Motor car race
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.[1][2]
Pos
|
No
|
Driver
|
Entrant
|
Car
|
Time/Retired
|
Grid
|
1
|
2
|
Maurice Trintignant
|
Equipe Gordini
|
Gordini Type 16
|
1:25:59.5, 151.39 kph
|
1
|
2
|
34
|
Roger Laurent
|
Ecurie Francorchamps
|
Ferrari 500
|
+1:11.5
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
Fred Wacker
|
Equipe Gordini
|
Gordini Type 16
|
+2:27.9
|
6
|
4
|
8
|
Hans Stuck
|
Hans Stuck
|
AFM-Küchen
|
+1 lap
|
5
|
5
|
26
|
Georges Berger
|
Mme de Walckiers
|
Simca Gordini Type 15
|
+2 laps
|
8
|
6
|
32
|
Johnny Claes
|
Ecurie Belge
|
Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
|
+3 laps, accident
|
2
|
7
|
38
|
Roger Meunier
|
Roger Meunier
|
Jicey-BMW 328
|
+3 laps
|
|
8
|
12
|
Paul Delebarre
|
Paul Delebarre
|
Delebarre Special-BMW 328
|
+3 laps
|
|
9
|
22
|
Arthur Legat
|
Arthur Legat
|
Veritas Meteor
|
+4 laps, mechanical
|
|
10
|
10
|
Ludwig Fischer
|
Ludwig Fischer
|
AFM-BMW 328
|
+4 laps
|
|
Ret
|
36
|
Henri Oreiller
|
Ecurie Belge
|
Veritas RS-BMW 328
|
14 laps, accident and fire
|
|
Ret
|
30
|
Marcel Masuy
|
Marcel Masuy
|
Veritas RS-BMW 328
|
13 laps, mechanical
|
|
Ret
|
16
|
Serge Nersessian
|
Serge Nersessian
|
Balsa Special-BMW 328
|
9 laps, mechanical
|
|
Ret
|
23
|
Willi Heeks
|
Willi Heeks
|
Veritas Meteor
|
5 laps, mechanical
|
|
Ret
|
1
|
B. Bira
|
Prince Birabongse
|
Maserati A6GCM
|
3 laps, crash
|
3
|
Ret
|
24
|
Kurt Adolff
|
Ernst Loof
|
Veritas Meteor
|
2 laps, mechanical
|
|
Ret
|
28
|
Camille Chard'Homme
|
Camille Chard'Homme
|
BMW Special-BMW 328
|
2 laps, mechanical
|
|
Ret
|
14
|
Georges Mulnard
|
Georges Mulnard
|
Monnier Speciale-BMW 328
|
0 laps, gearbox
|
|
Ret
|
6
|
Jacques Pollet
|
Equipe AGS
|
Simca Gordini Type 15
|
0 laps, crankshaft
|
7
|
Ret
|
18
|
Rodney Nuckey
|
Rodney Nuckey
|
Cooper T23-Bristol
|
0 laps, mechanical
|
|
DNA
|
20
|
John Lyons
|
William Knight
|
Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
|
|
|
DNA
|
40
|
Bill Aston
|
Bill Aston
|
Aston Butterworth
|
|
|
DNA
|
42
|
André Pilette
|
Equipe Gordini
|
Gordini Type 16
|
|
|
DNA
|
44
|
Jacques Swaters
|
Ecurie Francorchamps
|
Cooper T23-Bristol
|
|
|
DNA
|
24
|
Ernst Loof
|
Ernst Loof
|
Veritas Meteor
|
car driven by Adolff
|
|