Type: | NC |
Country: | Belgium |
Grand Prix: | Frontières |
Date: | 6 June |
Year: | 1954 |
Official Name: | XXIV Grand Prix des Frontières |
Location: | Chimay, Belgium |
Course: | Chimay Street Circuit |
Course Mi: | 6.73 |
Course Km: | 10.80 |
Distance Laps: | 20 |
Distance Mi: | 134.6 |
Distance Km: | 216.0 |
Pole Driver: | Jacques Pollet |
Pole Country: | FRA |
Pole Team: | Gordini |
Pole Time: | 3:55 |
Fast Driver: | Jacques Pollet |
Fast Team: | Gordini |
Fast Time: | 3:58 |
Fast Country: | FRA |
First Driver: | B. Bira |
First Country: | Siam |
First Team: | Maserati |
Second Driver: | André Pilette |
Second Country: | BEL |
Second Team: | Gordini |
Third Driver: | Don Beauman |
Third Country: | GBR |
Third Team: | Connaught |
The 24th Grand Prix des Frontières was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 6 June 1954 at the Chimay Street Circuit in Chimay, Belgium. The Grand Prix was won by B. Bira in a Maserati A6GCM. André Pilette finished second in a Gordini T16 and Don Beauman was third in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis. Jacques Pollet took pole and fastest lap in another Gordini T16.[1] [2]
During the race Pollet crashed while avoiding the spinning Pilette and two spectators were killed.
Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | |
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1 | 4 | B. Bira | Prince Birabongse of Siam | Maserati A6GCM | 1:22:15, 98.19mph | 2 | |
2 | 10 | André Pilette | Equipe Gordini | Gordini T16 | +35s | 4 | |
3 | 34 | Don Beauman | Sir Jeremy Boles | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | +1 lap | 3 | |
4 | 8 | Jacques Pollet | Equipe Gordini | Gordini T16 | +2 laps, accident | 1 | |
NC | 22 | Arthur Legat | Arthur Legat | Veritas Meteor | +3 laps | 5 | |
Ret | 30 | Pierre Bastien | Pierre Bastien | Monnier Speciale-BMW 328 | 9 laps, oil pipe | 7 | |
Ret | 32 | Paul Delabarre | Paul Delabarre | Simca 8 | 8 | ||
Ret | 28 | Roger Gerbout | Roger Gerbout | RG Speciale-BMW 328 | 9 | ||
Ret | 18 | Roger Meunier | Roger Meunier | Jicey-BMW 328 | 0 laps, mechanical | 6 | |
DNS | 36 | Viglielmo Matozza | Viglielmo Matozza | VM Monoplace-Tatra | did not practice | - | |
DNS | 12 | Roger Laurent | Ecurie Francorchamps | Ferrari 500 | engine | - | |
DNS | 14 | Jacques Swaters | Ecurie Francorchamps | Cooper T20-Bristol | camshaft | - | |
DNA | 2 | Lance Macklin | Hersham and Walton Motors | HWM-Alta | crash | - | |
DNA | 16 | "Dekeerle" | "Dekeerle" | Veritas RS | - | ||
DNA | 20 | Marcel Masuy | Marcel Masuy | Veritas RS | - | ||
DNA | 24 | Paul Emery | Emeryson Cars | Emeryson Mk.1-Alta | driver elsewhere | - | |
DNA | 26 | Willy Sturzebecher | Willy Sturzebecher | Veritas Meteor | - |