| 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 |
 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 | Maurice Trintignant |
Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | 1:00:52; 121.37 kph | 4 |
| 2 | 34 |  Harry Schell |
Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | +4s | 1 |
| 3 | 40 | Jean Behra |
Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | +5s | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | Louis Rosier |
Ecurie Rosier | Ferrari 500 | +53s | 2 |
| 5 | 14 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Charles de Tornaco |
Ecurie Francorchamps | Ferrari 500 | +1:27 | 9 |
| 6 | 24 |  Ken Wharton |
Ken Wharton | Cooper T23-Bristol | +2:07 | 6 |
| 7 | 12 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous |
HW Motors Ltd. | HWM-Alta | +1 lap, puncture/crash | 7 |
| Ret. | 8 | John Heath |
HW Motors Ltd | HWM-Alta | 20 laps | 10 |
| Ret. | 10 | Lance Macklin |
HW Motors Ltd | HWM-Alta | 18 laps | 8 |
| Ret. | 4 | Élie Bayol |
Élie Bayol | O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 | 1 lap, transmission | 3 |
References
- ↑ "1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-07-29.
- ↑ "V Grand Prix de Cadours 1953". Retrieved 2022-07-29.
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