1953 Le Mans 24 Hours

 13-14 June 1953 - Le-Mans (F): Round 3, World Sports Car Championship
24 Hour event on an 8.384 mile/13.492 km circuit. Distance covered = 303 laps - 2540.210 miles/4088.064 kms
 
 
Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Group Group Pos
1 18 Tony Rolt/Duncan Hamilton/Stirling Moss^/Peter Walker^/Mortimer Morris-Goodall*/Roger Laurent* Jaguar C-Type [XKC 051] Jaguar 304   Sports 5000 1
2 17 Stirling Moss/Peter Walker/Tony Rolt^/Roger Laurent*/Ian Stewart*/Mortimer Morris-Goodall* Jaguar C-Type [XKC 053] Jaguar 300   Sports 5000 2
3 2 Phil Walters/John Fitch/Roy A.Sherman*/Sherwood Johnston* Cunningham-Chrysler C5R [R5217] Briggs Cunningham 299   Sports 8000 1
4 19 Peter Whitehead/Ian Stewart/Mortimer Morris-Goodall*/Roger Laurent*/Tony Rolt*/Duncan Hamilton* Jaguar C-Type [XKC 052] Jaguar 297   Sports 5000 3
5 15 Paolo Marzotto/Giannino Marzotto/Umberto Masetti*/Giulio Cabianca* Ferrari 375MM [0320AM] Ferrari 294   Sports 5000 4
6 35 Maurice Trintignant/Harry Schell Gordini T24S [0038] Amedee Gordini 293   Sports 3000 1
7 1 William Spear/Briggs Cunningham/Sherwood Johnston*/Miles Collier* Cunningham-Chrysler C4R [R5320] Briggs Cunningham 290   Sports 8000 2
8 7 Piere Bouillin/Charles Pozzi Talbot Lago T26GS [110056] Talbot 276   Sports 5000 5
9 20 Roger Laurent/Charles de Tornaco/Jacques Swaters* Jaguar C-Type [XKC 047] Jacques Swaters 275   Sports 5000 6
10 3 John Gordon Bennett/Charles Moran/Sherwood Johnston*/Rene Dreyfus* Cunningham-Chrysler C4RK [R5218] Briggs Cunningham 269   Sports 8000 3
11 11 Bert Hadley/Leslie Johnson/Jimmy Stewart*/Pierre Veyron*/Yves Giraud-Cabantous* Nash-Healey Sports [NH2023] Nash 265   Sports 5000 7
12 34 John Lockett/Maurice Gatsonides/Bob Foster*/Ken Rudd* Austin-Healey 100 [SPL225B] Donald Healey 257   Sports 3000 2
13 39 Ken Wharton/Lawrence Mitchell Frazer Nash Le Mans [421/200186] Frazer Nash 253   Sports 2000 1
14 33 Gordon Wilkins/Marcel Becquart Austin-Healey 100 [SPL224B] Donald Healey 251   Sports 3000 3
15 45 Paul Frere/Richard von Frankenberg/Huschke von Hanstein^/Heinz Brendel*/Helmut Polensky* Porsche 550 [02] Porsche 247   Sports 1500 1
16 44 Helmut Gloeckler/Hans Hermann Porsche 550 [01] Porsche 247   Sports 1500 2
17 57 Rene Bonnet/Andre Moynet D.B.-Panhard HBR [784] Deutsch et Bonnet 237   Sports 750 1
18 48 Mario Damonte/Pierre-Louis Dreyfus OSCA MT4 [1120] Osca 232   Sports 1100 1
19 58 Marc Gignoux/Marc Azema D.B.-Panhard HBR [785] Deutsch et Bonnet 231   Sports 750 2
NRF 12 Luigi Villoresi/Alberto Ascari/Umberto Masetti*/Giuseppe Farina* Ferrari 375MM [0318AM] Ferrari 229 clutch Sports 5000  
NRF 41 Jacques Poch/Edmond Mouche Borgward Hansa 1500 [345002] Carl Borgward 228 engine Sports 1500  
20 50 Charles Plantivaux/Guy Lapchin/Georges Trouis*/Leopold Biaggini* Panhard X89 Panhard et Levassor 227   Sports 1100 2
21 61 Pierre Chancel/Rene Chancel/Georges Trouis* Panhard X88 [1] Panhard et Levassor 223   Sports 750 3
22 51 Raymond Stempert/Georges Schwartz/Georges Trouis* Panhard X87 Panhard et Levassor 218   Sports 1100 3
23 53 Robert Scholmann/Jean-Louis Rosier Renault 4CV/1063 Renault 218   Sports 750 4
NRF 63 Clemente Biondetti/Froilan Gonzalez Lancia D20 [0003] Lancia 213 engine Sports 8000  
NC 60 Jean Hemard/Jean de Montremy/Georges Trouis*/Andre Guerne* Panhard X85 [304.993] Panhard et Levassor 212   Sports 750 5
NC 66 Alexis Constantin/Michel Aunaud Constantin-Peugeot 203C [2465175] Alexis Constantin 200   Sports 3000  
NC 56 Just-Emile Vernet/Jean Pairard V.P.-Renault 166R [1] Vernet Pairard 183   Sports 750 6
DNF 27 Dennis Poore/Eric Thompson/Pat Griffith* Aston Martin DB3S [4] David Brown 182 ignition Sports 3000  
DNF 16 Tom Cole/Luigi Chinetti Sr/Jean Lucas* Ferrari 340MM Vignale [0284AM] Luigi Chinetti Sr 175 fatal accident Sports 5000  
DNF 31 Robert Manzon/Louis Chiron Lancia D20 [0005] Lancia 174 engine Sports 8000  
DNF 49 Auguste Veuillet/Petermax Mueller Porsche 356 [058] Porsche 148 engine Sports 1100  
DNF 40 David Clarke/Robert Gerard/D.H.Murray*/Dennis Moore* Frazer Nash Le Mans Mk II Robert Gerard 135 suspension Sports 2000  
DNF 23 Karl Kling/Fritz Riess Alfa Romeo 6C 3000CM [1361.00125] Alfa Romeo 133 engine Sports 5000  
DNF 21 Consalvo Sanesi/Piero Carini Alfa Romeo 6C 3000CM [1361.00123] Alfa Romeo 125 gearbox Sports 5000  
DNF 9 Guy Mairesse/Georges Grignard/Lucien Vincent* Talbot Lago T26GS [110058] Talbot 120 engine Sports 5000  
DNF 30 Piero Taruffi/Umberto Maglioli Lancia D20 [0006] Lancia 117 electrics Sports 8000  
DNF 46 Gustave Olivier/Eugene Martin Porsche 356 [062] Gustave Olivier 115 engine Sports 1500  
DNF 36 Roberto Mieres/Jean Behra/Andre Guelfi^ Gordini T15S [0016] Amedee Gordini 84 gearbox Sports 3000  
DNF 55 Jacques Lecat/Henri Senftleben Renault 4CV/1063 Jacques Lecat 84 engine Sports 750  
DNF 47 Fred Wacker/Phil Hill/Rees T.Makins^ OSCA MT4 [1132] Rees T.Makins 80 axle Sports 1500  
DNF 26 George Abecassis/Roy Salvadori/Pat Griffith*/Reg Parnell* Aston Martin DB3S [3] David Brown 74 clutch Sports 3000  
DNF 38 Tommy Wisdom/Jack Fairman/Maurice D.Wilson*/Graham Whitehead* Bristol 450 Bristol 70 accident Sports 2000  
DNF 32 Gino Valenzano/Felice Bonetto/Froilan Gonzalez* Lancia D20 [0004] Lancia 66 axle Sports 8000  
DNF 5 Zora Arkus Duntov/Ray Merrick Allard-Cadillac J2R [JRX3403] Sydney Allard 65 engine Sports 8000  
DNF 67 Roger Loyer/Andre Guelfi/Marceau Crespin^/Jean Lucas^/Jean Behra^ Gordini T15S [00018] Marceau Crespin 40 gearbox Sports 1500  
DNF 8 Louis Rosier/Elie Bayol/Pierre Boncompani*/Andre Simon* Talbot Lago T26GS [110055] Talbot 37 engine Sports 5000  
DNF 54 Louis Pons/Jean Redele Renault 4CV Renault 35 out of fuel Sports 750  
DNF 37 Lance Macklin/Graham Whitehead/Maurice D.Wilson*/Jack Fairman* Bristol 450 Bristol 29 fire Sports 2000  
DNF 42 Hans Hugo Hartmann/Adolf Brudes/Max Nathan* Borgward Hansa 1500 [345001] Carl Borgward 29 accident Sports 1500  
DNF 6 Andre Chambas/Charles de Cortanze/Andre Morel* Talbot Lago T26GS [110105] Andre Chambas 24 gearbox Sports +8000  
DNF 22 Juan Manuel Fangio/Onofre Marimon^ Alfa Romeo 6C 3000CM [1361.00126] Alfa Romeo 22 engine Sports 5000  
DNF 25 Reg Parnell/Peter Collins^/Pat Griffith*/Geoff Duke* Aston Martin DB3S [2] David Brown 16 accident Sports 3000  
DNF 52 Andre Briat/Yves Lesur^ Renault 4CV/1063 Renault 14 engine Sports 750  
DNF 14 Mike Hawthorn/Giuseppe Farina^/Umberto Masetti*/Luigi Villoresi* Ferrari 340MM [0329AM] Ferrari 12 DSQ - Illegal refuel Sports 5000  
DNF 59 Eugene Dussous/Pierre Flahault^ Panhard Monopole X84 [304.490] Panhard-Monopole 9 engine Sports 750  
DNF 10 Yves Giraud-Cabantous/Pierre Veyron^ Nash-Healey Sports [X15] Nash 9 oil pressure Sports 5000  
DNF 62 Nobert Mahe/Count Giovanni Lurani^/Angelo Dagrada*/Ovidio Cafelli* Fiat 8V [000033] Angelo Dagrada 8 ignition Sports 2000  
DNF 4 Sydney H.Allard/Philip Fotheringham-Parker^ Allard-Cadillac J2R [JRX3402] Syndey Allard 4 brakes Sports 8000  
RES 69 Peter C.T.Clark/Thomas M.Meyer/Jack Scott* Aston-Martin DB2 [LML50/57] Peter C.T.Clark     Sports 8000  
RES 68 Antonio Stagnoli/Pietro Palmieri Alfa Romeo 6C 3000CM [1361.00128] Alfa Romeo     Sports 5000  
RES 70 Phil Stiles/Bob Said/George Moffett*/Edgar Fronteras* OSCA MT4 [1123] OSCA     Sports 1500  
RES 72 Jean Hebert/James Scott/Arthur L.Jones Renault 4CV/1063 Jean Hebert     Sports 750  
RES 74 Jacques Faucher/Pierre Laine Renault 4CV/1063 Jacques Faucher     Sports 750  
RES 65 Rene Marchand/John H.Simone/Armand Roboly Jaguar XK120C [025] Rene Marchand     Sports 5000  
DNS 24 Jean Behra/Jean Lucas Gordini T24S [0036] Amedee Gordini   suspension Sports 3000  
DNS 28 Paul Metternich/Juan J.Jover/Celso Fernandez* Pegaso Z102 [0145] Pegaso   accident Sports 8000  
DNS 29 Joaquin Palacio Pover/Pablo Julio Reh Cardona/Celso Fernandez Pegaso Z102 [0127] Pegaso   withdrew Sports 8000  
DNS 64 Jean Blanc Talbot Lago T26GS [110059] Talbot     Sports 5000  
DNS 18T Norman Dewis/Stirling Moss* Jaguar C-Type [XKC012] Jaguar     Sports 5000  
DNP 33 Gordon Wilkins/Marcel Becquart/Ken Rudd Austin-Healey 100 [SPL226B] Donald Healey     Sports 3000  
DNA 43 Adolf Brudes/Karl-Heinz Schaeufele Borgward Hansa 1500S Carl Borgward     Sports 1500  
DNA     Frazer Nash Armstrong-Siddeley Le Mans Frazer Nash     Sports 5000  
DNA     Panhard-Dyna Panhard et Levassor     Sports 750  
DNA     Dagrado-Fiat Angelo Dagrado     Sports 500  
REE 16 Pierre-Louis Dreyfus Ferrari 340 America [0116] Pierre-Louis Dreyfus     Sports 5000  
REE 25 Edgar B.Wadsworth/Robert Dickson Aston Martin DB3 Edgar B.Wadsworth     Sports 3000  
REE 48 Joaquin Palacio Pover/Pablo Julio Reh Cardona Pegaso Z102 [0142] Pegaso     Sports 3000  
REE 53 Tommy Wisdom Bristol 450 Bristol     Sports 2000  
REE 58 Raymond Chalut-Natal/Roland Mercier BMW 328 Raymond Chalut-Natal     Sports 2000  
REE 59 Rodney E.Peacock/Gerry A.Ruddock Frazer Nash Targa Florio Rodney F.Peacock     Sports 2000  
REE 63 Jacques Savoye/Marcel Renault Singer SM1500 Singer     Sports 1500  
REE 67 Jean de Giroude Gordini TMM Jean de Giroude     Sports 1100  
REE 69 Nigel H.Mann/Mortimer Morris-Goodall Aston-Martin DB2 Nigel H.Mann     Sports 3000  
REE 72 Albert P.Hitchings/Arthur L.Jones Kieft-MG Cyril Kieft     Sports 1500  
REE 75 Yves Dommee/Serge Dzouilleau/Rene Breuil Panhard-Dyna P Gorcynski     Sports 750  
REE 92 Jean-Louis Rosier/Jean Estager Renault 4CV/1063 Rosier     Sports 750  
REE 108 Michel Aunaud/Georges Stevens Renault 4CV/1063 Michel Aunaud     Sports 750  
REE 112 Roberto Bonomi/Robert Mieres Ferrari 340 Roberto Bonomi     Sports 5000  
REE 66   Gordini T15S Amedee Gordini     Sports 1500  
REE 88   Renault 4CV/1063 Renault     Sports 750  
REE 89   Renault 4CV/1063 Renault     Sports 750  
REE 90   Renault 4CV/1063 Renault     Sports 750  
REE 91   Renault 4CV/1063 Renault     Sports 750  
REE 97   Stanguellini Bialbero Stanguellini     Sports 750  
REE 114   Renault 4CV/1063 Renault     Sports 750  
REE 115   Renault 4CV/1063 Renault     Sports 750  
REE     Frazer Nash-Palm Beach Allard     Sports 750  
NAC 15 William Spear Ferrari 340 Mexico Vignale [0228AT] William Spear     Sports 5000  
NAC 23 Frank C.LeGallois/Otway Plunkett Jaguar XK120C Frank C.LeGallois     Sports 5000  
NAC 32 Franco Cornacchia/Dorino Serafini Ferrari 250MM Pinin Farina [0258MM] Franco Cornacchia     Sports 3000  
NAC 33 Ernie McAfee/Jack McAfee Ferrari 250MM McAfee     Sports 3000  
NAC 50 Andre Clermont/Julian Clermont Siata Andre Clermont     Sports 2000  
NAC 51 Porfirio Rubirosa/Pierre Leygonie Ferrari 166MM [03421M] Porfirio Rubirosa     Sports 2000  
NAC 57 Robert Gerard/David Clarke Frazer Nash Le Mans Frazer Nash     Sports 2000  
NAC 64 Jean Blanc/Georges Grignard Talbot Sport LM Jean Blanc     Sports 5000  
NAC 73 Georges Trouis/Elie Bayol D.B.-Panhard HBR Deutsch et Bonnet     Sports 750  
NAC 74 Jacques Peron/Van de Kaart OSCA MT4 OSCA     Sports 1100  
NAC 77 Heinz Brendel/Constantin von Berkheim Porsche 356 Porsche     Sports 1100  
NAC 83 Max Deblon Renault 4CV/1063 Max Deblon     Sports 750  
NAC 100 Pierre Hemard/Andre Guerne Panhard X85 Panhard et Levassor     Sports 750  
NAC 105 Jean-Maurice Poulain/Michael Poulain/Andre Racchise Fiat 1500 Poulain Freres     Sports 1500  
NAC 111 Roger Loyer Gordini 18C Roger Loyer     Sports 1500  
NAC 116 Emmanuel Baboin Lancia Aurelia Emmanuel Baboin     Sports 2000  
NAC   Jim Kimberly/Paul O'Shea Ferrari 340MM [0124A] Jim Kimberly     Sports 5000  
NAC 45   Austin-Healey 100 Donald Healey     Sports 3000  
NAC 71   Allard-Cadillac J2R Sydney Allard     Sports 8000  
NAC 101   Panhard X84 Patrick Gaillard     Sports 750  
NAC 106   Nardi-Panhard 4CV Nardi     Sports 750  
NAC 107   Nardi-Panhard 4CV Nardi     Sports 750  
NAC 117   Ferrari 340 America Tom Cole     Sports 5000  
NAC     D.B.-Panhard HBR Louis Pons     Sports 750  
NAC     Panhard Panhard et Levassor     Sports 750  
NAC     Panhard Panhard et Levassor     Sports 750  
NAC     Panhard Panhard et Levassor     Sports 750  
NAC     Panhard Fernand Pousse     Sports 750  
 
Winning Time: 24h02m7.085s, 94.910mph/152.742kph
Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari #12 (Ferrari 375MM), 4m27.4, 112.868mph
 
 
 
* Driver listed for car, but did not participate in race meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
 


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