1953 Spa 24 Hours

25-26 July 1953 - Spa-Francorchamps (B): Round 4, World Sports Car Championship
24 Hour event on an 8.774 mile/14.120 km circuit. Distance covered = 260 laps - 2281.182 miles/3671.200 kms
 
 
Pos Car # Drivers Car Laps DNF Reason Group Group Pos
1 8 Giuseppe Farina/Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 375MM [0322AM] 260   Sports 1
2 19 James Scott-Douglas/Guy Cole/"B.Bira"* Jaguar C-Type [XKC 046] 242   Sports 2
3 18 Herman Roosdorp/Toni Ullmen Jaguar C-Type [XKC 019] 231   Sports 3
NRF 6 Luigi Villoresi/Alberto Ascari Ferrari 375MM [0320AM] 216   Sports  
4 32 Marc Gignoux/Claude Storez D.B.-Panhard HBR 211   Sports 4
5 38 Viegas Vallagno/Wladimir Narichkine Mercedes-Benz 220 192   Touring 1
6   Marcel Lauga/Averseng Simca Aronde 191   Touring 2
7   Luc Mahy/Jean-Pierre de Neuville Peugeot 203 189   Touring 3
8 44 Andre Pilette/Jacques von Wetter Borgward Hansa 1800 188   Touring 4
9   Roger Meunier/Guy Sanders Panhard Dyna 187   Touring 5
10 34 Philippe Faure/Pierre Quetelart D.B.-Panhard HBR 186   Sports 5
11 33 Reggie Bovens/Roger Giraud Panhard Dyna 184   Sports 6
12   Telesphore Georges/Fernand Georges Peugeot 203 184   Touring 6
13   Rene Cotton/Fernard Sigrand Panhard Dyna 180   Touring 7
NC   Robert Reip/Louis Richard Fiat 1100 176   Touring 8
NC   Pauwels/Andre Milhoux Fiat 1100 176   Touring 9
NC 54 Gilberte Thirion/Anne Bousquet Fiat 1100 175   Touring 10
NC   Pierre Slosse/Georges Berger/Wolfgang Seidel^ Borgward Hansa 1800 157   Touring 11
NC   Pierre Stasse/Walter Deutsch/Freddy Rouselle* Fiat 1100 138   Touring 12
NC   Raymond Meignen/Jacques Blanchet Panhard Dyna 125   Touring  
DNF   Max Thirion/Mario Damonte Alfa Romeo 1900   electrics Touring  
DNF   Barry Leavens/Joyce Leavens Jowett Javelin   accident Touring  
DNF 40 Radrizzi/Tissot Fiat 1900     Touring  
DNF 9 Umberto Maglioli/Piero Carini Ferrari 375MM [0381AM]   axle Sports  
DNF 20 Thomas M.Meyer/Phillip Fotheringham-Parker/Tony Gaze* Aston Martin DB3 [7]   engine Sports  
DNF 29 Paul Frere/Walter Hampel Porsche 356   gearbox Sports  
DNF 4 C Nias/A Brancart Talbot Oblin     Sports  
DNF 36 Louis Pons/Jean Redele/Guy Michel* Renault 4CV/1063   engine Sports  
DNF 26 Elyane Imbert/Simone des Forest Porsche 356 1500 Super   DSQ Sports  
DNF 35 Georges Guyot/Reverse/Wastiaux* D.B.-Panhard HBR   gearbox Sports  
DNF 15 Juan Manuel Fangio/Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 6C 3000CM   accident Sports  
DNF 17 Roger Laurent/Jacques Swaters Jaguar C-Type [XKC 047]   engine Sports  
DNF 22 Charles de Tornaco/Honore Wagner Ferrari 212 Export [0074E]   engine Sports  
DNF 24 Jean Ampoulie/Jacques Gergaud Ford Siam Special   engine Sports  
DNF 43 Boy Laloux/Georges Berger Borgward Hansa 1800     Touring  
DNF   Leon Dernier/Claude Collard Peugeot 203     Touring  
DNF   Roland du Roy de Blicky/Olivier Gendebien Panhard Dyna     Touring  
DNF   Gert Welter/Renant Panhard Dyna     Touring  
DNF   de la Bourdonnaye/Vandenberg Panhard Dyna     Touring  
DNS   Thillios/Johnny Claes Fiat 1100   accident Touring  
DNS T Giuseppe Farina/Mike Hawthorn/Luigi Villoresi/Alberto Ascari/Umberto Maglioli/Piero Carini Ferrari 375MM [0286AM]     Sports  
DNA   Adriano Fusar Poli/Elio Zagato Fiat 1100 Zagato     Sports  
DNA   Dejoncker/Declat Studebaker Hawk     Sports  
 
Winning Time: 24h02m7.085s, 94.910mph/152.742kph
Fastest Lap: Giuseppe Farina #8 (Ferrari 375MM], 4m44.0, 111.217mph
 
 
 
 
* 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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By Darren Galpin
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