Country: | France |
Grand Prix: | Pau |
Date: | 6 April |
Year: | 1953 |
Official Name: | XIV Pau Grand Prix |
Location: | Pau, France |
Course: | Temporary Street Circuit |
Course Mi: | 1.720 |
Course Km: | 2.760 |
Distance Laps: | 106 |
Distance Mi: | 186.666 |
Distance Km: | 300.410 |
Pole Driver: | Alberto Ascari |
Pole Country: | ITA |
Pole Team: | Scuderia Ferrari |
Pole Time: | 1:39.2 |
Fast Driver: | Alberto Ascari |
Fast Team: | Scuderia Ferrari |
Fast Time: | 1:38.9 |
Fast Country: | ITA |
First Driver: | Alberto Ascari |
First Country: | ITA |
First Team: | Scuderia Ferrari |
Second Driver: | Mike Hawthorn |
Second Country: | GBR |
Second Team: | Scuderia Ferrari |
Third Driver: | Harry Schell |
Third Country: | USA |
Third Flag Suffix: | 1912 |
Third Team: | Equipe Gordini |
The 1953 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 6 April 1953 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Alberto Ascari for the second year running, driving the Ferrari 500. Mike Hawthorn finished second and Harry Schell third.
Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | ||
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1 | 6 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari 500 | 106 | 1 | |||
2 | 10 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari 500 | 105 | + 1 lap | 3 | ||
3 | 22 | Harry Schell | Gordini T16 | 102 | + 4 laps | 11 | ||
4 | 28 | Élie Bayol | O.S.C.A. 20 | 102 | + 4 laps | 7 | ||
5 | 12 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari 500 | 101 | + 5 laps | 10 | ||
6 | 26 | Louis Chiron | O.S.C.A. 20 | 99 | + 7 laps | 6 | ||
7 | 32 | Nello Pagani | Maserati A6GCM | 98 | + 8 laps | 13 | ||
8 | 14 | Roger Laurent | Ferrari 500 | 96 | + 10 laps | 12 | ||
9 | 30 | Eugène Martin | Veritas Jicey 2 | 81 | + 15 laps | 14 | ||
Ret | 20 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini T16 | 75 | Retired | 5 | ||
Ret | 16 | Johnny Claes | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 65 | Spun-off | 8 | ||
Ret | 24 | Andre Simon | Gordini T16 | 44 | Driver illness | 9 | ||
Ret | 8 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari 500 | 33 | Accident | 2 | ||
Ret | 18 | Jean Behra | Gordini T16 | 6 | Accident | 4 | ||
DNA | 2 | Lance Macklin | HWM 53-Alta | Did Not Attend | ||||
DNA | 4 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | HWM 53-Alta | Did Not Attend | ||||
Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari (Scuderia Ferrari) – 1:38.9 | ||||||||
Sources: [1] |