The 3rd Grand Prix de Sables d’Olonne was a Formula Two motor race held on 9 August 1953 at Les Sables-d’Olonne, in Pays de la Loire, France. The race was held over two heats of 45 laps each, with the result being decided by aggregate time. The overall winner was Louis Rosier in a Ferrari 500. Louis Chiron was second in an O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 and Stirling Moss third in a Cooper T24–Alta. Jean Behra and Maurice Trintignant were the winners of heat 1 and 2 respectively, both driving a Gordini Type 16, but both retired from the other heat.[1][2]
Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Heat 1 | Heat 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |  Louis Rosier
|
Ecurie Rosier | Ferrari 500 | 2:12:56.1, 119.78 kph | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | 10 |  Louis Chiron
|
Louis Chiron | O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 | +27.4s | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 18 |  Stirling Moss
|
Cooper Car Company | Cooper T24–Alta | 87 laps | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | 16 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous
|
HW Motors Ltd | HWM–Alta | 86 laps | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | Jean Behra
|
Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | 78 laps | 1 | NC |
| 6 | 12 | Peter Collins
|
HW Motors Ltd | HWM–Alta | 78 laps | NC | 6 |
| 7 | 14 | Lance Macklin
|
HW Motors Ltd | HWM–Alta | 68 laps | Ret., engine | NC |
| 8 | 4 | Maurice Trintignant
|
Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | 65 laps | Ret., 20 laps, transmission | 1 |
| NC | 6 |  Harry Schell
|
Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | 50 laps | 5 | Ret., 6 laps, lost wheel |
| NC | 20 | Élie Bayol
|
Élie Bayol | O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 | 40 laps | 7 | Ret. |
| NC | 22 |  Johnny Claes
|
Ecurie Belge | Connaught Type A–Lea Francis | 26 laps | Ret., 26 laps, magneto | DNS |
| NC | 24 | André Pilette
|
Ecurie Belge | Maserati A6GCM | 24 laps | Ret. | DNS |
References
- ^ “1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix”. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ “III Grand Prix de Sables d’Olonne 1953”. Retrieved 2022-07-20.