1953 GP de Sables d'Olonne
9 August - Sables d'Olonne: 132.501 km 2(2.944 km x 45 laps)
Results:
Heat 1
1 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0033' 1h05m58.4, 74.96mph
2 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 1h06m26.6
3 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 1h06m31.5
4 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-3-53' 44 laps
5 Harry Schell Gordini T16 '16-0032' 44 laps
6 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta 43 laps
7 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 39 laps
8 Peter Collins HWM-Alta 36 laps
Did Not Finish:
Johnny Claes Connaught A - Lea Francis 26 Magneto
Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 20 Transmission
André Pilette Maserati
Lance Macklin HWM 53 - Alta Engine
Fastest Lap: n/a
Pole Position: Harry Schell (Gordini T16)
Heat 2
1 Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 '16-0031' 1h06m18.6, 74.60mph
2 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 1h06m24.6
3 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 1h06m56.9
4 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta 43 laps
5 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-3-53' 42 laps
6 Peter Collins HWM-Alta 42 laps
7 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0033' 33 Accident
8 Lance Macklin HWM 53 - Alta
Did Not Finish:
Harry Schell Gordini T16 6 Lost wheel
Elie Bayol OSCA 20
Fastest Lap: n/a
Pole Position: Jean Behra (Gordini T16)
Aggregate
1 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 2h12m56.1, 74.42mph
2 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 2h13m23.5
3 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-3-53' 87 laps
4 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta 86 laps
5 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0033' 78 laps
6 Peter Collins HWM-Alta 78 laps
Did Not Finish:
Lance Macklin HWM 53 - Alta 68
Harry Schell Gordini T16 50
Maurice Trintignant Gordini T16 45
Elie Bayol OSCA 20
Johnny Claes Connaught A - Lea Francis 26
André Pilette Maserati
