1953 Bordeaux Grand Prix

France Bordeaux 3 May 1953 II Grand Prix de Bordeaux Bordeaux, France Temporary Street Circuit 2.458 km mi on 120 294.96 km mi on Luigi Villoresi ITA Ferrari 1:23.6 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 1:24.6 ITA Alberto Ascari ITA Ferrari Luigi Villoresi ITA Ferrari Juan Manuel Fangio ARG Gordini The 2nd Bordeaux Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held on 3 May 1953 on a street circuit centred around the Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. The Grand Prix was won by Alberto Ascari in a Ferrari 500. Ascari's teammate Luigi Villoresi, starting from pole, was second. Juan Manuel Fangio, in a one-off drive in a Gordini Type 16 at the personal invitation of Amédée Gordini,Smith Roy Amédée Gordini: A True Racing Legend Veloce Publishing Ltd. 5 April 2013 1-84-584317-7 was third. Giuseppe Farina set fastest lap in another Ferrari 500 but retired with gearbox problems.http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F253_8.htm II Grand Prix de Bordeaux 1953 2022-06-27http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1953/1954.html#bord 1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix 2022-06-27July 2026 InternetArchiveBot Classification Race Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid 1 4 ITA Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 2:58:59.5, 101.35kph 2 2 8 ITA Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 +49.4s 1 3 24 ARG Juan Manuel Fangio Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +4 laps 8 4 22 USA 1912 Harry Schell Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +5 laps 15 5 32 FRA Élie Bayol Élie Bayol O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 +7 laps 6 6 16 BEL Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +8 laps 16 7 18 ARG Roberto Mieres Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +12 laps 13 8 12 Siam B. Bira HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta +13 laps 14 Ret 28 CH Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati A6GCM 101 laps, rear axle 9 Ret 10 UK Lance Macklin HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta 80 laps, starter 12 Ret 2 FRA Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 500 75 laps, gearbox 7 Ret 20 FRA Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 62 laps, half-shaft 3 Ret 6 ITA Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 57 laps, gearbox 4 Ret 14 FRA Yves Giraud-Cabantous HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta 26 laps, clutch 11 Ret 26 GBR Peter Whitehead Atlantic Stable Cooper T24-Alta 26 laps, clutch 10 DSQ 30 FRA Louis Chiron Louis Chiron O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 67 laps, push start 5 DNA 12 UK Peter Walker HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta car driven by Bira DNA 18 FRA André Simon Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 car driven by Mieres DNA 24 ARG José Froilán González Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 car driven by Fangio References Bordeaux Grand Prix 1953 1953 Aston Martin Owners Club Formula 2 Race 1953 BRDC International Trophy 1952 Bordeaux Grand Prix 1954 Bordeaux Grand Prix Bordeaux Bordeaux Bordeaux