XXIII Grand Prix des Frontières 1953". Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ "1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-07-20.