1953 Pau Grand Prix

1953 Pau Grand Prix
Race details
Date	6 April 1953
Official name	XIV Pau Grand Prix
Location	Pau, France
Course	Temporary Street Circuit
Course length	2.760 km (1.720 miles)
Distance	106 laps, 300.410 km (186.666 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari
Time	1:39.2
Fastest lap
Driver	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari
Time	1:38.9
Podium
First	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari
Second	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari
Third	Harry Schell	Equipe Gordini

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

Race

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
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