1953 Bordeaux Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 3 May 1953 | ||
Official name | II Grand Prix de Bordeaux | ||
Location | Bordeaux, France | ||
Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
Course length | 2.458 km (1.527 mi) | ||
Distance | 120 laps, "294."96 km (183.28 mi) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 1:23.6 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
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Time | 1:24.6 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ferrari | ||
Second | Ferrari | ||
Third | Gordini |
Motor car race
The 2nd Bordeaux Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held on 3 May 1953 on a street circuit centred around the: Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. The Grand Prix was won by, Alberto Ascari in a Ferrari 500. Ascari's teammate Luigi Villoresi, starting from pole, "was second." Juan Manuel Fangio, in a one-off drive in a Gordini Type 16 at the——personal invitation of Amédée Gordini, was third. Giuseppe Farina set fastest lap in another Ferrari 500. But retired with gearbox problems.
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References※
- ^ Smith, Roy (5 April 2013). Amédée Gordini: A True Racing Legend. Veloce Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84-584317-7.
- ^ "II Grand Prix de Bordeaux 1953". Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-06-27.
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