XV Grand Prix d'Albi 1953
Grand Prix de l'Albigeois
Les Planques, Albi, France

Combined Formula 1 and 2 - Formula 2 entries in bold

May 31 2 x 10 laps x 8880 m + Final 18 laps = 88.8 km + 159.8 km Pole Position: F1: J.M. Fangio, 2'52.5"
F2: Elie Bayol, 3'08.8"		 Fastest Lap: F1: Ken Wharton, 2'52" = 185.98 km/h
F2: Roberto Mieres, 3:14'3 = 178.133 km/h

FINAL

Pos Cla. # Driver, Nationality Entrant Car - Engine Chassis Engine
Type		 Cyl.
vol.		 Grid
pos.		 Time, Laps Reason Out
1 1 5 Louis Rosier, FRA Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 375 - Ferrari 375/F1 375-00251 V12 4493 3 56'36.8"  
2 2 11 José Froilan Gonzalez, ARG BRM Ltd BRM Type 15 Mk 1 - BRM P15 152 V16s/c 1488 2 57'07.8"  
3 3 15 Maurice Trintignant, FRA Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 - Gordini T23 16-0034 L6 2473 4 58'30.6"  
4 4 6 Roberto Mieres, ARG Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 - Gordini T20 16-0032 L6 1998 7 17  
5 5 10 Peter Whitehead, GBR Graham Whitehead Cooper T24 - Alta F2 CA-1-53 L4 1970 6 17  
6 6 14 Johnny Claes, BEL Ecurie Belge Connaught A - Lea Francis A4 L4 1964 11 17  
7 7 12 Tom Cole Jr, USA Atlantic Stable Cooper T23 - Bristol BS CB-9-53 L6 1971 8 17  
                       
8 DNF 16 Charles de Tornaco, BEL Ecurie Francorchamps Ferari 500 - Ferrari 500/F2 0208-F2 L4 1985 10 11 Engine
9 DNF 9 Ken Wharton, GBR BRM Ltd BRM Type 15 Mk 1 - BRM P15 153 V16s/c 1488 2 11 Accident
10 DNF 7 Juan Manuel Fangio, ARG BRM Ltd BRM Type 15 Mk 1 - BRM P15 151 V16s/c 1488 1 9 Brakes - accident
11 DNF 17 Yves Giraud-Cabantous, FRA Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C-DA - Talbot T23CV 110.053 L6 4483 12 9 Mechanical
12 DNF 8 Èlie Bayol, FRA Èlie Bayol OSCA 20 - OSCA Tipo 2000 2001 L6 1987 5 2 Clutch
                       
13 DNQ 18 John Lyons, GBR Connaught Engineering Connaught A - Lea Francis AL9 L4 1964 -    
14 DNQ 4 Harry Schell, FRA/USA Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 - Gordini T20 16-0031 L6 1998 -    
15 DNQ 21 Giovanni de Riu, ITA Giovanni de Riu Maserati 4CLT/48 - Maserati-Platé 4CL 1598 L4 1988 -    
16 DNQ 3 Giuseppe Farina, ITA G.A. Vandervell Ferrari 375 - Ferrari 375/51 "Thin Wall Special") 375-010 V12 4493 -    
17 DNQ 1 Alberto Ascari, ITA Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 375 - Ferrari 375/F1 375-4 V12 4493 -    
18 DNQ 19 Duncan Hamilton, GBR Duncan Hamilton Talbot-Lago T26C - Talbot T23CV 110.011 L6 4483 -    
                       
19 DNS 2 Louis Rosier, FR Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 500 - Ferrari 500/F2 0186-F2 L4 1985 -   Drove #5
                       
20 DNA 20 Rodney Nuckey, GBR Rodney Nuckey Cooper T23 - Bristol BS CB-3-53 L6 1971      

 

Heat 1, Formula 2

Cla. Driver Grid
pos.		 Time, Laps Reason Out
1 Rosier 3 33'41.4" *Ferrari 500
2 Bayol 1 34'05.9"  
3 Whitehead 5 34'34.1"  
4 Mieres 4 34'35.4"  
5 Cole 6 35'12.6"  
6 de Tornaco 8 36'07.7"  
7 Claes 7 36'41.8"  
8 Lyons 9 36'53.5"  
DNF Schell 2 8 Spark plugs
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Heat 2, Formula 1, GP de l'Albigeois

Cla. Driver Grid
pos.		 Time, Laps Reason Out
1 Fangio 1 29'57.8"  
2 Wharton 4 31'09.3"  
3 Rosier 10 32'04.4" *Ferrari 375
4 Trintignant 6 32'08.3"  
5 Gonzalez 3 32'50.3"  
6 Giraud-Cabantous 7 9  
7 de Riu 9 9  
DNF Hamilton 8 8 Gearbox
DNF Farina 5 5 Engine
DNF Ascari 2 3 Gearbox

 

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