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1953 Grand Prix des Frontières
| 1953 Frontières Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| 24 May 1953 | |
| XXIII Grand Prix des Frontières | |
| Chimay, Belgium | |
| Temporary street circuit | |
| 10.827 km (6.728 mi) | |
| 20 laps, 216.537 km (134.550 mi) | |
| .mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0} Maurice Trintignant | Gordini |
| 4:11 | |
| Maurice Trintignant | Gordini |
| 4:11 | |
| Maurice Trintignant | Gordini |
| Roger Laurent | Ferrari |
| Fred Wacker | Gordini |
The 23nd Grand Prix des Frontières was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held on 24 May 1953 at the Chimay Street Circuit in Chimay, Belgium. The Grand Prix was won by Maurice Trintignant in a Gordini Type 16. Roger Laurent finished second in a Ferrari 500 and Fred Wacker was third in another Gordini Type 16.
| Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Maurice Trintignant | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | 1:25:59.5, 151.39 kph | 1 | |
| 34 | Roger Laurent | Ecurie Francorchamps | Ferrari 500 | +1:11.5 | 4 | |
| 4 | Fred Wacker | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | +2:27.9 | 6 | |
| 8 | Hans Stuck | Hans Stuck | AFM-Küchen | +1 lap | 5 | |
| 26 | Georges Berger | Mme de Walckiers | Simca Gordini Type 15 | +2 laps | 8 | |
| 32 | Johnny Claes | Ecurie Belge | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | +3 laps, accident | 2 | |
| 38 | Roger Meunier | Roger Meunier | Jicey-BMW 328 | +3 laps | ||
| 12 | Paul Delebarre | Paul Delebarre | Delebarre Special-BMW 328 | +3 laps | ||
| 22 | Arthur Legat | Arthur Legat | Veritas Meteor | +4 laps, mechanical | ||
| 10 | Ludwig Fischer | Ludwig Fischer | AFM-BMW 328 | +4 laps | ||
| 36 | Henri Oreiller | Ecurie Belge | Veritas RS-BMW 328 | 14 laps, accident and fire | ||
| 30 | Marcel Masuy | Marcel Masuy | Veritas RS-BMW 328 | 13 laps, mechanical | ||
| 16 | Serge Nersessian | Serge Nersessian | Balsa Special-BMW 328 | 9 laps, mechanical | ||
| 23 | Willi Heeks | Willi Heeks | Veritas Meteor | 5 laps, mechanical | ||
| 1 | B. Bira | Prince Birabongse | Maserati A6GCM | 3 laps, crash | 3 | |
| 24 | Kurt Adolff | Ernst Loof | Veritas Meteor | 2 laps, mechanical | ||
| 28 | Camille Chard'Homme | Camille Chard'Homme | BMW Special-BMW 328 | 2 laps, mechanical | ||
| 14 | Georges Mulnard | Georges Mulnard | Monnier Speciale-BMW 328 | 0 laps, gearbox | ||
| 6 | Jacques Pollet | Equipe AGS | Simca Gordini Type 15 | 0 laps, crankshaft | 7 | |
| 18 | Rodney Nuckey | Rodney Nuckey | Cooper T23-Bristol | 0 laps, mechanical | ||
| 20 | John Lyons | William Knight | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | |||
| 40 | Bill Aston | Bill Aston | Aston Butterworth | |||
| 42 | André Pilette | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | |||
| 44 | Jacques Swaters | Ecurie Francorchamps | Cooper T23-Bristol | |||
| 24 | Ernst Loof | Ernst Loof | Veritas Meteor | car driven by Adolff |
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