1953 Circuit de Cadours
Race details
Date 30 August 1953
Official name V Circuit de Cadours
Location Cadours, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
Course Temporary Road Circuit
Course length 4.104 km (2.550 mi)
Distance 30 (final) laps, 123.124 km (76.506 mi)
Pole position
Driver Gordini
Grid positions set by heat results
Fastest lap
Driver France Maurice Trintignant Gordini
Time 1:56
Podium
First Gordini
Second Gordini
Third Gordini

The 5th Circuit de Cadours was a Formula Two motor race held on 30 August 1953 at the Circuit de Cadours, in Cadours, Tarn-et-Garonne, France. The race, consisting of 2x10 lap heats, a 10 lap repechage and a 30 lap final, was won by Maurice Trintignant in a Gordini Type 16. Trintignant's teammates Harry Schell and Jean Behra finished second and third, with Schell setting fastest lap.[1][2]

Classification

Race

Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 36 France Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 1:00:52; 121.37 kph 4
2 34 United States Harry Schell Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +4s 1
3 40 France Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +5s 5
4 2 France Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 500 +53s 2
5 14 Belgium Charles de Tornaco Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 500 +1:27 9
6 24 United Kingdom Ken Wharton Ken Wharton Cooper T23-Bristol +2:07 6
7 12 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta +1 lap, puncture/crash 7
Ret. 8 United Kingdom John Heath HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta 20 laps 10
Ret. 10 United Kingdom Lance Macklin HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta 18 laps 8
Ret. 4 France Élie Bayol Élie Bayol O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 1 lap, transmission 3

References

  1. "1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  2. "V Grand Prix de Cadours 1953". Retrieved 2022-07-29.
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