1953 French Formula 3 (500cc)


31st May 1953 - Circuit d'Orleans
Orleans - 40.716 km (2.714 km x 15 laps)

1 Stuart Lewis-Evans            Cooper-Norton           27m33.0
2 John K.Brise                  Cooper-JAP              15 laps
3 Dennis Taylor                 Martin-Norton           15
4 Reg Bicknell                  Staride-Norton          15
5 Piveteau                      GDC                     13
6 Roger Hillier                 HPN                     -



9th June 1953 - Prix de Picardie
Amiens - 88.513 km (2.963 km x 30 laps)

1 John K.Brise                  Cooper                  55m01.0
2 Paul Emery                    Emeryson-Norton         -
3 Austen May                    Cooper-JAP T18          -
4 John Habin                    Staride-Norton          -
5 Rene Berte                    Berte-Norton Spl.       -
6 Leslie Wood                   Arnott-Norton           -



27th September 1953 - Grand Prix d'Agen
Agen - 51.016 km (1.701 km x 30 laps)


Heat 1: (1.701 km x 20 laps)
1  7 Lewis Lewis-Evans		Cooper-Norton
2 26 H.Gilomen			Cooper
3 17 Beels			Cooper-JAP
R 10 Brise			Arnott-Norton		12 laps/rear axle
  22 Bradnack			Cooper-Norton
  23 Angeletti			Riangel-NSU
  12 				DB
   5 Mme Bousquet		DB

Heat 2: (1.701 km x 20 laps)
1 11 Eric Brandon		Cooper-Norton
2 18 Cliff Davis		Cooper-JAP
3 27 Heineger			Cooper
  20 Fitzau			Cooper-JAP

Heat 3: (1.701 km x 20 laps)
1 14 Andre Loens		Kieft-Norton
2 21 Ivor Bueb			Arnott-Norton
3 16 Chazelet			Volpini-Gilera
R  8 Stuart Lewis-Evans		Cooper-Norton  		lost wheel

Final: 51.016 km (1.701 km x 30 laps)
1 11 Eric Brandon		Cooper-Norton           36m07.8, 84.695 kph
2  7 Lewis Lewis-Evans		Cooper-Norton           36m35
3 26 H.Gilomen			Cooper                  36m41
4 16 Chazelet			Volpini-Gilera          29
5  2 Paul Audibert		Acero-D.B.              28
6 18 Cliff Davis		Cooper-JAP              -
R 21 Ivor Bueb			Arnott-Norton		hub-shaft
R 14 Andre Loens		Kieft-Norton		gearbox

Fastest Lap: Eric Brandon, 1m06.0 (92.727 kph)

Other entrants
   3 Gaillard			RPG-Norton
   4 Piveteau			GDC-Norton
   6 Hansen			Effyh-Hansen-Norton
   9 Bossaert			HBS-Zundapp
  15 Antonelli			Volpini-Gilera
  19 Lang			Cooper
  24 Bec			Gilera
  25 Catot			Cisitalia
  28 Gabus			Cooper


Coupe Rene Larroque
Marseille - 26.7 km (2.67 km x 10 laps)

1 Chazalet                      Volpini                 18m27.0
2 Paul Audibert                 D.B. Panhard            -

Fastest Lap: Domenico Antonelli (Volpini) 1m40.0 (95.04 kph)



Circuit de Salon-de-Provence
Salon-de-Provence - 63.8 km (1.595 km x 40 laps)

1 Kurt Kuhnke                   Cooper-Norton           51m50.0
2 Hutchy Hutchinson             Cooper-JAP              -
3 Cliff Davis                   Cooper-JAP              -
4 Guigou                        D.B. Panhard            -

Fastest Lap: Andre Loens (Kieft) 1m14.0 (77.595 kph)



IV Circuit de Paris
Montlhery - 36.6 km (3.66 km x 10 laps)

1 Roger Hillier                 HPN                     24m01.4
2 Guigou                        D.B. Panhard            10
3 Girault                       D.B. Panhard            10
4 Roger Gaillard                RPG                     -
5 Antem                         J.A.                    -

Fastest Lap: Roger Hillier 2m20.0 (94.114 kph)