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Le Mans 1953

Race date

13 June 1953

Entries

Drivers

135

Teams

Cars	45
Classes	8
Engines	33
Tyre manufacturers	7
Classified	50
Retirements	68
Total laps	19,010

Results (85)

No.	Team	Car	Manufacturer	Engine	Class	Tyres	Overall	Class	Status	Laps	Drivers
18	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-C XK 120	Jaguar	Jaguar 3441 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	1.	1.	classified	303	Tony Rolt / Duncan Hamilton
17	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-C XK 120	Jaguar	Jaguar 3441 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	2.	2.	classified	300	Stirling Moss / Peter Walker
2	Briggs S. Cunningham	Cunningham C-5R	Cunningham	Chrysler 5424 V8	5001-8000	Firestone	3.	1.	classified	298	Phil Walters / John Fitch
19	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-C XK 120	Jaguar	Jaguar 3441 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	4.	3.	classified	297	Pat Whitehead / Ian Stewart
15	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 340 MM Berlinetta Pininfarina	Ferrari	Ferrari 4102 V12 à 60°	3001-5000	Pirelli	5.	4.	classified	293	Paolo Marzotto / Gianni Marzotto
35	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T24s	Gordini	Gordini 2473 S6	2001-3000	Englebert	6.	1.	classified	292	Maurice Trintignant / Harry Schell
1	Briggs S. Cunningham	Cunningham C-4R	Cunningham	Chrysler 5424 V8	5001-8000	Firestone	7.	2.	classified	290	Briggs Cunningham / Bill Spear
7	Automobiles Talbot-Darraq SA	Talbot Lago T 26 GS	Talbot	Talbot 4483 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	8.	5.	classified	280	Pierre Levegh (Bouillin) / Charles Pozzi
20	Ecurie Francorchamps	Jaguar Type-C XK 120	Jaguar	Jaguar 3441 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	9.	6.	classified	274	Roger Laurent / Charles de Tornaco
3	Briggs S. Cunningham	Cunningham C-4RK	Cunningham	Chrysler 5424 V8	5001-8000	Firestone	10.	3.	classified	269	Chas Moran Jr / John-Gordon Benett
11	Nash Healey Inc	Nash Healey Sports	Nash	Nash 4143 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	11.	7.	classified	265	Leslie Johnson / Bert Hadley
34	Donald Healey Motor Co	Austin Healey 100m	Austin-Healey	Austin 2664 S4	2001-3000	Dunlop	12.	2.	classified	257	Johnny Lockett / Maurits Gatsonides
39	Automobiles Frazer-Nash Ltd	Frazer Nash Le Mans Touring Coupe	Frazer Nash	Frazer Nash 1978 S6	1501-2000	Dunlop	13.	1.	classified	253	Ken Wharton / Henry Mitchell
33	Donald Healey Motor Co	Austin Healey 100m	Austin-Healey	Austin 2664 S4	2001-3000	Dunlop	14.	3.	classified	251	Marcel Becquart / Gordon Wilkins
45	(Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG	Porsche 550 Coupé	Porsche	Porsche 1488 F4	1101-1500	Dunlop	15.	1.	classified	247	Richard Von Frankenberg / Paul Frère
44	(Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG	Porsche 550 Coupé	Porsche	Porsche 1488 F4	1101-1500	Dunlop	16.	2.	classified	247	Helm Glöckler / Hans Herrmann
57	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B HBR Panhard	D.B	Panhard 745 F2	501-750	Dunlop	17.	1.	classified	237	René Bonnet / André Moynet
48	Automobili OSCA	OSCA MT-4 1100 Coupé	OSCA	Osca 1093 S4	751-1100	Pirelli	18.	1.	classified	232	Mario Damonte / 'Heldé' (Pierre Louis-Dreyfus)
48	Automobili OSCA	OSCA MT-4 1100 Coupé	OSCA	Osca 1093 S4	751-1100	Pirelli	18.	1.	classified	232	Mario Damonte / 'Heldé' (Pierre Louis-Dreyfus)
58	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B HBR Panhard	D.B	Panhard 745 F2	501-750	Dunlop	19.	2.	classified	231	Marc Gignoux / Marc Azéma
50	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	Panhard X 89	Panhard	Panhard 851 F2	751-1100	Dunlop	20.	2.	classified	227	Charles Plantivaux / Guy Lapchin
61	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	Panhard X 88	Panhard	Panhard 611 F2	501-750	Dunlop	21.	3.	classified	223	Pierre Chancel / Robert Chancel
51	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	Panhard X 87	Panhard	Panhard 851 F2	751-1100	Dunlop	22.	3.	classified	218	Raymond Stempert / Jacques Schwartz
53	RNU Renault	Renault 4 CV 1068	Renault	Renault 747 S4	501-750	Dunlop	23.	4.	classified	218	Jean-Louis Rosier / Robert Schollemann
60	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	Panhard X 85	Panhard	Panhard 611 F2	501-750	Dunlop	24.	5.	classified	211	Jean Hémard / Jean de Montrémy
56	Just-Emile Vernet (F) / Jean Pairard	VP 166r Coupé	VP	Renault 747 S4	501-750	Dunlop	25.	6.	classified	183	Just Emile Vernet / Jean Pairard
10	Nash Healey Inc	Nash Healey Sports	Nash	Nash 4143 S6	3001-5000	—	—	—	retired	9	Pierre Veyron / Yves Giraud-Cabantous
12	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta Pininfarina	Ferrari	Ferrari 4494 V12 à 60°	3001-5000	Pirelli	—	—	retired	229	Alberto Ascari / Luigi Villoresi
14	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 340 MM Coupé Pininfarina	Ferrari	Ferrari 4102 V12 à 60°	3001-5000	Pirelli	—	—	retired	12	Giuseppe Nino Farina / Mike Hawthorn
16	Luigi Chinetti (I/USA)	Ferrari 340 MM Vignal S	Ferrari	Ferrari 4102 V12 à 60°	3001-5000	Pirelli	—	—	retired	175	Luigi Chinetti / Tom Jr Cole
18T	Jaguar Cars Ltd	Jaguar Type-C XK 120	Jaguar	Jaguar 3441 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	—	0	—
1T	Briggs S. Cunningham	Cunningham C-4R	Cunningham	Chrysler 5424 V8	5001-8000	Firestone	—	—	—	0	—
21	S.p.A. Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 6C/3000 CM	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 3495 S6	3001-5000	—	—	—	retired	125	Consalvo Sanesi / Piero Carini
22	S.p.A. Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 6C/3000 CM	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 3495 S6	3001-5000	—	—	—	retired	32	Juan Manuel Fangio / Onofre Marimon
23	S.p.A. Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 6C/3000 CM	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 3495 S6	3001-5000	—	—	—	retired	133	Karl Kling / Fritz Riess
24	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T24s	Gordini	Gordini 2981 S6	2001-3000	Englebert	—	—	—	0	Jean Behra / Jean Lucas
25	Aston Martin Ltd	Aston Martin DB3 S	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 2922 S6	2001-3000	Avon	—	—	retired	16	Reg Parnell / Peter Collins
26	Aston Martin Ltd	Aston Martin DB3 S	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 2922 S6	2001-3000	Avon	—	—	retired	74	George Abecassis / Roy Salvadori
27	Aston Martin Ltd	Aston Martin DB3 S	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 2922 S6	2001-3000	Avon	—	—	retired	182	Eric Thompson / Dennis Poore
28	Empresa Nacional de Autocamiones SA (ENASA)	Pegaso Z102 Barchetta Touring Le Mans	Pegaso	Pegaso 2816 V8	2001-3000	—	—	—	—	0	Juan Jover / Paul Von Metternich
28T	Empresa Nacional de Autocamiones SA (ENASA)	Pegaso Z102 Barchetta Touring Le Mans	Pegaso	Pegaso 2816 V8	2001-3000	—	—	—	—	0	—
29	Empresa Nacional de Autocamiones SA (ENASA)	Pegaso Z102 Barchetta Touring Le Mans	Pegaso	Pegaso 2816 V8	2001-3000	—	—	—	—	0	Joaquin Palacio Power / Pablo Julio Reh Cardona
30	Scuderia Lancia	Lancia D20 Compr.	Lancia	Lancia 2693 V6 Compresseur	5001-8000	Pirelli	—	—	retired	117	Piero Taruffi / Umberto Maglioli
31	Scuderia Lancia	Lancia D20 Compr.	Lancia	Lancia 2693 V6 Compresseur	5001-8000	Pirelli	—	—	retired	174	Robert Manzon / Louis Chiron
32	Scuderia Lancia	Lancia D20 Compr.	Lancia	Lancia 2693 V6 Compresseur	5001-8000	Pirelli	—	—	retired	65	Felice Bonetto / Gino Valenzano
33x	Donald Healey Motor Co	Austin Healey 100m	Austin-Healey	Austin 2664 S4	2001-3000	Dunlop	—	—	—	0	—
36	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 2262 S6	2001-3000	Englebert	—	—	retired	83	Roberto Miéres / Jean Behra
36	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 2262 S6	2001-3000	Englebert	—	—	retired	83	Roberto Miéres / Jean Behra
36	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 2262 S6	2001-3000	Englebert	—	—	retired	83	Roberto Miéres / Jean Behra
36	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 2262 S6	2001-3000	Englebert	—	—	retired	83	Roberto Miéres / Jean Behra
37	Bristol Aeroplane Co	Bristol 450 Coupé	Bristol	Bristol 1979 S6	1501-2000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	29	Lance Macklin / Graham Whitehead
38	Bristol Aeroplane Co	Bristol 450 Coupé	Bristol	Bristol 1979 S6	1501-2000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	70	Tom Wisdom / Jack Fairman
4	Allard Motor Co	Allard J2 R Cadillac	Allard	Cadillac 5428 V8	5001-8000	—	—	—	retired	4	Sidney Herbert Allard / Philip Fotheringham-Parker
40	Automobiles Frazer-Nash Ltd (GB )	Frazer Nash Mkii LM Coupé	Frazer Nash	Bristol 1971 S6	1501-2000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	135	Bob Gerard / David Clarke
41	Borgward GmbH	Borgward Hansa 1500 Rennsport Coupé	Borgward	Borgward 1498 S4	1101-1500	Continental	—	—	retired	228	Jacques Poch / Edmond Mouche
42	Borgward GmbH	Borgward Hansa 1500 Rennsport Coupé	Borgward	Borgward 1498 S4	1101-1500	Continental	—	—	retired	29	Hans-Hugo Hartmann / Adolf Brudes
46	Gustave Olivier	Porsche 356/4 SL	Porsche	Porsche 1488 F4	1101-1500	Englebert	—	—	retired	115	Gonzague Olivier / Eugène Martin
46	Gustave Olivier	Porsche 356/4 SL	Porsche	Porsche 1488 F4	1101-1500	Englebert	—	—	retired	115	Gonzague Olivier / Eugène Martin
47	Rees T. Makins	OSCA MT-4 1300	OSCA	Osca 1343 S4	1101-1500	—	—	—	retired	80	Fred Wacker Jr / Phil Hill
49	(Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG	Porsche 356/4 SL	Porsche	Porsche 1091 F4	751-1100	Dunlop	—	—	retired	147	Auguste Veuillet / Peter-Max Müller
49	(Dr Ing hcF) Porsche KG	Porsche 356/4 SL	Porsche	Porsche 1091 F4	751-1100	Dunlop	—	—	retired	147	Auguste Veuillet / Peter-Max Müller
5	Allard Motor Co	Allard J2 R	Allard	Cadillac 5428 V8	5001-8000	—	—	—	retired	65	Zora Arkus-Duntov / Ray Merrick
52	RNU Renault	VP Renault 4CV 1064	VP	Renault 747 S4	501-750	—	—	—	retired	14	Yves Lesur / André Briat
54	RNU Renault	Renault 4 CV 1066	Renault	Renault 747 S4	501-750	—	—	—	retired	35	Louis Pons / Jean Rédélé
55	Jacques Lecat	Renault 4 CV 1063	Renault	Renault 747 S4	501-750	Dunlop	—	—	retired	84	Jacques Lecat / Henri Senfftleben
59	Ets. Monopole	Monopole X84 Panhard	Monopole	Monopole 612 F4	501-750	—	—	—	retired	9	Eugène Dussous / Pierre Flahault
6	André Chambas	Talbot-Lago GS	Talbot-Lago	Talbot 4483 S6 Compresseur	8001-	—	—	—	retired	24	Charles de Cortanze / André Chambas
62	Ets Fiat Dagrada	Fiat Tipo 8V Dagrada	Fiat	Fiat 1996 V8	1501-2000	—	—	—	retired	8	Johnny Giovanni Lurani Cernushi / Norbert Jean Mahé
63	Scuderia Lancia	Lancia D20 Compr.	Lancia	Lancia 2693 V6 Compresseur	5001-8000	Pirelli	—	—	retired	212	Clemente Biondetti / José-Froilan Gonzalez
66	Alexis Constantin	Constantin-Peugeot 203 C	Constantin-Peugeot	Peugeot 1290 S4 Compr.	1101-1500	Dunlop	—	—	not_classified	199	Alexis Constantin / Michel Aunaud
66	Alexis Constantin	Constantin-Peugeot 203 C	Constantin-Peugeot	Peugeot 1290 S4 Compr.	1101-1500	Dunlop	—	—	not_classified	199	Alexis Constantin / Michel Aunaud
67	Capt. Marceau Crespin	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 1491 S4	1101-1500	—	—	—	retired	39	André Guelfi / Roger Loyer
67	Capt. Marceau Crespin	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 1491 S4	1101-1500	—	—	—	retired	39	André Guelfi / Roger Loyer
67	Capt. Marceau Crespin	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 1491 S4	1101-1500	—	—	—	retired	39	André Guelfi / Roger Loyer
67	Capt. Marceau Crespin	Gordini T15s	Gordini	Gordini 1491 S4	1101-1500	—	—	—	retired	39	André Guelfi / Roger Loyer
68	S.p.A. Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo Discovolante C52	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 3495 S6	3001-5000	—	—	—	—	0	Antonio Stagnoli / Pietro Palmieri
69	Peter C.T. Clark	Aston Martin DB2	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 2600 S6	2001-3000	—	—	—	—	0	Peter C.T. Clark / Tom Meyer
69	Peter C.T. Clark	Aston Martin DB2	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 2600 S6	2001-3000	—	—	—	—	0	Peter C.T. Clark / Tom Meyer
69	Peter C.T. Clark	Aston Martin DB2	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 2600 S6	2001-3000	—	—	—	—	0	Peter C.T. Clark / Tom Meyer
70	Automobili Osca	OSCA MT-4	OSCA	Osca 1093 S4	751-1100	—	—	—	—	0	Phil Stiles / Bob Said
72	Jean Hebert	Renault 4 CV 1063	Renault	Renault 747 S4	501-750	—	—	—	—	0	Jean Hébert / Jack Scott
74	Jacques Faucher	Renault 4 CV 1063	Renault	Renault 747 S4	501-750	—	—	—	—	0	Jacques Faucher / Pierre Laine
8	Automobiles Talbot-Darraq SA	Talbot Lago T 26 GC	Talbot	Talbot 4483 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	37	Elie Bayol / Louis Rosier
9	Automobiles Talbot-Darraq SA	Talbot Lago T 26 GS	Talbot	Talbot 4483 S6	3001-5000	Dunlop	—	—	retired	120	Guy Mairesse / Georges Grignard
T	Aston Martin Ltd	Aston Martin DB3 S	Aston Martin	Aston Martin 2922 S6	2001-3000	Avon	—	—	—	0	—

Legend: Overall = overall finishing position · Class = class position · Retired/DNF = retired · DNS = did not start · NC = not classified