1954 Grand Prix des Frontières
| 1954 Frontières Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1954 Formula One season | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 6 June 1954 | ||
| Official name | XXIV Grand Prix des Frontières | ||
| Location | Chimay, Belgium | ||
| Course | Chimay Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 10.80 km (6.73 miles) | ||
| Distance | 20 laps, 216.0 km (134.6 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Gordini | ||
| Time | 3:55 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Jacques Pollet | Gordini | |
| Time | 3:58 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Gordini | ||
| Third | Connaught | ||
The 24th Grand Prix des Frontières was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 6 June 1954 at the Chimay Street Circuit in Chimay, Belgium. The Grand Prix was won by B. Bira in a Maserati A6GCM. André Pilette finished second in a Gordini T16 and Don Beauman was third in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis. Jacques Pollet took pole and fastest lap in another Gordini T16.[1][2]
During the race Pollet crashed while avoiding the spinning Pilette and two spectators were killed.
Classification
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | B. Bira | Prince Birabongse of Siam | Maserati A6GCM | 1:22:15, 98.19mph | 2 |
| 2 | 10 | André Pilette | Equipe Gordini | Gordini T16 | +35s | 4 |
| 3 | 34 | Don Beauman | Sir Jeremy Boles | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | +1 lap | 3 |
| 4 | 8 | Jacques Pollet | Equipe Gordini | Gordini T16 | +2 laps, accident | 1 |
| NC | 22 | Arthur Legat | Arthur Legat | Veritas Meteor | +3 laps | 5 |
| Ret | 30 | Pierre Bastien | Pierre Bastien | Monnier Speciale-BMW 328 | 9 laps, oil pipe | 7 |
| Ret | 32 | Paul Delabarre | Paul Delabarre | Simca 8 | 8 | |
| Ret | 28 | Roger Gerbout | Roger Gerbout | RG Speciale-BMW 328 | 9 | |
| Ret | 18 | Roger Meunier | Roger Meunier | Jicey-BMW 328 | 0 laps, mechanical | 6 |
| DNS | 36 | Viglielmo Matozza | Viglielmo Matozza | VM Monoplace-Tatra | did not practice | - |
| DNS | 12 | Roger Laurent | Ecurie Francorchamps | Ferrari 500 | engine | - |
| DNS | 14 | Jacques Swaters | Ecurie Francorchamps | Cooper T20-Bristol | camshaft | - |
| DNA | 2 | Lance Macklin | Hersham and Walton Motors | HWM-Alta | crash | - |
| DNA | 16 | Dekeerle | Dekeerle | Veritas RS | - | |
| DNA | 20 | Marcel Masuy | Marcel Masuy | Veritas RS | - | |
| DNA | 24 | Paul Emery | Emeryson Cars | Emeryson Mk.1-Alta | driver elsewhere | - |
| DNA | 26 | Willy Sturzebecher | Willy Sturzebecher | Veritas Meteor | - |
References
- ^ "1954 Frontiers Grand Prix". Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ^ "1954 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-05-10.