| 1953 Frontières Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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.
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