XL Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France
5 July 1953 - Reims: 500.82 km (8.374 km x 60 laps)
1 16 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 500 '1' 2:44:18.6, 182.888 km/h
2 18 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati A6GCM '2048' 2:44:19.6
3 20 José Froilan Gonzalez Maserati A6GCM '2041' 2:44:20.0
4 10 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 500 '5' 2:44:23.2
5 14 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 500 '4' 2:44:26.2
6 12 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 500 '3' 2:45:34.5
7 46 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM '2038' 2:46:38.5, 58 laps
8 44 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 2:44:55.2, 56 laps
9 22 Onofre Marimon Maserati A6GCM '2041' 2:45:14.5, 55 laps
10 2 Jean Behra Gordini 16 '16-0033' 2:45:32.0, 55 laps
11 38 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-4-53' 2:46:18.7, 55 laps
NC 48 Johnny Claes Connaught A-Type 'A4' 2:45:17.3, 53 laps
NC 28 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '2-53' 2:47:01.7, 52 laps
NC 30 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta '3-53' 2:44:47.1, 50 laps
NC 32 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 '20-02' 2:45:49.2, 43 laps
Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio, Maserati, and Alberto Ascari, Ferrari, 2:41.1, 186.531 km/h
Did Not Finish
24 Felice Bonetto Maserati A6GCM '2044' 42 laps/Engine
36 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta 38 laps/Clutch
42 "B.Bira" Connaught A-Type 'A8' 29 laps/Differential
34 Elie Bayol OSCA 20 '20-01' 18 laps
40 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol T23 'CB-6-53' 17 laps/Bearings
4 Maurice Trintignant Gordini 16 '16-0031' 14 laps/Transmission
26 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '1-53' 9 laps/Clutch
8 Roberto Mieres Gordini 16 '16-0034' 4 laps/Rear axle
6 Harry Schell Gordini 16 '16-0032' 4 laps/Con-rod
50 Roy Salvadori Connaught A-Type 'A7' 2 laps/Ignition
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Starting Grid
Luigi Villoresi Felice Bonetto Alberto Ascari
Ferrari 500 Maserati A6SSG Ferrari 500
2:41.9 2:41.5 2:41.2
José Froilan Gonzalez Juan Manuel Fangio
Maserati A6SSG Maserati A6SSG
2:42.4 2:42.0
Onefre Marimón Mike Hawthorn Giuseppe Farina
Maserati A6SSG Ferrari 500 Ferrari 500
2:44.7 2:43.5 2:42.5
Louis Rosier Emmanuel de Graffenried
Ferrari 500 Maserati A6SSG
2:49.6 2:46.1
Stirling Moss Bob Gerard Birabongse Bhanuban
Cooper T24-Alta Cooper T23-Bristol Maserati A6SSG
2:55.7 2:54.2 2:53.2
Elie Bayol Ken Wharton
OSCA 20 Cooper T23-Bristol
2:56.9 2:55.8
Yves Giraud-Cabantous Peter Collins Lance Macklin
HWM 53-Alta HWM 53-Alta HWM 53-Alta
3:06.7 3:02.0 2:57.2
Harry Schell Roy Salvadori
Gordini 16 Connaught A-Lea-Francis
3:25.8 3:23.0
Maurice Trintignant Jean Behra Johnny Claes
Gordini 16 Gordini 16 Connaught A-Lea-Francis
No Time No Time 4:06.5
Louis Chiron Roberto Mieres
OSCA 20 Gordini 16
No Time No Time