1953 Grand Prix des Frontières

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]

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 France Maurice Trintignant Gordini
Time 4:11
Podium
First
Gordini
Second
Ferrari
Third
Gordini

Classification

Race
Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 2 France Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 1:25:59.5, 151.39 kph 1
2 34 Belgium Roger Laurent Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 500 +1:11.5 4
3 4 United States Fred Wacker Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +2:27.9 6
4 8 Germany Hans Stuck Hans Stuck AFM-Küchen +1 lap 5
5 26 Belgium Georges Berger Mme de Walckiers Simca Gordini Type 15 +2 laps 8
6 32 Belgium Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +3 laps, accident 2
7 38 Belgium Roger Meunier Roger Meunier Jicey-BMW 328 +3 laps
8 12 France Paul Delebarre Paul Delebarre Delebarre Special-BMW 328 +3 laps
9 22 United Kingdom Arthur Legat Arthur Legat Veritas Meteor +4 laps, mechanical
10 10 Germany Ludwig Fischer Ludwig Fischer AFM-BMW 328 +4 laps
Ret 36 France Henri Oreiller Ecurie Belge Veritas RS-BMW 328 14 laps, accident and fire
Ret 30 Belgium Marcel Masuy Marcel Masuy Veritas RS-BMW 328 13 laps, mechanical
Ret 16 France Serge Nersessian Serge Nersessian Balsa Special-BMW 328 9 laps, mechanical
Ret 23 Germany Willi Heeks Willi Heeks Veritas Meteor 5 laps, mechanical
Ret 1 Thailand B. Bira Prince Birabongse Maserati A6GCM 3 laps, crash 3
Ret 24 Germany Kurt Adolff Ernst Loof Veritas Meteor 2 laps, mechanical
Ret 28 Belgium Camille Chard'Homme Camille Chard'Homme BMW Special-BMW 328 2 laps, mechanical
Ret 14 France Georges Mulnard Georges Mulnard Monnier Speciale-BMW 328 0 laps, gearbox
Ret 6 France Jacques Pollet Equipe AGS Simca Gordini Type 15 0 laps, crankshaft 7
Ret 18 United Kingdom Rodney Nuckey Rodney Nuckey Cooper T23-Bristol 0 laps, mechanical
DNA 20 United Kingdom John Lyons William Knight Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
DNA 40 United Kingdom Bill Aston Bill Aston Aston Butterworth
DNA 42 Belgium André Pilette Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16
DNA 44 Belgium Jacques Swaters Ecurie Francorchamps Cooper T23-Bristol
DNA 24 Germany Ernst Loof Ernst Loof Veritas Meteor car driven by Adolff

References
  1. "XXIII Grand Prix des Frontières 1953". Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  2. "1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-07-20.
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