1953 Sables Grand Prix

France Sables 9 August 1953 III Grand Prix de Sables d'Olonne Les Sables-d'Olonne, Pays de la Loire, France Temporary street circuit 2.949 km mi on 90 265.36 km mi on Louis Rosier FRA Ferrari Louis Chiron MON O.S.C.A. Stirling Moss GBR Cooper-Alta The 3rd Grand Prix de Sables d'Olonne was a Formula Two motor race held on 9 August 1953 at Les Sables-d'Olonne, in Pays de la Loire, France. The race was held over two heats of 45 laps each, with the result being decided by aggregate time. The overall winner was Louis Rosier in a Ferrari 500. Louis Chiron was second in an O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 and Stirling Moss third in a Cooper T24-Alta. Jean Behra and Maurice Trintignant were the winners of heat 1 and 2 respectively, both driving a Gordini Type 16, but both retired from the other heat.1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1953/1953.html#sable 2022-07-20III Grand Prix de Sables d'Olonne 1953 https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F253_37.htm 2022-07-20 Results Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Heat 1 Heat 2 1 8 FRA Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 500 2:12:56.1, 119.78 kph 3 2 2 10 MON Louis Chiron Louis Chiron O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 +27.4s 2 3 3 18 GBR Stirling Moss Cooper Car Company Cooper T24-Alta 87 laps 4 5 4 16 FRA Yves Giraud-Cabantous HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta 86 laps 6 4 5 2 FRA Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 78 laps 1 NC 6 12 GBR Peter Collins HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta 78 laps NC 6 7 14 GBR Lance Macklin HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta 68 laps Ret., engine NC 8 4 FRA Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 65 laps Ret., 20 laps, transmission 1 NC 6 USA 1911 Harry Schell Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 50 laps 5 Ret., 6 laps, lost wheel NC 20 FRA Élie Bayol Élie Bayol O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 40 laps 7 Ret. NC 22 BEL Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 26 laps Ret., 26 laps, magneto DNS NC 24 BEL André Pilette Ecurie Belge Maserati A6GCM 24 laps Ret. DNS References Sables Grand Prix 1953 1953 Mid-Cheshire MC Race 1953 Newcastle Journal Trophy 1952 Sables Grand Prix — Sables Sables Sables