1953 Pau Grand Prix

The 1953 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 6 April 1953 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Alberto Ascari for the second year running, driving the Ferrari 500. Mike Hawthorn finished second and Harry Schell third.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Vehicle	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	6	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari 500	106		1
2	10	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari 500	105	+ 1 lap	3
3	22	Harry Schell	Gordini T16	102	+ 4 laps	11
4	28	Élie Bayol	O.S.C.A. 20	102	+ 4 laps	7
5	12	Louis Rosier	Ferrari 500	101	+ 5 laps	10
6	26	Louis Chiron	O.S.C.A. 20	99	+ 7 laps	6
7	32	Nello Pagani	Maserati A6GCM	98	+ 8 laps	13
8	14	Roger Laurent	Ferrari 500	96	+ 10 laps	12
9	30	Eugène Martin	Veritas Jicey 2	81	+ 15 laps	14
Ret	20	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini T16	75	Retired	5
Ret	16	Johnny Claes	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	65	Spun-off	8
Ret	24	Andre Simon	Gordini T16	44	Driver illness	9
Ret	8	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari 500	33	Accident	2
Ret	18	Jean Behra	Gordini T16	6	Accident	4
DNA	2	Lance Macklin	HWM 53-Alta		Did Not Attend
DNA	4	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	HWM 53-Alta		Did Not Attend
Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari (Scuderia Ferrari) – 1:38.9
Sources: ^[1]

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^ "XIV Grand Prix Automobile de Pau 1953". formula2.net. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2021.