1953 Cadours GP
30 August - Charterhall: (4.103 km)
2x15 laps(61.544 km), 1x10 laps(41.030 km), 1x30 laps(123.089 km)
Results:
Heat 1
1 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0031' 30m55, 74.23mph
2 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0033' 31m03
3 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta 32m15
4 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 32m54
5 Yvon Carlus DB-Panhard 14 laps
6 René Duval Duval-BMW Special 13 laps
Did Not Finish:
Baron E. de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM Rear axle
Charles de Tornaco Ferrari 500 Oil pipe
Fastest Lap: Maurice Trintignant (Gordini T16), 1:57, 78.49mph
Pole Position: Maurice Trintignant
Heat 2
1 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0032' 30m05, 76.29mph
2 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 30m17
3 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 30m46
4 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 31m12
5 John Heath HWM-Alta 14 laps
6 Marcel Balsa BMW Special 14 laps
7 Serge Nersessian BMW Speciale 14 laps
8 André Ribaut BMW-Special 13 laps
Fastest Lap: Harry Schell (Gordini T16), 1:58, 77.80mph
Pole Position: Louis Rosier (Ferrari 500), 2:00
Repechage
1 Charles de Tornaco Ferrari 500 '208-F2' 10 laps
2 John Heath HWM-Alta 10 laps
3 René Duval Duval-BMW Special 10 laps
4 André Ribaut BMW-Special
5 Yvon Carlus DB-Panhard
6 Serge Nersessian BMW Speciale
7 Marcel Balsa BMW Speciale
Did Not Finish:
Baron E. de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM
Roger Gerbout RG - BMW
Paul Delabarre Simca-Gordini T15
Cazalot Simca-Gordini T11
de Sausy
Peter Collins HWM 53 - Alta
Final
1 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0031' 1h00m52, 75.41mph
2 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0032' 1h00m56
3 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0033' 1h00m57
4 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 1h01m45
5 Charles de Tornaco Ferrari 500 '208-F2' 1h02m19
6 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 1h02m59
7 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM 53 - Alta 29 Puncture, accident
Did Not Finish:
Lance Macklin HWM 53 - Alta
John Heath HWM 53 - Alta
Elie Bayol OSCA 20 1 Transmission
Fastest Lap: Maurice Trintignant (Gordini T16), 1:56, 79.14mph
Pole Position: Harry Schell (Gordini T16)
