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Le Mans 24 Hours 14.6.1953
24 h Le Mans
Practiced: 71 (S+8.0 - 1, S8.0 - 12, S5.0 - 20, S3.0 - 9, S2.0 - 5, S1.5 - 8, S1.1 - 4, S750 - 12, S500 - 0) Started: 60 (S+8.0 - 1, S8.0 - 9, S5.0 - 16, S3.0 - 8, S2.0 - 5, S1.5 - 7, S1.1 - 4, S750 - 10, S500 - 0) Classified: 23 (S+8.0 - 0, S8.0 - 3, S5.0 - 7, S3.0 - 3, S2.0 - 1, S1.5 - 2, S1.1 - 3, S750 - 4, S500 - 0) Race: 13,492 km * 304 laps = 4088,064 km AVG: 170,336 km/h FL: Alberto Ascari 12 Ferrari 340 MM Pinin Farina Berlinetta 4:27,400 181,642 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/Retired Group Practice Classified: 1. 18 Tony Rolt / GB Jaguar C-type XKC051 Jaguar Cars Ltd. 304 1. S5.0 Duncan Hamilton / GB DNS - Stirling Moss / GB DNS - Peter Walker / GB 2. 17 Stirling Moss / GB Jaguar C-type XKC053 Jaguar Cars Ltd. 300 2. S5.0 Peter Walker / GB DNS - Tony Rolt / GB 3. 2 Phil Walters / USA Cunningham C5-R Chrys R5217 Briggs Cunningham 299 1. S8.0 John Fitch / USA 4. 19 Peter Whitehead / GB Jaguar C-type XKC052 Jaguar Cars Ltd. 297 3. S5.0 Ian Stewart / GB 5. 15 Paolo Marzotto / I Ferrari 340 MM Pinin 0322AM Scuderia Ferrari 294 4. S5.0 Giannino Marzotto / I 6. 35 Maurice Trintignant / F Gordini T24S 0038 Automobiles Gordini 293 1. S3.0 Harry Schell / USA 7. 1 Briggs Cunningham / USA Cunningham C4-R Chrys R5320 Briggs Cunningham 290 2. S8.0 William Spear / USA 8. 7 Pierre Levegh / F Talbot Lago T26GS 110 056 Automobiles Talbot 276 5. S5.0 Charles Pozzi / F 9. 20 Roger Laurent / B Jaguar C-type XKC047 Ecurie Francorchamps 275 6. S5.0 Charles de Tornaco / B 10. 3 Charles Moran / USA Cunningham C4-RK Chry R5218 Briggs Cunningham 269 3. S8.0 John Gordon-Bennett / USA 11. 11 Leslie Johnson / GB Nash-Healey Sports NH2023 Nash Healey Inc 265 7. S5.0 Bert Hadley / GB 12. 34 John Lockett / GB Austin-Healey 100 SPL 225B Donald Healey Motor Co. 257 2. S3.0 Maurice Gatsonides / NL 13. 39 Ken Wharton / GB Frazer Nash Le Mans Cou 186 Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd 253 1. S2.0 Laurence Mitchell / GB 14. 33 Marcel Becquart / F Austin-Healey 100 SPL 224B Donald Healey Motor Co. 252 3. S3.0 Gordon Wilkins / GB 15. 45 Richard von Frankenberg / D Porsche 550 Coupé 02 Porsche KG 247 1. S1.5 Paul Frére / B DNS - Huschke von Hanstein / 16. 44 Helmut Glöckler / D Porsche 550 Coupé 01 Porsche KG 247 2. S1.5 Hans Herrmann / D 17. 57 René Bonnet / F D.B. HBR Panhard 784 Deutsch et Bonnet 237 1. S750 André Moynet / F 18. 48 Mario Damonte / I Osca MT4 1100 1120 Automobili OSCA 232 1. S1.1 "Heldé" / F 19. 58 Marc Gignoux / F D.B. HBR Panhard 785 Deutsch et Bonnet 231 2. S750 Marc Azéma / F 20. 50 Charles Plantivaux / F Panhard X89 Automobiles Panhard 227 2. S1.1 Guy Lapchin / F 21. 61 Pierre Chancel / F Panhard X88 1 Automobiles Panhard 223 3. S750 Robert Chancel / F 22. 51 Raymond Stempert / F Panhard X87 Automobiles Panhard 218 3. S1.1 Georges Schwartz / F 23. 53 Jean-Louis Rosier / F Renault 4CV/1063 RNU Renault 218 4. S750 Robert Schollmann Not classified: 24. 60 Jean Hémard / F Panhard X85 304.993 Automobiles Panhard 212 5. S750 Jean de Montrémy / F 25. 66 Alexis Constantin / F Constantin 203C Peu 2465175 Alexis Constantin 200 S3.0 Michel Arnaud / F 26. 56 Just-Emile Vernet / F V.P. 166R Renault 1 Just-Emile Vernet 183 6. S750 Jean Pairard / F Did not finish: 12 Alberto Ascari / I Ferrari 340 MM Pinin 0318AM Scuderia Ferrari 229 Clutch S5.0 4:31,000 Luigi Villoresi / I 41 Jacques Poch / F Borgward Hansa 1500 345 002 Borgward GmbH 228 Engine S1.5 Edmond Mouche / F 63 Clemente Biondetti / I Lancia D20 compres. 0003 Scuderia Lancia 213 Engine S8.0 Froilan Gonzalez / RA 27 Eric Thompson / GB Aston Martin DB3S 4 Aston Martin Ltd. 182 Ignition S3.0 Dennis Poore / GB 16 Luigi Chinetti / USA Ferrari 340 MM Vigna 0284AM Luigi Chinetti 175 Fatal accident S5.0 Tom Cole / USA 31 Robert Manzon / F Lancia D20 compres. 0005 Scuderia Lancia 174 Oil loss S8.0 Louis Chiron / MC 49 Auguste Veuillet / F Porsche 356 058 Porsche KG 147 Engine S1.1 Petermax Müller / D 40 Robert Gerard / GB Frazer Nash Le Mans Mk 119 Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd 135 Engine S2.0 David Clarke / GB 23 Karl Kling / D Alfa Romeo 6C 30 1361.00125 S.P.A. Alfa Romeo 133 Rear axle S5.0 Fritz Riess / D 21 Consalvo Sanesi / I Alfa Romeo 6C 30 1361.00123 S.P.A. Alfa Romeo 125 Gearbox S5.0 Piero Carini / I 9 Guy Mairesse / F Talbot Lago T26GS 110 058 Automobiles Talbot 120 Engine S5.0 Georges Grignard / F 30 Piero Taruffi / I Lancia D20 compres. 0006 Scuderia Lancia 117 Electrics S8.0 Umberto Maglioli / I 46 Gustave Olivier / F Porsche 356 062 Gustave Olivier 115 Engine S1.5 Eugéne Martin / F 55 Jacques Lecat / F Renault 4CV/1063 Jacques Lecat 84 Engine S750 Henri Senftleben / F 36 Roberto Miéres / RA Gordini T15S 0016 Automobiles Gordini 84 Gearbox S3.0 Jean Behra / F DNS - André Guelfi / F 47 Phil Hill / USA Osca MT4 1100 1132 Rees T. Makins 80 Transmission S1.5 Fred Wacker / USA DNS - Rees T. Makins / USA 26 George Abecassis / GB Aston Martin DB3S 3 Aston Martin Ltd. 74 Clutch S3.0 Roy Salvadori / GB 38 Tommy Wisdom / GB Bristol 450 Coupé Bristol Aeroplane Co. 70 Accident S2.0 Jack Fairman / GB 32 Felice Bonetto / I Lancia D20 compres. 0004 Scuderia Lancia 66 Starter S8.0 Gino Valenzano / I 5 Zora Arcus-Duntov / USA Allard J2R Cadilla JRX 3403 Allard Motor Co. 65 Engine S8.0 Ray Merrick / USA 67 André Guelfi / F Gordini T15S 00018 Capt. Marceau Crespin 40 Engine S1.5 Roger Loyer / F DNS - Marceau Crespin / F Jean Lucas / F Jean Behra / F 8 Elie Bayol / F Talbot Lago T26GC 110 055 Automobiles Talbot 37 Gearbox S5.0 Louis Rosier / F 54 Louis Pons / F Renault 4CV/1063 RNU Renault 35 Engine S750 Jean Rédélé / F 37 Lance Macklin / GB Bristol 450 Coupé Bristol Aeroplane Co. 29 Fire, accident S2.0 Graham Whitehead / GB 42 Hans-Hugo Hartmann / D Borgward Hansa 1500 345 001 Borgward GmbH 29 Out of fuel S1.5 Adolf Brudes / D 6 Charles de Cortanze / F Talbot Lago T26GS C 110 105 André Chambas 24 Brakes, accide S+8.0 André Chambas / F 22 Juan Manuel Fangio / RA Alfa Romeo 6C 30 1361.00126 S.P.A. Alfa Romeo 22 Engine S5.0 DNS - Onofre Marimón / RA 25 Reg Parnell / GB Aston Martin DB3S 2 Aston Martin Ltd. 16 Accident S3.0 DNS - Peter Collins / GB 52 André Briat / F Renault 4CV/1063 RNU Renault 14 Engine S750 DNS - Yves Lesur / F 14 Mike Hawthorn / GB Ferrari 340 MM Pinin 0320AM Scuderia Ferrari 12 DQ:Illegal ref S5.0 DNS - Giuseppe Farina / I 59 Eugéne Dussous / F Panhard Monopole X8 304.490 Ets. Monopole 9 Engine S750 DNS - Pierre Flahault / F 10 Yves Giraud-Cabantous / F Nash-Healey Sports X15 Nash Healey Inc 9 Oil pressure S5.0 DNS - Pierre Veyron / F 62 Norbert Mahé / F Fiat 8 V ASK US Ets Fiat Dagrada 8 Ignition S2.0 DNS - Giovanni Lurani / I 4 Sydney H. Allard / GB Allard J2R Cadilla JRX 3402 Allard Motor Co. 4 Brakes S8.0 DNS - Phillip Fotheringham-P Did not start: 28 Juan J. Jover / E Pegaso Z102 0145 Pegaso Accident in pr S8.0 Paul Metternich / D 29 Joaquin Palacio Pover / E Pegaso Z102 0127 Pegaso Accident S8.0 Pablo Julio Reh Cardona / E Celso Fernandez / E 69 Peter C. T. Clark / GB Aston Martin DB2 LML 50/57 Peter C. T. Clark Reserve S8.0 Thomas M. Meyer / GB Jack Scott / GB 72 Jean Hebert / F Renault 4CV/1063 Jean Hebert Reserve S750 James Scott / GB Arthur L. Jones / GB 74 Jacques Foucher / F Renault 4CV/1063 Jacques Faucher Reserve S750 Pierre Laine / F 64 Jean Blanc / F Talbot Lago T26GS 110 059 Automobiles Talbot Withdrew S5.0 65 René Marchand / F Jaguar XK120C 025 Rene Marchan Reserve S5.0 John H. Simone / F Armand Roboly / F 68 Antonio Stagnoli / I Alfa Romeo 6C 30 1361.00128 S.P.A. Alfa Romeo Reserve S5.0 Pietro Palmieri / I 24 Jean Behra / F Gordini T24S 0036 Automobiles Gordini Reserve S3.0 Jean Lucas / F 70 Phil Stiles / USA Osca MT4 1123 Automobili OSCA Reserve S1.5 Bob Said / USA Running in practice: 18T Norman Dewis / GB Jaguar C-type XKC012 Jaguar Cars Ltd. T-car S5.0 Did not practice: 33 Gordon Wilkins / GB Austin-Healey 100 SPL 226B Donald Healey Motor Co. S3.0 Marcel Becquart / F Ken Rudd / GB In entry list only: 71 xxx Allard J2R Cadillac Allard Motor Co. Not accepted S8.0 - xxx Panhard Dyna Automobiles Panhard S750 - xxx Panhard Fernand Pousse Not accepted S750 - xxx Panhard Automobiles Panhard Not accepted S750 - xxx Panhard Automobiles Panhard Not accepted S750 - xxx Panhard Automobiles Panhard Not accepted S750 - xxx D.B. HBR Panhard Louis Pons Not accepted S750 73 Georges Trouis / F D.B. HBR Panhard Deutsch et Bonnet Not accepted S750 Elie Bayol / F 75 Yves Dommee / F Panhard Dyna P. Garcynski Reserve entry S750 Serge Dzouilleau / F René Breuil / F 83 Max Deblon / F Renault 4CV/1063 Max Deblon Not accepted S750 88 xxx Renault 4CV/1063 RNU Renault Reserve entry S750 89 xxx Renault 4CV/1063 RNU Renault Reserve entry S750 90 xxx Renault 4CV/1063 RNU Renault Reserve entry S750 91 xxx Renault 4CV/1063 RNU Renault Reserve entry S750 92 Jean-Louis Rosier / F Renault 4CV/1063 Rosier Reserve entry S750 Jean Estanger / F 97 xxx Stanguellini Bialbero Stanguellini Reserve entry S750 100 Pierre Hemard / F Panhard X85 Automobiles Panhard Not accepted S750 Andre Guerne / F 101 xxx Panhard X84 Patrick Gaillard Not accepted S750 106 xxx Nardi 4CV Panhard Nardi Not accepted S750 107 xxx Nardi 4CV Panhard Nardi Not accepted S750 108 Michel Arnaud / F Renault 4CV/1063 Michel Aunaud Reserve entry S750 Georges Stevens / F 114 xxx Renault 4CV/1063 RNU Renault Reserve entry S750 115 xxx Renault 4CV/1063 RNU Renault Reserve entry S750 - xxx Dagrada - Fiat Angelo Dagrada S500 - xxx Frazer Nash Armstrong-Sidde Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd S5.0 - Jim Kimberly / USA Ferrari 340 MM 0124A Jim Kimberly Not accepted S5.0 Paul O'Shea / USA 15 William Spear / USA Ferrari 340 Mexico V 0228AT William Spear Not accepted S5.0 16 "Heldé" / F Ferrari 340 America 0116 Pierre-Louis Dreyfus Reserve entry S5.0 23 Frank C. LeGallais / GB Jaguar XK120C Frank C. LeGallais Not accepted S5.0 Otway Plunkett / GB 112 Roberto Bonomi / RA Ferrari 340 Roberto Bonomi Reserve entry S5.0 Roberto Miéres / RA 117 xxx Ferrari 340 America Tom Cole Not accepted S5.0 25 Edgar B. Wadsworth / GB Aston Martin DB3 Edgar B. Wadsworth Reserve entry S3.0 Robert Dickson / GB 32 Franco Cornacchia / I Ferrari 250 MM Pinin 0258MM Franco Cornacchia Not accepted S3.0 Dorino Serafini / I 33 Ernie McAfee / USA Ferrari 250 MM McAfee Not accepted S3.0 Jack McAfee / USA 45 xxx Austin-Healey 100 Donald Healey Motor Co. Not accepted S3.0 48 Joaquin Palacio Pover / E Pegaso Z102 0142 Pegaso Reserve entry S3.0 Pablo Julio Reh Cardona / E 69 Nigel H. Mann / GB Aston Martin DB2 Nigel H. Mann Reserve entry S3.0 Mortimer Morris-Goodall / GB 50 Andre Clermont / F Siata Andre Clermont Not accepted S2.0 Julian Clermont / F 51 Porfirio Rubirosa / DR Ferrari 166 MM 0342IM Porfilio Rubirosa Not accepted S2.0 Pierre Leygonie / F 53 Tommy Wisdom / GB Bristol 450 Bristol Aeroplane Co. Reserve entry S2.0 57 Robert Gerard / GB Frazer Nash Le Mans Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd Not accepted S2.0 David Clarke / GB 58 Raymond Chalut-Natal / F BMW 328 Raymond Chalut-Natal Reserve entry S2.0 Roland Mercier / F 59 Rodney F. Peacock / GB Frazer Nash Targa Florio Rodney F. Peacock Reserve entry S2.0 Gerry A. Ruddock / GB 64 Jean Blanc / F Talbot Sport LM Jean Blanc Not accepted S2.0 Georges Geighand / F 116 Emmanuel Baboin / F Lancia Aurelia Emmanuel Baboin Not accepted S2.0 - xxx Frazer Nash Palm Beach Ford Allard Motor Co. Reserve entry S1.5 43 Adolf Brudes / D Borgward Hansa 1500S Borgward GmbH Accident in pr S1.5 Karl-Heinz Schäufele / D 63 Jacques Savoye / F Singer SM1500 Singer Reserve entry S1.5 Marcel Renault / F 66 xxx Gordini T15S Automobiles Gordini Reserve entry S1.5 72 Alfred P. Hitchings / GB Kieft - MG Cyril Kieft Reserve entry S1.5 Arthur L. Jones / GB 105 Jean-Maurice Poulain / F Fiat 1500 Poulain Freres Not accepted S1.5 Michael Poulain / F Andre Racchise / F 111 Roger Loyer / F Gordini 18C Roger Loyer Not accepted S1.5 67 Jean de Giroude / F Gordini TTM Jean de Giroude Reserve entry S1.1 74 Jacques Peron / F Osca MT4 Automobili OSCA Not accepted S1.1 Van de Kaart / B 77 Heinz Brendel / D Porsche 356 Porsche KG Not accepted S1.1 Constantin von Berkheim / D